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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;kanga, post: 3791127, member: 9270&quot;]Interesting.</p><p>I didn&#039;t know there was an Arctic Service medal.</p><p>I&#039;ll have to look that up and see what was required to earn it.</p><p>In my Ft. Wainwright PCS I was Army R&amp;D meteorology (an MOS that no longer exists).</p><p>But the Post was mostly for Yukon Command.</p><p><b>I wonder if the grunts got the award?</b></p><p><br /></p><p>&gt;&gt; Researching &lt;&lt;</p><p><br /></p><p>&quot;The Navy Arctic Service Ribbon is a decoration of the United States Navy which was established in May 1986.</p><p>The ribbon is authorized to any member of the U.S. Navy or United States Marine Corps for service above the Arctic Circle.</p><p>Like the Antarctica Service Medal, it may also be awarded to civilians and members of other U.S. services.&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>I guess the answer is &quot;no&quot; since we weren&#039;t above the Arctic Circle.</p><p>Although I almost was.</p><p>They were going to assign me to some sort of Gov&#039;t test support up at Point Barrow but canceled it for some reason.</p><p>That was good.</p><p>I&#039;m allergic to polar bears <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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