Armed Forces Service Medal
| Armed Forces Service Medal | |
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Armed Forces Service Medal
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| Awarded by the United States Armed Forces | |
| Type | Service medal |
| Eligibility | U.S. military personnel June 1, 1992 - present |
| Awarded for | Participating in a designated U.S. military operation that did not encounter foreign armed opposition or imminent hostile action |
| Status | Active |
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| First awarded | 1996 (retroactive to 1992) |
| Precedence | |
| Next (higher) | Korea Defense Service Medal |
| Next (lower) | Humanitarian Service Medal |
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The Armed Forces Service Medal (AFSM) is a military award of the United States military which was created on January 11, 1996 by President Bill Clinton under Executive Order . The AFSM is a deployed service medal which is presented to those service members who engage in "significant activity" for which no other U.S. campaign or service medal is authorized.
The Armed Forces Service Medal is a round bronze medal 1 1⁄4 in (32 mm) in diameter. The obverse of the medal bears a demi-torch, as held by the Statue of Liberty, with rays radiating from behind the torch. Encircling at the top is the inscription ARMED FORCES SERVICE MEDAL. The reverse bears the eagle found on the United States Department of Defense seal. Below is a laurel wreath with the inscription IN PURSUIT OF DEMOCRACY at the top.
The suspension and ribbon of the medal are 1 3⁄8 in (35 mm) wide and consists of the following edge stripes from outside edge to the center: 1⁄16 in (1.6 mm) goldenlight, 1⁄8 in (3.2 mm) jungle green, 1⁄8 in (3.2 mm) green, 1⁄8 in (3.2 mm) mosstone green, and 1⁄8 in (3.2 mm) goldenlight. The center stripe is 1⁄4 in (6.4 mm) wide in bluebird.
The Armed Forces Service Medal is the non-combat parallel of the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal which is normally awarded for combat operations and other combat support missions.
The AFSM maybe awarded to service members who, on or after June 1, 1992:
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