Afghanistan Campaign Medal

The medal is retroactive to October 24, 2001, and was active until the conclusion of Operation Allies Refuge on August 31, 2021. Personnel who have been engaged in combat with an enemy force, or personnel who have been wounded in combat within Afghanistan, may receive the ACM regardless of the number of days spent within the country. The medal was also awarded posthumously to any service member who died in the line of duty within Afghanistan, including from non-combat injuries such as accidents and mishaps.

• Name — Afghanistan Campaign Medal • Presenter — the U.S. Department of Defense and Department of Homeland Security • Type — Military medal Campaign medal • Eligibility — U.S. military personnel • Awarded For — Service in Afghanistan from October 24, 2001 to August 31, 2021. • Status — Inactive • Established — EO 13363, • Firstawarded — June 2005 (retroactive to October 24, 2001) • Lastawarded — 31 August 2021 • Higher — Kosovo Campaign Medal • Lower — Iraq Campaign Medal • Related — Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal NATO Medal • Caption2 — Service ribbon and campaign streamer

The following are the approved campaign phases and respective dates for the Afghanistan Campaign Medal: • Phase — From — To • Liberation of Afghanistan — September 11, 2001 — November 30, 2001 • Consolidation I — December 1, 2001 — September 30, 2006 • Consolidation II — October 1, 2006 — November 30, 2009 • Consolidation III — December 1, 2009 — June 30, 2011 • Transition I — July 1, 2011 — December 31, 2014 • Transition II (Note 1) — January 1, 2015 — August 31, 2021 • Note 1: For Operation FREEDOM's SENTINEL pursuant to USD(P&R) memorandum dated February 13, 2015, titled, "Afghanistan Campaign Medal – Operation FREEDOM’s SENTINEL and Transition II Campaign Phase." Examples of campaign stars worn on the Afghanistan Campaign Medal service ribbon: • One of the six phases • Two of the six phases • Three of the six phases • Four of the six phases • Five of the six phases • All six phases The following ribbon devices are authorized for wear on the Afghanistan Campaign Medal: • Campaign stars (all branches) • Arrowhead device (Army, Air Force, and Space Force) • Fleet Marine Force Combat Operation Insignia (Navy personnel assigned to a Marine Corps unit in combat)