MOH

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MOH is the commonly used abbreviation for the United States Air Force’s highest military decoration awarded for extraordinary acts of valor.

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MOH canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf abbreviation ⓘ
military decoration ⓘ
associatedWith United States military history ⓘ
heroism in combat ⓘ
authority United States Congress ⓘ
awardedFor extraordinary acts of valor ⓘ
gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of life above and beyond the call of duty ⓘ
awardingProcess requires approval at the highest levels of the U.S. military ⓘ
requires formal recommendation and review ⓘ
requires presidential approval ⓘ
branch United States Air Force ⓘ
conferral often awarded posthumously ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
eligibility United States Air Force personnel ⓘ
members of the United States Armed Forces ⓘ
establishedForAirForceVersion 1965 ⓘ
grade single-class decoration ⓘ
hasServiceSpecificDesign Air Force Medal of Honor design ⓘ
isAbbreviationUsedBy United States military community ⓘ
military historians ⓘ
veterans organizations ⓘ
isHighestMilitaryDecorationOf United States Air Force ⓘ
United States Armed Forces ⓘ
legalBasis United States federal law ⓘ
presentedBy President of the United States ⓘ
standsFor Medal of Honor ⓘ
status currently awarded ⓘ
symbolizes highest level of military valor in the United States ⓘ
type individual military award ⓘ
wearing suspended from a light blue ribbon with white stars ⓘ

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