Inherent Resolve Campaign Medal
Criteria:
To qualify for the Inherent Resolve Campaign Medal, personnel must have been based in Iraq or Syira , fly missions over those nations, and/or serve in contiguous waters for 30 consecutive days or 60 nonconsecutive days. Service members who were killed or were medically evacuated from those countries due to wounds or injuries immediately qualify for the award, as do members who engaged in combat.
The scorpion, symbolic for treachery and destruction, is found on most major land masses. The dagger alludes to swiftness and determination. The eagle represents the United States and is symbolic of might and victory. The decorated star panels are common in the Arabian and Moorish styles of ornamentation.
Precedence: Below Iraq Campaign Medal, above GWOT:E