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thedrifter
06-13-08, 08:03 AM
Campaign stars authorized for Iraq, Afghanistan Campaign Medal
Lance Cpl. Daniel R. Todd

CAMP FOSTER, Okinawa (June 13, 2008) -- Following the Department of Defense announcement of phases for the Iraq and Afghanistan campaign medals April 21, recently-released Marine Administrative Message 299/08, provides guidance and clarifies the procedures for determining the appropriate number of campaign stars for Marines awarded either medal.

The campaign stars recognize a service member's participation in specific campaign phases and do not represent subsequent awards of the respective campaign medal.

There are three designated campaign phases for the Afghanistan Campaign Medal and four phases for the Iraq Campaign Medal.

Service members are authorized to wear the campaign star for the Afghanistan Campaign Medal if they participated in the Liberation of Afghanistan between Sept. 11, 2001, and Nov. 30, 2003; Consolidation I between Dec. 1, 2001, and Sept. 30, 2006; or Consolidation II between Oct. 1, 2006, and a date to be determined.

Service members who served a tour in Iraq are authorized to wear the campaign star if they participated in Liberation of Iraq between March 19, 2003 and May 1, 2003; Transition of Iraq between May 2, 2003 and June 28, 2004; Iraqi Governance between June 29, 2004 and Dec. 15, 2005; or National Resolution between Dec. 16, 2005 and a date to be determined.

The campaign star is a bronze or silver star, three-sixteenths inch in diameter. Those who qualify for campaign stars may wear a bronze star for each designated campaign in which they participated. In the event that five or more campaign phases are approved for either the ACM or ICM, a silver star will be worn in lieu of five bronze campaign stars. The stars are authorized to wear on the suspension ribbon of the medal and the ribbon bar.

Marines who qualified for the Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal for deployments to either the Afghanistan or Iraq area of eligibility prior to May 1, 2005 may still elect to receive either the ACM or ICM in lieu of the GWOTEM, according to the message.

If a Marine elected to retain the GWOTEM for a deployment within either area prior to May 1, 2005, the deployment period will not be used to determine campaign stars for a subsequent ACM or ICM awarded, according to MARADMIN 299/08.

The designation of campaign phases for the ACM or ICM does not modify the current policy that a Marine is not authorized both the GWOTEM and ACM/ICM for the same deployment period.

More detailed information can be read in Marine Administrative Message 299/08 at http://www.marines.mil.

Ellie

PaidinBlood
10-02-08, 01:28 AM
Don't suppose anyone has heard anything more recent on this? Been researching to no end. A bunch of kids just came back from school (following the first deployment) and were "told" to put a star on the Campaign medal. If a new date had been set, I suppose...

Achped
04-12-09, 06:14 AM
What are you wondering about? Everyone who's been to Iraq rates at least one star.

If you've been to Iraq more than once, and you were in separate phases, you rate 2 or more stars.

PaidinBlood
04-12-09, 09:23 AM
National Resolution between Dec. 16, 2005 and a date to be determined.


I think I was asking about this part, since both my trips happened during that time. Or maybe I was still trying to grasp the idea that everyone gets a star-kinda dumb. This was from October, I don't quite remember...

Achped
04-12-09, 01:53 PM
I thought so too, but thats what the CMC says so thats what I put on my uniform.

Tantolian
03-11-10, 10:19 AM
What are you wondering about? Everyone who's been to Iraq rates at least one star.

If you've been to Iraq more than once, and you were in separate phases, you rate 2 or more stars.

For those wondering why this is, in MARADMIN 299/08 it states:
"2. THE ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FOR AWARD OF BOTH THE ACM FOR OEF AND THE ICM FOR OIF CONTAINED IN ARTICLES 420.12 AND 420.13 OF REF C REMAIN UNCHANGED. CAMPAIGN STARS DESIGNATE THE NUMBER OF CAMPAIGN PHASES IN WHICH A SERVICE MEMBER HAS PARTICIPATED AND DO NOT REPRESENT SUBSEQUENT AWARDS OF THE RESPECTIVE CAMPAIGN MEDAL."

This means that the first star is for the first campaign period that you were in country, and then you get an additional star for each additional campaign period that you were there. I hope that this helps clarify the reasoning on this.

-Tant

PaidinBlood
04-03-10, 08:59 AM
I haven't been around much, this might have been posted elsewhere, but they also added 2 campaigns to OIF:




Additional Phases Identified for Iraq Campaign Medal



The Department of Defense announced today that additional campaign stars are authorized for wear on the Iraq Campaign Medal (ICM).

The campaign stars recognize a service member's participation in DoD designated campaigns in Iraq.

Service members who have qualified for the ICM may display a bronze campaign star on their medal for each designated campaign phase in which they participated. The stars will be worn on the suspension and campaign ribbon of the campaign medal.

The additional campaign phases and associated dates established for the ICM are:

· Iraqi Surge - Jan. 10, 2007 to Dec. 31, 2008.

· Iraqi Sovereignty - Jan. 1, 2009 through a date to be determined.

Four other phases, previously identified, include:

· Liberation of Iraq – March 19, 2003 to May 1, 2003.

· Transition of Iraq – May 2, 2003 to June 28, 2004.

· Iraqi Governance – June 29, 2004 to Dec. 15, 2005.

· The "National Resolution" phase, which began Dec. 16, 2005, has been determined to end Jan. 9, 2007.

Service members should contact their respective military departments for specific implementation guidance.





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