RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS
AIR FORCE BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS

IN THE MATTER OF:	DOCKET NUMBER: BC-2015-00446 COUNSEL:	NONE
HEARING DESIRED:	NO

APPLICANT REQUESTS THAT:
Her DD Form 214, Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty, be corrected to reflect foreign service for her six month deployment to Afghanistan.

APPLICANT CONTENDS THAT:
She deployed to Afghanistan for six months in 2011 and 2012 and this foreign service time is not reflected on her DD form 214. She provided a copy of her special mission orders Order, dated
7 Dec 11, directing her travel to Afghanistan for 171 days.
The applicant’s complete submission, with attachments, is at Exhibit A.

STATEMENT OF FACTS:
On 18 May 10, the applicant entered the Regular Air Force.
According to the applicant’s AF From 910, Enlisted Performance Report (EPR), for the reporting period 18 Jan 12 thru 8 Nov 12, it is documented she “deployed to AOR.”

On 29 Sep 14, the applicant was furnished an Honorable discharge, and was credited with 4 years, 4 months, and 12 days of active service, which includes no foreign service time.

According to the applicant’s DD Form 214, she was awarded the Afghanistan Campaign Medal with one Service Star, the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, and Air Force Expeditionary Service Ribbon with Gold Boarder.

The remaining relevant facts pertaining to this application are contained in the memorandum prepared by the Air Force office of primary responsibility (OPR), which is attached at Exhibit C.

AIR FORCE EVALUATION:
AFPC/DPAPP recommends denial indicating there is no evidence of an error or an injustice. They are unable to determine  the applicant’s exact location or length of foreign service. While one of her performance reports indicates she deployed to the AOR, it does not reflect a location or length of time.

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

APPLICANT'S REVIEW OF AIR FORCE EVALUATION:
The applicant provided her AF Form 77, Letter of Evaluation (LOE), paid travel voucher, NATO Medal Certificate and Afghanistan Campaign Medal Certificate as proof she deployed and served at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. Her paid travel voucher reflects she deployed 20 Dec 11 through 24 Jun 12, for a total of 6 months and 5 days of Foreign Service.

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. After a thorough review of the evidence of record and the applicant’s complete submission, to include her rebuttal response, we believe the applicant is the victim of an error or injustice. While we note the comments of AFPC/DPAPP indicate relief should be denied because they were unable to determine the applicant’s exact location or length of foreign service, we believe a preponderance of evidence substantiates corrective action is warranted. In this respect, we note the applicant provided her LOE from Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, NATO Medal Certificate, Afghanistan Campaign Medal Certificate, as well as a paid travel voucher, indicating she served overseas from 20 Dec 11 through 24 Jun 12. Therefore, we recommend the applicant’s records be corrected as indicated below.

THE BOARD RECOMMENDS THAT:
The pertinent military records of the Department of the Air Force relating to  the  APPLICANT  be  corrected  to  show  that  her DD Form 214, Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty, Block 12f, Foreign Service, be amended to reflect 0 years,
6 months and 5 days.

The following members of the Board considered AFBCMR Docket Number BC-2015-00446 in Executive Session on 23 Sep 15 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 26 Jan 15, w/atchs. Exhibit B.	Applicant's Master Personnel Records. Exhibit C.	Memorandum, AFPC/DPAPP, dated 10 Feb 15. Exhibit D.	Letter, SAF/MRBR, dated 19 Jun 15.
Exhibit E.	Letter, Applicant, dated 19 Jun 15, w/atchs.