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|image=[[File:Bronze_oakleafBronze oak leaf-3d.svg|150px]][[File:Silver_oakleaf-3d.svg|150px]]
|caption=Bronze and silver oak leaf clusters
|presenter=the <br>[[United States Department of Defense|Department of Defense]]<br>[[Department of the Army]]<br>[[Department of the Air Force]]
|type=Ribbon [[United States military award devices|device]]
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|awarded_for= To denote subsequentpreceding decorations and awards.<ref>DoD Awards Manual, 1348.33 V3</ref>
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An '''oak leaf cluster''' is a [[United States military award devices|ribbon device]] to denote subsequentpreceding decorations and awards consisting of a miniature bronze or silver twig of four oak leaves with three acorns on the stem. thatIt is authorized by the [[United States Armed Forces]] as for a specific set of decorations and awards of the [[United States Department of Defense|Department of Defense]], [[Department of the Army]], and [[United States Department of the Air Force|Department of the Air Force]] .<ref>DoD Awards Manual 1348.33, V3, P. 16 (2) bottom, 23 November 2010</ref>
 
The bronze oak leaf cluster represents one additional award, while the silver oak leaf cluster is worn in lieu of five bronze oak leaf clusters.<ref name="Army670AR 670-1">[http{{cite web|url=https://www.apdarmypubs.army.mil/pdffilesepubs/r670_1DR_pubs/DR_a/ARN30302-AR_670-1-000-WEB-1.pdf |title=Army Regulation 670-1] {{webarchive |urldate=https://web.archive.org/web/20151105170903/http://www.apd.army.mil/pdffiles/r670_1.pdf 2021-01-26|access-date=5 November 2015 2022-12-17}}</ref>
 
==Criteria and wear==
Oak leaf clusters are worn with the stems of the leaves pointing to the wearer’swearer's right. For medals, {{convert|13/32|in|mm|adj=on}} oak leaf clusters are worn on the medal's suspension ribbon.<ref name="DA IfPAM four670-1">{{cite oakweb|url=https://armypubs.army.mil/epubs/DR_pubs/DR_a/ARN30948-PAM_670-1-000-WEB-1.pdf|title=Guide leaf clusters are worn onto the suspensionWear ribbon,and theAppearance fourthof isArmy placedUniforms aboveand the middle one in the row of three.<ref nameInsignia|date="Army6702021-1" 01-26|access-date=2022-12-17}}</ref> For [[service ribbon]]s, {{convert|5/16|in|mm|adj=on}} oak leaf clusters are worn, with no more than four oak leaf clusters being worn side by side.<ref name="Army670DA PAM 670-1" /><ref name=DoDM1348.33-V3>{{cite web |title=DoDM 1348.33-V3, November 23, 2010 |url=http://www.dtic.mil/whs/directives/corres/pdf/134833vol3.pdf |access-date=18 April 2012-04-18 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130226205442/http://www.dtic.mil/whs/directives/corres/pdf/134833vol3.pdf |archive-date=2013-02-26 February 2013 }}</ref> If the number of authorized oak leaf clusters exceeds four, a second ribbon is authorized for wear and is worn after the first ribbon.<ref name="Army670AR 670-1" /> The second ribbon counts as one additional award, after which more leaf clusters may be added to the second ribbon. If future awards reduce the number of oak leaf clusters worn on the first ribbon due to bronze oak leaf clusters being replaced by a silver oak leaf cluster, the second ribbon is removed and the appropriate number of devices is placed on the first ribbon.<ref name="Army670AR 670-1" />
 
===Examples===
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==Decorations and awards==
Oak leaf clusters may be worn on [[United States Department of Defense|Department of Defense]], [[Department of the Army]], and [[Department of the Air Force]] decorations and awards presented to members of the eight [[Uniformed Services of the United States|uniformed services]]: the Army, [[United States Navy|Navy]], [[United States Marine Corps|Marine Corps]], Air Force, [[United States Space Force|Space Force]], [[United States Coast Guard|Coast Guard]], [[United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps|Public Health Service]], and the [[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Corps|NOAA Commissioned Corps]].
 
