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Public Health Service Hazardous Duty Award information


Public Health Service Hazardous Duty Award
The obverse (left) and reverse sides of the medal.
TypeService award
Awarded forService in a position requiring frequent and significant risk to safety
CountryUnited States
Presented byUnited States Public Health Service
EligibilityMembers of the United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps and members of any other uniformed service of the United States

Ribbon of the PHS Hazardous Duty Award
Precedence
Next (higher)COVID-19 Pandemic Campaign Medal[1]
Next (lower)Foreign Duty Award[1]

The Public Health Service Hazardous Duty Award is a decoration of the United States Public Health Service presented to members of the United States Public Health Service Commissioned Officer Corps and to members of any other uniformed service of the United States. It recognizes service in which the awardee faced significant risk while carrying out his or her duties.

  1. ^ a b "Wear of Awards and Badges" (PDF). July 2, 2020.

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