Armed Forces Service Medal
The Armed Forces Service Medal (AFSM) is a military award of the United States military that was created on January 11, 1996, by President Bill Clinton under Executive Order 12985. The AFSM is a deployed service medal that is presented to those service members who engage in "significant activity" for which no other U.S. campaign or service medal is authorized.
| Armed Forces Service Medal | |
|---|---|
| Type | Service medal |
| Awarded for | Participating in a designated U.S. military operation that did not encounter foreign armed opposition or imminent hostile action |
| Presented by | the Department of Defense and Department of Homeland Security |
| Eligibility | U.S. military personnel |
| Status | Active |
| Established | January 11, 1996 |
| First awarded | 1996 (retroactive to June 1, 1992) |
| Precedence | |
| Next (higher) | Korea Defense Service Medal |
| Next (lower) | Humanitarian Service Medal |
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