Editing Humanitarian Service Medal (section)

==Approved operations==
Below is a non-exhaustive list of operations approved since 2020 in accordance with the Department of Defense.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://prhome.defense.gov/Portals/52/Documents/MRA_Docs/OEPM/HSM%20List%20-%20Final%20-%202021%2004%2001.pdf?ver=35iaexIvbivkp6CtnNqXVw%3d%3d|title=Humanitarian Service Medal - Approved Operations|website=PRHome.Defense.gov|access-date=30 June 2021}}</ref>
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!End date
!Geographic area (note 1)
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|Hurricanes Eta and Iota
|November 5, 2020
|December 5, 2020
|Honduras, Guatemala, Belize, El Salvador, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Nicaragua, Panama, and Colombia, adjacent airspace and adjacent waters within 10 nautical miles
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|DoD Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Operations / Activities
|January 31, 2020
|June 1, 2023 <ref name=":0" />
|Global
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|[[Operation Allies Refuge]] (OAR) & Allies Welcome (OAW)
|31 August 2021
|1 Apr 2022
|Afghanistan, United States <ref name=":0">{{cite web |date=1 April 2025 |title=Humanitarian Service Medal - Approved Operations Current as of: 1 April 2025 |url=https://prhome.defense.gov/Portals/52/Documents/MRA_Docs/OEPM/HSM%20Approved%20Ops%20-%202025%2004%2001_1.pdf?ver=nR5WpUrCemsAbFxoT6_0yg%3d%3d |url-status=live |archive-url=https://prhome.defense.gov/Portals/52/Documents/MRA_Docs/OEPM/HSM%20Approved%20Ops%20-%202025%2004%2001_1.pdf?ver=nR5WpUrCemsAbFxoT6_0yg%3d%3d |archive-date=1 April 2025 |access-date=1 April 2025 |website=pr.home.defense.gov}}</ref>
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|[[2022 Pakistan floods|Pakistan Flood]] Relief 
|September 1, 2022
|September 16, 2022
|Pakistan and extending 12 nautical miles to sea per the international maritime sea boundary <ref name=":0" />
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|[[2023 Turkey–Syria earthquakes|Türkiye Earthquake]] Relief
|February 6, 2023
|March 10, 2023
|The provinces of Gaziantep, Kahramanmaras, Sanliurfa, Diyarbakir, Adana, Adiyaman, Osmaniye, Hatay, Kilis, and Malatya within the country of Türkiye <ref name=":0" />
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|[[Typhoon Mawar|Super Typhoon Mawar]]
|May 19, 2023
|June 20, 2023
|Territory of Guam <ref name=":0" />
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|[[Bagana|Mount Bagana Eruption]] 
|August 7, 2023
|August 16, 2023
|The Bougainville Region of Papua New Guinea <ref name=":0" />
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|[[2023 Hawaii wildfires|Hawaii and Maui Wildfires]]
|August 8, 2023
|December 31, 2023
|The islands of Hawaii and Maui <ref name=":0" />
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|Operation NEPTUNE SOLACE (ONS)
|March 2, 2024
|August 31, 2024
|Cyprus, the Eastern Mediterranean Sea corridor from Cyprus to Gaza, the Gaza coastline and territorial waters, and the airspace of Gaza <ref name=":0" />
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|[[Hurricane Milton]]
|October 9, 2024
|December 20, 2024
|The following counties in Florida:  Brevard, Charlotte, Citrus, Clay, Collier, DeSoto, Duval, Flagler, Glades, Hardee, Hendry, Hernando, Highlands, Hillsborough, Indian River, Lake, Lee, Manatee, Marion, Martin, Miccosukee Indian Reservation, Nassau, Okeechobee, Orange, Osceola, Palm Beach, Pasco. Pinellas, Polk, Putnam, Sarasota, Seminole, St. Johns, St. Lucie, Sumter, and Volusia <ref name=":0" />
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|[[Hurricane Helene]] 
|September 29, 2024
|December 20, 2024
|Qualifying counties in Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia <ref name=":0" />
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