IN THE CASE OF: BOARD DATE: 30 September 2014 DOCKET NUMBER: AR20140003506 THE BOARD CONSIDERED THE FOLLOWING EVIDENCE: 1. Application for correction of military records (with supporting documents provided, if any). 2. Military Personnel Records and advisory opinions (if any). THE APPLICANT'S REQUEST, STATEMENT, AND EVIDENCE: 1. The applicant requests correction of his DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty) for the period ending 20 February 2014 to show award of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Medal. 2. The applicant states he did not have the certificate awarding him the NATO Medal at the time his DD Form 214 was issued. 3. The applicant provides his DD Form 214 and a certificate. CONSIDERATION OF EVIDENCE: 1. The applicant was serving as a member of the U.S. Army Reserve (USAR) when he was ordered to active duty a member of his USAR unit in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. He entered active duty on 31 August 2013. 2. He served in Afghanistan from 2 October 2013 to 29 January 2014. 3. He was honorably released from active duty on 20 February 2014. 4. The DD Form 214 he was issued for this period of service does not show the NATO Medal. 5. The applicant provides a certificate wherein it shows he was awarded the NATO Medal for service with NATO in relation to the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) Operation during the period 31 August 2013 to 25 January 2014. 6. Army Regulation 600-8-22 (Military Awards) states the NATO Medal was authorized by the Secretary-General of the NATO for specific NATO operations. Acceptance of the NATO Medal has been approved for U.S. military personnel who serve under NATO command or operational control in direct support of NATO operations in Afghanistan from 1 June 2003 to a date to be determined. To add the NATO Medal to a Soldier's record the Soldier must have been issued a certificate for this award. DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSIONS: The evidence of record confirms the applicant was issued a certificate for award of the NATO Medal for the period from August 2013 to January 2014. Therefore, he is entitled to correction of his DD Form 214 for the period ending 20 February 2014 to show this medal. BOARD VOTE: ___X____ ___X____ ___X___ GRANT FULL RELIEF ________ ________ ________ GRANT PARTIAL RELIEF ________ ________ ________ GRANT FORMAL HEARING ________ ________ ________ DENY APPLICATION BOARD DETERMINATION/RECOMMENDATION: The Board determined that the evidence presented was sufficient to warrant a recommendation for relief. As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records of the individual concerned be corrected by amending his DD Form 214 for the period ending 20 February 2014 by adding the NATO Medal. _______ _ X_______ ___ CHAIRPERSON I certify that herein is recorded the true and complete record of the proceedings of the Army Board for Correction of Military Records in this case. ABCMR Record of Proceedings (cont) AR20140003506 3 ARMY BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS 1 ABCMR Record of Proceedings (cont) AR20140003506 2 ARMY BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS 1