R 160829Z MAY 08
MARADMIN 299/08
MSGID/GENADMIN,USMTF,2007/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA MM//
SUBJ/CAMPAIGN STARS FOR THE AFGHANISTAN AND IRAQ CAMPAIGN MEDALS//
REF/A/MSGID:DOC/UNDER SECRETARY OF DEFENSE/19FEB2008//
REF/B/MSGID:DOC/UNDER SECRETARY OF DEFENSE/16APR2008//
REF/C/MSGID:DOC/SEC/22AUG2006//
NARR/REF A IS THE PRINCIPAL DEPUTY UNDERSECRETARY OF DEFENSE (P&R)
MEMO ANNOUNCING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF CAMPAIGN STARS FOR THE
AFGHANISTAN AND IRAQ CAMPAIGN MEDALS. REF B IS THE PRINCIPAL DEPUTY
UNDER SECRETARY OF DEFENSE (P&R) MEMO OUTLINING POLICY INSTRUCTIONS
FOR AWARD AND WEAR OF CAMPAIGN STARS ON THE AFGHANISTAN AND IRAQ
CAMPAIGN MEDALS. REF C IS SECNAVINST 1650.1H, NAVY AND MARINE CORPS
AWARDS MANUAL//
POC/MRS. D. M. MCKINNON/YA2/UNIT:MMMA-3/NAME:HQMC/TEL:(703) 784-9340
/TEL:DSN 278-9340/EMAIL:DIANA.MCKINNON@USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. PER REF A AND B, THE PRINCIPAL DEPUTY
UNDERSECRETARY OF DEFENSE (P&R) HAS APPROVED THE ESTABLISHMENT OF
CAMPAIGN PHASES THAT WILL SERVE AS THE BASIS FOR AWARDING CAMPAIGN
STARS FOR THE AFGHANISTAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL (ACM) AND THE IRAQ CAMPAIGN
MEDAL (ICM). THE PURPOSE OF THIS MARADMIN IS TO PROVIDE
ADMINISTRATIVE GUIDANCE AND PROCEDURES FOR DETERMINING THE
APPROPRIATE NUMBER OF CAMPAIGN STARS FOR MARINES AWARDED THE ACM OR
THE ICM.
2. THE ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FOR AWARD OF BOTH THE ACM FOR OEF AND
THE ICM FOR OIF CONTAINED IN ARTICLES 420.12 AND 420.13 OF REF C
REMAIN UNCHANGED. CAMPAIGN STARS DESIGNATE THE NUMBER OF CAMPAIGN
PHASES IN WHICH A SERVICE MEMBER HAS PARTICIPATED AND DO NOT
REPRESENT SUBSEQUENT AWARDS OF THE RESPECTIVE CAMPAIGN MEDAL.
3. THE DESIGNATED CAMPAIGN PHASES AND INCLUSIVE DATES FOR THE ACM
AND THE ICM APPROVED IN REF A ARE AS FOLLOWS:
A. AFGHANISTAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL (ACM):
CAMPAIGN PHASE INCLUSIVE DATES
LIBERATION OF AFGHANISTAN 11SEP01-30NOV01
CONSOLIDATION I 01DEC01-30SEP06
CONSOLIDATION II 01OCT06-TBD
B. IRAQ CAMPAIGN MEDAL:
CAMPAIGN PHASE INCLUSIVE DATES
LIBERATION OF IRAQ 19MAR03-1MAY03
TRANSITION OF IRAQ 02MAY03-28JUN04
IRAQI GOVERNANCE 29JUN04-15DEC05
NATIONAL RESOLUTION 16DEC05-TBD
4. THE CAMPAIGN STAR IS A BRONZE OR SILVER FIVE-POINTED STAR, 3/16
INCH IN DIAMETER. IN THE EVENT THAT FIVE OR MORE CAMPAIGN PHASES
ARE APPROVED IN THE FUTURE FOR EITHER THE ACM OR THE ICM, A SILVER
CAMPAIGN STAR WILL BE WORN TO REPRESENT FIVE BRONZE CAMPAIGN STARS.
