<Tr> <Th> Related </Th> <Td> Global War on Terrorism Service Medal </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Service ribbon and Campaign streamer </Td> </Tr> <P> The National Defense Service Medal (NDSM) is a service medal of the United States Armed Forces established by President Dwight D. Eisenhower in 1953 . The medal was first intended to be a "blanket campaign medal" awarded to service members who served honorably during a designated time period of which a "national emergency" had been declared during a time of war or conflict . It may also be issued to active military members for any other period that the Secretary of Defense designates . </P> <P> Currently, the National Defense Service Medal is the oldest service medal in use by the United States Armed Forces . The oldest continuously issued combat medal is the Medal of Honor . </P>

Is the national defense medal a campaign medal