The United States Department of the Navy awards the Navy Arctic Service Medal to eligible officers and enlisted personnel who complete qualifying service in the Arctic. The medal is retroactive to January 1, 1982, and replaced the Navy Arctic Service Ribbon as the corresponding award. The ribbon features a thin vertical black stripe at the center, flanked by thin vertical stripes of blue, light blue, white, light blue, and shades of blue extending outward.
Navy Arctic Service Medal
Price range: $18.00 through $26.00
- Type:
Service Medal
- Awarded for:
Qualifying service in the Arctic, including designated Arctic operations such as ice-covered strait transits, North Pole transits, submarine operations under the ice, and operations at Arctic ice camps.
- Presented by:
Department of the Navy
- Eligibility:
Officers and enlisted personnel of the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps, as well as eligible civilians, who meet the specified criteria while assigned to qualifying units or operations in the Arctic.
- Status:
Currently Awarded
- Established:
March 18, 2024
- First awarded:
2024
- Last awarded:
Present
- Total recipients:
Not publicly available