RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS
AIR FORCE BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS


IN THE MATTER OF:	DOCKET NUMBER:  BC-2014-01989
	
		COUNSEL:  NONE
		
		HEARING DESIRED:  NO

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APPLICANT REQUESTS THAT:

1.  His DD Form 214, Certificate of Release or Discharge from 
Active Duty, be corrected to reflect the award of the Armed 
Forces Expeditionary Medal (AFEM).

2.  He be issued the second (continuation) page to the DD Form 
214 (Administratively Corrected).

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APPLICANT CONTENDS THAT:

His DD Form 214 does not include the AFEM.  His original DD Form 
214 was stolen; however, his replacement did not include the 
second page.

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

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STATEMENT OF FACTS:

According to the applicant’s DD Form 214, on 17 Dec 92, he 
enlisted in the Regular Air Force. 

According to Special Order TE-043 provided by the applicant, 
dated 30 Jan 96, the applicant was scheduled to deploy to Saudi 
Arabia for 91 days.

On 9 Sep 02, the applicant was honorably discharged and was 
credited with 9 years, 8 months, and 23 days of total active 
service, to include 2 years, 2 months, and 29 days of foreign 
service. 

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AIR FORCE EVALUATION:

AFPC/DPSID recommends the Board make a determination if the 
applicant served in the area of eligibility for award of the 
AFEM.  Although the Special Order is annotated Operation DESERT 
STORM, it was common during the start of Operation SOUTHERN 
WATCH for orders to reflect Operation DESERT STORM.  
Additionally, the dates of deployment verified by the Defense 
Finance and Accounting Services (DFAS) coincide with the 
timeframe of the proceed date and the temporary duty length 
annotated on the travel order provided by the applicant.  
However, they were unable to verify eligibility for award of the 
AFEM as they were unable to locate official documentation 
verifying an exact location the applicant served from 20 Feb 
96 to 23 May 96.

The AFEM is awarded to members of the armed forces of the United 
States who after 1 Jul 58 participate, or have participated as 
members of the U.S. military units in a military operation in 
which Service members of any Military Department participate, in 
the opinion of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, in significant 
numbers.  The members must encounter during such participation 
foreign armed opposition, or are otherwise placed, or have been 
placed, in such a position that, in the opinion of the Joint 
Chiefs of Staff, hostile action by foreign armed forces was 
imminent even though it did not materialize.  The members must 
be engaged in direct support for 30 consecutive days in the area 
of operations (or the full period if the operation is less than 
30 days) or 60 nonconsecutive days provided this support 
involves the area of operations.

The AFEM is authorized for qualifying service in support of 
Operation SOUTHERN WATCH from 1 Dec 95 to 18 Mar 03.  While the 
applicant’s travel order states Operation DESERT STORM, due to 
the operation ending on 30 Nov 95, it can reasonably be 
determined that applicant’s travel order should actually have 
stated Operation SOUTHER WATCH.

A review of the applicant’s records revealed that he should have 
been awarded the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal (GWOT-S) 
and his official military personnel records will be 
administratively corrected by AFPC/DPSOR.

The complete DPSID evaluation is at Exhibit C.

AFPC/DPSOR recommends approval of the applicant’s request to be 
issued the second/continuation page to the DD Form 214, 
indicating a second/continuation page would have been published 
and a service copy could not be located in the applicant’s 
records.  However, in order to generate a second page, it 
requires a re-issue of a new DD Form 214 and will be 
administratively resolved upon resolution of the applicant’s 
other requests.

The complete DPSOR 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 6 Jan 15 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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THE BOARD CONCLUDES THAT:

1.  The applicant has exhausted all remedies provided by 
existing law or regulations.

2.  The application was timely filed.

3.  Sufficient relevant evidence has been presented to 
demonstrate the existence of an error or injustice with respect 
to the applicant’s request for the AFEM.  We took notice of the 
applicant's complete submission in judging the merits of the 
case, and believe that a preponderance of the evidence indicates 
that corrective action is warranted.  While we note the comments 
of DPSID indicating the applicant’s records do not contain 
documentation verifying the exact location served for the 
requested award, we believe Special Order TE-043, dated 30 Jan 
96 indicating Operation DESERT STORM, was more likely than not 
in support of Operation SOUTHERN WATCH due to Operation DESERT 
STORM ending on 30 Nov 95, rendering him eligible for award of 
the AFEM.  Additionally, we note the Air Force Office of Primary 
Responsibility has verified the applicant is entitled to a 
reissue of his DD Form 214 and the Global War on Terrorism 
Service Medal (GWOT-S) and will correct his records 
administratively.  Therefore, we recommend the applicant's 
records be corrected as 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 he was 
awarded the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (AFEM).

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The following members of the Board considered AFBCMR Docket 
Number BC-2014-01989 in Executive Session on 17 Mar 15, under 
the provisions of AFI 36-2603:

	                       , Panel Chair
	                     , Member
	                  , Member

All members voted to correct the record as recommended.  The 
following documentary evidence pertaining to AFBCMR Docket 
Number BC-2014-01989 was considered:

	Exhibit A.  DD Form 149, dated 2 May 14, w/atchs.
	Exhibit B.  Applicant's Available Master Personnel Records
	Exhibit C.  Letter, AFPC/DPSID, dated 25 Sep 14.
	Exhibit D.  Letter, AFPC/DPSOR, dated 15 Dec 14.
	Exhibit E.  Letter, SAF/MRBR, dated 6 Jan 15.