RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS
AIR FORCE BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS

IN THE MATTER OF:	DOCKET NUMBER:  BC-2012-02666

		COUNSEL:  NONE

		HEARING DESIRED:  NO

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APPLICANT REQUESTS THAT:

His DD Form 214, Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active 
Duty, be amended as follows:

1.  Block 14, Military Education, be amended to include “Fire 
Protection Training School 57130, 1 Aug 73.”

2.  Block 18, Remarks, be amended to include comments indicating 
that he served in the Republic of Panama from 19 Jan 88 to 
1 Jun 90 in support of Operation JUST CAUSE and served in the 
former Republic of Yugoslavia from 1 Aug 92 to 1 Aug 95 in 
support of Operation DENY FLIGHT.

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APPLICANT CONTENDS THAT:

He served in support of the noted operations; he wants the 
professional military education training he completed added to 
his DD Form 214.

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

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STATEMENT OF FACTS:

According to the applicant’s military personnel records, he 
commenced his service in the Regular Air Force on 13 Apr 73.

According to the citation accompanying the applicant’s Air Force 
Commendation Medal, rendered for the period 18 Jan 88 through 
1 Jun 90, the applicant served in Panama and provided support to 
Operation JUST CAUSE.  

According to DoD 1348.33M, the inclusive dates for Operation 
JUST CAUSE were 20 Dec 89 through 30 Jan 90.

According to the applicant’s military personnel records, he was 
assigned to Aviano AB, Italy from 10 Aug 92 through 1 Aug 95.  
His enlisted performance report (EPR) rendered for the period 
30 Apr 94 through 29 Apr 95, indicates he provided support to 
Operation DENY FLIGHT. 

According to the Air Force Historical Studies Office, Operation 
DENY FLIGHT was conducted from 12 Apr 93 to 20 Dec 95 when the 
international Implementation Force assumed responsibility for 
the implementation of the military aspects of the Peace 
Agreement on Bosnia-Herzegovina.

On 30 Apr 97, the applicant was relieved from active duty and 
retired, effective 1 May 97, and was credited with 24 years and 
18 days of total active service.

On 14 Aug 12, AFPC/DPSIPE notified the applicant his DD Form 214 
will be administratively corrected to change his place of 
enlistment from “Marysville, CA” to “Armed Forces Examining and 
Entrance Station (AFEES), Los Angeles, CA.”

On 2 Nov 12, AFPC/DPSIT requested the applicant provide 
additional documentation to substantiate his claim related to 
credit for the Fire Protection School, specifically, 
documentation showing completion of the formal training, such as 
course length and graduation date.

On 10 Apr 13, AFPC/DPSOR informed the applicant that specific 
temporary duty (TDY) assignments, deployments, or support of 
specific locations served in the area of responsibility are not 
authorized on the DD Form 214.

In accordance with DODI 1336.01, Certificate of Release or 
Discharge from Active Duty (DD Form 214/5 Series), participation 
in contingency operations will be documented in Block 18 of the 
DD Form 214.

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AIR FORCE EVALUATION:

AFPC/DPSID notes the applicant’s entitlement to the NATO-Y has 
been verified and his records have been administratively 
corrected to add the medal.

A complete copy of the AFPC/DPSID evaluation is at Exhibit C.

AFPC/DPSIM notes the applicant served in the Air Force Specialty 
Code 57130 (Fire Protection Specialist) his entire Air Force 
career and has met all the requirements for the Civil Engineer 
master badge.  The applicant’s records will be administratively 
corrected to add the badge.

A complete copy of the AFPC/DPSIM evaluation is at Exhibit D.

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APPLICANT'S REVIEW OF AIR FORCE EVALUATION:

Copies of the Air Force evaluations were forwarded to the 
applicant on 22 Apr 13, for review and comment within 30 days.  
As of this date, no response has been received by this office 
(Exhibit E).

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ADDITIONAL AIR FORCE EVALUATION:

AFPC/DPSIT recommends denial of the portion of the applicant’s 
request to add Fire Protection Training School on his DD Form 
214.  There was no evidence provided or located in the 
applicant’s records showing he completed the Fire Protection 
training.

A complete copy of the AFPC/DPSIT evaluation is at Exhibit F.

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APPLICANT'S REVIEW OF ADDITIONAL AIR FORCE EVALUATION:

A copy of the Air Force evaluation was forwarded to the 
applicant on 20 Jun 13, for review and comment within 30 days.  
As of this date, no response has been received by this office 
(Exhibit G).

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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 regarding the 
applicant’s request to amend his DD Form 214 to reflect his 
attendance at Fire Protection Training School.  There was no 
documentation provided or located in the applicant’s records 
showing he completed the training.  In addition, the applicant 
did not respond to the request for documentation showing he 
completed Fire Protection School Training.  Therefore, in the 
absence of evidence to the contrary, we find no basis to 
recommend granting the relief sought in this application.

4.  Notwithstanding the above, sufficient relevant evidence has 
been presented to demonstrate the existence of an error or 
injustice regarding the applicant’s request that the remarks 
section of his DD Form 214 be corrected to reflect that he 
served in support of Operations JUST CAUSE and DENY FLIGHT.  Per 
applicable Department of Defense and Air Force Instructions, 
participation in contingency operations, but not geographic 
locations, are allowed to be annotated in the remarks section of 
a service member’s DD Form 214; therefore, in view of the fact 
that he has provided copies of excerpts from his military 
personnel records that indicate that he provided support to the 
noted operations, we believe his records should be corrected to 
reflect that he provided such support during the effective dates 
of the operations that overlap with his service in or near the 
respective areas of responsibility.  Therefore, we recommend 
that his records be corrected to the extent indicated below.

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THE BOARD RECOMMENDS THAT:

The pertinent military records of the Department of the Air 
Force relating to the APPLICANT be corrected to show that Block 
18, Remarks, of his DD Form 214, Certificate of Release or 
Discharge from Active Duty, dated 30 Apr 97, be amended to 
include the following statements:

	a.  “Served from 20 Dec 89 to 30 Jan 90 in support of 
Operation JUST CAUSE.”

      b.  “Served from 12 Apr 93 to 1 Aug 95 in support of 
Operation DENY FLIGHT.”

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The following members of the Board considered AFBCMR Docket 
Number BC-2012-02666 in Executive Session on 31 Oct 13, under 
the provisions of AFI 36-2603:

	, Panel Chair
	, Member
	, Member

All members voted to correct the records as recommended.  The 
following documentary evidence was considered:

     Exhibit A.  DD Form 149, dated 14 May 12, w/atchs.
     Exhibit B.  Applicant's Master Personnel Records.
     Exhibit C.  Letter, AFPS/DPSID, dated 17 Sep 12, w/atch.
     Exhibit D.  Letter, AFPC/DPSIM, dated 23 Oct 12.
     Exhibit E.  Letter, SAF/MRBR, dated 22 Apr 13.
     Exhibit F.  Letter, AFPC/DPSIT, dated 17 Jun 13.
     Exhibit G.  Letter, SAF/MRBR, dated 20 Jun 13.




                                  
                                   Panel Chair