RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS

IN THE MATTER OF:	DOCKET NUMBER: BC-2017-00889

XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX	COUNSEL: NONE

	HEARING: NOT INDICATED

APPLICANT REQUESTS THAT:

The following awards be added to his DD Form 214, Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty:

	1. The Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal for his deployment in support of Operation JOINT ENDEAVOR.

	2. The Armed Forces Service Medal with one Bronze Service Star for his deployment in support of Operations PROVIDE PROMISE and DENY FLIGHT.

APPLICANT CONTENDS THAT:

He should have been awarded the aforementioned medals for his multiple deployments to Italy while he was assigned in the United Kingdom.  The applicant’s complete submission, with attachments, is at Exhibit A.

STATEMENT OF FACTS:

The applicant is a retired Air Force chief master sergeant (E-9).  For more information, see the excerpt of the applicant’s record at Exhibit B and the advisory at Exhibit C.

AIR FORCE EVALUATION:

AFPC/DP3SP recommends denying the application.  The applicant provided an award certificate for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization Medal in support of Operation JOINT ENDEAVOR, which is annotated on his DD Form 214.  However, the certificate does not contain any dates.  The complete advisory is at Exhibit C.

APPLICANT’S REVIEW OF AIR FORCE EVALUATION:

The Board sent a copy of the Air Force evaluation to the applicant on 1 February 2018 for comment (Exhibit D), and the applicant replied on 19 February 2018.  In his response, the applicant contended that his Enlisted Performance Report for the period 4 January 1993 – 3 January 1994, clearly establishes that he was in the area of eligibility for the requisite amount of time to establish that he met the criteria for the Armed Forces Service Medal and the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal.  The applicant’s complete response is at Exhibit E.

THE BOARD CONCLUDES THAT:

1.  The application was not timely filed, but it is in the interest of justice to excuse the delay.

2.  The applicant exhausted all available avenues of non-judicial relief before applying to the Board.

3.  After thoroughly reviewing all Exhibits, the Board concludes the applicant has presented evidence sufficient to demonstrate an error or injustice regarding part, but not all, of his request.  In particular, the applicant has provided an AF Form 911, Senior Enlisted Performance Report, which is sufficient to justify granting the applicant’s request for award of the Armed Forces Service Medal.  However, for the remainder of the applicant’s request, the evidence presented did not demonstrate an error or injustice, and the Board therefore finds no basis to recommend granting that portion of the applicant’s request.  Therefore, the Board recommends correcting the applicant’s records 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 the DD Form 214, Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty, issued in conjunction with his 30 September 2004 retirement, be amended in Block 13, Decorations, Medals, Badges, Citations and Campaign Ribbons Awarded or Authorized (All Periods of Service), to reflect the Armed Forces Service Medal.

However, regarding the remainder of the applicant’s request, the Board recommends the applicant be informed the evidence did not demonstrate material error or injustice and the application could only be reconsidered upon receipt of relevant evidence not already considered by the Board.

CERTIFICATION:

The following quorum of the Board, as defined in Air Force Instruction (AFI) 36-2603, Air Force Board for Correction of Military Records (AFBCMR), paragraph 1.5, considered Docket Number BC-2017-00889 in Executive Session on 30 August 2018:

, Panel Chair
, Panel Member
, Panel Member

All members voted to correct the record in part, as indicated above.  The panel considered the following:

Exhibit A:	Application, DD Form 149, w/atchs, dated 27 February 2017.
Exhibit B:	Documentary evidence, including relevant excerpts from official records.
Exhibit C:	Advisory opinion, AFPC/DP3SP, dated 21 December 2017.
Exhibit D:	Notification of Advisory, SAF/MRBC to applicant, dated 1 February 2018.
Exhibit E:	Applicant’s response, dated 19 February 2018.

Taken together with all Exhibits, this document constitutes the true and complete Record of Proceedings required by AFI 36-2603, paragraph 4.11.9.