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091735Z AUG 94

CDRPERSCOM ALEXANDRIA VA//TAPC-PDA//
AMENDMENT TO THE CRITERIA FOR AWARD OF THE ARMY SUPERIOR UNIT AWARD

A. PARAGRAPH 9-28.1, AR 672-5-1, MILITARY AWARDS.

1. THE SECRETARY OF THE ARMY HAS APPROVED A CHANGE TO THE CRITERIA FOR THE ARMY SUPERIOR UNIT AWARD (ASUA) WHICH WILL ALLOW FOR AWARD TO UNITS WHICH DISTINGUISH THEMSELVES WHILE CONDUCTING HUMANITARIAN MISSIONS. THE UNIT MUST HAVE PERFORMED THE HUMANITARIAN MISSION FOR A MINIMUM OF THREE MONTHS. PREVIOUSLY, THE ASUA COULD NOT BE APPROVED FOR OPERATIONS PURELY OF HUMANITARIAN NATURE.

2. THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS CHANGE IS 25 JULY 1994. RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE ASUA SUBMITTED UNDER THE AMENDED CRITERIA WILL NOT COVER PERIODS OF SERVICE PRIOR TO 25 JULY 1994. THIS CHANGE WILL BE INCLUDED IN THE NEXT CHANGE TO THE MILITARY AWARDS REGULATION.

3. FOR AIG 7406, REQUEST THE CONTENTS OF THIS MESSAGE BE GIVEN THE WIDEST DISSEMINATION.

4. ONLY MACOMS AND PRINCIPAL HQDA AGENCIES MAY CONTACT HQ, PERSCOM FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND GUIDANCE. POC IS MRS. WHITE, DSN 221-8700, COMM (7O3) 325-8700. INSTALLATION/FIELD AGENCIES AND SOLDIERS MUST CONTACT THEIR RESPECTIVE MACOM FOR ANSWERS TO THEIR QUESTIONS.