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Eligible Marines will receive a medal for COVID-19 related duties
Marines who deployed or were assigned for at least 30-days on COVID-19 relief missions will be eligible for the Armed Forces Service Medal.
By Philip Athey
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States petition for federal National Guard orders to be extended for coronavirus response
Federal orders placing National Guard troops on COVID-19 response missions are set to end on August 21. If not extended, troops' pay and benefits will be greatly affected.
By Harm Venhuizen
Troops to get medals for US-Mexico border operations and Hurricane Florence relief
The Armed Forces Service Medal is awarded to service members who participate in an “operation deemed to be significant activity, and encounter no foreign armed opposition or imminent threat of hostile action."
By Shawn Snow