Lt. Gen. Kathleen M. Gainey, the deputy commander of USTRANSCOM, received the Gen. Brehon B. Somervell Medal of Excellence award by surprise during a staff meeting at USTRANSCOM. Gen. Dennis L.

The service star policy approved by the Defense Department Feb. 9 only applies to soldiers who: Elected to keep the GWOT Expeditionary Medal in lieu of the Afghanistan Campaign Medal or the Iraq ...

Others are given for serving in specific operations or even missions — these are known as campaign awards. Depending on the medals a service member or veteran wears, it's typically possible to ...

The troops President Obama has deployed to Iraq are not eligible for certain medals because the U.S. has not officially designated their efforts a military campaign. The more than 1,600 troops who ...

A new medal for service members fighting the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria was announced by the Pentagon on Wednesday. The Inherent Resolve Campaign Medal, authorized in an executive order by ...

11, 2001. "These airmen play a crucial role in every campaign we undertake, and this medal is for them," Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David Goldfein said in the release. Then-Air Force Secretary ...