Appendix E:  Awards issued since the Cold War

"Awards Issued Since the Cold War"


OPERATIONS DATES AWARD MILITARY ACTION
Berlin 9 May 45 - 
2 Oct 90
AOM Between 1945 and 1961, U.S. Troops occupied this hostile country where the civilian population was controlled by Allied military Government.  Between 1961 and 1990, U.S. Troops occupied Berlin Command.  Occupation terminated with the unification of Germany.
Korea 27 Jun 50 - 
8 Nov 50
KSM, NDSM, UNM, & UNSM President orders intervention
Quemoy & Matsu Islands
(off mainland China)
23 Aug 56 - 
1 Jun 63
AFEM Show of Force and Escort
Lebanon 1 Jul 58 - 
1 Nov 58
AFEM, UNM Operation BLUEBAT, 
Peacekeeping
Vietnam 1 Jul 58 - 
3 Jul 65
AFEM Advisory
Taiwan Straits
(off mainland China)
23 Aug 58 - 
1 Jan 59
AFEM Show of force
Congo (Zaire) 14 Jul 60 - 
1 Sep 62
AFEM Operation NEW TAPE, 
UN Peacekeeping
Laos 19 Apr 61 - 
7 Oct 62
AFEM Counterinsurgency
Berlin 14 Aug 61 - 1 Jun 63 AFEM Show of strength
Cuba 24 Oct 62 - 
1 Jun 63
AFEM Missile Crisis
AOM - Army of Occupation Medal  VSM - Vietnam Service Medal
KSM - Korean Service Medal UNM - United Nations Medal
AFEM - Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal NDSM - National Defense Service Medal
UNSM - United Nations Service Medal  



 
OPERATIONS DATES AWARD MILITARY ACTION
Congo 23-27 Nov 64 AFEM Operations DRAGON RED & 
BLACK RESCUE
Vietnam Conflict 3 Jul 65 - 
28 Mar 73
VSM, NDSM
& RVNCM
U.S. troops ordered to undertake offensive position
Dominion Republic 28 Apr 65 - 
21 Sep 66
AFEM Evacuation and peacekeeping
Korea 1 Oct 66 - 
30 Jun 74
AFEM Treaty Commitment
Cambodia/Thailand 29 Mar 73 - 
15 Aug 73
AFEM Bombing Campaign
Cambodia 11-13 Apr 75 AFEM Operation Eagle Pull, Evacuation
Vietnam 29-30 Apr 75 AFEM Operation FREQUENT WIND, Evacuation
Cambodia 5 May 75 AFEM Mayaguez Hostage Rescue
Sinai, Egypt 3 Aug 81 - Ongoing MFOM Peacekeeping
Lebanon 1 Jun 83 - 
1 Dec 87
AFEM Peacekeeping
Grenada 23 Oct 83 - 
21 Nov 83
AFEM Operation URGENT FURY, Evacuation
Libya 12-17 Apr 86 AFEM Operation ELDORADO CANYON
Persian Gulf 24 Jul 87 - 
1 Aug 90
AFEM Operation EARNEST WILL, Naval escort
Panama 20 Dec 89 - 
31 Jan 90
AFEM Operation JUST CAUSE
Persian Gulf 2 Aug 90 - 
30 Nov 95
SWASM, NDSM, KLM(SA), KLM(K) Operations DESERT SHIELD & DESERT STORM
AFEM - Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal SWASM - Southwest Asia Service Medal
MFOM - Multinational Force & Observers Medal NDSM - National Defense Service Medal
KLM(SA) - Saudi Arabia Kuwait Liberation Medal KLM(K) - Kuwaiti Kuwait Liberation Medal
HSM - Humanitarian Service Medal RVNCM - Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal


 
OPERATIONS DATES AWARD MILITARY ACTION
Operation SHARP EDGE 5-25 Aug 90 HSM Humanitarian-Liberia
Combined Task Force
PROVIDE COMFORT 
5 Apr 91 - 
31 Jul 93
HSM Humanitarian-Northern Iraq & Turkey
Joint Task Force
Guantanamo Bay
22 Nov 91 - 30 Jun 92 HSM Humanitarian-Guantanamo Bay, Cuba
Operation PROVIDE  HOPE   HSM  1 Feb 92 - 
30 Apr 93
HSM Humanitarian-Russia
Joint Task Force  PROVIDE RELIEF  18 Aug 92 - 
4 Dec 92
HSM Humanitarian-Kenya & Somalia
Somalia  5 Dec 92 - 
31 Mar 95
AFEM, UNM Operation RESTORE HOPE & UNITED SHIELD
Joint Task Force  PROVIDE REFUGE  11 Feb 93 - 11 Mar 93  HSM Humanitarian-Kwajalein, Republic of the Marshall Islands
Joint Task Force 160
Operation SEA SIGNAL 
20 May 94 - 15 Apr 96 HSM Humanitarian-Guantanamo Bay, Cuba
Joint Task Force
 DISTANT HAVEN 
19 Aug 94 - 31 Oct 94 HSM Humanitarian-Suriname
Joint Task Force SAFE
 HAVEN 
26 Aug 94 - 
3 Mar 95
HSM Humanitarian-Panama
Joint Task Force 180,
 190 & MNF Opns
 UPHOLD & RESTORE
 DEMOCRACY 
10 Sep 94 - 31 Mar 95 HSM Humanitarian-Haiti
AFEM - Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal HSM - Humanitarian Service Medal



 
OPERATIONS DATES AWARD MILITARY ACTION
Joint Task Force  SUPPORT HOPE  20 Jul 94 - 
7 Oct 94
HSM Humanitarian-Rwanda
Haiti  16 Sept 94 - 
31 Mar 95
AFEM, UNM Operation UPHOLD DEMOCRACY
El Salvador 1 Jan 81 - 
1 Feb 92
AFEM Advisory/Training
Former Republic of  Yugoslavia  1 Jun 92 - 
19 Dec 96
AFEM, UNM*,
& NATO Medal 
Operations JOINT ENDEAVOR
*UN Protection Force (UNPROFOR)
Joint Task Force
 PROMPT RETURN 
12 Jul 95 - 
10 Aug 95
HSM Humanitarian-Wake Island, Mid-Pacific
Southwest Asia  1 Dec 95 - ongoing  AFEM Operation SOUTHERN WATCH
Former Republic of
  Yugoslavia 
20 Dec 96 - 
20 Jun 98
AFEM, UNM*,
& NATO Medal
Operation JOINT GUARD
*UN Protection Force (UNPROFOR)
Haiti  1 Apr 95 - ongoing AFSM Operations:  UNMIH, USFORHAITI:
USSPTGP-HAITI
Joint Task Force ASSURED RESPONSE 8 Apr 96 - 
12 Aug 96
HSM Humanitarian-Liberia

 
AFSM - Armed Forces Service Medal NATO - North Atlantic Treaty Organization
UNM - United Nations Medal AFEM - Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal
HSM - Humanitarian Service Medal