RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS
AIR FORCE BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS

IN THE MATTER OF:				DOCKET NUMBER:  BC-2007-03338
      INDEX CODE:  107.00
	XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX				COUNSEL: NO

								HEARING DESIRED:  NO

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APPLICANT REQUESTS THAT: 

His award of the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal (GWOT-S) 
and Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal (GWOT-E) be 
removed from his records and he be awarded the Afghanistan 
Campaign Medal (ACM) and Iraq Campaign Medal (ICM) in their 
place.  
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APPLICANT CONTENDS THAT:

He was initially informed he could submit for all four awards, 
the GWOT-S, GWOT-E, ACM, and ICM.  Subsequently, he found out 
that he could only receive the GWOT-S and GWOT-E or the ACM and 
ICM.  He would prefer the latter two.  

In support of his request, the applicant has provided a personal 
statement; a letter of support from his vice commander; a letter 
to the National Personnel Records Center requesting all four 
awards; his DD Form 214, Certificate of Release or Discharge 
from Active Duty; DD Form 215, Correction to DD Form 214; two 
Enlisted Performance Reports; award documents for the Bronze 
Star Medal (BSM) and Air Medal (AM); and Individual Flight 
Record Reports.  

The applicant’s complete submission, with attachments, is at 
Exhibit A.

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STATEMENT OF FACTS:

On 31 May 2004, the applicant was honorably discharged from the 
Regular Air Force for sufficient service for retirement and 
retired effective 1 June 2004 in the grade of chief master 
sergeant (E-9).  He served 27 years, 2 months, and 16 days of 
active duty of which 3 years, 5 months, and 5 days was foreign 
service.  

Subsequent to his retirement, the applicant’s DD Form 214 was 
corrected to add the BSM, GWOT-S, GWOT-E, and the Air Force 
Expeditionary Service Ribbon with Gold Border (AFESR w/GB).  

The remaining relevant facts pertaining to this application, 
extracted from the applicant’s military records, are contained 
in the letter prepared by the appropriate office of the Air 
Force at Exhibit B.

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AIR FORCE EVALUATION:

AFPC/DPSIDR recommends disapproval of the applicant’s request 
for the ACM and ICM.  DPSIDR states the applicant served on 
active duty from 15 March 1983 through 31 May 2004 and received 
the GWOT-S and GWOT-E for his support of Operation ENDURING 
FREEDOM (OEF).  He is requesting the ICM and ACM based on 
sorties he flew; however, they were unable to verify the 
applicant completed the required amount of sorties to make him 
eligible for award of the ICM or ACM.  

DPSIDR states to be eligible for the ACM and ICM, a service 
member must be assigned or attached to a unit participating in 
OEF for 30 consecutive days or for 60 nonconsecutive days in 
Afghanistan.  Service members may also be eligible for these 
awards by participating as a regularly assigned aircrew member 
flying sorties into, out of, within, or over Afghanistan and 
Iraq in direct support of OEF.  Each day that one or more 
sorties are flown in accordance with this criteria counts as one 
day towards the 30 consecutive or 60 nonconsecutive day 
requirement.  

The DPSIDR evaluation is at Exhibit C.

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APPLICANT'S REVIEW OF AIR FORCE EVALUATION:

A copy of the Air Force evaluation was forwarded to the applicant 
on 21 December 2007 for review and response within 30 days 
(Exhibit D).  As of this date, this office has received no 
response.

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THE BOARD CONCLUDES THAT:

1.  The applicant has exhausted all remedies provided by 
existing law or regulations.

2.  The application was timely filed.

3.  Insufficient relevant evidence has been presented to 
demonstrate the existence of error or injustice.  After a 
thorough review of the available records, we found no evidence 
that the individual is eligible for the award of the ACM or ICM.  
We note the applicant’s request that he wishes to “trade-in” his 
GWOT-S and GWOT-E awards in exchange for the ACM and ICM awards; 
however, “trading” awards is not an option.  Additionally, 
eligibility criteria for the ACM and ICM are different than that 
of the GWOT-S and GWOT-E.  The applicant did not provide any 
documentary evidence to substantiate that he is eligible for the 
ACM or ICM or, that he was recommended for these awards.  In the 
absence of such evidence, we agree with the opinion and 
recommendation of the Air Force office of primary responsibility 
and adopt their rationale as the basis for our conclusion that 
the applicant has not been the victim of an error or injustice.  
Accordingly, we find no compelling basis upon which to grant the 
relief sought in this application.  

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THE BOARD DETERMINES THAT:

The applicant be notified that the evidence presented did not 
demonstrate the existence of material error or injustice; that 
the application was denied without a personal appearance; and 
that the application will only be reconsidered upon the 
submission of newly discovered relevant evidence not considered 
with this application.

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The following members of the Board considered this application 
in Executive Session on 20 February 2008, under the provisions 
of AFI 36-2603:

			XXXXXXXXXXXX, Panel Chair
			XXXXXXXXXXXX, Member
			XXXXXXXXXXXX, Member

The following documentary evidence was considered in connection 
with AFBCMR Docket Number BC-2007-03338:

	Exhibit A.  DD Form 149, dated 15 Aug 07, w/atchs.
	Exhibit B.  Applicant's Master Personnel Records.
	Exhibit C.  Letter, AFPC/DPSIDR, dated 5 Dec 07. 
	Exhibit D.  Letter, SAF/MRBR, dated 21 Dec 07.




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