Navy Expeditionary Medal — Military Decorations
Navy Expeditionary Medal Medal and Ribbon Design Images
The award is a bronze circle that hangs from a blue and yellow ribbon. On the medal is a stylized picture of soldiers storming a beach. The word Expeditions is above them.
What is the Navy Expeditionary Medal Decoration?
The Navy Expeditionary Medal is a medal created in 1936 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." This medal is unique in the fact it is one of the older medals available to Naval personnel. This medal cannot be awarded to Marine Corps Personnel and every subsequent awarding is represented by a bronze star. This is also an award that is protected under the Stolen Valor Acdt and can be prosecuted by Federal and State Authorities.
The United States military sorts decorations into categories called Classes and Types. The Navy Expeditionary Medal medal is classified as a Service Award of the type Expeditionary Medal.
How Do You Earn the Navy Expeditionary Medal?
This medal is 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."
Displaying the Navy Expeditionary Medal
The Order of Precedence of the Navy Expeditionary Medal is 74, and this precedence is used when placing the associated service ribbon on your uniform ribbon rack. You can see a full list of decorations in the order of precedence on the Decorations homepage.
This ribbon is worn between the Fleet Marine Force Ribbon (Navy), Selected Marine Corps Reserve Medal (Marine Corps) and the China Service Medal (Navy, Marine Corps, Coast Guard).
Navy Expeditionary Medal Associated Branches
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Navy Expeditionary Medal Associated Branches
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Navy Expeditionary Medal and the Stolen Valor Act
The Stolen Valor Act of 2013 is a federal law that makes it illegal for any person to falsely claim to be the recipient of certain military awards, "with the intention of obtaining money, property, or other tangible benefit by convincing another that he or she received the award".This decoration is apart of the stolen valor
