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Army messages relating to awards and decorations

Below are links to all Army messages relating to awards and decorations that have been dispatched since the fielding of the current military awards regulation


Index #


Award
Operation/Area		 Subject DTG/Date REF #


146		 Wartime Army-wide Wartime Awards to Members
of Other U.S. Armed Forces – WARTIME		 23 Sep 05 DMS


145		 GWOTEM Army-wide
Additions to the Designated Area of Eligibility for
Award of the Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal
(GWOTEM)		 23 Sep 05 DMS


144		 Scuba Badge Army-wide Change to Army Scuba Diver
Badge		 20 Jul 05 HQDA Ltr 600-05-1


143		 Peacetime Army-wide Delegation of Awards
Approval Authority for Service and Achievement Awards to
Members of Other U.S. Armed Forces – PEACETIME		 18 Jul 05 DMS


142		 Aviation Bdg GWOT Award of the Aviation
Badge, AR 600-8-22		 5 Jul 05 DMS


141		 CAB GWOT Delegation of Combat
Action Badge (CAB) Approval Authority		 28 Jun 05 DMS


140		 PH GWOT Purple Heart Revocation
Authority		 8 Jun 05 DMS


139		 ARCAM Army-wide Award
of the Army Reserve Component Achievement Medal		 8 Jun 05 DMS
138 CAB GWOT
Superseded – Combat
Action Badge (CAB) – Processing Procedures
3 Jun 05 DMS


137		 Combat Badges GWOT Changes to the Combat
Infantryman Badge and Combat Medical Badge and the
establishment of the Combat Action Badge		 3 Jun 05 HQDA Ltr 600-05-1


136		 ACM/ICM OEF/OIF Afghanistan Campaign Medal
and Iraq Campaign Medal

-Implementing
Instructions
(CHANGE 1)		 25 May 05 DMS


135		 GWOTEM GWOT Changes to the designated
AOE for award of the GWOTEM – CORRECTED COPY		 11 Apr 05 DMS


134		 AGCM Army-Wide Award of the Army Good
Conduct Medal		 8 Feb 05 DMS


133		 SAPPER Tab Army-Wide SAPPER Tab –
Establishment, Criteria, and Wear		 27 SEP 04 HQDA Ltr 670-04-1


132		 AFEM Army-Wide Armed Forces Expeditionary
Medal (AFEM) for Operations in Southwest Asia.		 21 SEP 04 HQDA Ltr 600-04-4


131		 Wartime IRAQ

Delegation of Wartime Approval Authority – Coalition
Forces Special Operations Component Command (CFSOCC)		 19
OCT 04
N/A


130		 Wartime IRAQ Multi-National Force –
Iraq (MNF-I) Wartime Awards Policy		 12
SEP 04
N/A


129		 Wartime IRAQ



Delegation of Wartime
Awards Approval Authority – Multi National Force
– Iraq (MNF-I)

 061499Z
AUG 04
N/A


128		 ASIB
HQDA

Policy Changes to the
Army Staff Identification Badge		 15
JUL 04		 HQDA Ltr 600-04-2


127		 CMB
GWOT



Policy Changes to the
Combat Medical Badge (CMB)

 15
JUL 04		 HQDA Ltr 600-04-3
126 Wartime
GWOT



Delegation of Wartime Approval Authority – U.S. Army
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (USANATO)
281920 JUN 04		 N/A


125		 Wartime CFLCC CFLCC Wartime Awards
Policy for OIF – June 2004
9
JUN 04		 N/A
124
GWOT		 Army-Wide
Global War on Terrorism
Expeditionary Medal and Global War on Terrorism Service
Medal-Implementing Instructions
17 MAR 04		 N/A
123 Wartime Army-Wide Delegation of Wartime
Approval Authority_Operations in Afghanistan
201920Z MAY 04		 N/A
122 NPUC Army-Wide



Announcement of Presidential Unit Citation
(Navy) Participating Army Units
120730Z DEC 03		 N/A
121 KDSM Army-Wide
Korean
Defense Service Medal – Implementing Instructions
9
FEB 04		 N/A
120 Wartime Army-Wide
Wartime Awards Reporting
Requirements
18
FEB 04		 N/A
119 Wartime Army-Wide
Delegation of Silver Star
Award Approval Authority – CJTF-7		 23
FEB 04		 N/A
118 JUMA Army-Wide Approved Joint Meritorious
Unit Awards (JMUA)		 JAN 04 N/A


