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class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width: 33%;">Established</th><td class="infobox-data">7 August 1942<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1942-08-07</span>)</span><br />Retroactive to 6 December 1941</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width: 33%;">First award</th><td class="infobox-data">World War II</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Navy_and_Marine_Corps_Medal_ribbon.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/76/Navy_and_Marine_Corps_Medal_ribbon.svg/124px-Navy_and_Marine_Corps_Medal_ribbon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="124" height="34" 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href="/wiki/Soldier%27s_Medal" title="Soldier's Medal">Soldier's Medal</a><br /> Air and Space Forces: <a href="/wiki/Airman%27s_Medal" title="Airman's Medal">Airman's Medal</a> <br /> Coast Guard: <a href="/wiki/Coast_Guard_Medal" title="Coast Guard Medal">Coast Guard Medal</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width: 33%;">Next (lower)</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Bronze_Star_Medal" title="Bronze Star Medal">Bronze Star Medal</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>Navy and Marine Corps Medal</b> is the highest non-combat <a href="/wiki/Military_awards_of_the_United_States_Department_of_the_Navy" class="mw-redirect" title="Military awards of the United States Department of the Navy">decoration</a> awarded for heroism by the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Department_of_the_Navy" title="United States Department of the Navy">United States Department of the Navy</a> to members of the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Navy" title="United States Navy">United States Navy</a> and <a href="/wiki/United_States_Marine_Corps" title="United States Marine Corps">United States Marine Corps</a>. The medal was established by an act of Congress on 7 August 1942, and is authorized under <a href="/wiki/Title_10_of_the_United_States_Code" title="Title 10 of the United States Code">10 U.S.C.</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/10/6246">§ 6246</a>. </p><p>The Navy and Marine Corps Medal is the equivalent of the Army's <a href="/wiki/Soldier%27s_Medal" title="Soldier's Medal">Soldier's Medal</a>, the Air and Space Forces' <a href="/wiki/Airman%27s_Medal" title="Airman's Medal">Airman's Medal</a>, and the <a href="/wiki/Coast_Guard_Medal" title="Coast Guard Medal">Coast Guard Medal</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Criteria">Criteria</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Navy_and_Marine_Corps_Medal&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Criteria"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>As the senior non-combat award for heroism, this award hinges on the actual level of personal "life threatening" risk experienced by the awardee. For heroic performance to rise to this level it must be clearly established that the act involved very specific life-threatening risk to the awardee.<sup id="cite_ref-1650.1H_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1650.1H-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>During the mid-20th century, the Navy and Marine Corps Medal has been awarded instead of the Silver or Gold <a href="/wiki/Lifesaving_Medal" title="Lifesaving Medal">Lifesaving Medal</a>, for sea rescues involving risk to life. This is due primarily to the creation of a variety of additional military decorations that are often considered more prestigious than the Lifesaving Medal.<sup id="cite_ref-award_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-award-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Additional awards of the medal are denoted by gold or silver <a href="/wiki/5/16_inch_star" title="5/16 inch star"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1154941027">'"`UNIQ--templatestyles-00000007-QINU`"'</style><span class="frac"><span class="num">5</span>⁄<span class="den">16</span></span> inch stars</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-1650.1H_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1650.1H-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The Navy and Marine Corps Medal was first bestowed during <a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a>. However, the medal was awarded retroactively for actions that predated its establishment, "to any person to whom the Secretary of the Navy, before August 7, 1942, awarded a letter of commendation for heroism, and who applies for that medal, regardless of the date of the act of heroism."<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Appearance">Appearance</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Navy_and_Marine_Corps_Medal&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Appearance"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Navy and Marine Corps Medal is an <a href="/wiki/Octagon" title="Octagon">octagonal</a> bronze medal. The <a href="/wiki/Obverse_and_reverse" title="Obverse and reverse">obverse</a> depicts an eagle holding a <a href="/wiki/Fouled_anchor" class="mw-redirect" title="Fouled anchor">fouled anchor</a> over a globe. The word <i>Heroism</i> is inscribed below the globe.<sup id="cite_ref-award_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-award-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The ribbon of the medal is three equal stripes of navy blue, old gold, and apple red.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notable_recipients">Notable recipients</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Navy_and_Marine_Corps_Medal&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Notable recipients"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Category:Recipients_of_the_Navy_and_Marine_Corps_Medal" title="Category:Recipients of the Navy and Marine Corps Medal">Category:Recipients of the Navy and Marine Corps Medal</a></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Barbara_O._Barnwell" title="Barbara O. Barnwell">Barbara O. Barnwell</a> - First female Marine awarded the medal, which she was awarded on August 7, 1953, for saving a fellow Marine from drowning.