title: Gold frame
text: # Gold frame
  
  A gold frame is an attachment to a military decoration which is issued by the militaries of some countries. The gold frame is designed to enclose an award ribbon and is usually a means of distinguishing the ribbon's special quality or denoting some additional achievement to the award's basic criteria.
  
  The gold frame is normally an automatic attachment to a ribbon decoration. In certain cases, however, awards may be issued both with and without the gold frame depending upon the level of achievement. Such is the case in the United States Air Force which denotes the gold frame as a "gold border". The Air Force Expeditionary Service Ribbon may be presented with a gold border when the decoration is presented for service in a designated combat zone.
  
  The gold frame and gold border is a device for ribbon awards only, and there are no provisions for issuing the attachment for medals.
  
  ## United States
  
  ### Active duty
  
  * Presidential Unit Citation (Army & Air Force; Air Force version may be issued without gold border)
  * Presidential Unit Citation (Public Health Service; A gold frame indicates a second award)
  * Joint Meritorious Unit Award
  * Valorous Unit Award (Army)
  * Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army)
  * Superior Unit Award (Army)
  * Air Force Expeditionary Service Ribbon (Air Force; may be issued without gold border)
  * Secretary of Transportation Outstanding Unit Award (USCG; now obsolete)
  * DHS Outstanding Unit Award
  
  ### National Guard and State Guard Forces
  
  * State Guard Association of the United States Superior Unit Citation
  * Military Emergency Management Specialist Academy Unit Citation
  * Alabama State Defense Force Outstanding Unit Commendation
  * Alaska Governors Distinguished Unit Citation
  * California Governor's Outstanding Unit Citation
  * California Commanding General's Meritorious Unit Citation
  * California State Military Reserve Governor's Outstanding Unit Citation
  * Delaware National Guard Governor's Meritorious Unit Award
  * Delaware National Guard Unit Strength Award
  * Florida Governor's Meritorious Unit Citation
  * Georgia Distinguished Unit Ribbon
  * Georgia State Defense Force Outstanding Unit Citation
  * Idaho Governor's Outstanding Unit Citation
  * Idaho Adjutant General's Excellence Award
  * Indiana Guard Reserve Superior Unit Citation
  * Iowa Outstanding Unit Award
  * Louisiana F.E. Herbert Meritorious Unit Commendation
  * Maryland Adjutant General's Special Recognition Ribbon
  * Massachusetts Meritorious Unit Citation
  * Mississippi State Guard Outstanding Unit Citation
  * Nevada Governor's Outstanding Unit Award
  * New Jersey Governor's Unit Award
  * New Jersey Unit Strength Award
  * New Mexico Outstanding Unit Citation
  * New York Guard Commander's Citation
  * North Carolina Governor's Unit Citation
  * North Carolina Meritorious Unit Citation
  * North Carolina Outstanding Unit Award
  * North Dakota State Outstanding Unit Citation
  * North Dakota Governor's Outstanding Unit Citation
  * Ohio Military Reserve Commanding General's Meritorious Unit Service Award
  * Oklahoma Governor's Distinguished Unit Award
  * Oklahoma Commander’s Trophy Award Ribbon
  * Oregon Superior Unit Ribbon
  * Pennsylvania Governor's Unit Citation
  * Rhode Island Gubernatorial Unit Award
  * South Carolina Governor's Unit Citation
  * South Carolina State Guard Outstanding Unit Citation
  * South Carolina State Guard Unit Achievement Award
  * South Dakota Desert Storm Unit Citation
  * South Dakota Unit Citation
  * South Dakota Distinguished Unit Award
  * Tennessee Meritorious Unit Citation
  * Tennessee Distinguished Unit Citation
  * Tennessee Outstanding Unit Performance Commendation
  * Tennessee Volunteer Recruiting and Retention Unit Citation
  * Texas Governor's Unit Citation
  * Texas Organizational Excellence Unit Award
  * Texas State Guard Meritorious Unit Award
  * Virginia Defense Force Unit Readiness Citation (Dead Eye)
  * Washington Unit Citation
  * West Virginia Distinguished Unit Award
  
  ## Australia
  
  * Unit Citation for Gallantry
  * Meritorious Unit Citation
  
  ## Vietnam
  
  * Presidential Unit Citation (Vietnam)
  * Vietnam Gallantry Cross Unit Citation (Vietnam)
  * Vietnam Civil Actions Unit Citation (Vietnam)
  
  ## Other countries
  
  * Presidential Unit Citation (Korea)
  * Croix de Guerre unit award (Luxembourg)
  * Presidential Unit Citation (Philippines)
  