117		 Wartime OIF
CFLCC Wartime Awards Policy for OIF – Change 2		 SEP
03		 N/A
116 CMB Army-Wide


Clarification of criteria
for award of the Combat Medical
Badge
150824Z OCT 03		 N/A
115 LOM Army-Wide
Military Award
Certificates – LOM
221719Z AUG 03		 N/A
114 Campaign
Credit		 Army-Wide
Campaign Participation Credit for Southwest Asia Cease –
Fire Campaign, 12 April 1991-30 November 95		 6 JUN
03		 N/A
113 OSR Army-Wide
Information Paper – Overseas Service Ribbon		 13 MAY
03		 N/A
112 N/A Army-Wide
Results of Army Awards Regulation Review
051158Z JUN 03		 N/A
111 NDSM Army-Wide
Extended Criteria for the National Defense Service Medal
301422Z MAY 03		 N/A
110 Aviation Army-Wide Award
of the Aviation Badge –
RESCINDED
031429Z JUL 03		 N/A
109 Award Certificates Army-wide

Military Award
Certificates (New
Design of LOM)

 04
MAY 03		 N/A


108		 Wartime OIF


Delegation of approval authority to the CDR, Joint Task
Force North and EUCOM-Forward – OIF

 04
MAY 03		 N/A

107		 AFRM w/M OIF


Award of the Armed Forces Reserve Medal
with "M"
device for Current call up – Operation Iraqi Freedom
301423Z APR 03		 N/A
106 Wartime OIF
Delegation of Wartime Approval Authority – USJSOC
231306Z APR 03		 N/A


105		 Wartime OIF CFLCC
Wartime Awards Policy for Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF)		 20 APR
03		 N/A
104 All Wartime Theater
 Wartime versus Peacetime
Service Awards for Wartime Theater 		161134ZAPR03 N/A
103 Foreign OEF OEF Delegation of Authority to
award Wartime decorations to Foreign military personnel
– Operation Enduring Freedom		 111358ZAPR03 N/A
102 Wartime OIF CFCLCC – Delegation of
Wartime Approval Authority – OIF		 031122ZApr03 N/A
101 Wartime OIF Delegation of Wartime
Approval Authority – Operations in Iraq		 271911ZMar03 N/A

100		 Wartime N/A Awards to Members of Other
Services – Corrected Copy		 091135Z Jul 02 N/A

99

 NDSM OEF/ONE Reinstatement of the
National Defense Service Medal		 N/A 02-150

98

 NDSM OEF/ONE Clarification of
Eligibility Criteria for Award of the National Defense
Service Medal		 101526ZMay02 N/A
97 PH N/A Clarification of Purple
Heart Criteria
091135ZJUL02		 N/A

96

 AFRM
w/M		 OEF/ONE Award of the Armed Forces
Reserve Medal with "M" device for Current call up –
Operation Noble Eagle and Operation Enduring Freedom		 N/A N/A
95 CIB & CMB OEF Award of the Combat
Infantryman Badge (CIB) and Combat Medical Badge (CMB)
— Operation Enduring Freedom		 110501ZMar02 N/A
94  CIB
& CMB		 OEF Second and Subsequent
Awards of the CIB and CMB		 121305ZNOV02 N/A
93 Cold War Cold War DoD will not create a Cold
War Medal
 23 JAN 02 N/A
92 Annual
Awards 		  Awards Programs Sponsored
by Civilian Organizations		 12 NOV 02 N/A


91		 N/A KOSOVO Campaign Participation
Credit – Kosovo Air and Defense Campaigns		 30 OCT 02 N/A


90		 ROKPUC   Republic of Korean
Presidential Unit Citation		 SEP 02 N/A
89 BSM   Information on Award of
Bronze Star Medal to Department of the Army Civilians		 281414ZAUG02 N/A
88 NATO KOSOVO NATO Medal – Operations
Related to KOSOVO		   00-202

