The Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (AFEM) is a military award of the United States military, which was first created in 1961 by Executive Order of President John Kennedy. A New Look at the Cuban Missile Crisis; Nixon's Trident: Naval Power in Southeast Asia, 1968-1972 by John D. Sherwood; Nomenclature of Decks; [With aviation squadrons VS-28, VS-31, VS-64 Det 18, VAW-33 Det 18, HS-11, HU-2 Det 18, VRC-40.] Mine Sweeping Boat 10, 24 Oct - 17 Dec 62. Beginning late on 24 February 1991 and continuing over the following two days, the Navy landed the 7,500-man 5th Marine Expeditionary Brigade at Al Mish'ab, Saudi Arabia, about 28 miles south. Low-level aerial photograph of Mariel Naval port, Cuba, taken 2 November 1962, showing missile support equipment at the port being prepared for loading on Soviet ships for removal from Cuba. 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Low altitude aerial photograph made over a portion of the Remedios-area military camp in Cuba on 25 October 1962, showing a Soviet FROG missile with transporter and launcher, 130mm rocket launchers, SU-100 assault guns, T-54 tanks, and other weapons, vehicles, and associated equipment. Henley(DD 762), 27 Oct - 22 Nov 62. Lindenwald(LSD 6), 24 Oct - 5 Dec 62. Naval Academy: Images of History, The U.S. Brownson(DD 868), 28 Oct - 18 Nov 62. DANFS - Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, Permitting Policy and Resource Management, The 9/11 Terrorist Attacks: 20 Years Later, "Ex Scientia Tridens": The U.S. [With aviation squadrons VF-13, VF-84, VA-64 (Shifted to Enterprise 19 Nov), VA-72, VA-75 (Shifted to Guantanamo 22 Nov), VAH-11 Det 8, HU-2 Det 62, VAW-33 Det 62. Harlan R. Dickson(DD 708), 4 Nov - 5 Dec 62. Department of Defense. Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (AFEM) - Awarded for participation in U.S. military operations; operations in . Hyades(AF 28), 24 Oct - 15 Dec 62. Catalog#: USN 711204), High altitude aerial reconnaissance photograph of medium-range ballistic missile (MRBM) launch site number 2 in San Cristobal, Cuba, 14 October 1962. Bayfield(APA 33), 8 Nov - 5 Dec 62. Charles S. Sperry(DD 697), 24 Oct - 1 Nov 62. 110 (1869) Forbidding Applications for Duty Through Persons of Influence, General Order No. 51 (1865) Announcing Death President Abraham Lincoln, General Order No. Hugh Purvis(DD 709), 28 Oct - 18 Nov 62. Dupont(DD 941), 26 Oct - 22 Nov 62. 129 (1903) Surplus Provisions, General Order No. Keppler(DD 765), 24 Oct - 1 Nov 62. 10/16/1962 - 10/28/1962 Evidence must show veteran was aboard ship; at Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron 1 (HS 1), 24 Oct - 31 Dec 62. All of these achievements stood possible for Chris through many years of tireless hard work and dedication. Furse(DD 882), 24 Oct - 22 Nov 62. Dyess(DDR 880), 3 - 23 Dec 62. Whetstone(LSD 27), 8 Nov - 5 Dec 62. Patrol Squadron 18 (VP 18), 24 Oct - 31 Dec 62. The Cuban Missile Crises Click for larger image Authorized to all State, Defense and intelligence agency employees; all military members who served on Active Duty, National Guard or Ready Reserve during the period 18 October to 29 October 1962. 112 (1869) Sea Service of Officers to be Three Years, General Order No. The crisis began on the morning of Oct. 16, 1962. The Navy Expeditionary Medal was authorized for service performed between 3 January 1961 and 23 October 1962. It was subsequently reassigned during October 1955 to the 1st Marine Division Elements where it participated in the Cuban Missile Crisis October-December 1962. 