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141415Z NOV 97

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MILPER MESSAGE NR 98-015 "CORRECTED COPY"
AWARD OF THE ARMED FORCES SERVICE MEDAL (AFSM) FOR OPERATIONS IN HAITI

A. MILPER MESSAGE NR. 96-098, DTG 081615Z MAR 96, SUBJ: ESTABLISHMENT OF THE ARMED FORCES SERVICE MEDAL AND AWARD FOR OPERATIONS RELATING TO THE FORMER REPUBLIC OF YUGOSLAVIA.

B. AR 600-8-22, MILITARY AWARDS, 25 FEB 95.

1. THIS MILPER MESSAGE WILL EXPIRE 31 OCT 99.

2. THIS MESSAGE ANNOUNCES AWARD OF THE ARMED FORCES SERVICE MEDAL (AFSM) TO U.S. MILITARY PARTICIPANTS IN OPERATIONS UNITED NATIONS MISSION IN HAITI (UNMIH) ; U.S. FORCES HAITI (USFORHAITI) ; AND U.S. SUPPORT GROUP-HAITI (USSPTGP-HAITI) , FROM 1 APR 95 TO A DATE TO BE DETERMINED.

3. THE AFSM IS AUTHORIZED FOR AWARD TO U.S. MILITARY FORCES DEPLOYED IN, OR IN DIRECT SUPPORT OF UNMIH, USFORHAITI, AND USSPTGP-HAITI AS DEFINED IN PARAGRAPH 4 BELOW. THE AREA OF ELIGIBILITY (AOE) IS THE TOTAL LAND AREA, SEA AND AIR SPACE DEFINED BY THE FOLLOWING COORDINATES: 16-30N/71-40W; 18-00N/71-45W; ALONG THE HAITIAN/DOMINICAN REPUBLIC BORDER TO 20-00N/71-44W; 21-00N/71W; 21-25N/73-00W; 21-25N/74-00W; 20-00N/74-00W; 19-45N/75-00W; 19-00N/76-00W; 16-30N/76-00W; TO 16-30N/71-40W.

4. TO QUALIFY FOR AWARD OF THE AFSM FOR THESE HAITI OPERATIONS U.S. SERVICE MEMBERS MUST BE BONA FIDE MEMBERS OF A UNIT PARTICIPATING FOR ONE OR MORE DAYS WITHIN THE DESIGNATED AOE AS DEFINED IN PARA 3 ABOVE, OR MEET ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING CRITERIA:

A. BE ENGAGED IN DIRECT SUPPORT FOR 30 CONSECUTIVE DAYS IN THE AOE;

B. PROVIDE DIRECT SUPPORT IN THE AOE FOR 60 NONCONSECUTIVE DAYS;

C. PARTICIPATE AS A REGULARLY ASSIGNED CREW MEMBER OF AN AIRCRAFT FLYING INTO, OUT OF, WITHIN, OR OVER THE AOE IN SUPPORT OF THE OPERATION.

5. PARTICIPANTS ON A TOUR WHICH OVERLAPPED MORE THAN ONE OF THESE HAITI OPERATIONS ARE ENTITLED TO ONLY ONE AFSM FOR THAT TOUR. A SECOND AWARD OF THE AFSM IS AUTHORIZED FOR NONCONSECUTIVE TOURS TO THESE OPERATIONS PROVIDED THE ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA IN PARAGRAPH 4 ABOVE IS MET.