The Arctic Service Medal was authorized in 2023 as an extension to the Arctic Service Ribbon, a decoration that sailors have long been awarded for clocking 28 days of duty above the Arctic Circle.

The Virginia-class fast attack submarine Illinois moors to Arctic sea ice during ICEX 2022. (MC1 Alfred Coffield/Navy) The Navy is rolling out a Navy Arctic Service Medal this year, serving as an ...

Capt. Henry Cho made history as the first U.S. Space Force Guardian to receive the Coast Guard Arctic Service Medal by spending 21 freezing cold days in the Arctic aboard the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter ...

Franchetti awarded the Arctic Service Medal to the Indiana crew on Tuesday, Sept. 18, 2024, during a ceremony at Navy Submarine Base New London in Connecticut. (Scott Barnes/Navy) The ...

Cmdr. Kyle McVay, commanding officer of the USS Indiana, said the award was due to the accomplishments of the crew. “Receiving the Arctic Service Medal is a testament to the hard work and ...

In addition to the PCU, CVN-787 received the newly announced "Arctic Service Medal," which does shed some light on at least where it operated. Six Months a Sea.

NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – History has been made. The first U.S. Space Force Guardian received an Arctic Service Medal. Captain Henry Cho spent 21 freezing cold days in the Arctic aboard the U.S. Coast ...

According to the Navy, the Arctic Medal is awarded to service members assigned to a unit that conducted an ice-covered strait transit or a transit of the North Pole.

The Virginia-class fast attack submarine Illinois moors to Arctic sea ice during ICEX 2022. (MC1 Alfred Coffield/Navy) The Navy is rolling out a Navy Arctic Service Medal this year, serving as an ...