At the U.S. Central Command change-of-command ceremony in Florida, U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter announced that U.S. service members who serve or have served in Iraq or Syria as part of Operation Inherent Resolve will receive the Inherent Resolve Campaign Medal.
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The award is retroactive to June 15, 2014, and is for service members based in Iraq or Syria, those who flew missions over those countries, and those who served in contiguous waters for 30 consecutive days or 60 nonconsecutive days, the news article said.