Afghanistan Campaign Medal
{{Infobox award
|name=Afghanistan Campaign Medal
|image=Afghanistan Campaign Medal.png
|image_size=230px
|caption=Obverse and reverse
|presenter=the U.S. Department of Defense{{cite web |url=http://www.esd.whs.mil/Portals/54/Documents/DD/issuances/dodm/134833v2_dodm_2016.pdf |title=Issuances |website=www.esd.whs.mil |access-date=2017-09-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170912013545/http://www.esd.whs.mil/Portals/54/Documents/DD/issuances/dodm/134833v2_dodm_2016.pdf |archive-date=2017-09-12 |url-status=dead }} and Department of Homeland Security{{cite web|url=https://media.defense.gov/2017/Mar/29/2001723556/-1/-1/0/CIM_1650_25E.PDF |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170904105203/https://media.defense.gov/2017/Mar/29/2001723556/-1/-1/0/CIM_1650_25E.PDF |url-status=dead |archive-date=September 4, 2017 |title=Data |date=2017 |website=media.defense.gov }}
|type= Campaign medal
|eligibility=U.S. military personnel
|awarded_for=Service in Afghanistan from October 24, 2001 to August 31, 2021.
|status=Inactive
|established=EO 13363, {{Start date and age|2004|11|29}}
|firstawarded= June 2005 (retroactive to October 24, 2001)
|lastawarded= 31 August 2021
|total_awarded=
|total_awarded_posthumously=
|total_recipients=
|individual=
|higher=Kosovo Campaign Medal{{cite web|title=Army Regulation 600–8–22 Military Awards |url=http://www.apd.army.mil/pdffiles/r600_8_22.pdf |publisher=Army Publishing Directorate |access-date=24 January 2016 |page=17 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110722181345/http://www.apd.army.mil/pdffiles/r600_8_22.pdf |archive-date=22 July 2011 }}
|lower=Iraq Campaign Medal
|related=Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal
NATO Medal
|same=
|image2=File:Afghanistan Campaign Medal ribbon.svg
250px
|caption2=Service ribbon and campaign streamer
}}
The Afghanistan Campaign Medal (ACM) was a military award of the United States Armed Forces which was created by Executive Order 13363 of President George W. Bush on November 29, 2004, and became available for general distribution in June 2005.{{cite web|title=Department of Defense Manual 1348.33, Volume 2|url=http://www.esd.whs.mil/Portals/54/Documents/DD/issuances/dodm/134833v2_dodm_2016.pdf|publisher=Defense Technical Information Center|access-date=14 September 2017|pages=20–21|date=21 December 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170912013545/http://www.esd.whs.mil/Portals/54/Documents/DD/issuances/dodm/134833v2_dodm_2016.pdf|archive-date=12 September 2017|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=https://georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov/news/releases/2004/11/20041129-11.html|title=Executive Order: Establishing the Afghanistan and Iraq Campaign Medals|date=29 November 2004|access-date=29 May 2015}} The medal was designed by the U.S. Army Institute of Heraldry.{{cite web|url=http://www.tioh.hqda.pentagon.mil/Awards/afghanistan_campaign.aspx|title=Error|access-date=29 May 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130828050459/http://www.tioh.hqda.pentagon.mil/Awards/afghanistan_campaign.aspx|archive-date=28 August 2013|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}{{cite web|url=http://www.afpc.af.mil/library/factsheets/factsheet.asp?id=7810 |title=Factsheets : Afghanistan Campaign Medal |access-date=29 May 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150501201809/http://www.afpc.af.mil/library/factsheets/factsheet.asp?id=7810 |archive-date=1 May 2015 }}
