Malta George Cross Fiftieth Anniversary Medal EROIŻMU U DEDIKAZZJONI" and "TO BEAR WITNESS TO HEROISM AND DEVOTION" separated by a Maltese cross at the top and the date "1942" at the base. The medal is held by a straight suspension bar depicting a relief of olive branches and palm fronds meeting in the centre. The medal is suspended from a blue moire ribbon wide with two narrow central vertical stripes of white and red, each 3mm in width. The medal may also be worn in miniature on appropriate occasions. The miniature of the medal may is in diameter, and the ribbon in width. Malta George Cross
Combat Action Ribbon meet the criteria for the Combat Action Ribbon, Naval Aviators, Naval Flight Officers and enlisted Naval Aircrewman typically being recognized for combat via the Air Medal, although this award requires far more combat exposure over a prolonged period. The Navy Combat Action Ribbon was authorized on 17 February 1969. The Coast Guard Combat Action Ribbon was authorized on 16 July 2008 and may be awarded to members of the Coast Guard in the grade of captain and below, "who have actively participated in ground or maritime combat." The Navy Combat Action Ribbon is retroactive to 7 December 1941 and the