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"Hover" over ribbon to see its name and qualifying requirements. It occurs to me that with all the technical advisors on the show the ribbons and medals worn by the various characters would not only be valid but might provide even further insight into each of the characters "backstories." Of course the task would be too daunting to do the backgrounds on ALL of the them but I thought I'd try at least the main characters. This was one of the most difficult web pages to produce. I've tried to obtain a "viewable" screen capture of their ribbon racks - and graphically enhance it somewhat if I could.



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Main Characters

Lieutenant Colonel Sarah MacKenzie
(Catherine Bell)

 

  • Meritorius Service Medal
  • Navy Marine Corps Achievement Medal
  • Combat Action Ribbon
  • Meritorious Unit Commendation
  • National Defense Service Medal
  • War on Terrorism Expeditionary medal
  • War on Terrorism Service
  • Navy and Marine Corps Overseas Service Ribbon

    • also:

  • Marine Corps Expert Rifle Breast Badge
  • Marine Corps Expert Pistol Breast Badge



    • Captain Harmon Rabb Jr. (David James Elliott)

     

  • Silver Star
  • Distinguished Flying Cross
  • Combat Action Ribbon
  • Meritorious Unit Commendation
  • National Defense Service Medal
  • Southwest Asia Service Medal
  • Kosovo Campaign
  • War on Terrorism Expeditionary medal
  • War on Terrorism Service
  • Kuwait Liberation Medal (Kuwait)
  • Romanian War Medal of Military Virtue (see note)

    • also:

  • Gold Aviator Wings



    • Commander Bud Roberts (Patrick Labyorteaux)


  • Purple Heart
  • Navy Unit Commendation
  • National Defense Service Medal
  • War on Terrorism Expeditionary medal
  • War on Terrorism Service
  • Navy Sea Service Deployment Ribbon



    • PO Jennifer Coates (Zoe McClellan)


  • Meritorious Unit Commendation
  • Navy Good Conduct (only given to enlisted)
  • National Defense Service Medal
  • War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal
  • Sea Service



    • Commander Sturgis Turner (Scott Lawrence)


  • Bronze Star
  • Meritorius Service Medal
  • Navy & MC Commendation Medal
  • Navy & MC Achievement Medal
  • Navy Unit Commendation
  • Meritorius Unit Commendation
  • National Defense Service Medal
  • War on Terrorism Service Medal
  • Humanitarian Service Medal
  • Navy Sea Service Deployment
  • Navy & MC Overseas Service



    • Gen Gordon Cresswell (David Andrews)

       
       
       
       
       
     
     

  • Silver Star
  • Purple Heart
  • Meritorius Service Medal
  • Navy & MC Commendation Medal
  • Navy & MC Achievement Medal
  • Navy & Marine Corps Medal
  • Presidential Unit Citation
  • Navy Unit Commendation
  • Meritorius Unit Commendation
  • MC Expeditionary Medal
  • National Defense Service Medal
  • Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal
  • Southwest Asia Service Medal
  • War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal
  • War on Terrorism Service Medal
  • Humanitarian Service Medal
  • Navy Sea Service Deployment
  • Navy/Marine Corps Overseas Service
  • Liberation of Kuwait (Saudi Arabia)
  • Kuwait Liberation Medal (Kuwait)

    • also:

  • Marine Corps Expert Rifle Breast Badge
  • Marine Corps Expert Pistol Breast Badge



    • Admiral AJ Chegwidden (John M. Jackson)

         

  • Navy Cross
  • Bronze Star with a bronze 'V' for valor
  • Purple Heart
  • Navy & MC Commendation Medal with a gold star
  • Combat Action Ribbon
  • Navy Expeditionary Medal
  • National Defense Medal with a bronze star
  • Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal
  • Vietnam Service Medal with a bronze star
  • Southwest Asia Service Medal
  • Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross Medal
  • Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal
  • Liberation of Kuwait (Saudi Arabia) Medal

    • also:

  • SEAL Trident



    • Lt Commander Harriet (Simms) Roberts (Karri Turner)      


  • National Defense Service Medal
  • Naval Reserve medal (obsolete)



    • Lt Catherine Graves (Jordana Spiro)


  • Navy Marine Corps Achievement Medal
  • Meritorius Unit Commendation
  • National Defense Service Medal
  • Navy & MC Overseas Service Medal



