The creation of the medal comes as the Navy has ramped up operations and exercises in the Arctic in recent years, and as Navy leaders have called for a strong military presence in the region as ...

Lisa Franchetti, chief of naval operations, presented the medals to officers and sailors during a ceremony at Naval Submarine Base New London, Conn. The Arctic Service Medal is awarded to Navy and ...

earned the medal for their participation last March in Operation Ice Camp, a multi-national event held off the coast of Alaska which, atypically among large-scale military exercises, is exactly ...

Lisa Franchetti, chief of naval operations, presented the medals to officers and sailors during a ceremony at Naval Submarine Base New London, Conn. The Arctic Service Medal is awarded to Navy ...

while the Service Medal is for personnel who directly or indirectly supported operations. The Navy's fierce and ongoing battle to stop Iran-backed Houthi attacks in the Red Sea began with the USS ...

11, according to a memo obtained by Military Times ... support of” a GWOT operation, units have loosely interpreted the “support” criteria and awarded the medal regardless of actual ...

The Air Medal is authorized on a strike/flight basis, which is given for sustained flight operations. Sailors can also receive personal military decorations with “R” for direct hands-on ...

while the Service Medal is for personnel who directly or indirectly supported operations. How one warship thwarting a Houthi attack a year ago changed the Navy The Global War on Terrorism Service ...