This US Army pamphlet, Army Regulation AR 600-8-22 Personnel - General: Military Awards February 2024, implements the Army Awards Program. It prescribes Department of the Army (DA) policy, criteria, and procedures for individual and unit military awards and foreign decorations and badges. The goal of the Army Awards Program is to foster mission accomplishment by recognizing excellence of both military and civilian members of the force and motivating them to high levels of performance and service.