The DHS Outstanding Unit Award is a US military award and was established on January 11, 2021 by Acting Secretary of Homeland Security Chad Wolf.

[1] The Coast Guard received the DHS Outstanding Unit Award for service from August 25, 2017 to November 30, 2020 for performance during multiple hurricanes, the National Emergency Concerning the Southern Border of the United States, the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2018–2019 United States federal government shutdown, the capsizing of M/V Golden Ray, and the enforcement of International sanctions against North Korea.

[2] The following personnel are eligible if they served at any time during the award period and did so honorably:[2] The following personnel are not eligible:[2]