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AWARD OF THE UNITED NATIONS MEDAL - UNITED NATIONS OPERATION IN SOMALIA
A. HQ, PERSCOM, MILPER MSG NR. 94-137, DTG 041530Z FEB 94, SUBJ: AWARD OF THE UNITED NATIONS MEDAL.
B. HQ, PERSCOM MSG, DTG 151411Z JUN 94, SAB.
1. REF A ANNOUNCED DOD'S ACCEPTANCE OF THE UNITED NATIONS MEDAL (UNM) FOR SIX UNITEDNATIONS OPERATIONS/MISSIONS. REF B PROVIDED SPECIFIC GUIDANCE ON THE ELIGIBILITYREQUIREMENTS FOR AWARD OF THE UNM FOR THE UNITED NATIONS OPERATION IN SOMALIA (UNOSOM).
2. THIS MESSAGE IS TO PROVIDE GUIDANCE TO THE FIELD FOR DETERMINING ELIGIBILITY ANDAWARDING OF THE UNM FOR UNOSOM. REQUESTS FOR AWARD OF THE UNM WILL NOT, REPEAT, WILL NOTBE FORWARDED TO THE US UNITED NATIONS MISSIONS IN NEW YORK OR TO HQ, PERSCOM, MILITARYAWARDS BRANCH FOR DETERMINATION OF ELIGIBILITY OR ISSUANCE OF A CERTIFICATE/PERMANENTORDERS AUTHORIZING AWARD OF THE UNM FOR UNOSOM. THE UNITED NATIONS WILL NOT MAKECERTIFICATES FOR THIS AWARD AVAILABLE. DETERMINATION OF ELIGIBILITY WILL BE DETERMINED BYRESPECTIVE MILITARY PERSONNEL DIVISIONS/PERSONNEL SERVICE BATTALIONS (MPD/PSB) BASED ONTHE FOLLOWING GUIDANCE.
3. THE ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FOR AWARD OF THE UNM REQUIRES THAT AN INDIVIDUAL SERVEUNDER THE COMMAND OF A UNITED NATIONS FORCE COMMANDER; WEAR THE NATIONAL OR UNITED NATIONSUNIFORM, INCLUDING BLUE BERET; AND SERVE A MINIMUM OF 90 DAYS UNDER UN COMMAND. THEELIGIBILITY PERIOD FOR US PERSONNEL WHO MEET THE CRITERIA FOR UNOSOM IS 1 MAY 93 TO 25 MAR94.
4. US MILITARY PERSONNEL WHO PARTICIPATED IN OPERATION RESTORE HOPE, OR UNITAF,DEPLOYED BETWEEN DEC 92 AND MAY 93 ARE NOT, REPEAT, ARE NOT ELIGIBLE FOR THE UNOSOM UNM.TRANSFER OF CONTROL FROM UNITAF TO UNOSOM II WAS 1 MAY 93, MILITARY COMMAND WASTRANSFERRED 4 MAY 93.
5. AS AN EXCEPTION TO POLICY, THE SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE UNITED NATIONS APPROVEDAWARD OF THE UNM FOR THOSE US UNITS THAT COMPRISED THE QUICK REACTION FORCE (QRF). THISLIST OF QRF UNITS CAN BE USED TO IDENTIFY THOSE SOLDIERS WHO QUALIFY FOR THE UNM. THE QRFUNITS ARE IDENTIFIED AS FOLLOWS:
HQ, 1ST BRIGADE, 10TH MOUNTAIN DIV (L) (MAY - AUG 93)
TASK FORCE 1-22D INFANTRY
TASK FORCE 3-25TH AVIATION
10TH FORWARD SUPPORT BATTALION
SOCCE 520B
HQ, 10TH AVIATION BRIGADE (AUG - OCT 93)
TASK FORCE 2-14TH INFANTRY
TASK FORCE 3-25TH AVIATION
TASK FORCE 2-25TH AVIATION
46TH FORWARD SUPPORT BATTALION
SOCCE 520B
SOCCE 590B
HQ, JOINT TASK FORCE SOMALIA (OCT 93 - MAR 94)
HQ, 10TH AVIATION BRIGADE
TASK FORCE 1-64TH ARMOR
TASK FORCE 2-14TH INFANTRY
TASK FORCE 2-22D INFANTRY
TASK FORCE 2-25TH AVIATION
43D ENGINEER BATTALION
JSOTF SOMALIA
ODB 590
16TH SOW
TASK FORCE 4-4TH AVIATION
24TH MEU (SOC) (JUL 93)
13TH MEU (SOC) (OCT 93 - FEB 94)
22D MEU (SOC) (OCT - NOV 93)
24TH MEU (SOC) (JAN - MAR 94)
11TH MEU (SOC) (MAR 94)
6. EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY, MACOMS MAY ADVISE THEIR MPD/PSB TO BEGIN UPDATING PERSONNELQUALIFICATION RECORDS FOR AWARD OF THE UNM FOR SOLDIERS WHO HAVE MET THE CRITERIA IN PARA3 ABOVE AND TO MEMBERS OF THE QRF UNITS LISTED IN PARA 5 ABOVE. IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITYOF THE UNIT AND/OR INDIVIDUAL SOLDIER TO FURNISH THE MPD/PSB WITH DOCUMENTATIONSUBSTANTIATING SERVICE ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA AND ENTITLEMENT TO THE AWARD. EXAMPLES OFDOCUMENTS WHICH MAY BE USED TO VERIFY SERVICE ELIGIBILITY ARE UNIT, GROUP, INDIVIDUALMOVEMENT, OR ATTACHMENT ORDERS; DEPLOYMENT/REDEPLOYMENT PASSENGER MANIFESTS; INDIVIDUALPAY-RELATED DOCUMENTS; AND EVALUATION REPORTS. (THESE EXAMPLES ARE NOT MEANT TO EXCLUDEOTHER SOURCES OF DOCUMENTED SERVICE ELIGIBILITY).
7. THE AUTHORIZED ABBREVIATION USED TO ANNOTATE SECTION VIII OF THE ORB AND ITEM 9 OFTHE DA FORM 2-1 AND SIDPERS SUBMISSION CODE TO UPDATE THE OMF ARE AS FOLLOWS:
ITEM 9, 2-1/ORB: UN-MDL SIDPERS CODE: UN
8. CURRENTLY, THE UNM AUTHORIZED FOR WEAR IS THE BASIC MEDAL AND SERVICE RIBBON. THISMEDAL IS A BRONZE MEDALLION SUSPENDED ON A RIBBON WITH A BLUE BACKGROUND AND TWO WHITESTRIPES WITH COORDINATING SERVICE RIBBON. A BRONZE SERVICE STAR WILL BE WORN ON THE BASICMEDAL AND SERVICE RIBBON TO DENOTE SUBSEQUENT AWARDS OF THE UNM FOR PARTICIPATION IN MORETHAN ONE UN OPERATION. NO OTHER UN MEDAL IS AUTHORIZED FOR WEAR AT THIS TIME.
9. POINT OF CONTACT FOR THIS ACTION IS CW4 WENDLAND OR MRS. WHITE, DSN 221-8700, COMM(703) 325-8700.