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The first service to issue the Achievement Medal was the United States Navy in 1961. The medal was originally entitled the "Secretary of the Navy Commendation for Achievement Medal," but this title was shortened in 1967 to the "Navy Achievement Medal."
In 1994, to recognize United States Marines who had received the Navy Achievement Medal, the name of the decoration was officially changed to the "Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal." Nonetheless, the award is still referred to in shorthand as a 'NAM.
