Note: Jack's medals vary slightly from picture to picture; this is the
set he was wearing in Fair Game. Prior to second season (Secrets),
he didn't have the Air Medal. In first season (Children of the Gods),
there are NO Vietnam medals, and he's wearing a Small Arms Expert Marksmanship
Ribbon (with a bronze cluster) and an AF Training Ribbon. In my personal
universe, this latter set makes far more sense. He's just too damn young
to have served in Vietnam in early 1973, the last time the above Vietnam
medals were awarded. (Besides, who could believe that Jack doesn't have
a marksmanship ribbon??)
Devices*:
Meritorious Service Medal -- 3 silver stars
Air Medal -- 2 silver clusters
Air Force Commendation Medal -- 2 silver stars
Air Force Achievement Medal -- 2 silver stars
Air Force Outstanding Unit Award -- V device & 2 silver stars (??)
National Defense Service Medal -- 1 bronze star
Combat Readiness Medal -- 1 bronze star
Southwest Asia Service Medal -- 1 bronze star
Air Force Longevity Service Award -- 3 bronze clusters (?)
[Air Force Small Arms Expert Ribbon -- 1 bronze star]
Badges:
Master Parachutist
Master-level Space/Missile 
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Devices*:
Legion of Merit -- 1 bronze cluster
Meritorious Service -- 3 bronze clusters
Air Medal -- 1 silver cluster, 3 bronze clusters
Air Force Commendation -- 3 bronze clusters
Air Force Outstanding Unit -- 3 bronze clusters
National Defense Service -- 1 bronze star
Vietnam Service Medal -- 1 bronze star
Air Force Overseas Ribbon Long -- 2 bronze clusters
Air Force Longevity Service -- 1 silver cluster
Badges:
Master Pilot
Master-level Space/Missile
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Bronze star: The bronze star represents participation in campaign or operations, multiple qualifications, or an additional award to any of the various ribbons on which authorized.
Silver star: The silver star is worn in the same manner as the bronze star, but each silver star is worn in lieu of five bronze stars.
Bronze cluster: The bronze oak leaf cluster represents second and subsequent entitlements of awards.
Silver cluster: The silver oak leaf cluster is worn for the sixth, 11th, etc., entitlements or in lieu of five bronze oak leaf clusters.
The Valor Device: The "V" device represents valor and does not denote an additional award. Only one may be worn on any ribbon.
