The Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal (GWOT-EM) is presented to members of the U.S. military who have served in the War on Terror while on foreign shores from September 11, 2001 to a yet to be determined date.

The five GWOT-EM approved operations are:

• ENDURING FREEDOM (OEF) Sep 11, 2001 – TBD

• IRAQI FREEDOM (OIF) Mar 19, 2003 – Aug 31, 2010

• NOMAD SHADOW (ONS) Nov 5, 2007 – TBD

• NEW DAWN (OND) Sep 1, 2010 – Dec 31, 2011

• INHERENT RESOLVE (OIR) June 15, 2014 – TBD

To be eligible, service members must have served in deployed status for at least 30 consecutive or 60 cumulative days within an authorized anti-terrorism operations. Service time may be waived when a service member participated in active combat, required medical evacuation after having been wounded or posthumously for any service member who dies from combat or non-combat wounds while in the line of duty. The Global War on Terrorism Service Medal is a similar award, with the primary difference being that it is awarded for service within the United States, while the GWOTE Medal is generally awarded for service on foreign shores.

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