UNCLASSIFIED
091241Z NOV 95
CDR PERSCOM ALEXANDRIA VA//TAPC-PDA//
MILPER MESSAGE NR 96-017
SUBJECT: AWARD OF THE KUWAIT LIBERATION MEDAL--GOVERNMENT OF KUWAIT
A. AR 600-8-22, MILITARY AWARDS, 25 FEB 95.
B. AR 600-8-104, MILITARY PERSONNEL INFORMATION MANAGEMENT/RECORDS, 27 APR 92.
C. AR 680-29, MILITARY PERSONNEL, ORGANIZATION, AND TYPE OF TRANSACTION CODE, 1 MAR 89.
1. THIS MILPER MESSAGE WILL EXPIRE 30 NOV 97.
2. THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE ACCEPTED AN OFFER BY THE GOVERNMENT OF KUWAIT TO AWARD THE KUWAIT LIBERATION MEDAL (K) TO MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES OF THE UNITED STATES WHO PARTICIPATED IN OPERATION DESERT SHIELD AND OPERATION DESERT STORM BETWEEN 2 AUG 90 AND 31 AUG 93 IN ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING GEOGRAPHICAL AREAS: THE ARABIAN GULF; THE RED SEA; THE GULF OF OMAN; THAT PORTION OF THE ARABIAN SEA THAT LIES NORTH OF 10 DEGREES NORTH LATITUDE AND WEST OF 68 DEGREES EAST LONGITUDE; THE GULF OF ADEN; OR THE TOTAL LAND AREAS OF IRAQ, KUWAIT, SAUDI ARABIA, OMAR, BAHRAIN, QATAR, AND THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES.
3. TO BE ELIGIBLE A SOLDIER MUST MEET ONE OF THE FOLLOWING QUALIFICATIONS:
A. BEEN ATTACHED TO OR REGULARLY SERVING FOR ONE OR MORE DAYS WITH AN ORGANIZATION PARTICIPATING IN GROUND AND/OR SHORE OPERATIONS.
B. BEEN ATTACHED TO OR REGULARLY SERVING FOR ONE OR MORE DAYS ABOARD A NAVAL VESSEL DIRECTLY SUPPORTING MILITARY OPERATIONS.
C. ACTUALLY PARTICIPATED AS A CREW MEMBER IN ONE OR MORE AERIAL FLIGHTS DIRECTLY SUPPORTING MILITARY OPERATIONS IN THE AREAS DESIGNATED ABOVE.
D. SERVED ON TEMPORARY DUTY FOR 30 CONSECUTIVE DAYS OR 60 NONCONSECUTIVE DAYS DURING THIS PERIOD. THAT TIME LIMITATION MAY BE WAIVED BY HQ, PERSCOM (TAPC-PDA) FOR SOLDIERS WHO HAVE PARTICIPATED IN ACTUAL COMBAT OPERATIONS.
4. THE ELIGIBILITY PERIOD AND GEOGRAPHICAL BOUNDARIES WERE SPECIFIED BY THE GOVERNMENT OF KUWAIT AND MAY NOT BE WAIVED.
5. THE KUWAIT LIBERATION MEDAL (K) MAY BE AWARDED POSTHUMOUSLY TO THE NEXT-OF-KIN OF ANY SOLDIER WHO LOST HIS OR HER LIFE WHILE PARTICIPATING, OR AS THE DIRECT RESULT OF PARTICIPATING, IN OPERATIONS DESERT SHIELD OR DESERT STORM BETWEEN 2 AUG 90 AND 31 AUG 93, WITHOUT REGARD TO THE LENGTH OF SUCH SERVICE, IF OTHERWISE ELIGIBLE. REQUESTS FOR POSTHUMOUS AWARD OF THE KUWAIT LIBERATION MEDAL (K) WILL BE FORWARDED TO HQ, PERSCOM, ATTN: TAPC-PDA, 200 STOVALL STREET, ALEXANDRIA, VA 22332-0471.
6. IN ORDER OF PRECEDENCE, THE KUWAIT LIBERATION MEDAL (K) WILL FOLLOW THE KUWAIT LIBERATION MEDAL (SA) AWARDED BY THE KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA.
7. EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY, COMMANDERS ARE AUTHORIZED TO AWARD THE KUWAIT LIBERATION MEDAL (K) TO QUALIFIED PERSONNEL. PERMANENT ORDERS ARE NOT, REPEAT, ARE NOT REQUIRED. MILITARY PERSONNEL DIVISIONS/ PERSONNEL SERVICE BATTALIONS WILL UPDATE PERSONNEL QUALIFICATION RECORDS USING THIS MESSAGE AS AUTHORITY. THE AUTHORIZED ABBREVIATION TO ANNOTATE SECTION VIII OF THE ORB AND ITEM 9 OF THE DA FORM 2-1, AND THE SIDPERS SUBMISSION CODES TO UPDATE THE OMF ARE AS FOLLOWS:
ITEM 9, 2-1 AND ORB SIDPERS CODE FOR OMF
ABBREV: KU LIB MDL (KU) DATA CODE: KU
8. THE GOVERNMENT OF KUWAIT HAS PROVIDED THE U. S. GOVERNMENT WITH A SUFFICIENT NUMBER OF MEDAL SETS SO AS TO ISSUE ONE, REPEAT, ONE TO EACH ELIGIBLE SERVICE MEMBER. THE MEDAL SETS ARE AVAILABLE AND MAY BE REQUISITIONED FROM THE U.S. ARMY SUPPORT ACTIVITY, PHILADELPHIA, PA 19101. THE NATIONAL STOCK NUMBER (NSN) FOR THE KUWAIT LIBERATION MEDAL (K) IS 8455-01-421-0067. ONCE THE SUPPLY OF MEDALS IS EXHAUSTED, THEY WILL NOT BE REPLENISHED AND REPLACEMENTS WILL HAVE TO BE INDIVIDUALLY PURCHASED. THEREFORE, IT IS IMPORTANT THAT REQUISITIONS MUST BE KEPT TO THE ABSOLUTE MINIMUM NEEDED FOR ISSUE TO ELIGIBLE SOLDIERS ONLY WITHIN YOUR COMMANDS. UNISSUED MEDALS WILL BE RETURNED TO THE SUPPLY SYSTEM.
9. THE KUWAIT LIBERATION MEDAL (K) RIBBON ISSUED BY THE GOVERNMENT OF KUWAIT DOES NOT FIT THE U.S. RIBBON BAR. ACCORDINGLY, RECIPIENTS WILL HAVE TO PURCHASE, AT THEIR EXPENSE, A U.S. VERSION OF THE RIBBON FROM THE ARMY AND AIR FORCE EXCHANGE SERVICE (AAFES). THE U.S. VERSION OF THE RIBBON WILL BE AVAILABLE IN THE AAFES IN APPROXIMATELY TWO WEEKS.
10. THIS MESSAGE CONSTITUTES HQ, PERSCOM APPROVAL AUTHORITY FOR ELIGIBLE SOLDIERS TO ACCEPT AND WEAR THE KUWAIT LIBERATION MEDAL (K) IAW PARA 9-8, AR 600-8-22.
11. POINTS OF CONTACT AT THIS HEADQUARTERS ARE CW4 WENDLAND COMM (703) 325-8700.