Navy Expeditionary Medal
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The Navy Expeditionary Medal is a military award of the United States Navy which was established in August 1936.
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Navy Expeditionary Medal | |
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Type | Medal |
Awarded for | Landed on foreign territory and engaged in operations against armed opposition, or operated under circumstances which, after full consideration, shall be deemed to merit special recognition and for which service no campaign medal has been awarded. |
Presented by | the Department of the Navy[1] |
Eligibility | US Navy officers and enlisted |
Clasps | Wake Island |
Status | Currently Awarded |
Established | August 5, 1936 |
First awarded | 12 Feb 1874 (Retroactive) (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) |
Last awarded | 15 Dec 2002[2] |
Precedence | |
Next (higher) | U.S. Navy - Fleet Marine Force Ribbon U.S. Marine Corps - Selected Marine Corps Reserve Medal |
Equivalent | U.S. Marine Corps - Marine Corps Expeditionary Medal |
Next (lower) | China Service Medal |
Related | Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal Air and Space Expeditionary Service Ribbon |
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