▁and ▁Se wer age ▁ ▁Railway ▁In spe ction ▁Director ate ▁ ▁Civil ▁A viation ▁Author ity ▁( A AC ) ▁ ▁General ▁Director ate ▁of ▁Road ▁Transport ation ▁Services ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁Transport ▁in ▁Alban ia ▁Ren ew able ▁energy ▁in ▁Alban ia ▁Council ▁of ▁Minister s ▁( Al ban ia ) ▁ ▁References ▁▁ ▁Polit ics ▁of ▁Alban ia ▁Polit ics ▁of ▁Alban ia ▁In frastr ucture ▁Category : 1 9 1 2 ▁establish ments ▁in ▁Alban ia <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁Spanish ▁War ▁Service ▁Medal ▁was ▁a ▁United ▁States ▁military ▁medal ▁of ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Army ▁which ▁was ▁established ▁by ▁an ▁act ▁of ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Congress ▁on ▁ 9 ▁July ▁ 1 9 1 8 ▁( 4 0 ▁Stat . ▁ 8 7 3 ). ▁The ▁medal ▁recogn izes ▁those ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁Army ▁and ▁of ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Vol unte ers ▁who ▁performed ▁active ▁duty ▁during ▁the ▁Spanish – American ▁War , ▁but ▁did ▁not ▁qual ify ▁for ▁the ▁Spanish ▁Camp aign ▁Medal . ▁ ▁Background ▁The ▁primary ▁purpose ▁for ▁the ▁creation ▁of ▁the ▁Spanish ▁War ▁Service ▁Medal ▁was ▁to ▁recognize ▁units ▁of ▁the ▁Army ▁which ▁had ▁performed ▁hom eland ▁defense ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁during ▁the ▁years ▁of ▁the ▁Spanish – American ▁War . ▁The ▁award ▁was ▁also ▁presented ▁extens ively ▁to ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁National ▁Guard ▁who ▁had ▁been ▁federal ized ▁for ▁active ▁military ▁duty ▁but ▁had ▁not ▁been ▁deployed ▁to ▁actual ▁combat ▁in ▁the ▁Spanish – American