PROCEEDINGS

	IN THE CASE OF: 

	BOARD DATE:                9 September 1999
	DOCKET NUMBER:       AR1998013655

	I certify that hereinafter is recorded the true and complete record of the proceedings of the Army Board for Correction of Military Records in the case of the above-named individual.  

	Mr. Loren G. Harrell		Director	
	Ms. Joyce A. Wright		Analyst	

  The following members, a quorum, were present:

	Ms. Erin J. Olmes		Chairperson	
	Ms. Irene N. Wheelwright		Member	
	Mr. Christopher J. Prosser		Member	

	The applicant and counsel if any, did not appear before the Board.

	The Board considered the following evidence:

	Exhibit A - Application for correction of military 
                records
	Exhibit B - Military Personnel Records (including
	            advisory opinion, if any)

FINDINGS:

1.  The applicant has exhausted or the Board has waived the requirement for exhaustion of all administrative remedies afforded by existing law or regulations.

2.  The applicant requests, in effect, that his DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty) be corrected to show the award of the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (AFEM) for her support in Operation Joint Endeavor.

3.  The applicant states that the authorization for the AFEM was just recently approved for deployment to Bosnia.

4.  The applicant’s military records show she was ordered to active duty (ADT)
on 11 December 1995 in support of Operation Joint Endeavor and served in Bosnia from 4 February 1996 to 9 August 1996.  She was released from ADT on 5 September 1996.

5.  The applicant’s DD Form 214 does not show the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal as an authorized award. 

6.  Army Personnel Command Message with a Date/Time Group of 121605Z March 1999 authorized award of the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal for service in support of Operations Joint Endeavor from 1 June 1992 to 19 December 1996 and Joint Guard from 20 December 1996 to 20 June 1998 in the Republic of Bosnia-Herzegovina.

7.  Army Regulation 600-8-22 (Military Awards) provides, in pertinent part, for
award of the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal for qualifying service after 1 July 1958 in U.S. military operations, U.S. operations in direct support of the United Nations, and U.S. operations of assistance for friendly foreign nations.  Qualifying service for this award includes the requirements to be a bona fide member in a unit and to be engaged in the operation or serve in the area of operations for 30 days, be engaged in direct support of the operation for 30 consecutive or 60 nonconsecutive days provided support involves entering the area of operations, be engaged in combat, participate as a member of an aircraft flying in support of the operation, or be recommended or attached to a unit recommended for award of the medal if the above criteria have not been met.  

CONCLUSIONS:

1.  Evidence of record shows the applicant served in Bosnia from 4 February 1996 to 9 August 1996; therefore, she is entitled to correction of her records to show the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal.

2.  In view of the foregoing, the applicant’s records should be corrected as recommended below.

RECOMMENDATION:

That all of the Department of the Army records related to this case be corrected by showing in item 13 (Decorations and Awards) of her DD Form 214 that she was awarded the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal.

BOARD VOTE:  

EJO____  INW_____  CJP_____  GRANT AS STATED IN RECOMMENDATION

________  ________  ________  GRANT FORMAL HEARING

________  ________  ________  DENY APPLICATION

		Erin J. Olmes_________
		        CHAIRPERSON

INDEX

CASE ID	AR1998013655	
SUFFIX		
RECON	YYYYMMDD	
DATE BOARDED	19990909	
TYPE OF DISCHARGE	HD	
DATE OF DISCHARGE	19960905	
DISCHARGE AUTHORITY	AR 635-200	
DISCHARGE REASON		
BOARD DECISION	GRANT	
REVIEW AUTHORITY		
ISSUES         1.  118		
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