The Afghanistan Campaign Medal is awarded to any member of the United States military who has performed duty within the borders of Afghanistan (or its airspace) for a period of thirty consecutive days or sixty non-consecutive days. The medal is retroactive to October 24, 2001, and was active until the conclusion of Operation Allies Refuge on August 31, 2021.{{cite web |url=https://prhome.defense.gov/Portals/52/Documents/MRA_Docs/OEPM/ACM%20-%20Approved%20Campaign%20Phases%20-%20Mar%202022.pdf?ver=60D5KqR2Se9eXa5HauxSfw%3d%3d |title=Afghanistan Campaign Medal - Campaign Phases | publisher=United States Department of Defense |date=14 April 2022}} Personnel who have been engaged in combat with an enemy force, or personnel who have been wounded in combat within Afghanistan, may receive the ACM regardless of the number of days spent within the country. The medal was also awarded posthumously to any service member who died in the line of duty within Afghanistan, including from non-combat injuries such as accidents and mishaps.[http://www.defense.gov/releases/release.aspx?releaseid=8371 "DoD Announces Criteria for Two New Campaign Medals"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110530074418/http://www.defense.gov/releases/release.aspx?releaseid=8371 |date=2011-05-30 }} United States Department of Defense 07 April 2005[https://www.defense.gov/News/News-Stories/id/31471/ "New Campaign Medals Recognize Iraq, Afghanistan Service"] United States Department of Defense 07 April 2005
Campaign phases and devices
The following are the approved campaign phases and respective dates for the Afghanistan Campaign Medal:{{cite web|url=https://prhome.defense.gov/Portals/52/Documents/RFM/MPP/OEPM/docs/ACM-Approved%20Campaign%20Phases-Feb%202015.pdf|title=Afghanistan Campaign Medal - Approved Campaign Phases|website=PRHome.Defense.gov|access-date=30 June 2021}}{{cite web|title=Afghanistan Campaign Medal or Iraq Campaign Medal |url=https://www.hrc.army.mil/TAGD/Afghanistan%20Campaign%20Medal%20or%20Iraq%20Campaign%20Medal |work=Awards and Decorations Branch Article |publisher=Army Human Resource Command |access-date=3 December 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150911070806/https://www.hrc.army.mil/TAGD/Afghanistan%20Campaign%20Medal%20or%20Iraq%20Campaign%20Medal |archive-date=11 September 2015 }}{{cite web|url=http://www.defense.gov/releases/release.aspx?releaseid=14619 |title=News Release: Additional Phases Identified for Iraq and Afghanistan Campaign Medals |publisher=Defense.gov |access-date=2012-05-31 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120115161028/http://www.defense.gov/releases/release.aspx?releaseid=14619 |archive-date=2012-01-15 }}{{cite web|url=http://asktop.net/wp/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/OSDPR-signed-Memo-ACM-Transition-I-Campaign-Phase-Oct-26-2011.pdf|title= New Campaign phase approved}}{{cite web|author1=DoD News, Defense Media Activity|title=Operation Freedom's Sentinel Qualifies for Campaign Medal|url=https://www.defense.gov/News/News-Stories/id/128207/|publisher=Department of Defense|access-date=20 February 2015}}
{{cite news |last=Tilghman |first=Andrew |date=19 February 2015 |title=Despite war's end, Pentagon extends Afghanistan campaign medal |url=http://www.militarytimes.com/story/military/pentagon/2015/02/19/afghanistan-campaign-medal-extended-pentagon/23674869/ |newspaper=MilitaryTimes |publisher=Gannett |access-date=28 February 2015 }}
| class="wikitable" |
| Phase
!From !To |
|---|
| Liberation of Afghanistan
| September 11, 2001 | November 30, 2001 |
| Consolidation I
| December 1, 2001 | September 30, 2006 |
| Consolidation II
| October 1, 2006 | November 30, 2009 |
| Consolidation III
| December 1, 2009 | June 30, 2011 |
| Transition I
| July 1, 2011 | December 31, 2014 |
| Transition II (Note 1)
| January 1, 2015 |
| align="left" colspan="3"|Note 1: For Operation FREEDOM's SENTINEL pursuant to USD(P&R) memorandum dated February 13, 2015, titled, "Afghanistan Campaign Medal – Operation FREEDOM’s SENTINEL and Transition II Campaign Phase." |
Examples of campaign stars worn on the Afghanistan Campaign Medal service ribbon:
| class="wikitable" | |
