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Outsider Asst. Admin User is Offline Joined: 24 Oct 2006 Posts: 4203 Karma: 27 applaud / smite Location: North Carolina 32274 points 0 warnings 0 tempbans	Posted: Wed Jan 31, 2007 1:28 pm    Post subject: New Air Force Combat Action Medal · Quote By:Rod Powers, The Air Force will begin awarding a new Combat Action Medal in April. The Air Force Combat Action Medal may be awarded to Airmen that have directly participated in active combat, either in the air or on the ground, as part of their official duty. Airmen serving as a crew member on a C130 providing key support to Coalition forces or Airmen servicing as a convoy escort operation that takes fire, for instance, would be eligible to apply for the award. http://usmilitary.about.com/od/airforcemedals/a/afcam.htm _________________ <table border="0" bordercolor="#F6FCFD" width="1" bgcolor="#F6FCFD"> <tr> <td>  </td> <td> </td> </tr>Commanding Officer M.S.T. Alpha company <tr> <td> </td> </tr> </table>
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afsp90_02 Chairman Joint Chiefs User is Offline Joined: 26 Oct 2006 Posts: 11253 Karma: 14 applaud / smite Location: North Carolina 28875 points 0 warnings 0 tempbans	Posted: Wed Jan 31, 2007 5:31 pm    Post subject: · Quote Good job Buddy, I got an e-mail from the Air Force about 5 days ago about this, but with all that's going on I haven't posted on it. Thanks! This was a long time in coming for the US Air Force, I am very happy to see this. I was a bit disappointed that they did not make it retroactive to the Korean War 1950-1953, so they and the Vietnam Vets 1960-1975 could also wear it, but it is still a wonderful thing! _________________ Administrator Forum Chairman Joint Chiefs [Staff CO] Commanding Officer[CO] Forum awards comity Moderator Staff Company staff officer M.S.T. Bravo CO.
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%Admin@Unit™ Private 1st Class User is Offline Joined: 28 Feb 2007 Posts: 55 Karma: 0 applaud / smite Location: Florida, USA 77 points 0 warnings 0 tempbans	Posted: Wed Feb 28, 2007 4:45 pm    Post subject: · Quote It's great everytime a new Medal comes out for our Troops! I believe there will never be enough of Medals to be awarded to our troops! I hope alot will get this new Medal and charish it for many years after Service! _________________ Joint Ops member
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logitician1987 Recruit User is Offline Joined: 25 Mar 2007 Posts: 12 Karma: 2 applaud / smite Location: Kunsan, Korea 24 points 0 warnings 0 tempbans	Posted: Sun Mar 25, 2007 7:13 pm    Post subject: · Quote Some upper echelons are wanting to change the requirement to awarding the decoration to individuals who returned fire.  I'll see if I can find the talking paper.... _________________ My logisticians are a humorless lot...they know if my campaign fails, they are the first ones I will slay....Alexander the Great Chance favors the prepared mind...A. Einstein
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Ghost2518 Adjutant User is Offline Joined: 24 Dec 2006 Posts: 25119 Karma: 6 applaud / smite 2718 points 0 warnings 0 tempbans	Posted: Mon Mar 26, 2007 12:36 pm    Post subject: · Quote Boy it sure is great to get inside info so-to-speak. I just hope they do right by the award as in awarding to truly deserving men and women. Medals are cool and though I know most don't enter the service just to see how many they can get while doing their duty it sure does open the door fo bragging rights once you retire from active duty and you grow to a grumpy old vet sitting in the local coffee house and exploiting laughter from all that will listed to your tales of how you got this medal or that medal. I just love talking with veterans about the lives they lived while serving their country. _________________ XO "Special Teams" The Ghost with the most “IT DOESN'T MATTER HOW YOU DIE RATHER, HOW YOU LIVED.”
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