    • Lt Tali Mayfield (Meta Golding)


  • Navy & MC Achievement Medal
  • Meritorious Unit Commendation
  • National Defense Service Medal
  • Navy Sea Service Deployment



    • Lt Gregory Vukovick (Chris Beetem)


  • Navy & MC Achievement Medal
  • Meritorious Unit Commendation
  • National Defense Service Medal
  • Navy Sea Service Deployment



    • PO Jason Tiner (Chuck Carrington)


  • Navy Good Conduct (only given to enlisted)
  • National Defense Service Medal
  • Navy Sea Service Deployment



    • Gunny Victor Galindez (Randy Vasquez)


  • Purple Heart
  • Navy Marine Corps Achievement Medal
  • Combat Action Ribbon
  • Navy Unit Commendation
  • Marine Corps Good Conduct Medal
  • Marine Corps Expeditionary Medal
  • National Defense Service Medal
  • Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal
  • Sea Service Deployment Ribbon
  • Kuwait Liberation Medal (Saudi Arabia)



    • Lt Loren Singer (Nanci Chambers)


  • Navy & MC Achievement Medal
  • National Defense Service Medal



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    JAG Judges

    Cdr Amy Helfman (Judge) (Jennifer Savidge)


  • Navy & MC Commendation Medal
  • Navy & MC Achievement Medal
  • Navy Unit Commendation
  • National Defense Service Medal
  • Liberation of Kuwait (Saudi Arabia)



    • Cdr ? (Judge)(?)


  • Navy & MC Commendation medal
  • Navy Marine Corps Achievement Medal
  • Navy Unit Commendation
  • Meritorius Unit Commendation
  • National Defense Service Medal
  • Navy Sea Service Deployment
  • Navy/Marine Corps Overseas Service



    • Rear Admiral Stiles Morris (Judge) (Harrison Page)


  • Meritorious Service Medal
  • Joint Service Commendation Medal
  • Navy & MC Commendation medal
  • Navy Marine Corps Achievement Medal
  • Combat Action Ribbon
  • Navy Unit Commendation
  • Meritorius Unit Commendation
  • National Defense Service Medal
  • Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal
  • Vietnam Service Medal
  • Southwest Asia Service Medal
  • Navy/Marine Corps Overseas Service
  • Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal
  • Liberation of Kuwait (Saudi Arabia)
  • Kuwait Liberation (Kuwait)



    • Col Bootney (Judge) (Patrick St. Esprit)


  • Joint Service Commendation Medal
  • Navy Marine Corps Achievement Medal
  • Combat Action Ribbon
  • Navy Unit Commendation
  • Meritorius Unit Commendation
  • Marine Corps Expeditionary Medal
  • National Defense Service Medal
  • Southwest Asia Service Medal
  • Humanitarian Service Medal
  • Navy Sea Service Deployment
  • Navy/Marine Corps Overseas Service
  • Liberation of Kuwait (Saudi Arabia)
  • Kuwait Liberation (Kuwait)



    • Capt. Owen Sebring (Judge) (Corbin Bernsen)


  • Navy & MC Commendation medal
  • Navy Marine Corps Achievement Medal
  • Navy Unit Commendation
  • Meritorius Unit Commendation
  • National Defense Service Medal
  • Vietnam Service Medal
  • Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal



    • Col Blakely (Judge) (John DeMita)





  • Captain Henry Delario (Judge)(Kent McCord)





  • Capt. Richard Carey (Judge)(Richard McGonagle)





  • (Military Judge) (Thom Barry)


  • Navy Cross
  • The Legion of Merit
  • Navy MC Medal
  • Bronze Star
  • Purple Heart
  • Joint Service Commendation Medal
  • Combat Action Ribbon
  • Prisoner of War Medal
  • National Defense Service Medal
  • Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal
  • Vietnam Service Medal
  • Southwest Asia Service Medal
  • Republic of Vietnam Callantry Cross
  • Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal
  • Liberation of Kuwait (Saudi Arabia)



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    Recurring Characters

    Lt JG Meg Austin (Tracey Needham)


  • Meritorious Unit Commendation
  • National Defense Service Medal



    • Lt Elizabeth ‘Skates’ Hawkes (Sibel Ergener)


