page_title: Air Force Commander's Award for Public Service
section_title: Eligibility
hierarchical_section_title: Air Force Commander's Award for Public Service / Eligibility
caption_attribution_description: English: A Presentation of the Commander's Public Service Award by Col. Kimberlee P. Joos, USAF to Mr. Paul Clever at Goodfellow Air Force Base, Texas
context_page_description: The Department of the Air Force Commander's Public Service Award is a lower level award granted by the Secretary of the Air Force to a non-employee civilian. It consists of a cased medal, ribbon, and lapel button, as well as a citation certificate.
  The award was created in 2005 to further supplement the U.S. Department of the Air Force's awards for non-employees and in the following year a higher level awarded was similarly created namely the Air Force's "Distinguished Public Service Award."
  The medal is silver in color and suspended on a ribbon which is largely pale blue with symmetrical stripes in dark blue, red, and white.
context_section_description: According to Department guidelines "[c]itizens of entities (groups, business firms or organizations) not employed by the Department of AF, who have assisted with specific achievements, major unit projects or helped a unit reach major milestones, or who have provided support to the base/unit over a set and limited period of time. Service must clearly demonstrate specific examples of how the citizen's dedication and commitment significantly contributed to the improvement of conditions for base personnel, facilities or mission.  AF policy expressly prohibits recognizing individuals or entities in a commercial or profit making relationship with the DoD (to include contractors) with this award (refer to paragraph 7.2 of this publication).  A civic leader may only receive this award once every five years.  The nomination must contain comments that the services cited were voluntary, performed as a public service, or motivated by patriotism with no implication to remuneration, and that the person recommended had no commercial or profit-making relationship with the AF."
caption: A Commander's Public Service Award Presentation at Goodfellow Air Force Base, Texas [2]
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