5. FOR MARINES MEETING THE ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FOR EITHER THE ACM
SINCE 11 SEP 2001 OR THE ICM SINCE 19 MAR 2003, ONE BRONZE CAMPAIGN
STAR SHALL BE WORN ON THE SUSPENSION RIBBON OF THE MEDAL AND ON THE
RIBBON BAR FOR ONE OR MORE DAYS OF PARTICIPATION IN EACH DESIGNATED
CAMPAIGN PHASE. THEREFORE, THE ACM AND THE ICM WILL ALWAYS BE
AWARDED WITH AT LEAST ONE BRONZE CAMPAIGN STAR (SIMILAR TO THE
SOUTHWEST ASIA SERVICE MEDAL (SWASM), VIETNAM SERVICE MEDAL (VSM),
AND KOREAN SERVICE MEDAL (KSM)). IF THE MARINE'S QUALIFYING PERIOD
OF SERVICE FOR THE ACM OR THE ICM ALSO EXTENDED AT LEAST ONE DAY
INTO A SUBSEQUENT CAMPAIGN PHASE, THE ACM OR ICM WOULD BE AWARDED
WITH TWO BRONZE CAMPAIGN STARS. THIS METHOD OF DETERMINING THE
APPROPRIATE NUMBER OF CAMPAIGN STARS WILL APPLY WHETHER THE MARINE'S
QUALIFYING PERIOD OF SERVICE WAS COMPRISED OF CONSECUTIVE OR
NONCONSECUTIVE DAYS IN THE RESPECTIVE AREA OF ELIGIBILITY. HOWEVER,
IF A MARINE MAKES TWO SEPARATE DEPLOYMENTS INTO THE RESPECTIVE AREA
OF ELIGIBILITY THAT BOTH START AND END COMPLETELY WITHIN A SINGLE
PHASE, ONLY ONE CAMPAIGN STAR IS AUTHORIZED FOR THAT PHASE.
6. MARINES WHO QUALIFIED FOR THE GLOBAL WAR ON TERRORISM
EXPEDITIONARY MEDAL (GWOTEM) FOR DEPLOYMENTS TO EITHER THE
AFGHANISTAN OR IRAQ AREA OF ELIGIBILITY (AOE) PRIOR TO 1 MAY 2005
MAY STILL ELECT TO RECEIVE EITHER THE ACM OR ICM IN LIEU OF THE
GWOTEM PER ARTICLE 420.14 OF REF C. THOSE CAMPAIGN PHASES IN WHICH
THE MARINE PARTICIPATED DURING THAT DEPLOYMENT WILL BE USED TO
DETERMINE AUTHORIZED CAMPAIGN STARS FOR THE ACM OR ICM. HOWEVER, IF
A MARINE ELECTED TO RETAIN THE GWOTEM FOR A DEPLOYMENT WITHIN EITHER
AOE PRIOR TO 1 MAY 2005, THAT DEPLOYMENT PERIOD WILL NOT BE USED TO
DETERMINE CAMPAIGN STARS FOR A SUBSEQUENT ACM OR ICM AWARDED.
ADDITIONALLY, THE DESIGNATION OF CAMPAIGN PHASES FOR THE ACM OR ICM
DOES NOT MODIFY THE CURRENT POLICY THAT A MARINE IS NOT AUTHORIZED
BOTH THE GWOTEM AND ACM/ICM FOR THE SAME DEPLOYMENT PERIOD.
7. ACTIVE DUTY AND SELECTED MARINE CORPS RESERVE UNIT COMMANDERS
ARE AUTHORIZED TO ISSUE CAMPAIGN STARS FOR THE ACM AND THE ICM TO
MARINES ASSIGNED TO THEIR COMMAND ACCORDING TO THE CRITERIA IN PARA
5. THIS WILL REQUIRE REVIEW OF THE AWARDS ENTITLEMENT AND
OPERATIONS HISTORY FOR ALL MARINES WHO WERE PREVIOUSLY AWARDED THE
ACM OR THE ICM TO DETERMINE THE APPROPRIATE NUMBER OF CAMPAIGN STARS
AUTHORIZED FOR BOTH MEDALS. BECAUSE EXISTING ACM AND ICM ENTRIES IN
MCTFS MAY NOT ACCURATELY REFLECT THE COMPLETE PERIOD THE MARINE
SERVED IN THE DESIGNATED AOE, OFFICIAL SOURCE DOCUMENTS SUCH AS THE
MCTFS OPERATIONS HISTORY, COMBAT PAY, AND HAZARDOUS DUTY PAY PAGES,
ALONG WITH DEPLOYMENT ROSTERS AND AVIATOR FLIGHT LOG BOOKS, SHOULD
BE REVIEWED TO ACCURATELY DETERMINE CAMPAIGN MEDAL AND CAMPAIGN STAR
ENTITLEMENTS.
8. IN ORDER TO ENSURE SERVICE RECORDS OF MARINES ACCURATELY REFLECT
THEIR AWARDS ENTITLEMENT TO THE ACM AND THE ICM WITH THE APPROPRIATE
NUMBER OF CAMPAIGN STARS, UNIT COMMANDERS ARE DIRECTED TO MAKE THE
APPROPRIATE ENTRIES IN THE MCTFS FOR THEIR ELIGIBLE MARINES AS SOON
AS PRACTICABLE. SPECIAL ATTENTION MUST BE GIVEN TO ENSURING THAT
MARINES APPROACHING SEPARATION HAVE THEIR AWARDS ENTITLEMENTS
REVIEWED AND UPDATED SO THAT THEIR DD214 ACCURATELY REFLECTS THEIR
ENTITLEMENTS FOR THE ACM OR THE ICM WITH APPROPRIATE CAMPAIGN STARS.
