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Awards, Insignia, Medals, Seals, Coins
Budget and Expenditures
Education, Research & Medicine
Equipment
History

Manpower
Organization
Safety
- Military Aircraft Mishap Statistics
- Safety Statistics
Miscellaneous

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Awards, Insignia, Medals, Seals, Coins

Awards, Decorations and Devices (also called Order of Precedence)

Air Force
       Air Force Magazine [May – Almanac Issue]
       Air Force Service Ribbons (DefenseLink)
       Air Force Airman [January – Almanac Issue]

Army
    Army Ribbons Order of Precedence
           Left Side
           Right Side
       Army Seals
       Army Service Ribbons (DefenseLink)
       Soldiers [January – Almanac Issue]
       U.S. Army Service, Campaign Medals & Foreign Awards
       Military Awards Branch
       US Army Awards, Decorations, Campaign & Service Medals
       US Army Decorations and Department of Defense Decorations

Coast Guard
   Coast Guard Service Ribbons (DefenseLink)
   Sea Service Awards

Marine Corps
   All Hands [January – Owners & Operators Almanac Issue]
   Marine Corps Service Ribbons (DefenseLink)

Navy
   All Hands [January – Owners & Operators Almanac Issue]
   Navy Service Ribbons (DefenseLink)
   Sea Power [January – Almanac Issue]
   U.S. Navy Medals and Ribbons
   U.S. Navy Service and Campaign Medals

DoD
   Rackbuilder [Medal Organizer]
   Medals, Decorations, and Awards
   U.S. Army Decorations and Department of Defense Decorations
   U.S. Military Service Ribbons and Awards (DefenseLink)

General
   United Nations Medals

Badges/Insignia/Patches/Ratings/Wings

Air Force
   Air Force Magazine [May – Almanac Issue]
   Airman [January – Almanac Issue]

Army
   Army Soldiers [January – Almanac Issue]
   United States Army Badges
   Branches of Service Insignia and Plaques
   United States Army Beret Flashes and Background Trimmings
   Unit Insignia
   Shoulder Sleeve Insignia of the United States Army Second World War
   Shoulder Sleeve Insignia of Army Air Forces Second World War

Coast Guard
   Special Insignia
   Enlisted Rating Badges and Rating Insignia
   Officer Rank Insignia

Marine Corps
   Marine Corps All Hands [January – Owners & Operators Almanac Issue]
   Medals and Ribbons
   Service and Campaign Medals
   Shoulder Sleeve Insignia of the United States Marine Corps Second World War

Navy
   Navy All Hands [January – Owners & Operators Almanac Issue]
   Aircraft Carrier Color-coded Jerseys
   Medals and Ribbons
   Service and Campaign Medals
   Shoulder Sleeve Insignia of the United States Navy Second World War
   Warfare Pins & Badges

DoD
   American Military Patches, Other Insignia and Decorations of World War Two
   Other Insignia Not Shoulder Sleeve Insignia War World Two
   Vietnam era Military Patches

Grade/Rank/Rate Insignia

Air Force
   Air Force Magazine [January – Almanac Issue]
   Rank
   Badges
   Shields
   Seals
   Symbols
   Officer Insignia
    Enlisted Insignia
   Airman [January – Almanac Issue]
   The History of the Chevron

Army
   History of Army Rank Insignia Enlisted
   Insignia of Rank
   Origin of Army Officers Insignia of Rank
   U.S. Army Branch Insignia
   United States Army Organizational Insignia
   Unit Insignia

Coast Guard
   Officer Rank Insignia
   Enlisted Rating Badges and Rank Insignia

Marine Corps
   Officer and Enlisted Rank Structure

Navy
   All Hands [January – Owners & Operators Almanac Issue]
   Enlisted Ratings: Insignia and Duties
   Rank Insignia of Navy Commissioned and Warrant Officers
   Rate Insignia of Navy Enlisted Personnel
   Specialty Insignia - LDO and Warrant
   Specialty Insignia - Staff Corps
   U.S. Navy Officer Ranks and Enlisted Rates

DoD
   Officer and Enlisted Rank Insignia for all branches
   Rank: The Story Behind Names of Different Rank
   Military and Civilian Schedule of Equivalent Grades (OPNAV INST 11101.13J)
        Table 1-1. Page 10 of document
   Military and Civilian Schedule of Equivalent Grades (DOD 4165.63-M)
        Table C2.T1. Page 30 of document
   Military and Civilian Schedule of Equivalent Grades (DODI 1000.1)
        Attachment 1 of Enclosure 3. Page 12 of document

Non-U.S.
   Country Studies
        formerly known as Army Area Handbooks will do this for some countries.
   Rank Insignia of the World
   Rank Insignia of the World (World Insignia Collector Association)

Military Aircraft Fin Flashes & Tail Marking s

Air Force
   Air Force Magazine [January – Almanac Issue]
   Tail Codes (Globemaster)

Marine Corps
   Marine Corps Tail Codes (Globemaster)

Navy
   U.S. Naval Aircraft Marking (Naval Historical Center)
   Tail Codes (Globemaster)

Records, Trophies and Competitions

Air Force
Air Force Magazine [January – Almanac Issue]
Air Force Functional Career Field Special Trophies & Awards (Air Force Personnel Center)

Seals/Logos/Shields/Coins

Air Force
   Air Force Seal
   U.S. Air Force Symbol : Guidelines for Use
   Shields
   Seals
   Air Force Coins (MilitaryCoins.com)
   Active Air Force Wings (Air Force Historical Research Agency)
   Higher Headquarters Emblems (Air Force Historical Research Agency)
   USAF Active Flying, Space, and Missile Squadrons (Air Force Historical Research Agency)
   Military Coins [SNCOA Library Bibliography] (Air University)

Army
   Army Seal
   Department of the Army Seal
   Department of the Army Emblem
   Army Coins
   Army National Guard Seal
   Preserving tradition: The History of the Military Coin

Coast Guard
   Coast Guard Seal
   Selected Logos
   Seal
   Emblem
   Navy & Coast Guard Coins
   What is a Coin Really Worth?

Marine Corps
   Marine Corps Seal
   Marine Corps Emblem
   Marine Corps Coins

Navy
   Emblem and Seal
   Navy Seal
   Navy & Coast Guard Coins

DoD
   Department of Defense Seal
   Military Coins (Air University Library)
   Military Seals
   Department of Defense Seal
   Military Coins
   Coin Check Rules
   History of the Coin
   Coin Rules and History

Budget and Expenditures

Budget Breakdowns - Various Defense Budgets