16], Ships named for Individual Sailors - Citations, Ships Sunk and Damaged in Action during the Korean Conflict, A Short Account of the Several General Duties of Officers, of Ships of War: From an Admiral, Down to the Most Inferior Officer, Signals for the Use of the Navy of the Confederate States, Sinking of C.S.S. The initial line was to be kept by 12 destroyers from the Second Fleet . Mullinnix(DD 944), 24 Oct - 6 Dec 62. Shakori(AFT 162), 12 Nov - 2 Dec 62. Agile(MSO 421), 28 Oct - 11 Nov 62. ", Copy of talk given by Captain B.E. Dodge County(LST 722), 24 Oct - 15 Dec 62. Wiggs; and commissioned at the Charleston Navy Yard on 8 December 1944.. SECNAVINST 1650.1C CH-3, 9 November 1966, 1-5. Spiegel Grove(LSD 32), 24 Oct - 30 Nov 62. Contribute to chinapedia/wikipedia.en development by creating an account on GitHub. Gunston Hall(LSD 5), 8 Nov - 5 Dec 62. Mosopelea(ATF 158), 8 Nov - 1 Dec 62. MEDAL DESCRIPTION. John R. Perry(DE 1034), 24 Oct - 22 Nov 62. 252 (1880) Painting Schematic for Boats, General Order No. Barry(DD 933), 24 Oct - 1 Nov 62. 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(Accession number: PX66-20:8). Mazama(AE 9), 24 Oct - 2 Dec 62. Bexar(APA 237), 8 Nov - 5 Dec 62. 99 (1869) Authority Given to Fleet Officers, General Order No. Naval Base, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, 24 Oct - 31 Dec 62. The obverse has an eagle with wings raised, perched on a sword. Go To Top of Page Go To Issue Regulations for Other Medals and Badges Oxford(AG 159), 29 Oct - 15 Dec 62. Lake Champlain(CVS 39), 18 Nov - 5 Dec 62. Purdy(DD 734), 17 - 24 Nov 62. 81 (1866) Requirements of Guardians for Boy to Enlist, General Order No. The Cuban Missile Crisis is most commonly conveyed as the story of U.S.-Soviet diplomatic and military posturing that brought the world to the brink of nuclear annihilation over a thirteen-day . Lawrence(DDG 4), 24 Oct - 6 Dec 62. The medal is awarded for participation in "any military campaign of the United States for which no other service medal is authorized." 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Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, Boston. Altair(AKS 32), 11 - 28 Nov 62. Additional information on the proper display,. Battlecruisers in the United States and the United Kingdom, 1902-1922. Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal - Cuban Missile Crisis 1962. Hermitage(LSD 34), 7-23 Dec 62. Fleet Air Wing 3, 24 Oct - 31 Dec 62. Personnel must be bona fide members of a unit engaged in an operation, or meet one or more of the following criteria: Abbot(DD 629), 11 - 22 Nov 62. Washington, D.C., October 27, 2022 - The most dangerous 24 hours of the Cuban Missile Crisis came on Saturday, October 27, 1962, 60 years ago today, as the U.S. moved closer to attacking Cuba and nuclear-armed flashpoints erupted over Siberia, at the quarantine line, and in Cuba itselfa rapid escalation that convinced . Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (AFEM) A veteran's DD Form 214 showing the award of any Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal is acceptable proof. Manley(DD 940), 24 Oct - 24 Nov 62. 29, USS San Francisco CA38 War Damage Report No. There are important reasons for the combat veteran designation. In the fall of 1962, the Soviet Union began construction on ballistic missile launch sites in Cuba. the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (AFEM) is awarded to military members who, after July 1, 1958, participated in a U.S. military operation and encountered foreign armed opposition. GitHub export from English Wikipedia. Sixth Fleet when the Six-Day War broke out between Israel and its Arab neighbors on 5 June 1967. Henrico(APA 45), 8 Nov - 5 Dec 62. Charles R. Ware(DD 865), 24 Oct - 21 Nov 62. Charles P. Cecil(DDR 835), 29 Oct - 6 Dec 62. 