87		 AFRM ONE/EF Award of the Armed Forces
Reserve Medal with "M" Device – Additional Instructions		 141348ZMAR02 N/A
86   OEF Delegation of Wartime
Approval Authority – Operation Enduring Freedom		 051639ZDEC01 N/A
85     Attack on America – Awards
for Terrorist Incident on America 11 SEP 01		 181107ZSEP01 N/A
84 BRB Army Basic Recruiter
Identification Badge		 21221ZJU 01 N/A
83 NATO NATO NATO Medal – Additional
Processing Procedures		 230840ZJUN00 00-233
82 KCM KOSOVO Kosovo Campaign Medal (KCM) 140832ZJUL00 00-180
81 KCM KOSOVO Kosovo Campaign Medal HQ,
HRC MESSAGE – Additional Instructions		 140832ZJUL00 N/A
80 Aviation Aircraft Crew Member Badge
"Corrected Copy #2"		 N/A 00-138
79 AFEM ODS Armed Forces Expeditionary
Medal for Operation Desert Spring in the Expanded Area
of Eligibility of Southwest Asia Iraq Operations		 140947ZFEB00 00-102
78 Army-wide Army-wide Attack on America–Awards
for Terrorist Incident on America, 11 Sep 01		 181107ZSEP01  
77   DELEGATION Delegation of Awards
Approval Authority for Awards to Personnel of Other
Services		 031344ZAPR01  
76 HSM Army-wide Approved Humanitarian
Service Medals		 080902ZFEB01  
75 JMUA Army-wide Approved Joint Meritorious
Unit Awards		 071402ZFEB01  
74 HSM Army-wide Approved Humanitarian
Service Medals		 220820ZSEP00
71 Aviation Army-wide Army Aircraft Crew Member
Badge
70 AFSM OPC Award of the Armed Forces
Service Medal for Operation Provide Comfort		 021532ZSEP99 99-229
69 AFEM ONW/IA/IG Expansion of the Area of
Eligibility for Award of the Armed Forces Expeditionary
Medal for Operation Northern Watch and Award of the
Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal for Exercises Intrinsic
Action and Iris Gold in Southwest Asia		 011250ZSEP99 99-228
68 Army-wide  Foreign Badge Approved Change to AR
600-8-22, Military Awards		 250937AUG99 —
67 AFEM DT/DF/VS Award of the Armed Forces
Expeditionary Medal for Southwest Asia Operations Desert
Thunder and Desert Fox, and Inclusion of Operation
Vigiliant Sentinel in the Expanded Area of Eligibility
for Operations in Southwest Asia		 181536ZAUG99 99-218
66 PH  Army-wide Request for Extension of
Purple Heart Approval Authority		 061350ZAUG99 —

65		 AFRM KOSOVO CALL-UP OPERATION Award of the Armed Forces
Reserve Medal with "M" Device for Kosovo Call-Up —
Operation Allied Force, 18 May 99		 281013ZJUL99 —
64 AFEM OJF Award of the Armed Forces
Expeditionary Medal or Armed Forces Service Medal for
Operation Joint Forge in the Former Republic of
Yugoslavia		 212321ZMAY99 99-157
63 PRB  Army-wide Recommended Change to the
Parachute Rigger Badge		 130846ZMAY99 —
62 AFEM OJE/JG MILPER Messages 99-100 and
99-101		 021530ZAPR99 99-128

61		 CWRC  Army-wide Cold War Recognition
Certificate		   99-125
60 HSM   Approved Humanitarian
Service Medal (HSM)		 181200ZMAR99 —
59 ASUA   Approved Army Superior
Unit Awards		 171432ZMAR99 —

58		 JMUA   Approved Joint Meritorious
Unit Awards (JMUA)		 171100ZMAR99 —
57 AFEM   Expansion of the Area of
Eligibility for Award of the AFEM		 121618ZMAR99 99-101
56 AFEM OJE/JG Award of the Armed Forces
Expeditionary Medal for Operations Joint Endeavor and
Joint Guard		 121605ZMAR99 99-100
55 ASUA IFOR/CFOR/IFOR Army Superior Unit Award
for Task Force Eagle		 191100ZJan99 N/A

54

 AFSM OJG/FRY Termination of Armed
Forces Service Medal for Operation Joint Guard		 161415ZNov98 N/A

53

 PH OJF/FRY Extension of Purple Heart
Approval Authority		 101115ZNov98 N/A

52

 Policy Army-wide Military Award
Certificates		 131530ZAug98 N/A

51

 AFEM SWA Operations Award of the AFEM for
Operations in SWA		 291530ZJul98 98-161

50

 Policy Army-wide Military Award
Certificates		 091445ZJul98 N/A

49

 HSM DRO/NE USA HSM for 1998 North East US
Ice Crisis		 230833ZJun98 N/A

48

 USCG JTF 160/CUBA USCG MUC & Special Opns
Service Ribbon		 011324ZApr98 N/A

47

 CIB & CMB El Salvador Award of CIB & CMB – El
Salvador		 051615ZMar98 98-095

46

 Foreign Army-wide Policy Clarification on
Foreign Awards to USA		 251526ZFeb98 N/A

45

 UN Medal UNMSS UN Medal for Special
Service (UNMSS)		 31-Dec-97 N/A

44

 HSM DRO/ND, SD & MN HSM for 1997 North Central
US Floods		 281430ZOct97 N/A

43

 HSM DRO/CA, NV & ID HSM for 1997 Western US
Floods		 281415ZOct97 N/A

42

 HSM DRO/ND & SD HSM for Snow Blow 1997 281400ZOct97 N/A

41

 AFSM AOE/Haiti Award of AFSM – Haiti
"Corrected Copy"		 141415ZNov97 98-015

40

 AFSM OJE & OJG/FRY AFSM Termination/Award
"Corrected Copy"		 141530ZNov97 98-016

39

 AFSM OJE & OJG/FRY AFSM Termination (OJE) &
Award (OJG)		 171655ZOct97 98-016

38

 AFSM AOE/Haiti Award of AFSM for
Operations in Haiti		 171540ZOct97 98-015

37

 MFF Badge Army-wide Military Free Fall Badges
"Corrected Copy 2"		 171515ZOct97 97-154

