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AF | BCMR | CY2011 | BC-2010-02724
Original file (BC-2010-02724.doc) Auto-classification: Denied

                            RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS
             AIR FORCE BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS

IN THE MATTER OF:      DOCKET NUMBER:  BC-2010-02724

                       COUNSEL:  NONE
                       HEARING DESIRED:  NOT INDICATED

_________________________________________________________________

APPLICANT REQUESTS THAT:

His records  be  corrected  to  reflect  he  was  awarded  the  Kuwait
Liberation Medal, Kingdom of Saudi  Arabia  (KLM-SA)  and  the  Kuwait
Liberation Medal-Government of Kuwait (KLM).

_________________________________________________________________

APPLICANT CONTENDS THAT:

He served in support of Operations DESERT SHIELD/DESERT STORM from  16
Jan 91 to 14 Jul 91.

In support of his request, the applicant provides a  copy  of  his  DD
Forms 214, Certificate of Release or Discharge From  Active  Duty,  DD
Form 1610, Request and Authorization For TDY Travel of DOD  Personnel,
a letter from the National Personnel  Research  Center  (NPRC)  and  a
letter from the applicant to the NPRC.

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

_________________________________________________________________

STATEMENT OF FACTS:

The relevant facts pertaining to this application are contained in the
letter  prepared  by  the  appropriate  office  of  the   Air   Force.
Accordingly, there is no need to recite these facts in this Record  of
Proceedings.

_________________________________________________________________

AIR FORCE EVALUATION:

HQ AFPC/DPSIDR recommends denial as the applicant is not  entitled  to
the KLM-SA and KLM-K because the Directorate of Assignments was unable
to verify he was deployed to either Saudi Arabia or Kuwait.

DPSIDR notes service members are  eligible  for  the  KLM-SA  if  they
served in support of Operation DESERT STORM between 17 Jan 91  and  28
Feb 91, in one or more of the following areas:  the Persian Gulf,  Red
Sea, Gulf of Oman, that portion of the Arabian Sea that lies north  of
10 degrees north latitude and west of 68 degrees east longitude,  Gulf
of Aden, or the total land areas of Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia,  Oman,
Bahrain, Qatar, and the United Emirates.

DPSIDR further notes service members are eligible  for  the  KLM-K  if
they served in support of Operations DESERT STORM  and  DESERT  SHIELD
between 17 Jan 91 and 28 Feb 91, in  one  or  more  of  the  following
areas:  the Persian Gulf, Red Sea, Gulf of Oman, that portion  of  the
Arabian Sea that lies north of 10 degrees north latitude and  west  of
68 degrees east longitude, Gulf of Aden, or the total  land  areas  of
Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia,  Oman,  Bahrain,  Qatar,  and  the  United
Emirates.

The complete AFPC/DPSIDR evaluation is at Exhibit C.

_________________________________________________________________

APPLICANT'S REVIEW OF AIR FORCE EVALUATION:

A copy of the Air Force evaluation was forwarded to the  applicant  26
Nov 10, for review and comment within 30 days.  As of  this  date,  no
response has been received by this office.

_________________________________________________________________

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 error or injustice.  After careful  consideration  of
the applicant's request and the available evidence of record, we  find
insufficient evidence of error  or  injustice  to  warrant  corrective
action.  The facts and opinions stated in the advisory opinion  appear
to be based on the evidence of record and  have  not  been  adequately
rebutted by  applicant.   Absent  persuasive  evidence  applicant  was
denied rights to which  entitled,  appropriate  regulations  were  not
followed, or appropriate standards were not applied, we find no  basis
to disturb the existing record.

_________________________________________________________________

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-
2010-02724 in Executive Session on 20 Jan 11, under the provisions  of
AFI 36-2603:

      , Panel Chair
      , Member
      , Member

The following documentary evidence was considered:

      Exhibit A. DD Form 149, dated 2 Aug 10, w/atchs.
      Exhibit B. Applicant's Master Personnel Records.
      Exhibit C. Letter, HQ AFPC/DPSIDR, dated 16 Nov 10.
      Exhibit D. Letter, SAF/MRBR, dated 26 Nov 10.





                             Panel Chair

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