Battle Effectiveness Award [SEP] conferred by
Battle Effectiveness Award
The Battle Effectiveness Award (formerly the Battle Efficiency Award, commonly known as the Battle "E"), is awarded annually to the small number of United States Navy ships, submarines, aviation, and other units that win their battle effectiveness competition.
The criterion for the Battle Effectiveness Award is the overall readiness of the command to carry out its assigned wartime tasks, and is based on a year-long evaluation. The competition for the award is, and has always been, extremely keen.
4, 2008. VFA-32 was awarded the Battle Effectiveness Award for maintaining the highest state of battle readiness and sustained superior performance in February 2009.
VF-32 Awards.
- Navy Expeditionary Medal, for 19-Oct-1962 to 23-Oct-1962, Cuban Missile Crisis.
- Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal, 24-Oct-1962 to 15-Nov-1962, Cuban Missile Crisis.
- Meritorious Unit Citation, 29-Sep-1970 to 31-Oct-1970.
- Navy E Ribbon, 01-Oct-1977 to 30-Sep-1978.
- Meritorious Unit Citation, 01-Dec-1977 to 01-Mar-1979.
- Navy E Ribbon, 01-Jan-1982 to 31-Dec-1982