FROM: HQ, HRC USA//AHRC-PDO-PA// TO: AIG 7406 INFO: ARSTAF COMCFLCC DOHA KUWAIT KU//C1// COMUSARCENT-CDRUSATHIRD FT MCPHERSON GA//AFRD-PA// CDRFORSCOM FT MCPHERSON GA//AFAG-PSS-S// USCINCENT MACDILL AFB FL//CCJ1-MPSA// HQ, HRC USA//AHRC-PDO-PA// UNCLASSIFIED SUBJECT: KOREA DEFENSE SERVICE MEDAL (KDSM) — IMPLEMENTING INSTRUCTIONS A. AR 600-8-22, MILITARY AWARDS, DATED 25 FEB 95. B. DOD 1348-33, MANUAL OF MILITARY DECORATIONS AND AWARDS. C. SECTION 543, 2003 NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT. 1. THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE APPROVED THE IMPLEMENTING INSTRUCTIONS AND CRITERIA FOR THE KDSM ON 3 FEB 04. 2. THE KOREA DEFENSE SERVICE MEDAL (KDSM) IS AUTHORIZED TO MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES WHO HAVE SERVED ON ACTIVE DUTY IN SUPPORT OF THE DEFENSE OF THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA FROM 28 JULY 1954 TO A DATE TO BE DETERMINED. THE AREA OF ELIGIBILITY ENCOMPASSES ALL LAND AREA OF THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA, AND THE CONTIGUOUS WATER OUT TO 12 NAUTICAL MILES, AND ALL AIR SPACES ABOVE THE LAND AND WATER AREAS. 3. EFFECTIVE 3 FEB 04, THE OVERSEAS SERVICE RIBBON (OSR) IS NO LONGER AUTHORIZED FOR OVERSEAS TOURS IN THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA. A SEPARATE MESSAGE WILL BE TRANSMITTED ADDRESSING PREVIOUS AWARDS OF THE OSR FOR NORMAL OVERSEAS TOURS IN THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA AND THE ARMED FORCES EXPEDITIONARY MEDAL (AFEM) FOR SERVICE IN THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA FROM 1 OCT 66 TO 30 JUN 74. |
| 4. CRITERIA. SERVICE MEMBERS MUST HAVE BEEN ASSIGNED, ATTACHED, OR MOBILIZED TO UNITS OPERATING IN THE AREA OF ELIGIBILITY FOR 30 CONSECUTIVE OR FOR 60 NONCONSECUTIVE DAYS, OR MEET THE FOLLOWING CRITERIA:
(A) BE ENGAGED IN COMBAT DURING AN ARMED ENGAGEMENT, REGARDLESS OF THE TIME IN THE AREA OF ELIGIBILITY. (B) IS WOUNDED OR INJURED IN THE LINE OF DUTY AND REQUIRES MEDICAL EVACUATION FROM THE AREA OF ELIGIBILITY. (C) WHILE PARTICIPATING AS A REGULARLY ASSIGNED AIR CREWMEMBER FLYING SORTIES INTO, OUT OF, OR WITHIN THE AREA OF ELIGIBILITY IN DIRECT SUPPORT OF MILITARY OPERATIONS. EACH DAY THAT ONE OR MORE SORTIES ARE FLOWN IN ACCORDANCE WITH THESE CRITERIA SHALL COUNT AS ONE DAY TOWARD THE 30 OR 60-DAY REQUIREMENT. |