Air Medal vs medal

Air Medal and medal both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
Air Medal	Yes	No	No	No
medal	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, medal is a hypernym of Air Medal; that is, medal is a word with a broader meaning than Air Medal:

Air Medal: a United States Air Force decoration for meritorious achievement while participating in an aerial flight
medal: an award for winning a championship or commemorating some other event

Other hypernyms of Air Medal include decoration, laurel wreath, medallion, palm, ribbon.

Air Medal (noun)	medal (noun)
a United States Air Force decoration for meritorious achievement while participating in an aerial flight	an award for winning a championship or commemorating some other event