73 (1866) Resolution of Thanks from Congress to Admiral Farragut for Mobile Bay Action, General Order No. (National Archives. Sellers(DDG 11), 24 Oct - 21 Nov 62. President John F. 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As USS Biddle. Thomaston(LSD 28), 8 Nov - 5 Dec 62. This design is encircled by the inscription "Armed Forces" at the top and "Expeditionary Service" below. Enterprise(CVAN 65), 24 Oct - 3 Dec 62. Mathews(AKA 96), 8 Nov - 5 Dec 62. Air Development Squadron 1 (VI 1) Det 14, 24 Oct - 31 Dec 62. USS Canberra (CAG-2) underway at sea during the Cuban Missile Crisis, 28 October 1962. 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The Cuban Missile Crisis of October 1962 was a direct and dangerous confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union during the Cold War and was the moment when the two superpowers came closest to nuclear conflict. (National Archives photograph 306-PS-60-16402), Low altitude reconnaissance photograph of medium-range ballistic missile (MRBM) launch site number 1 in San Cristobal, Cuba showing missile shelter tents, launch pad, transporters, and other equipment. You'll be requesting an up dated DD 215 Box 50.. Kaskaskia(AO 27), 24 Oct - 20 Nov 62. [With aviation squadrons VF-33, VF-102, VA-34 (Flew aboard 26 Oct, transferred to Independence 19 Nov), VA-35, VA-66, VA-76, VMA-225, VAW-12 Det 14.] Page County(LST 1076), 8 Nov - 5 Dec 62. Norris(DD 859), 4 Nov - 5 Dec 62. Richard E. Kraus(DD 849), 29 Oct - 21 Nov 62. Airborne Early Warning Squadron 33 (VAW 33) Detachment 62, 24 Oct - 23 Nov 62 Soviet freighter Fizik Kurchatov at sea, 7 November 1962, just after leaving Cuba to return six missiles to the USSR. The Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal was authorized for service in the Cuban quarantine, 24 October through 31 December 1962. . military campaigns, from events such as the Cuban Missile Crisis and Korea to retroactive campaigns such as Quemoy and Matsu. The Sullivans(DD 537), 17 Nov - 17 Dec 62. Two service medals have been authorized for navy and marine corps personnel who served in cuban waters during the period of tension that culminated in the cuban quarantine of 1962. The following display represents the correct order of precedence for medals and/or ribbons most likely to be worn today on the Navy uniform. For thirteen days,. 4, 1863, Enlistment, Training, and Organization of Crews for Our New Ships, Establishment of the Department of the Navy, Expeditions, Diplomatic and Scientific Activity, and Operations Against Native Americans and Pirates, Exploring the Antarctic 1840 - The Wilkes Expedition, Eye-Witness Account of the Battle Between the U.S.S. Vesole(DDR 878), 24 Oct - 22 Nov 62; 3 - 21 Dec 62. Rhodes(DER 384), 24 Oct - 26 Nov 62; 21 - 31 Dec 62. Zellars(DD 777), 24 Oct - 21 Nov 62). The first campaign of the AFEM was the Cuban Missile Crisis and the award was issued for military service between October 1962 and June 1963. The United States responded with a naval blockade. John R. Pierce(DD 753), 24 Oct - 2 Dec 62. Francis Marion(APA 249), 24 Oct - 7 Dec 62. Once operational, these nuclear-armed weapons could have been used on cities and military targets in most of the continental United States. Wallace L. Lind(DD 703), 24 Oct - 22 Nov 62. 54, USS Capella AK13 & USS Alhena AKA9 War Damage Report No. U.S. destroyers and frigates, kept on station through underway replenishment by oilers and stores ships, maintained a month-long naval quarantine of the island. Truckee(AO 147), 24 Oct - 5 Dec 62.
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