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An Expeditionary Medal is a United States military award which is awarded to its military personnel for deployment to a foreign region to participate in a campaign or conflict. Expeditionary medals are unique to the United States Armed Forces, but similar medals are commonly known as campaign medals or service medals in foreign militaries. The United States also awards campaign and service medals for service in specific countries or regions while expeditionary medals are frequently awarded for service in regions and nations for which there is no specific service medal, or the specific service medal for that country or region is not approved or currently awarded. Expeditionary medals are considered superior to (ranked above) campaign service medals (in the order of display) and normally ranked below individual commendation decorations.

In the United States armed forces, the following expeditionary medals are maintained:

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References

  1. ^ "Factsheets : Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal". Archived from the original on 2010-12-29. Retrieved 2010-12-07.
  2. ^ "Navy Expeditionary Medal, Marine Corps Expeditionary Medal". Archived from the original on 2010-12-06. Retrieved 2010-12-07.
  3. ^ "Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal". Archived from the original on 2010-11-12. Retrieved 2010-12-07.
  4. ^ "Merchant Marine Emblem, Medals and Ribbons". Usmm.org. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
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