Navy Expeditionary Medal

Navy Expeditionary Medal
TypeMedal
Awarded forLanded 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 bythe Department of the Navy[1]
EligibilityUS Navy officers and enlisted
ClaspsWake Island
StatusCurrently Awarded
EstablishedAugust 5, 1936
First awarded12 Feb 1874 (Retroactive) (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands)
Last awarded15 Dec 2002[2]
Precedence
Next (higher)U.S. Marine Corps - Selected Marine Corps Reserve Medal
EquivalentU.S. Marine Corps - Marine Corps Expeditionary Medal
Next (lower)Antarctica Service Medal
RelatedArmed Forces Expeditionary Medal
Air and Space Expeditionary Service Ribbon

The Navy Expeditionary Medal is a military award of the United States Navy which was established in August 1936.

  1. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-09-18. Retrieved 2018-01-15.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ^ End date for Operation Determined Response (for forces involved in the response to the USS Cole bombing and subsequent investigation in Yemen). This is the most recent public awarding. The dates of awardings for any classified operations are not public knowledge