36

 MFF Badge Army-wide Military Free Fall Badges
"Corrected Copy"		 181508ZAug97 97-154

35

 MFF Badge Army-wide Military Free Fall Badges
– Permanent Wear		 181508ZAug97 97-154

34

 Valorous El Salvador Decorations for Valor – El
Salvador		 271114ZJun97 97-123

33

 PH OJG/FRY Extension of Purple Heart
Approval Authority		 271750ZFeb97 N/A

32

 OSR OJE/Germany Overseas Service Ribbon 181615ZOct96 N/A

31

 US Army Army-wide Decorations for Foreign
Mil Pers-Clarification		 161628ZSep96 N/A

30

 AFRM Army-wide Award of AFRM and
Mobilization ("M") Device		 231630ZAug96 96-196

29

 US Army Army-wide Decorations for Foreign
Military Personnel		 021609ZAug96 N/A

28

 AFSM OJE/FRY + Italy AFSM – Expansion of AOE
Relating to FRY		 091645ZJul96 N/A

27

 NATO Medal NATO/FRY + NATO Medal – Expansion of
AOE (FRY)		 091615ZJul96 N/A

26

 US Army Army-wide Decorations for Foreign
Military Personnel		 251209ZJun96 N/A

25

 MOVSM Army-wide Delegation of Approval
Authority for MOVSM		 131442ZJun96 N/A

24

 Policy Army-wide Army Awards Policy and
Clarification II		 061520ZMay96 N/A

23

 AFEM El Salvador Award of AFEM for El
Salvador		 191501ZMar96 96-104

22

 AFSM OJE/FRY Award of AFSM for
Operations in FRY		 081615ZMar96 96-098

21A

 AFEM OSW/SWA Armed Forces Expeditionary
Medal for Operation Southern Watch		 05126ZMar96 96-093

21

 PH OJE/FRY Purple Heart Approval
Authority		 141750ZFeb96 N/A

20

 NATO Medal NATO/FRY NATO Medal 231536ZJan96 96-068

19

 NATO Medal NATO/FRY NATO Medal 081020ZDec95 N/A

18

 KLM(K) ODS-DS/SWA Kuwait Liberation Medal
(Kuwait) – Correction		 221511ZNov95 96-032

17

 UN Medal UNMIH/Haiti Award of UN Medal – UNMIH 131220ZNov95 96-026

16

 AFEM OSW/SWA Award of AFEM for OSW –
SWA		 131205ZNov95 96-027

15

 SWASM OSW/SWA Termination of SWASM for
OSW – SWA		 131205ZNov95 96-027

14

 NDSM Army-wide Termination Date for NDSM 131205ZNov95 96-027

13

 KLM(K) ODS-DS/SWA Award of Kuwait Liberation
Medal (Kuwait)		 091241ZNov95 96-017

12

 Policy OJE/FRY Army Awards Policy –
Contingency Operations		 091000ZNov95 N/A

11

 UN Medal UNOSOM/Somalia Award of UN Medal – UNOSOM 161627ZOct95 N/A

10A

 Badge Army-wide MFF Static Line Jumps for
Sr/Master Parachutists Badge		 13 Oct 95 N/A

10

 Policy Army-wide Army Awards Policy and
Clarification		 150900ZAug95 N/A

9

 AFEM OUD/Haiti Termination of AFEM for
OUD – Haiti		 170651ZMay95 N/A

8

 AFEM ORH&US/Somalia Termination of AFEM for
ORH/US – Somalia		 170650ZMay95 N/A

7

 HSM Army-wide Amendment to Procedures
for Award of HSM		 091450ZMar95 N/A

6

 AFEM OUD/Haiti Award of AFEM for OUD –
Haiti		 281650ZDec94 95-69

5

 ASUA Army-wide Amendment to Criteria of
the ASUA		 091735ZAug94 N/A

4

 Authority Army-wide Program Mgr & Program
Executive Officers		 3-Aug-94 N/A

3

 UN Medal UNOSOM/Somalia Award of UN Medal – UNOSOM 151411ZJun94 N/A

2

 UN Medal Six UN Operations Award of the United
Nations Medal		 041530ZFeb94 94-137

1

 AFEM ORH/Somalia Award of AFEM – Somalia 261524ZMay93 93-202

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