RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS
AIR FORCE BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS
IN THE MATTER OF: DOCKET NUMBER: BC-2010-00997
COUNSEL: NONE
HEARING DESIRED: NO
_________________________________________________________________
APPLICANT REQUESTS THAT:
His DD Form 214 be corrected to reflect:
1. Entitlement to the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal
(AFEM) with one Oak Leaf Cluster (OLC) [sic] instead of the Air
Expeditionary Medal with one OLC.
2. Foreign Service credit for his service in Southwest Asia
Saudi Arabia November 1996 March 1997 and Kuwait March 1998
July 1998.
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APPLICANT CONTENDS THAT:
He is entitled to the AFEM for completion of two tours. He
believes it was an administrative error by the personnel flight
in recording and documenting his awards and Foreign Service.
In support of his request, the applicant provides a copy of his
DD Forms 214, Armed Forces of the United States Report of
Transfer or Discharge and Special Order TE-0593.
The applicant's complete submission, with attachments, is at
Exhibit A.
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STATEMENT OF FACTS:
The applicants records reflect he served on active duty from
27 Sep 95 to 15 Oct 98.
On 4 Aug 10, AFPC/DPAPP requested the applicant provide
documentation substantiating his service in Saudi Arabia. On
22 Aug 10, in response to the request for documentation the
applicant stated he had no other documentation to submit other
than that already submitted.
On 2 Sep 10, AFPC/DPAPP informed the applicant that his service
in Saudi Arabia and Kuwait had been verified and the Foreign
Service on his DD 214 was correct. On 1 Oct 10, the applicant
was informed by AFPC/DPSIDRA that his entitlement to the basic
AFEM had been verified and that his records will be updated
administratively.
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AIR FORCE EVALUATION:
AFPC/DPSIDRA recommends denial of the applicants request for an
additional award of the AFEM.
The AFEM is awarded to members of the armed forces of the United
States who after 1 July 1958 participate, or have participated as
members of the U.S. military units in a military operation in
which Service members of any Military Department participate, in
the opinion of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, in significant numbers.
The members must encounter during such participation foreign
armed opposition, or are otherwise placed, or have been placed,
in such a position that, in the opinion of the Joint Chiefs of
Staff, hostile action by foreign armed forces was imminent even
though it did not materialize. The members must be engaged in
direct support for 30 consecutive days in the area of operations
( or the full period if the operation is less than 30 days) or 60
nonconsecutive days provided this support involves the area of
operations.
While the applicant has requested an oak leaf cluster for his
AFEM, not more than one medal shall be awarded to any one Service
member. For each succeeding operation justifying such awards, a
service star shall be awarded and worn on the suspension and
service ribbon of the medal.
DPSIDRA could not verify that the applicant deployed in support
of an additional qualifying operation to an area of eligibility
for which the AFEM is awarded.
The complete HQ AFPC/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 15 Oct 10 for review and comment within 30 days. As of this
date, no response has been received by this office.
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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 not timely filed; however, it is in the
interest of justice to excuse the failure to timely file.
3. Insufficient relevant evidence has been presented to
demonstrate the existence of an error or injustice with regard to
the applicants request for the AFEM with one device. The
applicants entitlement to the basic AFEM and credit for Foreign
Service in Southwest Asia has been verified and his records will
be administratively updated by the appropriate offices. However,
he has not provided any sufficient evidence to substantiate his
entitlement to an additional AFEM. Therefore, 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 relief beyond that granted administratively is
not warranted. Therefore, we find no basis to favorably consider
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.
_________________________________________________________________
The following members of the Board considered AFBCMR Docket
Number BC-2010-00997 in Executive Session on 23 Nov 10, under the
provisions of AFI 36-2603:
, Panel Chair
, Member
, Member
The following documentary evidence was considered:
Exhibit A. DD Form 149, dated 7 Mar 10, w/atchs.
Exhibit B. Applicant's Master Personnel Records.
Exhibit C. Letter, HQ AFPC/DPSIDRA, dated 1 Oct 10.
Exhibit D. Letter, SAF/MRBR, dated 15 Oct 10.
Panel Chair
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