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  • Antarctica Service Medal
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  • The Antarctica Service Medal (ASM) was established by the United States Congress on July 7, 1960 under Public Law 600 of the 86th Congress. The medal was intended as a military award to replace several commemorative awards which had been issued for previous Antarctica expeditions from 1928 to 1941. The following commemorative medals were declared obsolete, following the creation of the Antarctica Service Medal. * Byrd Antarctic Expedition Medal * Second Byrd Antarctic Expedition Medal * United States Antarctic Expedition Medal
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  • 200
Status
  • Active
Name
  • Antarctica Service Medal
Type
  • Medal
Caption
  • ribbon
  • Antarctica Service Medal
last award
  • Ongoing
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Established
  • Pub.L. 86−600, 74 Stat. 337, enacted July 7, 1960
Description
  • Obverse: Bronze medal, inches in diameter, with a view of a polar landscape and standing figure in Antarctica clothing facing to the front between the horizontally placed words, "ANTARCTICA" on the figure's left and "SERVICE" on the figure's right.
  • Reverse: A polar projection with geodesic lines of the continent of Antarctica across which are the horizontally placed words "COURAGE", "SACRIFICE", and "DEVOTION", all within a circular decorative border of penguins and marine life.
  • Ribbon: The ribbon is inches wide and consists of a -inch black stripe on each edge and graded from a white stripe in the center to a pale blue, light blue, greenish blue, and medium blue.
Related
  • * Byrd Antarctic Expedition Medal * Second Byrd Antarctic Expedition Medal * United States Antarctic Expedition Medal * Navy Arctic Service Ribbon
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first award
  • 1946-01-02
for
  • Training or service between fifteen to thirty consecutive days stationed in Antarctica.
abstract
  • The Antarctica Service Medal (ASM) was established by the United States Congress on July 7, 1960 under Public Law 600 of the 86th Congress. The medal was intended as a military award to replace several commemorative awards which had been issued for previous Antarctica expeditions from 1928 to 1941. The following commemorative medals were declared obsolete, following the creation of the Antarctica Service Medal. * Byrd Antarctic Expedition Medal * Second Byrd Antarctic Expedition Medal * United States Antarctic Expedition Medal The Antarctica Service Medal is considered an award of the United States Armed Forces, issued in the name of the U.S. Department of Defense, and is authorized for wear on active duty uniforms. The medal may also be awarded to U.S. civilians, but after the initial award, the civilian may only wear the miniature or the lapel pin depending on the occasion. To qualify for the Antarctica Service Medal, personnel must train or serve between fifteen to thirty days stationed on the Antarctic continent, defined as south of 60 degrees latitude. Flight crews performing transport missions to Antarctica qualify for one day of service for each flight mission performed within a 24-hour time period. The Arctic equivalents of the Antarctica Service Medal are the Navy Arctic Service Ribbon, the Coast Guard Arctic Service Medal and the Air Force Overseas Short Tour Service Ribbon with Arctic "A" Device.
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