RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS
AIR FORCE BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS
IN THE MATTER OF: DOCKET NUMBER: BC-2011-01471
COUNSEL: NONE
HEARING DESIRED: NO
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APPLICANT REQUESTS THAT:
1. His DD Form 214, Armed Forces of the United States Report of
Transfer or Discharge, be amended to reflect foreign service -
administratively corrected.
2. He be awarded the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal and the
Air Force Unit Citation [sic].
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APPLICANT CONTENDS THAT:
He believes the omissions from his DD Form 214 are clerical
errors.
In support of his request, the applicant submits documents
extracted from his military personnel records.
The applicant's complete submission, with attachments, is at
Exhibit A.
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STATEMENT OF FACTS:
The applicant enlisted in the Regular Air Force on 3 June 1966.
On 2 April 1970, the applicant was honorably released and
transferred to the Air Force Reserve. He served 3 years and
10 months on active duty.
On 5 December 2011, AFPC/DPAPP, advised the applicant that they
were able to verify and confirm foreign service at Kunsan Air
Base, Republic of Korea; Tachikawa, Japan; Yokota, Japan; Wake
Island; Hawaii, and Andersen Air Force Base, Guam from 30
January 1968 to 15 March 1968.
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AIR FORCE EVALUATION:
AFPC/DPSIDRA recommends denial of the AFEM. DPSIDRA states the
applicant does not meet the criteria for award of the AFEM;
therefore, he is not entitled to award of the AFEM.
The applicant also request award of the Air Force Unit Citation
however, they believe the applicant is referring to the Air
Force Outstanding Unit Award (AFOUA). They were able to verify
the applicant received award of the AFOUA and AFOUA First Oak
Leaf Cluster (AFOUA 1OLC) for his service while assigned to the
602nd Organizational Maintenance Squadron, Travis Air Force
Base, California. DPSIDRA is unable to verify the applicants
entitlement to any other unit awards during his active duty
service.
The DPSIDRA complete evaluation is at Exhibit C.
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APPLICANT'S REVIEW OF AIR FORCE EVALUATION:
The applicant states he was TDY to Korea from 30 January 1968
until 14 February 1968. He was in Guam from 29 February 1968 to
15 March 1968.
The applicants complete response, with attachments, is at
Exhibit E.
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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 error or injustice regarding the
applicants request for award of the Armed Forces Expeditionary
Medal (AFEM). In that regard, we note that AFPC/DPSIDR was not
able to find documentation in the official record to validate
the applicants entitlement to the AFEM. We agree with their
assessment and do not find the evidence submitted by the
applicant sufficient to refute their determination. We
further note award of the AFOUA is reflected on the applicants
DD Form 214 issued with a separation date of 2 April 1970.
Therefore, other than the administrative correction (foreign
service) made to his record, we find no basis to recommend
granting any additional relief.
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THE BOARD DETERMINES THAT:
The applicant be notified the evidence presented did not
demonstrate the existence of an error or injustice; the
application was denied without a personal appearance; and 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 AFBCMR Docket
Number BC-2011-01471 in Executive Session on 29 November 2011,
under the provisions of AFI 36-2603:
The following documentary evidence pertaining to AFBCMR Docket
Number BC-2011-01471 was considered:
Exhibit A. DD Form 149, dated 11 April 2011, w/atchs.
Exhibit B. Applicants Master Personnel Records.
Exhibit C. Letter, AFPC/DPSIDR, dated 23 September 2011.
Exhibit D. Letter, SAF/MRBR, dated 21 October 2011.
Exhibit E. Letter, Applicant, dated 1 November 2011, w/atchs.
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