Afganistan Campaign Medal
2001-Present
Information
obtained from Army
Institute of Heraldry.
Public Law 108-234,
dated 28 May 2004 and Executive Order 13363, dated 29 November 2004,
established the medal
Authorized to be awarded to soldiers who deploy to Afghanistan in
direct support of Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) on or after 24
October 2001 to a date to be determined or the cessation of OEF.
The area of eligibility encompasses all land area of the country of
Afghanistan and all air spaces above the land.
b. To be eligible for the award, a soldier must be personally
present and assigned or attached to a unit participating in OEF, or on
official duties in Afghanistan in support of OEF, for 30 consecutive
days or for 60 nonconsecutive days in Afghanistan or meet one of the
following criteria: 1) Be engaged in actual combat against the
enemy and under circumstances involving grave danger of death or
serious bodily injury from enemy action, regardless, of time in the
Afghanistan. 2) While participating in OEF or on official duties,
regardless of time, is killed or wounded/injured requiring medical
evacuation from Afghanistan. 3) While participating as a
regularly assigned air crew member flying sorties into, out of, within,
or over Afghanistan in direct support of OEF; each day that one or more
sorties are flown in accordance with the criteria shall count as one
day towards the 30 consecutive or 60 nonconsecutive day requirement.
c. The medal may be awarded posthumously to any soldier who lost
his/her life while, or as a direct result of, participating in
qualifying operations, without regard to length of such service, if
otherwise eligible.
d. Only one award of the ACM may be authorized for any
individual. Service stars are not prescribed.
e.
Service members qualified for the Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary
Medal (GWOTEM) by reasons of service between 24 October 2001 and 30
April 2005, in Afghanistan, shall remain qualified for the medal.
Any such soldier may be awarded the ACM in lieu of the GWOTEM for such
service. Additionally, any such soldier authorized the arrowhead
device may be awarded the ACM with arrowhead device in lieu of the
GWOTEM with arrowhead device. No soldier shall be entitled to
both medals for the same act, achievement or period of service.
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