| Space Operations Badge (USAF/USSF) Space Badge (USA) | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Type | Occupational badge (USAF/USSF)[1][2] Special skills badge (USA)[3] |
| Awarded for | Space operations[1][2][4] |
| Presented by | Department of the Air Force, and Department of the Army |
| Status | Currently awarded[1][4] |
| First award | November 2005[5] |
| Precedence | |
| Next (higher) | U.S. Army – Aviator badges[4] |
| Equivalent | U.S. Air Force – Aeronautical, cyber, and missile badges[1] |
| Next (lower) | U.S. Army – Driver and Mechanic Badge[4] U.S. Air Force – Occupational badges[1] |
The Space Operations Badge is an occupational badge for guardians of the United States Space Force[6][2] and space airmen of the United States Air Force[1] while the United States Army (USA) version of the badge, known as the Space Badge, is a special skills badge for soldiers who qualify as space professionals.[4]
- ^ a b c d e f Department of the Air Force Instruction 36-2903: Dress and Personal Appearance of Air Force Personnel, dated 12 April 2022, last accessed 29 August 2022
- ^ a b c 533d Training Squadron-USSF, EUST 20-014 Graduation, 533rd Training Squadron, U.S. Space Force, hosted on Facebook, dated 23 September 2020, last accessed 24 September 2020
- ^ Department of the Army Pamphlet 670–1, Uniform and Insignia, Guide to the Wear and Appearance of Army Uniforms and Insignia, Headquarters Department of the Army, dated 26 January 2021, last accessed 29 August 2022
- ^ a b c d e Army Regulation 600-8-22, Military Awards, U.S. Army, dated 5 March 2019, last accessed 2 February 2020
- ^ New space badge wear begins today, U.S. Air Force, dated 1 November 2005 last accessed 1 January 2018
- ^ 18 SPCS certifies first United Kingdom operator, by Kristen Allen, Peterson-Schriever Garrison Public Affairs, dated 7 August 2020, last accessed 25 September 2020