In January 2021, the Coast Guard received the Department of Homeland Security’s Outstanding Unit Award (OUA) for outstanding service during multiple hurricanes, the national response at the Southwest Border, and the COVID-19 global pandemic for the period of Aug. 25, 2017, through Nov. 30, 2020. The citation also praised the exceptional resilience of the Coast Guard during the fiscal year 2019 35-day partial government lapse in appropriation and the courage, resourcefulness, and professionalism of our people.
How should service members wear the ribbon?
The DHS OUA should be worn after the Presidential Unit Citation and before the Department of Transportation Outstanding Unit Award.