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23 relations: Alaska, American Defense Service Medal, Arctic Circle, Atlantic Ocean, Axis powers, Coast Guard Arctic Service Medal, Convoy, Kriegsmarine, Medal ribbon, Naval History and Heritage Command, Nazi Germany, Oak leaf cluster, Overseas Service Ribbon, Pituffik Space Base, Sans-serif, Serif, Service star, U-boat, United States Air Force, United States Armed Forces, United States Coast Guard, United States Marine Corps, World War II.
- Awards for polar exploration
- Military in the Arctic
- United States military award devices
Alaska
Alaska is a non-contiguous U.S. state on the northwest extremity of North America.
American Defense Service Medal
The American Defense Service Medal was a military award of the United States Armed Forces, established by, by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, on June 28, 1941.
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Arctic Circle
The Arctic Circle is one of the two polar circles, and the most northerly of the five major circles of latitude as shown on maps of Earth at about 66° 34' N. Its southern equivalent is the Antarctic Circle.
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Atlantic Ocean
The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's five oceanic divisions, with an area of about.
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Axis powers
The Axis powers, originally called the Rome–Berlin Axis and also Rome–Berlin–Tokyo Axis, was a military coalition that initiated World War II and fought against the Allies.
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Coast Guard Arctic Service Medal
The Coast Guard Arctic Service Medal was established on 20 May 1976 by Commandant of the Coast Guard Admiral Owen W. Siler. "A" Device and Coast Guard Arctic Service Medal are awards for polar exploration.
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Convoy
A convoy is a group of vehicles, typically motor vehicles or ships, traveling together for mutual support and protection.
Kriegsmarine
The Kriegsmarine was the navy of Nazi Germany from 1935 to 1945.
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Medal ribbon
A medal ribbon, service ribbon or ribbon bar is a small ribbon, mounted on a small metal bar equipped with an attaching device, which is generally issued for wear in place of a medal when it is not appropriate to wear the actual medal.
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Naval History and Heritage Command
The Naval History and Heritage Command, formerly the Naval Historical Center, is an Echelon II command responsible for the preservation, analysis, and dissemination of U.S. naval history and heritage located at the historic Washington Navy Yard.
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Nazi Germany
Nazi Germany, officially known as the German Reich and later the Greater German Reich, was the German state between 1933 and 1945, when Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party controlled the country, transforming it into a totalitarian dictatorship.
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Oak leaf cluster
An oak leaf cluster is a ribbon device to denote preceding decorations and awards consisting of a miniature bronze or silver twig of four oak leaves with three acorns on the stem. "A" Device and oak leaf cluster are United States military award devices.
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Overseas Service Ribbon
An Overseas Service Ribbon is a service military award of the United States military which recognizes those service members who have performed military tours outside the borders of the United States of America.
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Pituffik Space Base
Pituffik Space Base, formerly Thule Air Base, is the United States Space Force's northernmost base, and the northernmost installation of the U.S. Armed Forces, located north of the Arctic Circle and from the North Pole on the northwest coast of Greenland.
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Sans-serif
In typography and lettering, a sans-serif, sans serif, gothic, or simply sans letterform is one that does not have extending features called "serifs" at the end of strokes.
Serif
In typography, a serif is a small line or stroke regularly attached to the end of a larger stroke in a letter or symbol within a particular font or family of fonts.
Service star
A service star is a miniature bronze or silver five-pointed star in diameter that is authorized to be worn by members of the eight uniformed services of the United States on medals and ribbons to denote an additional award or service period. "A" Device and service star are United States military award devices.
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U-boat
U-boats were naval submarines operated by Germany, particularly in the First and Second World Wars.
United States Air Force
The United States Air Force (USAF) is the air service branch of the United States Armed Forces, and is one of the eight uniformed services of the United States.
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United States Armed Forces
The United States Armed Forces are the military forces of the United States.
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United States Coast Guard
The United States Coast Guard (USCG) is the maritime security, search and rescue, and law enforcement service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the country's eight uniformed services.
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United States Marine Corps
The United States Marine Corps (USMC), also referred to as the United States Marines, is the maritime land force service branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for conducting expeditionary and amphibious operations through combined arms, implementing its own infantry, artillery, aerial, and special operations forces.
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World War II
World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a global conflict between two alliances: the Allies and the Axis powers.
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See also
Awards for polar exploration
- "A" Device
- Antarctic Medal
- Antarctica Service Medal
- Australian Antarctic Medal
- Coast Guard Arctic Service Medal
- Jeannette Medal
- Maudheim medal
- Polar Medal
- United States Antarctic Expedition Medal
Military in the Arctic
- "A" Device
- 14th Army Corps (Russian Federation)
- 1968 Thule Air Base B-52 crash
- Accuracy International Arctic Warfare
- Arctic Ocean Flotilla
- Arctic Submarine Laboratory
- Arctic convoys of World War II
- Arctic naval operations of World War II
- Basis Nord
- British North Russia Squadron
- Cold-weather warfare
- Defence of Iceland
- Distant Early Warning Line
- German submarine U-365
- Greenland in World War II
- ICEX: US Navy Mission in Arctic
- List of DEW Line Sites
- Maritime Forces Atlantic
- Military of Canada
- Military of Finland
- Military of Greenland
- Military of Norway
- Military of Russia
- Military of Sweden
- Military of the Soviet Union
- North Russia intervention
- North Warning System
- Northern Fleet
- Operation Blue Nose
- Operation FB
- Operation Fritham
- Operation Gearbox
- Operation Gearbox II
- Operation Nanook
- Operation Nanook (1946)
- Operation Northern Falcon
- Operation Zitronella
- Project Iceworm
- USCGC Redbud
- USS O-12
United States military award devices
- "A" Device
- "C" device
- "V" device
- 5/16 inch star
- Arrowhead device
- Award numerals
- Awards and decorations of the United States Armed Forces
- Berlin Airlift Device
- Citation Star
- Enlistment Bar
- Fleet Marine Force Combat Operation Insignia
- Gold frame
- Good conduct loop
- List of US Army Chaplain Corps regimental awards
- Marksmanship Device
- Navy Commendation Star
- Oak leaf cluster
- Operational Distinguishing Device
- Presidential Inauguration Support Ribbon
- Service star
- Strike/Flight numerals
- United States military award devices
- Wake Island Device
References
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