Armed Forces Service Medal | |
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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[1] and Department of Homeland Security |
Eligibility | U.S. military personnel |
Status | Active |
Established | January 11, 1996 |
First awarded | 1996 | (retroactive to June 1, 1992)
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Precedence | |
Next (higher) | Korea Defense Service Medal[2] |
Next (lower) | Humanitarian Service Medal[2] |
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.