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Korean Defense Service Medal (KDSM)
IN FEBRUARY 2004, THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE (DOD) APPROVED THE KOREAN
DEFENSE SERVICE MEDAL (KDSM) FOR AWARD TO AIR FORCE ACTIVE DUTY, RESERVE,
AND GUARD PERSONNEL AS RECOGNITION FOR MILITARY SERVICE IN THE REPUBLIC OF
KOREA AND THE SURROUNDING WATERS AFTER 28 JULY 1954 AND ENDING ON SUCH A
FUTURE DATE AS DETERMINED BY THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE.
INDIVIDUALS MUST HAVE BEEN ASSIGNED, ATTACHED, OR MOBILIZED TO UNITS
OPERATING OR SERVING ON ALL THE LAND AREA OF THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA, AND THE
CONTINGUOUS WATERS OUT TO 12 NAUTICAL MILES, AND ALL AIRSPACE ABOVE ALL THE
LAND AREA OF KOREA AND WATER AREAS. TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR AWARD OF THE KDSM,
PERSONNEL MUST HAVE BEEN PHYSICALLY PRESENT IN THE AREAS ABOVE FOR 30
CONSECUTIVE OR 60 NONCONSECUTIVE DAYS, OR MUST MEET ONE OF THE FOLLOWING:
A. BE ENGAGED IN ACTUAL COMBAT DURING AN ARMED ENGAGEMENT, REGARDLESS OF THE
TIME IN THE AREAS OF ELIGIBILITY
B. KILLED, WOUNDED, OR INJURED IN THE LINE OF DUTY AND REQUIRED MEDICAL
EVACUATION FROM THE AREA OF ELIGIBILITY
C. WHILE PARTICIPATING AS A REGULARLY ASSIGNED AIRCREW MEMBER FLYING SORTIES
INTO, OUT OF, WITHIN OR OVER THE AREA OF ELIGIBILITY IN SUPPORT OF MILITARY
OPERATIONS. EACH DAY THAT ONE OR MORE SORTIES ARE FLOWN IN ACCORDANCE WITH
THESE CRITERIA SHALL COUNT AS 1 DAY TOWARD THE 30 OR 60 DAY REQUIREMENT
D. PERSONNEL WHO SERVE(D) IN OPERATIONS AND EXERCISES CONDUCTED IN THE AREAS
OF ELIGIBILITY ARE CONSIDERED ELIGIBLE FOR THE KDSM AS LONG AS THE BASIC
TIME CRITERIA IS MET. DUE TO EXTENSIVE TIME PERIOD FOR KDSM ELIGIBILITY, THE
NONCONSECUTIVE SERVICE PERIOD FOR ELIGIBILITY REMAINS CUMULATIVE THROUGHOUT
THE ENTIRE PERIOD.
WEAR: THE KDSM SHALL BE POSITIONED ABOVE THE ARMED FORCES SERVICE MEDAL.
ONLY ONE AWARD OF THE KDSM IS AUTHORIZED FOR ANY INDIVIDUAL, REGARDLESS OF
THE NUMBER OF DAYS OVER 30/60, TOURS, TDYS, OR DEPLOYMENTS SERVED IN THE
AREAS OF ELIGIBILITY. THE KDSM MAY BE AWARDED POSTHUMOUSLY.
022115Z MAR 04 KOREAN DEFENSE SERVICE MEDAL (KDSM)
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