The Air Force Meritorious Civilian Service Award is the fourth-highest award granted to civilian personnel by the United States Department of the Air Force.

It consists of a medal, lapel button, and citation certificate.

The Meritorious Civilian Service Award may be awarded for performance of assigned duties for at least one year in an exemplary manner, with a reasonable degree of command-wide mission impact, setting a record of individual achievement and serving as an incentive to others to improve the quality and quantity of their work performance.

The medal of the award is an oxidized finish silver plated disc, 1+1⁄2 in (38 mm) in diameter.

The reverse of the medal is inscribed TO, with a space for engraving a name, and FOR MERITORIOUS CIVILIAN SERVICE TO THE DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE.