The Transportation Distinguished Service Medal was the highest decoration which could be bestowed by the

Secretary of Transportation The United States secretary of transportation is the head of the United States Department of Transportation. The secretary serves as the principal advisor to the president of the United States on all matters relating to transportation. The secre ...

for exceptional service to the United States government in a position of great responsibility to a member of the

United States Coast Guard The United States Coast Guard (USCG) is the maritime security, search and rescue, and Admiralty law, law enforcement military branch, service branch of the armed forces of the United States. It is one of the country's eight Uniformed services ...

. In 2003 it was replaced by the

Homeland Security Distinguished Service Medal The Homeland Security Distinguished Service Medal is a Awards and decorations of the United States military, military decoration of the Department of Homeland Security, which is presented to United States Armed Forces service members for exception ...

. The Department of Transportation Distinguished Service Medal was established by signed by

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on December 7, 1992. The decoration was awarded to any member of the Coast Guard who provided exceptionally meritorious service in a duty of great responsibility while assigned in the Department of Transportation, or in other activities under the responsibility of the Secretary of Transportation, either national or international, as may be assigned by the Secretary. With the creation of the

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in 2003 and transfer of the Coast Guard to it, the award was changed to become the

, issued by the

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Transportation Distinguished Service Medal Military awards and decorations of the United States Establishments by United States executive order Awards established in 1992 United States Department of Transportation Recipients of the Transportation Distinguished Service Medal

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