Devices and Campaigns
The Iraq Campaign Medal may be awarded with the arrowhead device for qualified soldiers, as well as the combat operation insignia for qualified sailors assigned to Marine Corps units. The following are the established combat campaigns for the Iraq Campaign Medal. If a service member participated in all seven campaigns, they would be authorized to wear service stars as indicated:
| Phase 1: Liberation of Iraq – March 19 to May 1, 2003 | |
| Phase 2: Transition of Iraq – May 2, 2003 to June 28, 2004 | |
| Phase 3: Iraqi Governance – June 29, 2004 to December 15, 2005 | |
| Phase 4: National Resolution – December 16, 2005 to January 9, 2007 | |
| Phase 5: Iraqi Surge - January 10, 2007 to December 31, 2008 | |
| Phase 6: Iraqi Sovereignty - January 1, 2009 to August 31, 2010 | |
| Phase 7: New Dawn - September 1, 2010 to December 31, 2011 |
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