Ranks

Criteria: Awarded after successful application into Task Force and assigned as a Student Aviator.

Criteria: Awarded after successful completion of BFQ.

Criteria: Awarded after 6 months Time-in-Service.

Criteria: Awarded after 1 year Time-in-Service;

Or, serves as an Instructor Pilot; 

Or, any Department OIC (J-1, J-2, J-4, J-5, J-6);  

Or, serves as Wing Exec.

Criteria: Awarded after 1 active year Time-in-Grade as O-3;

Or, serves as a Squadron XO;  

Or, serves as an IP and Department OIC;

Or, serves as an IP and Wing Exec;

Or, serves as an EP;

Or, J-3 OIC.

Criteria: Awarded after 2 years Tim-in-Grade as O-4;

Or, serves as Squadron Commander;

Or, J-3 OIC and IP/EP.

Criteria: Awarded when serving as a Vice Wing Commander (USAF) or DCAG (USN); 

Or, J-7 OIC;

Or, permanently after serving 1 year assignment as Deputy Task Force Commander.

Criteria: Awarded when serving as Wing Commander (USAF) or CAG (USN). 

Or, permanently after serving 1 year assignment as Task Force Commander.

Criteria: Awarded when serving as the Task Force Deputy Commander.

Criteria: Awarded upon election as the Joint Task Force-13 Commander.

Criteria: Awarded after successful completion of BFQ.

Criteria: Awarded at the discretion of the Squadron Commander.

Criteria: Awarded at the discretion of the Squadron Commander; 

Or, serves as an Operations Officer; 

Or, serves as an IP that does not hold another staff job;  

Or, any Department Head. (J-1, J-4, etc.)

Criteria: Awarded at the discretion of the Group Commander; 

Or, serves as a Squadron XO;  

Or, serves as an IP that does hold another staff job. 

Or, serves as an EP. 

Or, serves as an Operations Officer that has another staff job.

Criteria: Awarded when serving as a Squadron Commander.