Homeland Security Distinguished Service Medal information
United States Homeland Security Department distinguished service medal
Award
Homeland Security Distinguished Service Medal
Type
Distinguished service medal
Awarded for
Exceptionally meritorious service in a duty of great responsibility
Presented by
United States Department of Homeland Security[1]
Eligibility
United States Armed Forces service members
Status
Currently awarded
Established
28 February 2003 (retroactive to 1 March 2002)
First awarded
2006
Service ribbon
Precedence
Next (higher)
Army: Distinguished Service Cross Naval Service: Navy Cross Air and Space Forces: Air Force Cross Coast Guard: Coast Guard Cross
Equivalent
Department of Defense: Defense Distinguished Service Medal
Next (lower)
Army: Distinguished Service Medal (Army) Naval Service: Navy Distinguished Service Medal Air and Space Forces: Distinguished Service Medal (Air and Space Forces) Coast Guard: Coast Guard Distinguished Service Medal
The Homeland Security Distinguished Service Medal is a military decoration of the Department of Homeland Security, which is presented to United States Armed Forces service members for exceptionally meritorious service. The current version of the medal was established in February 2003, retroactive to March 1, 2002.[2]
It is equivalent to the United States Department of Defense's Defense Distinguished Service Medal.
^"COMDTINST M1650.25E: Coast Guard Military Medals and Awards Manual" (PDF). United States Department of Homeland Security. 15 August 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 March 2018. Retrieved 5 March 2018.
^"14 USC § 492 – Distinguished service medal". Legal Information Institute, Cornell University Law School. Retrieved September 27, 2012.
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