Secretary of Defense Medal for the Global War on Terrorism

Secretary of Defense Medal for the Global War on Terrorism
Obverse of the medal
Awarded by the Department of Defense
Country	United States
Type	Civilian service medal
Eligibility	Department of Defense civilians
Awarded for	30-day continuous or 60-day non-continuous service deployed in support of Global War on Terrorism missions
Status	Currently awarded
Statistics
Established	August 9, 2007
Ribbon of the medal

The Secretary of Defense Medal for the Global War on Terrorism or Global War on Terrorism Civilian Service Medal is a medal awarded by the United States Department of Defense. It was authorized on August 9, 2007, but may be awarded for expeditionary service in a GWOT mission in a combat zone on or after September 11, 2001, until a date to be determined.

Criteria

It was created and approved to recognize and honor the contributions and accomplishments of the civilian workforce of the Department of Defense in direct support of the armed forces, whose members are engaged in operations to combat terrorism. Heads of the Department of Defense Components have been delegated the authority to approve and administer the medal for their respective employees.^[1]

Appearance

The drape/ribbon is similar to that of the military medal, but the medal obverse features a sculpture of the female personification of Freedom in Grecian garb, and the reverse features a compass surrounded by the words "Civilian Support - Global War on Terrorism." ^[2][3]

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