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Navy Expeditionary Medal 
Awarded by United States Navy Type Medal Awarded for "awarded to the officers and enlisted men of the Navy and Marine Corps who shall have actually 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." Status Currently Awarded Statistics Established August 5, 1936 Precedence Next (higher) Navy - Fleet Marine Force Ribbon
Marine Corps Selected Marine Corps Reserve MedalEquivalent Marine Corps - Marine Corps Expeditionary Medal Next (lower) China Service Medal Related Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal 
ribbonThe Navy Expeditionary Medal is an award of the United States Navy which was first created in August 1936 by General Orders of the Department of the Navy. The medal will be awarded to the officers and enlisted men of the Navy and Marine Corps who shall have actually 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.
The Navy Expeditionary Medal is retroactively authorized to February 12, 1874. The medal is one of the few Navy awards which is not bestowed to the United States Marine Corps, as Marine Corps personnel are eligible for the Marine Corps Expeditionary Medal. In addition, since 1961, some Navy commands permit service members to choose between the Navy Expeditionary Medal and the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal for participation in certain operations. Both awards may not be bestowed simultaneously for the same action.[1][2]
Additional awards of the Navy Expeditionary Medal are denoted by service stars. The Wake Island Device is authorized for those service members who were awarded the Navy Expeditionary Medal through the defense of Wake Island.[3]
References
- ^ http://afehri.maxwell.af.mil/Documents/pdf/HISTORY%20OF%20COMBAT%20SERVICE%20INSIGNIAS.pdf
- ^ Navy and marine corps awards manual, secnavinst 1650.1 series
- ^ Service Medals and Campaign Credit of the United States Navy, Navy Expeditionary Medal
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Navy Pistol Marksmanship RibbonCategories:- Military awards and decorations of the United States
- Awards and decorations of the United States Navy
- Awards established in 1936
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