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Navy Sea Service Deployment Ribbon |
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A Sea Service Ribbon is an award of the United States Navy and U.S. Coast Guard
which recognizes those service members who have performed military duty while
stationed on a ship at sea. The Navy and Coast Guard each issue a separate
version of the Sea Service Ribbon.
Sea Service Deployment Ribbon
The Sea Service Deployment Ribbon is a decoration of the United States Navy
which was established in May 1980 and retroactively authorized to August 1974.
The Sea Service Deployment Ribbon is granted to any member of the U.S. Navy or
United States Marines who are assigned to a Naval Afloat Command and who
perform ninety or more consecutive days of a seaward deployment within a one
year period.
After 1999, for those service members stationed on U.S. vessels home-ported in
foreign ports (such as Yokosuka, Japan), the Navy and Marine Corps Overseas
Service Ribbon is also authorized for one year of foreign duty and may be awarded
simultaneously with the Sea Service Deployment Ribbon.
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