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carl_Brashear" title="Carl Brashear">Carl Brashear</a>, USN, <a href="/wiki/Master_diver_(United_States_Navy)" title="Master diver (United States Navy)">Navy Master Diver</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charles_Jackson_French" title="Charles Jackson French">Charles Jackson French</a>, USN, Mess Attendant 2nd Class</li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_F._Kennedy" title="John F. Kennedy">John F. Kennedy</a>, USN – <a href="/wiki/President_of_the_United_States" title="President of the United States">President of the United States</a> who was awarded the medal as <a href="/wiki/Commanding_officer" title="Commanding officer">commanding officer</a> of <a href="/wiki/Motor_Torpedo_Boat_PT-109" class="mw-redirect" title="Motor Torpedo Boat PT-109">Motor Torpedo Boat PT-109</a> during <a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Don_Shipley_(Navy_SEAL)" title="Don Shipley (Navy SEAL)">Don Shipley</a>, USN, Former Navy SEAL and <a href="/wiki/Military_impostor" title="Military impostor">Stolen valor</a> activist</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Britt_K._Slabinski" title="Britt K. Slabinski">Britt K. Slabinski</a>, USN, <a href="/wiki/Medal_of_Honor" title="Medal of Honor">Medal of Honor</a> recipient, Navy SEAL</li> <li><a href="/wiki/James_E._Williams" title="James E. Williams">James E. Williams</a>, USN, <a href="/wiki/Medal_of_Honor" title="Medal of Honor">Medal of Honor</a> recipient, <a href="/wiki/Vietnam_War" title="Vietnam War">Vietnam War</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Navy_and_Marine_Corps_Medal&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Awards_and_decorations_of_the_United_States_military" class="mw-redirect" title="Awards and decorations of the United States military">Awards and decorations of the United States military</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Navy_and_Marine_Corps_Medal&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20100918020113/https://awards.navy.mil/awards/webdoc01.nsf/(vwDocsByID)/DL060927142728/$file/1650.1H.pdf">"Archived copy"</a> <span class="cs1-format">(PDF)</span>. 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href="/wiki/File:Combat_Action_Ribbon.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b5/Combat_Action_Ribbon.svg/35px-Combat_Action_Ribbon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="35" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b5/Combat_Action_Ribbon.svg/53px-Combat_Action_Ribbon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b5/Combat_Action_Ribbon.svg/70px-Combat_Action_Ribbon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="279" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Combat_Action_Ribbon" title="Combat Action Ribbon">Combat Action</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Unit awards</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a 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typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:U.S._Navy_Unit_Commendation_ribbon.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/54/U.S._Navy_Unit_Commendation_ribbon.svg/35px-U.S._Navy_Unit_Commendation_ribbon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="35" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/54/U.S._Navy_Unit_Commendation_ribbon.svg/53px-U.S._Navy_Unit_Commendation_ribbon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/54/U.S._Navy_Unit_Commendation_ribbon.svg/70px-U.S._Navy_Unit_Commendation_ribbon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="279" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Navy_Unit_Commendation" title="Navy Unit Commendation">Navy Unit Commendation</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Navy_Meritorious_Unit_Commendation_ribbon.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Navy_Meritorious_Unit_Commendation_ribbon.svg/35px-Navy_Meritorious_Unit_Commendation_ribbon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="35" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Navy_Meritorious_Unit_Commendation_ribbon.svg/53px-Navy_Meritorious_Unit_Commendation_ribbon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Navy_Meritorious_Unit_Commendation_ribbon.svg/70px-Navy_Meritorious_Unit_Commendation_ribbon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="279" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Meritorious_Unit_Commendation" title="Meritorious Unit Commendation">Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Battle_Effectiveness_Award_ribbon,_1st_award.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Battle_Effectiveness_Award_ribbon%2C_1st_award.svg/35px-Battle_Effectiveness_Award_ribbon%2C_1st_award.svg.png" decoding="async" width="35" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Battle_Effectiveness_Award_ribbon%2C_1st_award.svg/53px-Battle_Effectiveness_Award_ribbon%2C_1st_award.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Battle_Effectiveness_Award_ribbon%2C_1st_award.svg/70px-Battle_Effectiveness_Award_ribbon%2C_1st_award.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="279" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Navy_E_Ribbon" title="Navy E Ribbon">Navy E Ribbon</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Good Conduct medals</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:U.S._Navy_Good_Conduct_Medal_ribbon.