RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS
AIR FORCE BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS
IN THE MATTER OF: DOCKET NUMBER: BC-2014-01554
COUNSEL: NONE
HEARING DESIRED: NO
APPLICANT REQUESTS THAT:
The Kuwait Liberation Medal-Kuwait (KLM-K) be added to his DD Form
214, Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty.
APPLICANT CONTENDS THAT:
He served in Operation PROVIDE COMFORT from Apr 93 to Sep 93 in
Iraq. The Board should find it in the interest of justice to
consider his untimely application so that he may receive the
correct medal for his service.
In support of his request, the applicant provides a copy of the
criteria for award of the medal.
The applicants complete submission, with attachments, is at
Exhibit A.
STATEMENT OF FACTS:
On 10 Apr 91, the applicant entered the Regular Air Force.
According to the applicants DD Form 214, Certificate of Release or
Discharge from Active Duty, on 26 May 94, the applicant received
an honorable discharge. He was credited with 3 years, 1 month and
9 days of active service. His DD Form 214 also reflects 4 months
and 14 days of Foreign Service.
AIR FORCE EVALUATION:
AFPC/DPSID recommends denial indicating there is no evidence of an
error or an injustice. After a thorough review of the applicants
official military personnel record, DPSID was unable to verify
award of the KLM-K.
The KLM-K is awarded to members who participated in Operations
DESERT SHIELD/DESERT STORM, and the Liberation of Kuwait.
Military personnel must have served between 2 Aug 90 and 31 Aug
93, 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 area of Iraq, Kuwait,
Saudi Arabia, Oman, Bahrain, Qatar and United Arab Emirates. To
be eligible, military personnel must have been attached to or
regularly serving for one or more days with an organization
participating in ground and/or shore operations; attached or
regularly serving for one or more days aboard a naval vessel
directly supporting military operations; actually participating as
a crew member in one or more aerial flights directly supporting
military operations in the areas designated above; or serving on
temporary duty for 30 consecutive days or 60 non-consecutive days
during this period. That time limitation may be waived for people
participating in actual combat operations.
The Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS) verified the
applicants foreign-service in Turkey from 19 Mar 1993 to Aug
1993. The applicants DD Form 214 is currently annotated with his
service in OPERATION DESERT SHIELD/DESERT STORM in the area of
responsibility. DPSID was able to verify the applicant served in
Turkey, however; Turkey is not in the area of eligibility for
award of the KLM-K. Therefore, he is ineligible for the award.
DPSID was able to verify the applicant was awarded the Southwest
Asia Service Medal (SWASM) for his service in Turkey during
Operation PROVIDE COMFORT, as currently annotated on his DD Form
214, effective date 26 May 94.
The complete DPSID evaluation is at Exhibit C.
APPLICANT'S REVIEW OF AIR FORCE EVALUATION:
A copy of the Air Force evaluation was forwarded to the applicant
on 19 Sep 14 for review and comment within 30 days (Exhibit D).
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 an error or injustice. We took
notice of the applicants 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 been the victim of an error of injustice.
Therefore, in the absence of evidence to the contrary, we find no
basis to recommend granting the requested relief.
THE BOARD DETERMINES THAT:
The applicant be notified the evidence presented did not
demonstrate the existence of material 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.
The following documentary evidence pertaining to AFBCMR Docket
Number BC-2014-01554 was considered:
Exhibit A. DD Form 149, dated 8 Mar 14, w/atchs.
Exhibit B. Applicant's Master Personnel Records.
Exhibit C. Memorandum, AFPC/DPSID, dated 7 Jul 14.
Exhibit D. Letter, SAF/MRBR, dated 19 Sep 14.
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