Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal — Military Decorations
Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal Medal and Ribbon Design Images
The Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal is a bronze circle with a eagle in profile embossed on the front. The eagle sits in front of a 8-point star. The words "Armed Forces Expeditionary Service" is written along the edges.
What is the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal Decoration?
The Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal is awarded to members of the U.S. Armed Forces who participated in U.S. military operations, U.S. operations in direct support of the United Nations (UN), or U.S. operations of assistance for friendly foreign nations. In recent years, this medal has been phased out for specific campaign region medals like the Iraq Campaign Medal and Afghanistan Campaign Medal.
The United States military sorts decorations into categories called Classes and Types. The Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal medal is classified as a Service Award of the type Campaign Medal.
How Do You Earn the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal?
Served in the U.S. Armed Forces after July 1, 1958 and participated in U.S. military operations, U.S. operations in direct support of the United Nations, or U.S. operations of assistance for friendly foreign nations.
Displaying the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal
The Order of Precedence of the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal is 88, 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.
The ribbon is worn between the Anarctica Service Medal and the Vietnam Service Medal.
Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal Associated Branches
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Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal Associated Branches
Army |
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Navy |
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Air Force |
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Marine Corps |
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Coast Guard |
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Armed Forces 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 covered by the Stolen Valor act. Fraudulently claiming to have received a Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal can result in punishment including a fine, imprisonment for not more than one year, or both
