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Distinguished Warfare Medal

Distinguished Warfare Medal
Distinguished Warfare Medal
TypeMilitary decoration
Presented byDepartment of Defense
EligibilityMembers of the United States military
Established13 February 2013
First awardedCancelled 15 April 2013
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Distinguished Warfare Medal service ribbon

The Distinguished Warfare Medal was a planned United States military decoration announced by former U.S. Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta on 13 February 2013. It would have been the first U.S. combat-related award to be created since the Bronze Star Medal in 1944.[1] The blue, red and white-ribboned medal was to be awarded to individuals for "extraordinary achievement" related to a military operation occurring after 11 September 2001.[2] It was intended to recognize military achievement in cyberwarfare or combat drone operations for actions that did not include valor in combat.[3]

Reception for the medal was mixed, with veterans criticizing the relatively high placement of the medal in the order of precedence.[4] Production of the medal was halted on 12 March 2013, pending a review of its precedence as ordered by Secretary of Defense, Chuck Hagel.[5] It was subsequently cancelled by Secretary Hagel on 15 April 2013 who made the decision to instead create and offer a new distinguishing device to existing medals.[6][7] On 8 January 2016, the DoD presented two new award devices in accordance with this directive.[8]

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    "Congress debates 'Nintendo medal'". United Press International, Inc. UPI. 6 March 2013. Retrieved 13 March 2013.
  5. ^ Andrew Tilghman (12 March 2013). "Hagel to order review of drone medal precedence". Air Force Times. Retrieved 12 March 2013.
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  7. ^ "CAB for past conflicts? 5 things you should know". 4 April 2015. Archived from the original on 22 August 2019. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
  8. ^ "2 new devices".

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