Homeland Security Distinguished Service Medal

Homeland Security Distinguished Service Medal
TypeDistinguished service medal
Awarded forExceptionally meritorious service in a duty of great responsibility
Presented byUnited States Department of Homeland Security[1]
EligibilityUnited States Armed Forces service members
StatusCurrently awarded
Established28 February 2003 (retroactive to 1 March 2002)
First awarded2006


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Precedence
Next (higher)Army: Distinguished Service Cross
Naval Service: Navy Cross
Air and Space Forces: Air Force Cross
Coast Guard: Coast Guard Cross
EquivalentDepartment of Defense: Defense Distinguished Service Medal
Next (lower)Army: Distinguished Service Medal (Army)
Naval Service: Navy Distinguished Service Medal
Air and Space Forces: Distinguished Service Medal (Air and Space Forces)
Coast Guard: Coast Guard Distinguished Service Medal

The Homeland Security Distinguished Service Medal is a military decoration of the Department of Homeland Security, which is presented to United States Armed Forces service members for exceptionally meritorious service. The current version of the medal was established in February 2003, retroactive to March 1, 2002.[2]

It is equivalent to the United States Department of Defense's Defense Distinguished Service Medal.

  1. ^ "COMDTINST M1650.25E: Coast Guard Military Medals and Awards Manual" (PDF). United States Department of Homeland Security. 15 August 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 March 2018. Retrieved 5 March 2018.
  2. ^ "14 USC § 492 – Distinguished service medal". Legal Information Institute, Cornell University Law School. Retrieved September 27, 2012.

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