Coast Guard Arctic Service Medal

Eligibility requirements

• Members of the Coast Guard who, during summer operations, who serve in any Coast Guard mission north of the Arctic Circle for 21 consecutive days under competent orders.
• Member of the Coast Guard who, during winter operations, serve or have served aboard a Coast Guard vessel operating in polar waters north of latitude 60 degrees North, specifically in the Bering Sea, Davis Strait, or Denmark Strait for 21 consecutive days under competent orders.
• Members of the Coast Guard who serve on the remote LORAN Stations at Cape Atholl, Greenland; Cape Christian, Baffin Island, Canada; Port Clarence, Alaska; Barrow, Alaska; Bo, Norway; Jan Mayen Island, Norway.
• Members of the Coast Guard who participate in flights as a member of the crew of an aircraft flying to or from stations listed above, or any shore locations north of the Arctic Circle in support of Coast Guard missions. The minimum time requirement is 21 non-consecutive days under competent orders, no more than one day of service is credited for flights in and out during any 24-hour period.