Medal "Combatant Of Production And Defence".

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1) Awarded in recognition to the maintained exemplary attitude and the results of "good" reached in the activities for the preparation and combat readiness, in the interest of the troops and forces or elements of the territorial defense in its control within the framework of his territory, which has helped notablely in the development and fortification of the defense capabilities of our country in the last three training years.

2) Awarded in recognition of exemplary attitude in the Revolutionary Armed Forces and consequent military service for more than 20 years, dedicated to the defense of our Socialist Mother country and its territorial integrity and in occasion when needed to carry out other tasks and functions that the Revolution assigns to them.

The Brigades of Production and Defense [Brigadas de Producción y Defensa] constitute the armed organization of which it arranges the Defense council of the Zone to develop the massive participation of the citizens in the the two basic tasks, during the exceptional situations, of production and the defense. In addition they fulfill measures of civil defense and internal procedure. The Brigades of Production and Defense are created from time of peace in the centers of work and the places of residence of the population. They are integrated by the citizens who voluntarily express their desires to participate in the activities of the production and the defense during the exceptional situations and that for different reasons does not belong to the regular troops , to the Military services of Territorial Troops , the organs and units of the Department of the Interior or to the organs of work of the Defense councils . Over 3.5 million citizens are members of more than 60,000 Brigades of Production and Defense