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Purpose: In accordance with the authority in DoD Directives 5105.82 and 5105.53, the July 11, 2014 Deputy Secretary of Defense Memorandum, and the guidance in Volume 451 of DoD Instruction 1400.25, this issuance:

• Implements policy, assigns responsibilities, and provides direction for granting and requesting Secretary of Defense Honorary Awards.

• Directs that the Incentives Awards Board (IAB) reviews and recommends approval or disapproval of Secretary of Defense Honorary Awards for career employees.

APPLICABILITY. This issuance applies to OSD, the Military Departments, the Office of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the Joint Staff, the Combatant Commands, the Office of the Inspector General of the Department of Defense (IG DoD), the Defense Agencies, the DoD Field Activities, and all other organizational entities within the DoD (referred to collectively in this issuance as the "DoD Components").