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! Army personnel<ref name="Army600-8-22">[{{cite web|url=http://www.apd.army.mil/pdffiles/r600_8_22.pdf |title=Army Regulation 600-8-22] {{webarchive|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110722181345/http://www.apd.army.mil/pdffiles/r600_8_22.pdf |archive-date=2011-07-22 July 2011 }}</ref> !! Air Force and Space Force personnel<ref name="AirForce">{{Citecite web |url=httphttps://static.e-publishing.af.mil/production/1/af_a1/publication/afi36dafi36-2803/afi36dafi36-2803.pdf |title=Department of the Air Force Instruction 36-2803 |access-date=30 December 2015 |archive2022-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180127192422/http://static.e05-publishing.af.mil/production/1/af_a1/publication/afi36-2803/afi36-2803.pdf 03|archiveaccess-date=27 January 2018 |url2022-status=dead 12-17}}</ref> !! Navy, Marines, Coast Guard, PHS, and NOAA personnel<ref name="NavyMarines">{{Cite web |url=https://awards.navy.mil/awards/webdoc01.nsf/7F58DF7CC7E11070852571F60065650B/$File/1650.1h.pdf |title=SECNAVINST 1650.1H |access-date=20 October 2012-10-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130515033028/https://awards.navy.mil/awards/webdoc01.nsf/7F58DF7CC7E11070852571F60065650B/$File/1650.1H.pdf |archive-date=2013-05-15 May 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="CoastGuard">[http://www.uscg.mil/directives/cim/1000-1999/CIM_1650_25D.pdf Coast Guard Commandant Instruction 1650.25D]</ref><ref name=CC26.3.3>{{cite web|title=Commissioned Corps Instruction CC26.3.3 Wear of Ribbons and Medals|url=http://dcp.psc.gov/eccis/documents/ccpm26_3_3.pdf|work=[Commissioned Corps Management Information System website]|publisher=United States Public Health Service|access-date=1 July 2012-07-01|page=12|format=pdf|date=28 August 2008-08-28|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120915073658/http://dcp.psc.gov/eccis/documents/CCPM26_3_3.pdf|archive-date=15 September 2012-09-15}}</ref><ref name=Ch12pt6>{{cite web |title=NOAA Corps Directives, Chapter 12 PART 6 – Insignia, Medals, and Ribbon Bars |url=http://www.corpscpc.noaa.gov/procedures/corps_directives/chapter_12/ncd_ch12part6.pdf |work=[Commissioned Corps Personnel Center] |access-date=1 July 2012-07-01}}</ref>
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| [[Distinguished Service Cross (United States)|Distinguished Service Cross]] and [[Air Force Cross (United States)|Air Force Cross]]|| Distinguished Service Cross and Air Force Cross || Distinguished Service Cross and Air Force Cross
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| ||[[Air Forceand Space Longevity Service Award]]||
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| [[Presidential Unit Citation (United States)|Presidential Unit Citation]] ||[[Overseas ServicePresidential Ribbon#AirUnit Force|Overseas Service Ribbon]] (''long and short tours'') ||Citation
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| ||[[Overseas Service Ribbon#Air Force|Overseas Service Ribbon]] (''long and short tours'') ||
| [[Joint Meritorious Unit Award]] || Presidential Unit Citation || Joint Meritorious Unit Award
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| [[ValorousJoint Meritorious Unit Award]] || Joint Meritorious Unit Award || Joint Meritorious Unit Award
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| [[MeritoriousValorous Unit CommendationAward]] || [[Gallant Unit Citation]] ||
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| [[SuperiorMeritorious Unit AwardCommendation]] || [[Meritorious Unit Commendation|Meritorious Unit Award]] ||
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| [[Superior Unit Award]] || [[Air Forceand Space Outstanding Unit Award|Outstanding Unit Award]] ||
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| ||[[Organizational Excellence Award]]||
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| [[Air Forceand Space Training Ribbon]]
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In [[Commonwealth of Nations|Commonwealth]] countries, a bronze oak leaf signifies a [[Mentioned in Despatches|Mention in Despatches]], and is worn as a gallantry award in its own right, rather than to signify multiple instances of campaign service. The Commonwealth equivalent of a United States oak leaf cluster is a [[medal bar]] worn with a campaign medal.
 
Oak leaves are a common motif on military symbols in [[Turkey]] because of the famed longevity of the oak tree. They appear on the emblem of [[Turkish Land Forces]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.kkk.tsk.tr/amblem.aspx|title=Kara Kuvvetleri Amblemi|lang=tr|access-date=2023-12-07}}</ref> the emblem of [[Gendarmerie General Command]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.jandarma.gov.tr/kurumsal-kimlik|title=Kurumsal Kimlik|lang=tr|access-date=2023-12-07}}</ref> and together with acorns on the [[military ranks of Turkey#Turkish Naval Forces|non-commissioned officer insignia]] of [[Turkish Naval Forces]].
 
==See also==
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[[Category:Devices and accouterments of United States military awardsaward devices]]
[[Category:USMilitary militaryribbons ribbonof symbolismthe United States]]
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