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ac/U.S._Navy_Good_Conduct_Medal_ribbon.svg/35px-U.S._Navy_Good_Conduct_Medal_ribbon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="35" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ac/U.S._Navy_Good_Conduct_Medal_ribbon.svg/53px-U.S._Navy_Good_Conduct_Medal_ribbon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ac/U.S._Navy_Good_Conduct_Medal_ribbon.svg/70px-U.S._Navy_Good_Conduct_Medal_ribbon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="279" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Good_Conduct_Medal_(United_States)" title="Good Conduct Medal (United States)">Navy Good Conduct</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:U.S._Marine_Corps_Good_Conduct_Medal_ribbon.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/40/U.S._Marine_Corps_Good_Conduct_Medal_ribbon.svg/35px-U.S._Marine_Corps_Good_Conduct_Medal_ribbon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="35" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/40/U.S._Marine_Corps_Good_Conduct_Medal_ribbon.svg/53px-U.S._Marine_Corps_Good_Conduct_Medal_ribbon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/40/U.S._Marine_Corps_Good_Conduct_Medal_ribbon.svg/70px-U.S._Marine_Corps_Good_Conduct_Medal_ribbon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="279" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Good_Conduct_Medal_(United_States)" title="Good Conduct Medal (United States)">Marine Corps Good Conduct</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Selected_Marine_Corps_Reserve_Medal_ribbon.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d2/Selected_Marine_Corps_Reserve_Medal_ribbon.svg/35px-Selected_Marine_Corps_Reserve_Medal_ribbon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="35" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d2/Selected_Marine_Corps_Reserve_Medal_ribbon.svg/53px-Selected_Marine_Corps_Reserve_Medal_ribbon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d2/Selected_Marine_Corps_Reserve_Medal_ribbon.svg/70px-Selected_Marine_Corps_Reserve_Medal_ribbon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="279" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Reserve_Good_Conduct_Medal" title="Reserve Good Conduct Medal">Selected Marine Corps Reserve</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Expeditionary medals</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Navy_Expeditionary_Medal_ribbon.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/80/Navy_Expeditionary_Medal_ribbon.svg/35px-Navy_Expeditionary_Medal_ribbon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="35" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/80/Navy_Expeditionary_Medal_ribbon.svg/53px-Navy_Expeditionary_Medal_ribbon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/80/Navy_Expeditionary_Medal_ribbon.svg/70px-Navy_Expeditionary_Medal_ribbon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="279" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Navy_Expeditionary_Medal" title="Navy Expeditionary Medal">Navy Expeditionary</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Marine_Corps_Expeditionary_Medal_ribbon.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Marine_Corps_Expeditionary_Medal_ribbon.svg/35px-Marine_Corps_Expeditionary_Medal_ribbon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="35" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Marine_Corps_Expeditionary_Medal_ribbon.svg/53px-Marine_Corps_Expeditionary_Medal_ribbon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Marine_Corps_Expeditionary_Medal_ribbon.svg/70px-Marine_Corps_Expeditionary_Medal_ribbon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="279" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Marine_Corps_Expeditionary_Medal" title="Marine Corps Expeditionary Medal">Marine Corps Expeditionary</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Service ribbon awards</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Navy_and_Marine_Corps_Sea_Service_Deployment_Ribbon.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b2/Navy_and_Marine_Corps_Sea_Service_Deployment_Ribbon.svg/35px-Navy_and_Marine_Corps_Sea_Service_Deployment_Ribbon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="35" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b2/Navy_and_Marine_Corps_Sea_Service_Deployment_Ribbon.svg/53px-Navy_and_Marine_Corps_Sea_Service_Deployment_Ribbon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b2/Navy_and_Marine_Corps_Sea_Service_Deployment_Ribbon.svg/70px-Navy_and_Marine_Corps_Sea_Service_Deployment_Ribbon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="279" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Sea_Service_Ribbon" title="Sea Service Ribbon">Sea Service</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Naval_Reserve_Sea_Service_Ribbon.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/91/Naval_Reserve_Sea_Service_Ribbon.svg/35px-Naval_Reserve_Sea_Service_Ribbon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="35" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/91/Naval_Reserve_Sea_Service_Ribbon.svg/53px-Naval_Reserve_Sea_Service_Ribbon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/91/Naval_Reserve_Sea_Service_Ribbon.svg/70px-Naval_Reserve_Sea_Service_Ribbon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="279" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Sea_Service_Ribbon" title="Sea Service Ribbon">Naval Reserve Sea Service</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Navy_Arctic_Service_Ribbon.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/Navy_Arctic_Service_Ribbon.svg/35px-Navy_Arctic_Service_Ribbon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="35" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/Navy_Arctic_Service_Ribbon.svg/53px-Navy_Arctic_Service_Ribbon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/Navy_Arctic_Service_Ribbon.svg/70px-Navy_Arctic_Service_Ribbon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="279" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Navy_Arctic_Service_Ribbon" title="Navy Arctic Service Ribbon">Arctic Service</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Antarctica_Service_Medal_ribbon.