Medals and Ribbons Criteria

This is a guideline on how to acquire a particular Medal and Ribbon. The 173rd Medal and Ribbon awards are given out every 6 months and is based on the HTC scoring system. The awards are then reviewed by all officers involved and then approved by the Commanding and Executive Officers.

	173rd Officer Corps	Must have been recommended and accepted for promotion to the 173rd Officer Corps.
	Naval Cross	Must land a total of 30 or more kills in any U.S. Naval War Aircraft. Must also have 5 verified "Ship Destroyed" (Sunk 5 ships) in any given tour.
	Presidential Unit Citation	Must have Offensive team of 6 or more of the 173rd. Must Complete 15 Base Captures in one night. Must have been part of ALL 15 Base Captures.
	Joint Meritorious Award	Must have offensive team of 6 or more of the 173rd. Must complete 10 base captures in one night. Must have been part of ALL 10 Base Captures.
	Valorous Unit Award	Must have Offensive team of 6 or more of the 173rd. Must Complete 8 Base Captures in one night. Must have been part of ALL 8 Base Captures.
	Meritorious Unit Award	Must have Offensive team of 6 or more of the 173rd. Must Complete 6 Base Captures in one night. Must have been part of ALL 6 Base Captures. Must have photo or film for review by 173rd Officer Corps.
	Defending a Base	Must be an air base and defend town from time town is down until buildings start to pop. Defending the base can be defined as destroying nearby enemy (Barracks, Ammo Bunkers, and Ords) to deny troops leading to the defense of the base in defined time period. If map room defense is the only defense, then member needs to land 10 kills in defense of the map room.
	Outstanding Defense	Same criteria as above only this is a team effort ribbon. Must have 6 or more of the 173rd in defense team.
	Fighter Expert	Need to be able to land 5 kills in at least one or more of each Country Fighter Type. The Country Fighter Type is defined as United States, United Kingdom, Russian, German, or Japanese. Must be completed during any one tour.
	Bomber Expert	Must demonstrate ability to drop on target with a Damage Hit Percentage of 100% or better.  Must be completed in any level prop bomber or jet bomber. Must be able to get 5 enemy (bomber) kills with level bombers during any given tour. Must have 5 base captures in bombers during in one given tour or the squad member must have a Damage Hit Percentage of 150% or More.
	Ground Vehicle Expert	Need to be able to land 5 kills in each Tank, the Ostwind, and also the Wirbelwind. Must have completed 5 enemy base captures with G Vs during any one tour.
	Learn To Fly	Must have at least 10 kills in any one tour. Must have attended at least 2 aircraft training events.
	Welcome to the 173rd	Must have been in the squad for two weeks. Must be voted in by the 173rd Officer Corps.