9. TO ENSURE CONSISTENCY OF MCTFS ENTRIES, THE FOLLOWING GUIDANCE
IS PROVIDED FOR IPACS MAKING ENTRIES ON MARINES WHO MEET THE
CRITERIA IN PARA 5.
A. THE MCTFS ENTRIES MADE AT THE TIME OF THE AWARD OF THE ACM
OR THE ICM WILL SERVE TO DENOTE BOTH THE AWARD AND THE FIRST BRONZE
CAMPAIGN STAR. FOR EACH ADDITIONAL CAMPAIGN STAR AUTHORIZED, A
SUBSEQUENT ACM OR ICM MCTFS ENTRY WILL BE MADE LISTING ONLY THE
FIRST DAY OF THE ADDITIONAL QUALIFYING SERVICE IN THE SUBSEQUENT
PHASE.
B. THE FOLLOWING EXAMPLE PROVIDES FURTHER CLARIFICATION FOR
MAKING APPROPRIATE MCTFS ENTRIES TO REFLECT THE AUTHORIZATION
GUIDANCE CONTAINED IN PARA 5.
EXAMPLE: A MARINE MAKES THREE SEPARATE DEPLOYMENTS TO IRAQ FOR THE
FOLLOWING DATES: 19 MAR 2003 TO 15 SEP 2003, 20 JUL 2004 TO 20 FEB
2005, AND 10 FEB 2007 TO 10 SEP 2007. THIS MARINE WOULD RATE THE
ICM WITH 4 BRONZE CAMPAIGN STARS PER THE TABLE BELOW. THE
APPROPRIATE MCTFS ENTRIES FOR EACH AWARD OCCASION ARE SHOWN ON THE
RIGHT:
AWARD & ELIGIBILITY PERIOD MCTFS ENTRIES/DATES
ICM & 1ST STAR FOR 1ST 30 DAYS ICM 19MAR-19APR03 (NOTE)
2ND STAR FOR START OF 2D PHASE ICM 02MAY-02MAY03
3RD STAR FOR IST DAY DEPLOYED IN 3RD PHASE ICM 20JUL-20JUL04
4TH STAR FOR IST DAY DEPLOYED IN 4TH PHASE ICM 10FEB-10FEB07
(NOTE: THE DATE ENTRY OF 19MAR-15SEP03 WOULD ALSO BE APPROPRIATE.)
10. MODIFICATIONS TO ADD CAMPAIGN STARS TO THE BATTLE STREAMERS FOR
THE ACM AND THE ICM WILL BE COORDINATED BY CMC(MMMA) WITH THE
INSTITUTE OF HERALDRY AND THE MARINE CORPS HISTORICAL DIVISION.
UNITS AUTHORIZED TO DISPLAY STREAMERS THAT HAVE MET THE CRITERIA FOR
THE ACM OR ICM STREAMER WILL DISPLAY THEM WITH THE APPROPRIATE
NUMBER OF CAMPAIGN STARS AS OUTLINED IN PARA 5. WHEN THE NSN FOR
THE NEW STREAMERS HAS BEEN APPROVED, CMC(MMMA) WILL PUBLISH THE
GUIDANCE IN THE NEXT QUARTERLY AWARDS UPDATE MARADMIN AND WILL POST
THE INFORMATION ON THE MILITARY AWARDS BRANCH WEBPAGE AT
WWW.USMC.MIL/AWARDS.
11. THE FOLLOWING COORDINATING INSTRUCTIONS ARE PROVIDED FOR
RETIRED, DISCHARGED, OR INDIVIDUAL READY RESERVE (IRR) MARINES WHO
ARE REQUESTING ADJUSTMENT OF THEIR AWARDS ENTITLEMENTS IN THEIR
OFFICIAL RECORDS BASED ON AUTHORIZED CAMPAIGN STARS FOR THE ACM AND
THE ICM.
A. MARINES WHO HAVE BEEN RETIRED OR DISCHARGED WITHOUT FURTHER
OBLIGATED SERVICE MUST SUBMIT THEIR REQUESTS TO HQMC, MILITARY
AWARDS BRANCH (MMMA), 3280 RUSSELL ROAD, QUANTICO, VA 22134-5103.
B. MARINES WHO HAVE BEEN RELEASED FROM ACTIVE DUTY WITH FURTHER
OBLIGATED RESERVE SERVICE IN THE IRR (NOT MEMBERS OF THE SMCR) MUST
SUBMIT THEIR REQUESTS TO THE MARINE CORPS MOBILIZATION COMMAND,
15303 ANDREWS ROAD, KANSAS CITY, MO 64147-1207.
12. INDIVIDUAL MARINES SHOULD ADDRESS ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS
MARADMIN TO THEIR RESPECTIVE ADMIN PERSONNEL. ADMIN PERSONNEL OF
THESE UNITS MAY CONTACT CMC(MMMA-3) AT (703) 784-9340 OR DSN
278-9340.
13. RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY BGEN J. A. KESSLER, DIRECTOR,
MANPOWER MANAGEMENT DIVISION.//