Effective immediately, the Mexican Border Defense Medal is established to recognize service members deployed to the U.S.

The Mexican Border Defense Medal recognizes service members deployed to the U.S.-Mexico border since Jan. 20, according to a ...

Eligible U. S. Troops serving along the border between Mexico and the United States of America will get a different medal ...

The Defense Department has established the Mexican Border Defense Medal for U.S. troops who have deployed to the southern ...

The new medal, dubbed the Mexican Border Defense Medal, will replace the Armed Forces Service Medal that was previously given to service members who collaborated with Customs and Border Protection.