Military Awards

*Awarded After 11 September 2001*

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 Military Awards For Deployments
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✔ Outline:
– Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF)
– Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF)
– Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
(GWOTSM)
– Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal
(GWOTEM)
– National Defense Service Medal (NDSM)
– Combat Action Badge (CAB)
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Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF)
✔ Began 24 October 2001
✔ Afghanistan Campaign Medal-Awarded to
Soldiers who deploy to Afghanistan in
direct support of OEF on or after
24 October 2001
✔ Eligibility:
– 30 consecutive or 60 nonconsecutive days
– Engaged in combat with hostile forces
– Killed or wounded requiring a medical
evacuation from Afghanistan
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 Afghanistan Campaign Medal

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 Wartime Award Statistics
Operation Enduring Freedom
Awards HQDA Theater Total
5 Dec 01 – 31 Oct 05

Medal of Honor 0 0 0

Distinguished Service Cross 1 0 1

Silver Star 37 0 37

Legion of Merit 3 0 3

Distinguished Flying Cross 50 0 50

Soldier's Medal 15 0 15

Meritorious Service Medal 0 188 188

Bronze Star Medal for Valor 79 397 476

Bronze Star Medal svc/ach 998 7,630 8,628

Purple Heart 376 530 906

Air Medal for Valor 47 188 235

Air Medal svc/ach 596 1,639 2,235

ARCOM for valor 9 307 316

ARCOM svc/ach 73 12,865 12,938

Army Achievement Medal 0 1,118 1,118

Combat Infantryman Badge 253 8,549 8,802

Combat Medical Badge 20 849 869

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Combat Action Badge 0 659 659
Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF)
✔ Began on 19 MAR 2003
✔ Iraq Campaign Medal -Awarded to Soldiers
who deploy to Iraq in direct support of OIF
on or after 19 March 2003
✔ Eligibility:
– 30 consecutive or 60 nonconsecutive days
– Engaged in combat with hostile forces
– Killed or wounded requiring a medical
evacuation from Iraq
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 Iraq Campaign Medal

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 Wartime Award Statistics
Operation Iraq Freedom

Awards HQDA Theater Total

15 Mar 03 – 31 Oct 05

Medal of Honor 1 0 1

Distinguished Service Cross 2 0 2

Silver Star 20 154 174

Legion of Merit 20 N/A 20

Distinguished Flying Cross 9 21 30

Soldier's Medal 5 67 72

Meritorious Service Medal 3 5,456 5,459

Bronze Star Medal for Valor 180 769 949

Bronze Star Medal svc/ach 2,587 30,942 33,529

Purple Heart 2,688 7,734 10,422

Air Medal for Valor 96 267 363

Air Medal svc/ach 876 6,241 7,117

ARCOM for valor 52 2,590 2,642

ARCOM svc/ach 810 90,584 91,394

Army Achievement Medal 0 4,689 4,689

Combat Infantryman Badge 318 21,477 21,795

Combat Medical Badge 37 5,320 5,357

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Combat Action Badge 827 7,189 8,016
Global War on Terrorism
Service Medal (GWOTSM)
✔ Awarded to Soldiers who have served in military
operations to combat terrorism since
11 September 2001
✔ Automatically eligible if serving in the military
between 11 SEP 01 and 31 MAR 04
✔ After Mar 04, Battalion Commanders (award
approval authority), must determine that a Soldier
serving on active duty has qualified for the
GWOTSM
✔ Soldiers cannot be awarded the GWOTEM and/or
Armed Forces Service Medal for the same period
of time when awarded the GWOTSM
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 Global War on Terrorism
Service Medal (GWOTSM)

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Global War on Terrorism
Expeditionary Medal (GWOTEM)
✔ Awarded to Soldiers in a deployed status who
have served in military expeditions to combat
terrorism since 11 September 2001
✔ Soldiers cannot be awarded the GWOTSM and/or
Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal for the same
period of time when awarded the GWOTEM
✔ Awarded for OEF (24OCT01-30APR05) and OIF
(19MAR03-30APR05)
✔ Eligibility:
– 30 consecutive or 60 nonconsecutive days
– Engaged in combat with hostile forces, killed, or
wounded requiring a medical evacuation from OEF /
OIF
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GWOTEM cont.
✔ GWOTEM is still authorized for service in the other
geographical areas of eligibility
✔ Areas of eligibility (AOE): Bahrain, Bulgaria (Bourgas),
Crete, Cyprus, Diego Garcia, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea,
Ethiopia, Iran, Israel, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kuwait,
Kyrgyzstan, Lebanon, Oman, Pakistan, Philippines, Qatar,
Romania (Constanta), Saudia Arabia, Somalia, Syria,
Tajikistan, Turkey (east of 35 degrees east latitude),
Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan,
Yemen, that portion of the arabian sea north of 10 degrees
north latitude and west of 68 degrees longitude, Bab El
Mandeb, Gulf of Aden, Gulf of Aqaba, Gulf of Oman,
Gulf of Suez, that portion of the Mediterranean Sea east of
28 degrees east longitude, Persian Gulf, Red Sea, Strait of
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Hormuz, and Suez Canal
 Global War on Terrorism
Expeditionary Medal (GWOTEM)

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National Defense Service Medal (NDSM)

✔ Awarded to Soldiers who have served in the

armed forces since 11 September 2001

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Combat Action Badge (CAB)
✔ Eligibility:
– May be awarded to any soldier after 18 September
2001
– Soldier must be performing assigned duties in an area
where hostile fire pay or imminent danger pay is
authorized
– Soldier must be personally present and actively
engaging or being engaged by the enemy, and
performing satisfactorily in accordance with the
prescribed rules of engagement
– Soldier must not be assigned/attached to a unit that
would qualify the soldier for the CIB/CMB
✔ Worth 15 promotion points if awarded after
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10JUN05 IAW Milper Message 05-164

 Combat Action Badge (CAB)

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SUMMARY
✔ Criteria For:
– Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF)
– Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF)
– Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
(GWOTSM)
– Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal
(GWOTEM)
– National Defense Service Medal (NDSM)
– Combat Action Badge (CAB)
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