Pentagon creates new medal for troops serving at US southern border

The Pentagon has created a new medal for service members, who have deployed on the southern border to assist federal law enforcement with action on illegal immigration of President Donald Trump.

The Pentagon unveiled plans for a Mexican border defense medal for American soldiers serving the Joint Task Force Southern Border, on August by the Pentagon as per a new memorandum. 13 was shared on social media.

An US defense officer confirmed the authenticity of the memo on Fox News Digital Wednesday.

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Now, service members will receive the Mexican Border Defense Medal (MBDM) instead of the Service Medal (AFSM) of the Armed Forces, as if they were earlier earned to support customs and border security on the border, the Memo said.

Originally, the service medal of the Armed Forces, created in 1996 by former President Bill Clinton, is honored to soldiers who have participated in a military campaign with “important activity”, but according to the US Army Description of the medal, not encountered foreign armed opposition or impeccable hostile action.

The Pentagon said in July that about 8,500 military personnel have been assigned to the Joint Task Force Southern Border, and they have been tasked to respond to security threats there. The task force was going on in March and according to the Pentagon, around 3,500 patrolling between the then and July.

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Eligible people for the award should be deployed from January 20 to support customs and border security, and should be served within 100-notical miles from the international border shared with Mexico in Texas, New Mexico, Arizona or California.

Those who have also served in adjacent water 24 miles from the border are also eligible.

Memo said, “Members of the service would have been permanently assigned, attached, or a unit has been expanded, which was deployed to participate in a specified DOD military operation that supported CBP within (eligibility area) for 30 consecutive or non -non -priest days (period of prize).”

Those who have already received the armed forces service medals for service on the southern border can appeal to receive new awards, but according to the Pentagon, are ineligible to receive both.

“Service members and veterans first honored the CBP for DOD support, AFSM can be applied in its respective military service for MBDM award in exchange for AFSM which was earlier honored for recognizing such service; however, both AFSM and MBDM could not be honored for qualifying service to both AFSM and MBDM,” I was not honored “.

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According to the President’s direction, the Pentagon has established four national defense areas along the border, enhancing the capacity of American soldiers to assist customs and border security under the task force.

National Defense sectors work under military jurisdiction, paving the way for American soldiers to detain over -elements. Without placing these parts of the land under military jurisdiction, American soldiers were barred from doing so under the current federal law.

“The US Northern Command will ensure those who have been entrusted illegally in the New Mexico National Defense Area to customs and border security or our other law enforcement partners,” said in a statement of April 1, “the Air Force General Gregory Guelot, Commander of the US Northern Command, Commander of the US Northern Command. “The Joint Task Force will conduct an increased identity and monitoring the southern border, including vehicles and leg patrolling, rotary wing and fixed monitoring site operations.”