{"data":{"id":"us/10-u.s.c.-9272","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"10 U.S.C. § 9272","heading":"Air Force cross: award","body":"The President may award an Air Force cross of appropriate design, with ribbons and appurtenances, to a person who, while serving in any capacity with the Air Force or the Space Force, distinguishes himself by extraordinary heroism not justifying the award of a medal of honor—(1) while engaged in an action against an enemy of the United States; (2) while engaged in military operations involving conflict with an opposing foreign force; or (3) while serving with friendly foreign forces engaged in an armed conflict against an opposing armed force in which the United States is not a belligerent party.","path":["Title 10—ARMED FORCES","CHAPTER 937—DECORATIONS AND AWARDS"],"source_url":"https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/103/xml_usc10@119-103.zip","current_through":"Public Law 119-103 (09/02/2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-10T05:56:10Z","sha256":"4f85e999dc98a58792b962f98820522881fd0ef323b0df72ee56d26caa202321","source_id":"us","stale":true,"prev":"us/10-u.s.c.-9271","next":"us/10-u.s.c.-9273"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}