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Pentagon Releases Design for Mexican Border Defense Medal

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The new Mexican Border Defense Medal uses the same design and ribbon as the Mexican Border Service Medal from 1918.

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After several months of deployment of military personnel on the border between Mexico and the United States, US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced this Saturday the creation of the ‘Mexican Border Defense Medal’ to recognize the troops assigned for the support of the Border Patrol. In a statement, the United States Department of Defense specified that this recognition will be granted to the members of the service deployed on the United Sta…

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The United States Department of Defense announced the creation of the Mexican Border Defense Medal to recognize the members of the Armed Forces deployed in support of the Bureau of Customs and Border Protection (CBP) on the border with Mexico. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth detailed in a memorandum that the recognition will be granted to those who have been assigned or deployed in military operations to support CBP within a 180-kilometre eligibi…

Tijuana, August 23.- The U.S. Department of Defense announced that it will award the Mexican Border Defense Medal (MBDM) to military personnel involved in operations to support the Customs and Border Protection Office (CBP) in the border area with Mexico. The decoration may be given to those who have been assigned to these operations for at least 30 days—consecutive or not—as of January 20, 2025.

On social media, Hegseth clarified that it is not a new medal but that it will re-establish the Mexican Border Service Medal, which was established in 1918. https://www.defense.gov/ The United States Department of Defense announced that it will award the Mexican Border Defence Medal (MBDM) to military personnel involved in support operations for the Customs and Border Protection Office (CBP) in the border area with Mexico. The award can be given…

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OAN broke the news in San Diego, United States on Friday, August 22, 2025.
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