a. Authorization. Navy Department General Order (N.D.G.O.)
No. 84 of 5 August 1936.
b. Navy Expeditionary Medal Eligibility Requirements. Awarded to U.S.
Navy service
members who have actually landed on foreign territory and
engaged in operations against armed opposition, or operated
under
circumstances deemed to merit special recognition, and for
which no service
or campaign medal was awarded.
Only personnel
attached to one of the approved ships or units during the
eligibility period, and who actually participated in the given
operation, are
eligible for the Navy Expeditionary Medal (NEM)..
This includes personnel attached to a squadron or unit embarked
in a ship during the eligible period
for that ship. Members of
rear echelons, transients, observers, and personnel assigned for short periods of Temporary Additional Duty (TAD) or Training
Duty (TD) are not normally eligible for the award. However, an
individual will be given consideration in those instances when
the local commander certifies
a particular and significant
contribution. Such certification should be submitted
to the
CNO/CMC, via the fleet commander who exercised operational
control
in the area involved. CNO maintains a list of eligible
ships/units.
c. Authorized Operations. The following are the most
recently authorized expeditions:
CUBA 03 Jan 61 -23 Oct 62
THAILAND 16 May 62 -10 Aug 62
INDIAN OCEAN/IRAN/YEMEN 08 Dec 78-06 Jun 79
IRAN/INDIAN OCEAN 21 NOV 79 -20 act 81
LEBANON 20 Aug 82-31 May 83
LIBYA 20 Jan 86 -27 Jun 86
PERSIAN GULF 01 Feb 87-23 Jul 87
LIBERIA (SHARP EDGE) 05 Aug 90 -21 Feb 91
RWANDA (DISTANT RUNNER) 07 Apr 94-18 Apr 94
ERITERA (SAFE DEPARTURE) 06 Jun 98-25 Jun 98
USS COLE (DETERMINED RESPONSE) 12 Oct 00-15 Dec 02
d. Awarding Authority. Commanding officers shall ensure
appropriate
service record entries are made for eligible
enlisted personnel, and issue
letters of eligibility for
eligible officer personnel. No citation or certificate
will be
issued.
e. Limitations. The Navy Expeditionary Medal (NEM) may only be
awarded cases in which
Navy units were the sole participants in the
designated
operation. In cases where an operation involved participation
of units from other branches of the U.S. Armed Forces, the Armed
Forces Expeditionary Medal (AFEM) shall be considered the more
appropriate
award. See paragraph 10 below for further details
regarding the Armed
Forces Expeditionary Medal (AFEM).
Authorized Devices: Bronze Star, Silver Star, Silver W |
