- Example Display Recognition
- Professions Currently Available
- Display Types
- Issue Requirements
- Issue Regulations
- Administration Processing and Delivery
- How To Apply For This Display Recognition and/or Medal
- Mailing Address
- Questions?
- Other Display Recognitions
- Air Force Websites
Sample Display Recognition
Displayed: Air Traffic Control
(Other professions available):

Example of Professions...:
- Acquisition and Finance
- Air Force Band
- Air Force Security
- Air Traffice Control
- Aircrew, Enlisted
- Aircrew, Officer
- Astronaut
- Biomedical Sciences Corps
- Buddhist Chaplain
- Chaplain Service Support
- Chaplain, Christian
- Chaplain, Jewish
- Chaplain, Muslin
- Civil Engineer
- Command and Control
- Communications and Information
- Enlisted Medical
- EOD
- Flight Nurse
- Flight Surgeon
- Historian
- Information Management
- Intelligence
- Judge Advocate
- Logistics
- Maintenance
- Manpower and Personnel
- Medical Corps
- Medical Service Corps
- Meteorology
- Missile
- Nurse Corps
- Operations Support
- Paralegal
- Pilot
- Public Affairs
- Security Forces
- Services
- Space and Missile
- Supply and Fuels
- Transportation
- Weapons Director
All USAF Professions are available
Display Types
You have four display types to choose from:
Black & White (No Color)
Heavy Bond Enclosure
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Heavy Bond Enclosure Colors: Regal, Black, Navy Trimmed in Appearance GoldReady for Mantle or Shelf Display |

Issue Requirements
You must submit the following:
- An unaltered photocopy of your DD-214 (post WW2), OR unaltered photocopy of WD AGO 53-55 (WW2), OR photocopy of military orders acknowledging your Honorable Discharge and USAF primary occupation.
NOTICE This Display Recognition is available ONLY to authorized recipients who possess orders, or authorization form, or release documentation that confirms award eligibility. (See "Issue Requirements"). To obtain either a Display Medal or a Display Recognition for your authorized award you will be required to provide military-issued documentation authorizing your award. There are no exceptions.
WARNING! You must NOT submit a military issued document or photocopy that:- has been altered in any way by you after
the original's official issue - contains information or corrections or
additions that you entered - lists awards or training you knowingly did not receive
- contains highlighting, colorizing or other markings you entered
Be advised that on request any knowingly fraudulent document sent by you will be released to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) that may result in prosecution and/or fine/imprisonment.
Email Questions, or Phone: 1-562-422-4100 (Pacific Time Zone) |
Personnel Branch
Processing and Delivery
Style |
Admin |
Shipping |
Total |
Full Color .PDF (Printable) |
$7.50 |
Emailed |
$7.50 |
Published Document only (Full Color) |
$14.00 |
$10.77 USPS |
$24.77 |
Published Document in Heavy Bond Enclosure (Full Color) |
$19.00 |
$10.77 USPS |
$29.77 |
Full Color Printable Certificates on CD-Rom (minimum 20 Certificates) |
$7.50 |
$7.50 |
By Count |
- Total/Shipping fees, above, apply to 50 U.S. states
- Contact The War Library for international shipping cost
How to Apply
You may apply for your Display Recognition using a...
- Check Debit card (* Shipped within 1 week)
- Charge card (* Shipped within 1 week)
- Personal, Business, Bank or Cashiers Check ( Shipped in 6 weeks)
- Money Order (* Shipped in 6 weeks)
(* Upon reception of required documentation)
Complete and MAIL this APPLICATION FORM.
Don't forget to include an unaltered COPY of your DD-214, WD AGO 53-55, or other pre-arranged document(s).
DISPLAY RECOGNITION and/or MEDAL APPLICATION FORM

Mailing Address
Records Chief (REC-AMW)
The American War Library
817 East Via Carmelitos Ste 319
Long Beach CA 90805-7549
Questions?
Click here for answers to common questions
Email: Air Force Professional Recognition Inquiry
Telephone: 1-562-422-4100 (Pacific Time Zone)
Issue Regulations
U.S. Air Force Professional

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Authorized to all AF branches upon Occupational Specialty assignment awarded upon completion of specialized training.
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