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The Afghanistan Campaign Medal (ACM) was a military award of the United States Armed Forces which was created by Executive Order 13363 of President George W. Bush on November 29, 2004, and became available for general distribution in June 2005. [4] [5] The medal was designed by the U.S. Army Institute of Heraldry. [6] [7]
The first phase of the Australian Defence Force's operation in Afghanistan Operation Snipe: 2 May 2002: 13 May 2002: The remote Afghan mountains: A British Royal Marine search and clear operation over a significant area believed to be used as a base by al-Qaeda and Taliban forces Operation Sond Chara (Red Dagger) 11 December 2008: 26 December 2008
Philippine Campaign Medal; Philippine Congressional Medal; Public Health Service COVID-19 Pandemic Campaign Medal; Public Health Service Ebola Campaign Medal; Public Health Service Global Health Campaign Medal; Public Health Service Smallpox Eradication Campaign Ribbon
Afghanistan Medal (United Kingdom), British campaign medal for service 1878–1880; Afghanistan Medal (Australia), Australian campaign medal for service 2001 onwards; Afghanistan Campaign Medal, US campaign medal for service 2001 onwards; Operational Service Medal for Afghanistan, UK campaign medal for service 2001 onwards; New Zealand General ...
John Allan Chapman (July 14, 1965 – March 4, 2002) was a combat controller in the United States Air Force who was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor on August 22, 2018, for his actions in the Battle of Takur Ghar during the War in Afghanistan. [1] He is the first airman to receive the Medal of Honor since the Vietnam War. [2]
Military Campaign Medal: Awarded for: Campaign service: Description: Silver disk, 36mm diameter: Presented by: the United Kingdom: Eligibility: Members of the United Kingdom armed forces: Campaign(s) Afghanistan 2001 to 2021: Clasps: Afghanistan; Operation Pitting; Status: No longer awarded: Established: 2003: Ribbon bar Silver rosette ...
A campaign medal is a military decoration which is awarded to a member of an armed force who serves in a designated military operation or performs duty in a geographical theater. Campaign medals are very similar to service medals but carry a higher status as the award usually involves deployment to a foreign region or service in a combat zone.
The Military history of Afghanistan (Pashto: د افغانستان مسلح ځواک) began before 1709 when the Hotaki dynasty was established in Kandahar followed by the Durrani Empire. [1] The Afghan military was re-organized with assistance from the British in 1880, when the country was ruled by Amir Abdur Rahman Khan .