  • Navy Marine Corps Achievement Medal
  • Meritorius Unit Commendation
  • National Defense Service Medal
  • Navy Sea Service Deployment



    • Lt Caitlin Pike (Andrea Parker)


  • Meritorious Unit Commendation



    • Cdr Alison Krenick (Andrea Thompson)


  • Navy Marine Corps Achievement Medal
  • Meritorious Unit Commendation
  • National Defense Service Medal



    • Cdr Ted Lindsey (W.K. Stratton)


  • Meritorius Service Medal
  • Joint Service Commendation Medal
  • Navy & MC Commendation Medal
  • Navy & MC Achievement Medal
  • National Defense Service Medal
  • Navy & MC Overseas Service



    • Admiral Thomas Boone (Terry O'Quinn)


  • Navy Cross
  • Silver Star Medal
  • Distinguished Flying Cross
  • Navy & MC Medal
  • Bronze Star (worn on Captains uniform but not Admirals)
  • Purple Heart
  • Air Medal (Additional medal on Admiral uniform)
  • Navy & MC Commendation medal (Additional on Admiral uniform)
  • Meritorious Service Medal
  • Navy Marine Corps Achievement Medal
  • Combat Action Ribbon
  • Navy Unit Commendation
  • Meritorius Unit Commendation
  • Navy Expeditionary Medal (Additional on Admiral uniform)
  • National Defense Service Medal
  • Vietnam Service Medal
  • Southwest Asia Service Medal
  • Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal
  • Liberation of Kuwait (Saudi Arabia)

    • Mick Brumby (Trevor Goddard)

    Photo Brumby's ribbons in Boomerang Austrailian CSC ribbon Australian AASM medal
    UN observers medal for Cambodia Liberation of Kuwait ribbon

  • Australian Conspicuous Service Cross (not present in earlier racks)
  • Australian Active Service Medal (AASM) - 1975 - 937 issued to Navy
  • Australian Service Medal (ASM) - 1975 - Iran/Iraq 22 March 1989
  • Defense Force Service Medal
  • 1982 United Nations Observers Medal Group (UNIMOG)
  • Liberation of Kuwait (Saudi Arabia)


    • [Thanks to Graeme Hardiman for help with Bumby's rack.
    The "dual Brumby ribbon rack issue" has finally been put to rest. [See this separate page for the whole story.]




    Lt Cdr Alan Mattoni (Rif Hutton)


  • Navy & MC Commendation medal
  • Navy Marine Corps Achievement Medal
  • Navy Unit Commendation
  • Meritorius Unit Commendation
  • National Defense Service Medal
  • Navy/Marine Corps Overseas Service



    • Teresa Coulter (Trisha Yearwood)


  • Navy & MC Commendation medal
  • Navy Marine Corps Achievement Medal
  • Navy Unit Commendation
  • Meritorius Unit Commendation
  • Navy Reserve Meritorius Unit Medal
  • National Defense Service Medal
  • Southwest Asia Service Medal
  • Navy/Marine Corps Overseas Service



    • Col Cobb (Dale Dye)

         
       
       
       

  • The Legion of Merit
  • Purple Heart- 3 occurrences
  • Meritorious Service Medal
  • Joint Service Commendation Medal
  • Navy & MC Commendation medal
  • Navy Marine Corps Achievement Medal
  • Meritorius Unit Commendation
  • National Defense Service Medal
  • Marine Corps Expeditionary Medal (out of order)
  • Vietnam Service Medal
  • Humanitarian Service Medal
  • Navy Sea Service Deployment
  • Republic of Vietnam Callantry Cross Unit Citation
  • Republic of Vietnam Civil Actions Unit Citation
  • Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal



    • Lt. Cmdr. Carolyn Imes (Dana Sparks)


  • Navy Marine Corps Achievement Medal
  • Navy Unit Commendation
  • Meritorius Unit Commendation
  • National Defense Service Medal
  • Navy Sea Service Deployment



    • Admiral (Cameo of "Real" JAG)


  • Legion of Merit two stars)
  • Meritorious Service Medal (two stars)
  • Navy Marine Corps Commendation Medal
  • Navy Unit Commendation
  • Meritorius Unit Commendation
  • National Defense Service Medal
  • Vietnam Service Medal