Arrowhead device

• Name — Arrowhead Device • Awarded For — Participation in a combat parachute jump, helicopter assault landing, combat glider landing, or amphibious assault landing • Established — June 1944 • Status — Currently Awarded • Sponsor — United States United States • Related — Fleet Marine Force Combat Operation Insignia • Type — Ribbon Device

A soldier, airman, or guardian must be assigned or attached as a member of an organized force carrying out an assigned tactical mission. A soldier, airman, or guardian must actually exit an aircraft or watercraft to receive assault credit. Individual assault credit is tied directly to the combat assault credit decision for the unit to which the soldier, airman, or guardian is attached or assigned at the time of the assault. Should a unit be denied assault, no assault credit will accrue to the individual soldiers, airmen, or guardian of that unit. The arrowhead device must be authorized for wear in order to be worn on the suspension and service ribbons of the medal and is placed in position to the wearer's right of other devices on the ribbons including the "V" device, service star, and -inch campaign star. No more than one arrowhead may be worn on a medal and service ribbon. As of 2004, the medals which are authorized the arrowhead device are as follows: • Afghanistan Campaign Medal • Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal • Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal • Iraq Campaign Medal • Inherent Resolve Campaign Medal • Vietnam Service Medal • Korean Service Medal • European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal • Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal

The arrowhead device is a bronze replica of a Native American arrowhead high. The device is embroidered on organizational streamers when specified in official U.S. Army lineage and honor documentation.