Operation Midnight Hammer Medal

(a) Medal authorized The Secretary concerned shall authorize the award of an Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal, to be known as the Operation Midnight Hammer Medal, to any person eligible under subsection (c). (b) Design The medal shall be of an appropriate design approved by the Secretary of Defense and shall include ribbons, lapel pins, and other appurtenances. (c) Eligibility Subject to subsection (e), a person shall be eligible for the medal if the person— (1) served on active duty, including as a member of a reserve component under orders to active duty, in the Armed Forces in support of a designated operation during the armed conflict between Iran and Israel in 2025 (including Operation Midnight Hammer, conducted on June 22, 2025); (2) was deployed in an area of operations designated by the Secretary concerned as eligible for award of the medal; or (3) performed such other service as the Secretary concerned may prescribe for purposes of this section. (d) One medal authorized Not more than one medal may be awarded to any person. (e) Issuance to next-of-kin If a person described in subsection (c) is deceased, the Secretary may provide for the issuance of the medal to the next-of-kin of that person. (f) Regulations The issuance of a medal under this section shall be subject to such regulations as the Secretaries concerned shall prescribe for purposes of this section. The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that any regulations prescribed under this subsection are uniform to the extent practicable. (g) Secretary concerned defined In this section, the term Secretary concerned has the meaning given the term in section 101(a) of title 10, United States Code.