MARADMINS : 654/08
R 200829Z Nov 08
UNCLASSIFIED//
MARADMIN 654/08
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA MM//
SUBJ/EXPANSION OF THE AREA OF ELIGIBILITY (AOE) FOR THE GLOBAL WAR ON /TERRORISM EXPEDITIONARY MEDAL (GWOTEM)//
REF/A/MSGID:MSG/CMC WASHINGTON DC/190729ZMAR2004//
REF/B/MSGID:DOC/SECNAV/22AUG2006//
REF/C/MSGID:DOC/UNDER SECRETARY OF DEFENSE/08OCT2008//
REF/D/MSGID:MSG/CMC WASHINGTON DC/250731ZMAY2005//
NARR/REF A IS MARADMIN 129/08 ANNOUNCING THE GWOTEM. REF B IS SECNAVINST 1650.1H, NAVY AND MARINE CORPS AWARDS MANUAL. REF C IS A MEMORANDUM FROM THE UNDER SECRETARY OF DEFENSE EXPANDING THE GWOTEM AOE AND DESIGNATING OPERATION NOMAD SHADOW AS A GWOTEM OPERATION.
REF D IS MARADMIN 244/05 ANNOUNCING A MODIFICATION TO THE AOE FOR THE GWOTEM.//
POC/J. A. WHITEN/SSGT/UNIT:HQMC MMMA/-/TEL:703-784-9206 /TEL:DSN 278-9206/-// GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. THE PURPOSE OF THIS MARADMIN IS TO ANNOUNCE ADDITIONAL COUNTRIES APPROVED TO THE GWOTEM AOE FOR OPERATIONS ENDURING FREEDOM (OEF) AND IRAQI FREEDOM (OIF) AND THE DESIGNATION OF OPERATION NOMAD SHADOW FOR THE GWOTEM. THIS MARADMIN ALSO PROVIDES A COMPLETE AOE LIST PREVIOUSLY APPROVED FOR THE GWOTEM, INCLUDING THE OPERATIONS AND DATE OF APPROVAL. THE ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FOR THE GWOTEM ANNOUNCED IN REF A, WHICH HAS BEEN INCORPORATED IN REF B, REMAINS THE SAME.
2. PER REF C, THE OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY OF DEFENSE APPROVED THE ADDITION OF THE FOLLOWING TWO COUNTRIES TO THE GWOTEM AOE FOR
OEF/OIF:
BURKINA FASO
MOROCCO
3. PER REF C, THE OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY OF DEFENSE ALSO DESIGNATED OPERATION NOMAD SHADOW FROM 5 NOV 2007 TO TBD AS A GWOTEM OPERATION WITH AN INITIAL AOE OF TURKEY AND NORTHERN IRAQ (NORTH OF 36 DEGREES NORTH LATITUDE). SERVICE MEMBERS WHO QUALIFY FOR BOTH THE ICM AND THE GWOTEM FOR THE OPERATION NOMAD SHADOW DEPLOYMENT SHALL BE AWARDED EITHER THE ICM OR GWOTEM, BUT NOT BOTH.
NO SERVICE MEMBER SHALL BE ENTITLED TO MORE THAN ONE CAMPAIGN OR EXPEDITIONARY MEDAL FOR THE SAME PERIOD OF SERVICE.
