AIR FORCE BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS
RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS
DOCKET NUMBER: BC-2011-04979
COUNSEL: NO
HEARING DESIRED: NO
IN THE MATTER OF:
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APPLICANT REQUESTS THAT:
1. He be awarded the Air Force Achievement Medal (AFAM).
(Administratively Corrected).
2. His records be updated to reflect foreign service time in
Kyrgyzstan. (Administratively Corrected).
3. He be awarded the Iraq Campaign Medal (ICM).
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APPLICANT CONTENDS THAT:
His current DD Form 214, Certificate of Release or Discharge
from Active Duty, does not reflect the ICM.
The correction of his records would be a true reflection of his
service.
In support of his request, the applicant provides copies of his
DD Form 214, AF IMT 77, a Letter of Evaluation; Special Order
TE-0261, certificates of appreciation, Travel Voucher, and his
AFAM Citation.
The applicant’s complete submission, with attachments is at
Exhibit A.
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STATEMENT OF FACTS:
The applicant served in the Air Force from 6 Jul 2004 to 5 Jul
2008. He deployed to Kyrgyzstan from 10 Sep 2006 to 21 Jan
2007 and from 28 Oct 2007 to 28 Feb 2008.
Eligibility for the ICM requires service members to have served
in direct support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM (OIF). The period
of eligibility is on or after 19 Mar 2003 to a future date to be
determined by the Secretary of Defense or the cessation of OIF.
Service members must have been assigned, attached or mobilized
to units operating in the area of eligibility (AOE) for
30 consecutive days or for 60 non-consecutive days. The AOE
encompasses all land area of the country of Iraq, 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.
The remaining relevant facts pertaining to this application are
described in the letter prepared by the Air Force office of
primary responsibility at Exhibit B.
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AIR FORCE EVALUATION:
HQ AFPC/DPSIDR recommends denial of the applicant’s request for
the ICM. DPSIDR states, he provided a travel voucher for the
period of 19 Oct 2007 to 29 Feb 2008. The document indicates
the applicant was in Iraq from 1 Feb 2008 to 14 Feb 2008. This
substantiates 14 days in the AOE, but does not meet the 30 days
required for award of the ICM.
DPSIDR verified he is entitled to the AFAM per Department of the
Air Force Special Order G-25860, dated 11 Jul 2008, and the Air
Force Expeditionary Service Ribbon with Gold Border with one Oak
Leaf Cluster for his deployments to Kyrgyzstan. His record will
be updated by another office accordingly.
The complete DPSIDR evaluation is at Exhibit B.
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APPLICANT'S REVIEW OF AIR FORCE EVALUATION:
On 29 Feb 2012, a copy of the Air Force evaluation was forwarded
to the applicant for review and comment within 30 days. To
date, a response has not been received (Exhibit C).
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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. 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 the applicant has not
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been the victim of an error or injustice. Therefore, in the
absence of evidence to the contrary, we find no 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 this application
in Executive Session on 21 Jun 2012, under the provisions of AFI
36-2603:
The following documentary evidence was considered in AFBCMR BC-
2011-04979:
Exhibit A. DD Forms 149, dated 15 Dec 2011, w/atchs.
Exhibit B. Letter, AFPC/DPSIDR, dated 19 Jan 2012.
Exhibit C. Letter, SAF/MRBR, dated 29 Feb 2012.
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