From Name

From Email

To Name

To Email

Message

Troops who stepped up for COVID-19 pandemic response are eligible for these 2 medals

from Military Times

Troops who stepped up for COVID-19 pandemic response are eligible for these 2 medals Military Times Active, Reserve and National Guard service members who mobilized to work in medical centers, man testing outposts, distribute supplies and otherwise support their communities in pandemic response are authorized to receive the Armed Forces Service and/or Humanitarian Service medals, per a Defense Department memo signed. To pin it on, eligible troops must have been activated after Jan. 31, according to the memo, but an area of mobilization is not specified, as long as the mission was in direct response to COVID-19. READ MORE

more