| {{ribbon devices|number=1|type=service-star|ribbon=Afghanistan Campaign Medal ribbon.svg|width=106}} | One of the six phases |
| {{ribbon devices|number=2|type=service-star|ribbon=Afghanistan Campaign Medal ribbon.svg|width=106}} | Two of the six phases |
| {{ribbon devices|number=3|type=service-star|ribbon=Afghanistan Campaign Medal ribbon.svg|width=106}} | Three of the six phases |
| {{ribbon devices|number=4|type=service-star|ribbon=Afghanistan Campaign Medal ribbon.svg|width=106}} | Four of the six phases |
| {{ribbon devices|number=5|type=service-star|ribbon=Afghanistan Campaign Medal ribbon.svg|width=106}} | Five of the six phases |
| {{ribbon devices|number=6|type=service-star|ribbon=Afghanistan Campaign Medal ribbon.svg|width=106}} | All six phases |
The following ribbon devices are authorized for wear on the Afghanistan Campaign Medal:{{cite web|title=Department of Defense Manual 1348.33, Volume 3 |url=http://www.dtic.mil/whs/directives/corres/pdf/134833vol3.pdf |publisher=Defense Technical Information Center |access-date=16 October 2012 |page=51 |date=23 November 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130226205442/http://www.dtic.mil/whs/directives/corres/pdf/134833vol3.pdf |archive-date=26 February 2013 }}[http://www.apd.army.mil/pdffiles/r600_8_22.pdf Army Regulation 600-8-22] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110722181345/http://www.apd.army.mil/pdffiles/r600_8_22.pdf |date=2011-07-22 }}[http://www.e-publishing.af.mil/shared/media/epubs/afi36-2803.pdf Air Force Instruction 36-2803] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130216113644/http://www.e-publishing.af.mil/shared/media/epubs/AFI36-2803.pdf |date=2013-02-16 }}{{cite web|title=NAVADMIN 141/08|url=http://www.public.navy.mil/ia/Documents/NAV08141.txt|access-date=21 May 2008|archive-date=19 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200919132151/https://www.public.navy.mil/IA/Documents/NAV08141.txt|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|last=Two Bulls|first=Richard|title=Campaign Stars Established to Recognize Multiple Deployments|url=http://www.navy.mil/submit/display.asp?story_id=37650|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130514210824/http://www.navy.mil/submit/display.asp?story_id=37650|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 14, 2013|publisher=Naval Media Center Public Affairs|access-date=5 June 2008}}[https://web.archive.org/web/20080916083532/http://www.uscg.mil/directives/cim/1000-1999/CIM_1650_25D.pdf Coast Guard Commandant Instruction 1650.25D]
- 50px Campaign stars (all branches)
- 25px Arrowhead device (Army, Air Force, and Space Force)
- 25px Fleet Marine Force Combat Operation Insignia (Navy personnel assigned to a Marine Corps unit in combat)
Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal
The Afghanistan Campaign Medal replaces the Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal (GWOT-EM) for service in Afghanistan and personnel who previously received the GWOT-EM for Afghanistan service may elect to exchange the medal for the ACM.{{cite web|title=Department of Defense Manual 1348.33, Volume 2|url=http://www.esd.whs.mil/Portals/54/Documents/DD/issuances/dodm/134833v2_dodm_2016.pdf|publisher=Defense Technical Information Center|access-date=14 September 2017|pages=32–35|date=21 December 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170912013545/http://www.esd.whs.mil/Portals/54/Documents/DD/issuances/dodm/134833v2_dodm_2016.pdf|archive-date=12 September 2017|url-status=dead}} Both medals may not be received for the same period of service in Afghanistan and any current Afghanistan service will only be recognized with the Afghanistan Campaign Medal.{{cite web|url=http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/cfr_2008/julqtr/32cfr578.29.htm|title=Afghanistan Campaign Medal.|website=edocket.access.gpo.gov}}
See also
References
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