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The approval authority for the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT) Service Medal is the following:
- Combatant Commander, for members assigned to units and personnel within the commander's command and joint activities and forces under the commander's operational control
- Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, for members assigned to the Joint Staff and those joint activities that report directly to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
- Director of a Defense Agency, for members assigned to a Defense agency
- Director, Administration and Management, for members assigned to the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD), the DoD Field Activities, joint DoD activities that report directly to an OSD principal staff assistant, multilateral and bilateral organizations; and the other offices in the Executive Branch, the Executive agencies and departments, or the independent establishments and Government corporations
- A person designated by Military Department concerned, for other members |