4. BELOW IS A LIST OF ALL AOE PREVIOUSLY APPROVED FOR THE GWOTEM, INCLUDING NAME OF OPERATION(S) AND DATE APPROVED:
AOE(S) OPERATION(S) DATE APPROVED
AFGHANISTAN (NOTE 1) OEF/OIF 20040213
ALGERIA OEF/OIF 20050321
ARABIAN SEA (NORTH OF 10 DEGREE N LAT
AND WEST OF 68 DEGREE E LONG) OEF/OIF 20040213
AZERBAIJAN OEF/OIF 20061201
BAB EL MANDEB OEF/OIF 20040213
BAHRAIN OEF/OIF 20040213
BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA OEF/OIF 20050321
BULGARIA (BOURGAS) OEF/OIF 20040213
BURKINA FASO OEF/OIF 20081008
CHAD OEF/OIF 20050321
COLOMBIA OEF/OIF 20050714
CRETE OEF/OIF 20040213
CYPRUS OEF/OIF 20040213
DIEGO GARCIA OEF/OIF 20040213
DJIBOUTI OEF/OIF 20040213
EGYPT OEF/OIF 20040213
ERITREA OEF/OIF 20040213
ETHIOPIA OEF/OIF 20040213
GEORGIA OEF/OIF 20050321
GUANTANAMO BAY, CUBA OEF/OIF 20050714
GULF OF ADEN OEF/OIF 20040213
GULF OF AQABA OEF/OIF 20040213
GULF OF OMAN OEF/OIF 20040213
GULF OF SUEZ OEF/OIF 20040213
HUNGARY OEF/OIF 20050321
IRAN OEF/OIF 20040213
IRAQ (NOTE 1) OEF/OIF 20040213
ISRAEL OEF/OIF 20040213
JORDAN OEF/OIF 20040213
KAZAKHSTAN OEF/OIF 20040213
KENYA OEF/OIF 20040213
KOSOVO (NOTE 2) OEF/OIF 20050321
KUWAIT OEF/OIF 20040213
KYRGYZSTAN OEF/OIF 20040213
LEBANON OEF/OIF 20040213
MALI OEF/OIF 20050321
MAURITANIA OEF/OIF 20050321
MEDITERRANEAN SEA ('BOARDING AND
SEARCHING" VESSEL OPERATIONS) OEF/OIF 20050321
MEDITERRANEAN SEA (EAST OF 28 DEGREE
EAST LONG) OEF/OIF 20040213
MOROCCO OEF/OIF 20081008
NIGER OEF/OIF 20050321
NIGERIA OEF/OIF 20061201
OMAN OEF/OIF 20040213
PAKISTAN OEF/OIF 20040213
PERSIAN GULF OEF/OIF 20040213
PHILIPPINES OEF/OIF 20040213
QATAR OEF/OIF 20040213
RED SEA OEF/OIF 20040213
ROMANIA (GONSTANTA) OEF/OIF 20040213
SAUDI ARABIA OEF/OIF 20040213
SENEGAL OEF/OIF 20061201
SIERRA LEONE OEF/OIF 20061201
SOMALIA OEF/OIF 20040213
STRAIT OF HORMUZ OEF/OIF 20040213
SUEZ CANAL OEF/OIF 20040213
SYRIA OEF/OIF 20040213
TAJIKISTAN OEF/OIF 20040213
TANZANIA OEF/OIF 20061201
TUNISIA OEF/OIF 20061201
TURKEY OEF/OIF 20050321
TURKEY (EAST OF 35 DEGREE EAST LONGITUDE) OEF/OIF 20040213
TURKMENISTAN OEF/OIF 20040213
UGANDA OEF/OIF 20050321
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES OEF/OIF 20040213
UZBEKISTAN OEF/OIF 20040213
YEMEN OEF/OIF 20040213
A. NOTE 1: SERVICE MEMBERS SERVING IN THE QUALIFYING AOE FOR WHICH THE AFGHANISTAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL (ACM) AND/OR IRAQ CAMPAIGN MEDAL WAS SUBSEQUENTLY AUTHORIZED ARE NO LONGER QUALIFIED TO RECEIVE THE GWOTEM AFTER 30 APRIL 2005 AS OUTLINED IN REFERENCES B AND PARA. 3 OF REF D.
B. NOTE 2: APPLIES ONLY FOR SPECIFIED GWOT OPERATIONS NOT
ASSOCIATED WITH OPERATIONS QUALIFYING FOR THE KOSOVO CAMPAIGN MEDAL.
5. RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY BGEN J. A. KESSLER, DIRECTOR, MANPOWER MANAGEMENT DIVISION.//