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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 United States Armed Forces are the Military, military forces of the United States. U.S. United States Code, federal law names six armed forces: the United States Army, Army, United States Marine Corps, Marine Corps, United States Navy, Na ...
, the following expeditionary medals are maintained: *
Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal The Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (AFEM) is a military award of the United States Armed Forces, which was first created in 1961 by Executive Order of President John F. Kennedy. The medal is awarded to members of the U.S. Armed Forces who, a ...
* Navy Expeditionary Medal * Marine Corps Expeditionary Medal * Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal * Merchant Marine Expeditionary Medal


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Awards and decorations of the United States government Awards and decorations of the United States government are Civil awards and decorations, civilian awards of the Federal government of the United States, U.S. federal government which are typically issued for sustained meritorious service, in a civ ...
* US Military awards and decorations *
Awards and decorations of the United States Army Awards and decorations of the United States Army are those Awards and decorations of the United States military, military awards including decorations which are issued to members of the United States Army under the authority of the Secretary of the ...
* Awards and decorations of the United States Navy and Marine Corps *
Awards and decorations of the United States Air Force Awards and decorations of the United States Department of the Air Force are Awards and decorations of the United States military, military decorations which are issued by the Department of the Air Force to airmen of the United States Air Force and ...
* Awards and decorations of the United States Coast Guard * Inter-service decorations of the United States military


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