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/57/Antarctica_Service_Medal_ribbon.svg/35px-Antarctica_Service_Medal_ribbon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="35" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/57/Antarctica_Service_Medal_ribbon.svg/53px-Antarctica_Service_Medal_ribbon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/57/Antarctica_Service_Medal_ribbon.svg/70px-Antarctica_Service_Medal_ribbon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="279" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Antarctica_Service_Medal" title="Antarctica Service Medal">Antarctica Service</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Navy_and_Marine_Corps_Overseas_Service_Ribbon.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/be/Navy_and_Marine_Corps_Overseas_Service_Ribbon.svg/35px-Navy_and_Marine_Corps_Overseas_Service_Ribbon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="35" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/be/Navy_and_Marine_Corps_Overseas_Service_Ribbon.svg/53px-Navy_and_Marine_Corps_Overseas_Service_Ribbon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/be/Navy_and_Marine_Corps_Overseas_Service_Ribbon.svg/70px-Navy_and_Marine_Corps_Overseas_Service_Ribbon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="279" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Overseas_Service_Ribbon" title="Overseas Service Ribbon">Overseas Service</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:U.S._Navy_Recruiting_Service_Ribbon.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/U.S._Navy_Recruiting_Service_Ribbon.svg/35px-U.S._Navy_Recruiting_Service_Ribbon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="35" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/U.S._Navy_Recruiting_Service_Ribbon.svg/53px-U.S._Navy_Recruiting_Service_Ribbon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/U.S._Navy_Recruiting_Service_Ribbon.svg/70px-U.S._Navy_Recruiting_Service_Ribbon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="279" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Recruiting_Service_Ribbon" title="Recruiting Service Ribbon">Navy Recruiting Service</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Marine_Corps_Recruiting_Ribbon.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7f/Marine_Corps_Recruiting_Ribbon.svg/35px-Marine_Corps_Recruiting_Ribbon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="35" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7f/Marine_Corps_Recruiting_Ribbon.svg/53px-Marine_Corps_Recruiting_Ribbon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7f/Marine_Corps_Recruiting_Ribbon.svg/70px-Marine_Corps_Recruiting_Ribbon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="279" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Recruiting_Service_Ribbon" title="Recruiting Service Ribbon">Marine Corps Recruiting Service</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:U.S._Navy_Recruiting_Training_Ribbon.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/70/U.S._Navy_Recruiting_Training_Ribbon.svg/35px-U.S._Navy_Recruiting_Training_Ribbon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="35" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/70/U.S._Navy_Recruiting_Training_Ribbon.svg/53px-U.S._Navy_Recruiting_Training_Ribbon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/70/U.S._Navy_Recruiting_Training_Ribbon.svg/70px-U.S._Navy_Recruiting_Training_Ribbon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="279" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Drill_Instructor_Ribbon" title="Drill Instructor Ribbon">Navy Accession Training Service Ribbon</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:U.S._Marine_Corps_Drill_Instructor_Ribbon.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3a/U.S._Marine_Corps_Drill_Instructor_Ribbon.svg/35px-U.S._Marine_Corps_Drill_Instructor_Ribbon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="35" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3a/U.S._Marine_Corps_Drill_Instructor_Ribbon.svg/53px-U.S._Marine_Corps_Drill_Instructor_Ribbon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3a/U.S._Marine_Corps_Drill_Instructor_Ribbon.svg/70px-U.S._Marine_Corps_Drill_Instructor_Ribbon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="279" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Drill_Instructor_Ribbon" title="Drill Instructor Ribbon">Marine Corps Drill Instructor</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Marine_Security_Guard_Ribbon.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Marine_Security_Guard_Ribbon.svg/35px-Marine_Security_Guard_Ribbon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="35" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Marine_Security_Guard_Ribbon.svg/53px-Marine_Security_Guard_Ribbon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Marine_Security_Guard_Ribbon.svg/70px-Marine_Security_Guard_Ribbon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="279" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Marine_Corps_Security_Guard_Ribbon" title="Marine Corps Security Guard Ribbon">Marine Corps Security Guard</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:USMC_Combat_Instructor_Ribbon.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/USMC_Combat_Instructor_Ribbon.svg/35px-USMC_Combat_Instructor_Ribbon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="35" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/USMC_Combat_Instructor_Ribbon.svg/53px-USMC_Combat_Instructor_Ribbon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/USMC_Combat_Instructor_Ribbon.svg/70px-USMC_Combat_Instructor_Ribbon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="279" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Marine_Corps_Combat_Instructor_Ribbon" title="Marine Corps Combat Instructor Ribbon">Marine Corps Combat Instructor</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Navy_Ceremonial_Duty_Ribbon.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img 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