Navy "E" Ribbon
A Secretary
of the Navy
recommendation in June of 1976 established this award to replace the Battle Efficiency
Award (the letter "E")
which had been worn sewn to the sleeve of the uniform. It is authorized to be worn by all
crew members of ships
and aviation squadrons winning the fleet-wide eighteen month competitive cycle which has
exercises testing all
phases of battle readiness. The Battle Efficiency Award, called the Navy Battle "E", in
addition to the ribbon,
consists of a cloth insignia and a battle pennant to be displayed by the ship or unit winning
the award.
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