RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS
             AIR FORCE BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS

IN THE MATTER OF:                       DOCKET NUMBER:  BC-2006-00996
                                             INDEX CODE:  107.00

                                             COUNSEL:  NONE

                                             HEARING DESIRED:  NO





MANDATORY CASE COMPLETION DATE:  3 OCTOBER 2007


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APPLICANT REQUESTS THAT:

The Gallant Unit Citation (GUC), Meritorious Unit Award (MUA), Air Force
Outstanding Unit Award (AFOUA), Afghanistan Campaign Medal  (ACM),  Iraq
Campaign Medal (ICM), and the  Global  War  on  Terrorism  Expeditionary
Medal (GWOT-E) be added to his DD Form 214, Certification of Release  or
Discharge From Active Duty.

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APPLICANT CONTENDS THAT:

He is eligible for medals for his  service  in  support  of  Operation’s
ENDURING FREEDOM and IRAQI FREEDOM.

In support of his request, applicant submitted copies  of  his  DD  Form
214, Air Medal citations, and a list of his units of assignment.

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

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STATEMENT OF FACTS:

Applicant served on active duty in the Regular Air Force from     18 Mar
98 to 17 Jun 04.  He was honorably discharged with a total of six  years
and three months of active military service.  His DD Form 214  indicates
he served three years, four months and two days of Foreign Service,  and
that he was awarded the Aerial Achievement Medal, with two devices,  Air
Medal, Air Force Achievement Medal, with one device, Air Force  Training
Ribbon, Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal, Combat  Readiness  Medal,  Air
Force Longevity  Service  Award,  NCO  Professional  Military  Education
Ribbon, National Defense  Service  Medal,  Air  Force  Outstanding  Unit
Award, with Valor, with four devices, and Air Force Good Conduct  Medal,
with one device.

On 27 Jul 04, ARPC administratively corrected  the  applicant’s       DD
Form 214 to reflect the Air Force  Expeditionary  Service  Ribbon,  with
Gold Border.

On 25 Apr 06, AFPC determined the applicant was eligible  for  the  MUA,
AFOUA, and the GWOT-E and forwarded the awards to him.  They also stated
that his records would be corrected to add these awards to his  DD  Form
214.

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AIR FORCE EVALUATION:

HQ ARPC/DPPPR recommends denial of the applicant’s request  to  add  the
ACM, ICM and GUC to his  DD  Form  214.    After  a  through  review  of
applicant’s  military  record  they  were  unable   to   locate   source
documentation to determine  the  quantity  of  days,  nor  the  area  of
eligibility, to substantiate the requirements for the ACM  or  the  ICM.
Also, applicant’s units of assignment were not awarded the GUA.

The ACM may be awarded to members  of  the  Uniformed  Services  of  the
United States who serve or  who  have  served  in  Afghanistan  (or  its
contiguous air space) in support of OEF from 24 Oct 01 to a date  to  be
announced.  To be eligible  for  the  ACM,  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.

The ICM is to recognize servicemembers who serve or who have  served  in
the country of Iraq and the contiguous water area  out  to  12  nautical
miles, and all air spaces above the land area  of  Iraq  and  above  the
contiguous water area out to 12 nautical miles of Iraq.  Eligibility for
the ICM requires servicemembers to have  served  in  direct  support  of
Operation IRAQI FREEDOM.  The period of eligibility is on  or  after  19
Mar 03 to a future date to be determined by the Secretary of Defense  or
the cessation of OIF.  Servicemembers must have been assigned, attached,
or mobilized to units operating  in  the  area  of  eligibility  for  30
consecutive  days  or  for   60   nonconsecutive   days.    Under   most
circumstances, no personnel or unit should receive the ICM, the  GWOT-E,
the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal  (GWOT-S),  the  ACM,  or  the
Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (AFEM) for the same deployment, action,
or period or service; however, should an individual be  forward-deployed
from a primary deployment location, the individual must  provide  source
documentation  (i.e.,  performance   report,   decoration,   letter   of
evaluation, travel voucher, etc.) to substantiate  deployment  locations
and minimum deployment days  were  indeed  met  and  confirmed  by  home
deployment location and the individual.  Entitlement  to  ICM  does  not
disqualify entitlement to other DoD service  or  Air  Force  achievement
awards.

The complete DPPPR evaluation is at Exhibit B.

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APPLICANT'S REVIEW OF AIR FORCE EVALUATION:

On 21 Jul 06, a copy of the Air Force evaluation was  forwarded  to  the
applicant for review and comment within 30 days.  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.  We  took  notice  of  the  applicant's
complete submission in judging the merits of the case; however, we agree
with the opinion and recommendation of the Air Force office  of  primary
responsibility and adopt its rationale as the basis for  our  conclusion
that the applicant has not been the victim of an error or injustice.  As
stated,  by  the  office  of  primary  responsibility,  the  applicant’s
eligibility for the MUA, AFOUA, and GWOT-E have been  verified  and  his
records will be corrected administratively.  However,  after  thoroughly
reviewing the applicant’s records, and documentation he provided, we  do
not find any evidence that indicates he met the criteria  for  award  of
the GUC, ACM, and ICM.  Therefore, in the absence  of  evidence  to  the
contrary, we find no compelling basis to recommend granting  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  Docket  Number        BC-
2006-00996  in  Executive  Session  on  20  September  2006,  under  the
provisions of AFI 36-2603:

      Mr. Michael J. Novel, Panel Chair
      Mr. Wallace F. Beard Jr., Member
      Ms. Karen A. Holloman, Member

The following documentary evidence pertaining to  Docket  Number     BC-
2006-00996 was considered:

    Exhibit A.  DD Form 149, dated 10 Mar 06, w/atchs.
    Exhibit B.  Letter, AFPC/DPPPR, 25 Apr 06.
    Exhibit C.  Letter, SAF/MRBR, 21 Jul 2006.



                                             MICHAEL J. NOVEL
                                             Panel Chair