United States: Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal (GWOT-EM). With 'Silver' & 'Bronze' service star devices on riband

The 'Silver Service Star' denotes, that the wearer had served in an additional 5 x further specified operations for which the GWOT-EM is awarded. The 'Bronze Service Star' denotes a 'further' 1 x additional specified qualifying operations. In total the wearer had qualified & served in 7 x specified operations

Note: Retrospective to 2001, there have been been 9 x specified operations qualifying for the GWOT-EM

The medal riband with crimp brooch mounting bar with intricate drop lock hinged pin & clasp fittings. The medal brooch bar with Federal Contractors mark 'G27'

The Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal (GWOT-EM) is a United States Armed Forces award created by George W. Bush on 12 March 2003, through Executive Order 13289. The medal recognizes those military service members who have physically deployed overseas on direct active service in the War on Terror from 11 September 2001 to a date to be determined. Prior to 30 April 2005, the medal was awarded for service within Iraq and Afghanistan, but has been replaced with the Iraq Campaign Medal and Afghanistan Campaign Medal and now serves primarily as recognition for personnel who have deployed in support of the War on Terror to locations beyond Iraq and Afghanistan, and including ongoing anti-terrorism operations in the Philippines - the latter being under the operation scope of Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF)

- Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) : 11/09/2001 - Present
- Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF): 19/03/2003 - 31/08/2010
- Operation Nomad Shadow (ONS): 05/11/2007 - Present
- Operation New Dawn (OND): 01/09/2010 - 31/12/2011
- Operation Inherent Resolve (OIR): 15/06/2014 - Present
- Operation Freedom's Sentinel (OFS): 01/01/2015 - Present
- Operation Odyssey Lightning (OOL): 01/08/2016 - 19/12/2016

Basic award criteria for the medal is 30 days consecutive or 60 days aggregated days deployed overseas service in any of the designated combat areas of operations

Condition: EF

Code: 22050