Ribbon: Ochre red with silver-blue edges.
Instituted: 15 January 1991.
Awarded: For distinguished command and leadership in action.
Post-nominal letters: DSC
Ribbon: Alternating stripes of silver-blue (4) and ochre red (3).
Instituted: 15 January 1991.
Awarded: For distinguished leadership in action.
Post-nominal letters: DSM
Nursing Service Cross
Ribbon: Central red stripe on white with gold edges.
Instituted: 18 October 1989.
Awarded: For outstanding performance by Defence Forces nursing personnel, in warlike or non-warlike operations.
Post-nominal letters: NSC