California National Guard Counter Narcotics Service Ribbon

California National Guard Counter Narcotics Service Ribbon
California National Guard Counter Narcotics Service Ribbon

History

The California National Guard Counter Narcotics Service Ribbon honors California National Guard members who carry out service supporting designated counterdrug missions including and subsequent to Operation Border Ranger in 1987; members of other agencies or military branches may also be presented with this award.

At nearly 23,000 members, the California National Guard is the largest in the country; it is made up of the California Army National Guard and California Air National Guard. The Army component dates back to the 1849 founding of a state militia, then called the First California Guard; the Air component, based in Sacramento, traces its roots back to August of 1917 when the 115th Aero Squadron was formed to support the United States’ efforts in World War I.

Details

The ribbon is red with yellow edging and a central section that features a thin vertical blue stripe flanked by a thinner yellow stripe and a thin green stripe on either side.

Bronze Star