"Awards Issued Since the Cold War"
| OPERATIONS | DATES | AWARD | MILITARY ACTION |
| Berlin | 9 May 45 -
2 Oct 90 |
AOM | Between 1945 and 1961, U.S. Troops occupied this hostile country where the civilian population was controlled by Allied military Government. Between 1961 and 1990, U.S. Troops occupied Berlin Command. Occupation terminated with the unification of Germany. |
| Korea | 27 Jun 50 -
8 Nov 50 |
KSM, NDSM, UNM, & UNSM | President orders intervention |
| Quemoy & Matsu Islands
(off mainland China) |
23 Aug 56 -
1 Jun 63 |
AFEM | Show of Force and Escort |
| Lebanon | 1 Jul 58 -
1 Nov 58 |
AFEM, UNM | Operation BLUEBAT,
Peacekeeping |
| Vietnam | 1 Jul 58 -
3 Jul 65 |
AFEM | Advisory |
| Taiwan Straits
(off mainland China) |
23 Aug 58 -
1 Jan 59 |
AFEM | Show of force |
| Congo (Zaire) | 14 Jul 60 -
1 Sep 62 |
AFEM | Operation NEW TAPE,
UN Peacekeeping |
| Laos | 19 Apr 61 -
7 Oct 62 |
AFEM | Counterinsurgency |
| Berlin | 14 Aug 61 - 1 Jun 63 | AFEM | Show of strength |
| Cuba | 24 Oct 62 -
1 Jun 63 |
AFEM | Missile Crisis |
| AOM - Army of Occupation Medal | VSM - Vietnam Service Medal |
| KSM - Korean Service Medal | UNM - United Nations Medal |
| AFEM - Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal | NDSM - National Defense Service Medal |
| UNSM - United Nations Service Medal |
| OPERATIONS | DATES | AWARD | MILITARY ACTION |
| Congo | 23-27 Nov 64 | AFEM | Operations DRAGON RED &
BLACK RESCUE |
| Vietnam Conflict | 3 Jul 65 -
28 Mar 73 |
VSM, NDSM
& RVNCM |
U.S. troops ordered to undertake offensive position |
| Dominion Republic | 28 Apr 65 -
21 Sep 66 |
AFEM | Evacuation and peacekeeping |
| Korea | 1 Oct 66 -
30 Jun 74 |
AFEM | Treaty Commitment |
| Cambodia/Thailand | 29 Mar 73 -
15 Aug 73 |
AFEM | Bombing Campaign |
| Cambodia | 11-13 Apr 75 | AFEM | Operation Eagle Pull, Evacuation |
| Vietnam | 29-30 Apr 75 | AFEM | Operation FREQUENT WIND, Evacuation |
| Cambodia | 5 May 75 | AFEM | Mayaguez Hostage Rescue |
| Sinai, Egypt | 3 Aug 81 - Ongoing | MFOM | Peacekeeping |
| Lebanon | 1 Jun 83 -
1 Dec 87 |
AFEM | Peacekeeping |
| Grenada | 23 Oct 83 -
21 Nov 83 |
AFEM | Operation URGENT FURY, Evacuation |
| Libya | 12-17 Apr 86 | AFEM | Operation ELDORADO CANYON |
| Persian Gulf | 24 Jul 87 -
1 Aug 90 |
AFEM | Operation EARNEST WILL, Naval escort |
| Panama | 20 Dec 89 -
31 Jan 90 |
AFEM | Operation JUST CAUSE |
| Persian Gulf | 2 Aug 90 -
30 Nov 95 |
SWASM, NDSM, KLM(SA), KLM(K) | Operations DESERT SHIELD & DESERT STORM |
| AFEM - Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal | SWASM - Southwest Asia Service Medal |
| MFOM - Multinational Force & Observers Medal | NDSM - National Defense Service Medal |
| KLM(SA) - Saudi Arabia Kuwait Liberation Medal | KLM(K) - Kuwaiti Kuwait Liberation Medal |
| HSM - Humanitarian Service Medal | RVNCM - Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal |
| OPERATIONS | DATES | AWARD | MILITARY ACTION |
| Operation SHARP EDGE | 5-25 Aug 90 | HSM | Humanitarian-Liberia |
| Combined Task Force
PROVIDE COMFORT |
5 Apr 91 -
31 Jul 93 |
HSM | Humanitarian-Northern Iraq & Turkey |
| Joint Task Force
Guantanamo Bay |
22 Nov 91 - 30 Jun 92 | HSM | Humanitarian-Guantanamo Bay, Cuba |
| Operation PROVIDE HOPE HSM | 1 Feb 92 -
30 Apr 93 |
HSM | Humanitarian-Russia |
| Joint Task Force PROVIDE RELIEF | 18 Aug 92 -
4 Dec 92 |
HSM | Humanitarian-Kenya & Somalia |
| Somalia | 5 Dec 92 -
31 Mar 95 |
AFEM, UNM | Operation RESTORE HOPE & UNITED SHIELD |
| Joint Task Force PROVIDE REFUGE | 11 Feb 93 - 11 Mar 93 | HSM | Humanitarian-Kwajalein, Republic of the Marshall Islands |
| Joint Task Force 160
Operation SEA SIGNAL |
20 May 94 - 15 Apr 96 | HSM | Humanitarian-Guantanamo Bay, Cuba |
| Joint Task Force
DISTANT HAVEN |
19 Aug 94 - 31 Oct 94 | HSM | Humanitarian-Suriname |
| Joint Task Force SAFE
HAVEN |
26 Aug 94 -
3 Mar 95 |
HSM | Humanitarian-Panama |
| Joint Task Force 180,
190 & MNF Opns UPHOLD & RESTORE DEMOCRACY |
10 Sep 94 - 31 Mar 95 | HSM | Humanitarian-Haiti |
| AFEM - Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal | HSM - Humanitarian Service Medal |
| OPERATIONS | DATES | AWARD | MILITARY ACTION |
| Joint Task Force SUPPORT HOPE | 20 Jul 94 -
7 Oct 94 |
HSM | Humanitarian-Rwanda |
| Haiti | 16 Sept 94 -
31 Mar 95 |
AFEM, UNM | Operation UPHOLD DEMOCRACY |
| El Salvador | 1 Jan 81 -
1 Feb 92 |
AFEM | Advisory/Training |
| Former Republic of Yugoslavia | 1 Jun 92 -
19 Dec 96 |
AFEM, UNM*,
& NATO Medal |
Operations JOINT ENDEAVOR
*UN Protection Force (UNPROFOR) |
| Joint Task Force
PROMPT RETURN |
12 Jul 95 -
10 Aug 95 |
HSM | Humanitarian-Wake Island, Mid-Pacific |
| Southwest Asia | 1 Dec 95 - ongoing | AFEM | Operation SOUTHERN WATCH |
| Former Republic of
Yugoslavia |
20 Dec 96 -
20 Jun 98 |
AFEM, UNM*,
& NATO Medal |
Operation JOINT GUARD
*UN Protection Force (UNPROFOR) |
| Haiti | 1 Apr 95 - ongoing | AFSM | Operations: UNMIH, USFORHAITI:
USSPTGP-HAITI |
| Joint Task Force ASSURED RESPONSE | 8 Apr 96 -
12 Aug 96 |
HSM | Humanitarian-Liberia |
| AFSM - Armed Forces Service Medal | NATO - North Atlantic Treaty Organization |
| UNM - United Nations Medal | AFEM - Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal |
| HSM - Humanitarian Service Medal |