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John
is a Police Identification Technician. Essentially, he is
responsible for the collection, handling and processing of evidence from
crime scenes.
ARMED FORCES EXPEDITIONARY MEDAL
HISTORY:
The Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal was
established by Executive order 10977, Dec. 4, 1961.
It is awarded to members of the United
States Armed Forces who, after July 1, 1958, have participated in a United
States military operation and encountered foreign armed opposition, or
were in danger of hostile action by foreign Armed Forces.
The Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal has been
awarded for United States participation in over forty-five designated
military campaigns, the first being the Cuban Missile Crisis.
While it is still considered an
active award, the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal is not currently
awarded for military operations. In its stead are the similar medals: The
Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal which
was awarded for Operation Enduring Freedom
and Operation Iraqi Freedom up until June
2005.
At that time, the Global War on
Terrorism Expeditionary Medal it was replaced by the Iraq
Campaign Medal for Operations directly in Iraq and the Afghanistan
Campaign Medal for
Operations directly in Afghanistan.
DESCRIPTION:
The obverse has an eagle with wings
raised, perched on a sword.
In back of this is a compass rose, with
rays coming from the angles of the compass points. This design is
encircled by the inscription "Armed Forces" at the top and
"Expeditionary Service" below. Between these words, completing
the circle is a sprig of laurel on each side.
The reverse has the shield as it appears
on the President's seal. Below this are branches of laurel to right and
left, joined in the center by a knot. At the top, in a semicircle, is the
inscription "United States of America."
The ribbon has three narrow stripes of
blue, white, and red in the center, flanked by wide stripes of light blue
and, on each side, four equal stripes of black, brown, yellow, and green.
The center stripes symbolize the United States, and the many colors at the
edges symbolize other areas of the world.
Combat Infantry Badge
Information
I. DESCRIPTION
A silver and enamel badge 1 inch in height and 3
inches in width, consisting of an infantry musket on a light blue bar with
a silver border, on and over an elliptical oak wreath. Second and third
awards of the CIB are indicated by superimposing 1 and 2 stars
respectively, centered at the top of the badge between the points of the
oak wreath.
The bar is blue, the color associated with the
Infantry branch. The musket is adapted from the Infantry insignia of
branch and represents the first official U.S. shoulder arm, the 1795 model
Springfield Arsenal musket. It was adopted as the official Infantry branch
insignia in 1924. The oak symbolizes steadfastness, strength and loyalty.
II. HISTORY
The CIB was established by the War Department on
27 October 1943,
A number of factors led to the creation of the
CIB, an award that would provide special recognition of the unique role of
the Army infantryman, the only Soldier whose daily mission is to close
with and destroy the enemy and to seize and hold terrain.
- Of all Soldiers, it was recognized that the
infantryman continuously operated under the worst conditions and performed
a mission that was not assigned to any other Soldier or unit.
- The infantry, a small portion of the total
Armed Forces, was suffering the most casualties while receiving the least
public recognition.
In developing the CIB, the War Department
considered branches other than Infantry and whether or not excluding them
from qualification for
the CIB would be perceived as a slight. The ending analysis was that the
Army has a number awards that appropriately recognize deserving acts for
all branches and specialties, and that keeping the CIB exclusive to
Infantry Soldiers would maintain the prestige of the badge. At a later
date, US Army Special Forces Soldiers were authorized award of the CIB due
to the similar nature of their mission.
For award of the CIB a Soldier must meet the
following three requirements:
(1) Be an infantryman or Special Forces Soldier
satisfactorily performing infantry or Special Forces duties.
(2) Assigned to an infantry or Special Forces
unit at the Brigade or Group level and below during such time as the unit
is engaged in active ground combat.
(3) Actively participate in such ground combat.
Campaign or battle credit alone is not sufficient for award of the CIB
The CIB is authorized for award for the following
qualifying wars, conflicts, and operations:
· World War II (7 December 1941 to 3 September
1945).
· The Korean War (27 June 1950 to 27 July 1953).
· Republic of Vietnam Conflict (2 March 1961 to
28 March 1973), combined with qualifying service in Laos (19 April 1961 to
6 October 1962).
· Dominican Republic (28 April 1965 to 1
September 1966).
· Korea on the DMZ (4 January 1969 to 31 March
1994).
· El Salvador (1 January 1981 to 1 February
1992). · Grenada (23 October to 21 November 1983). · Joint Security
Area, Panmunjom, Korea (23 November 1984).
· Panama (20 December 1989 to 31 January 1990).
· Southwest Asia Conflict (1 7 January to 11
April 1991). · Somalia (5 June 1992 to 31 March 1994). · Afghanistan
(Operation Enduring Freedom, 5 December 2001 to a date to be determined).
· Iraq (Operation Iraqi Freedom, 19 March 2003
to a date to be determined).
The special provision authorized for the War on
Terrorism is listed in this paragraph. The CIB may be awarded to recognize
those U.S. Army Infantry and Special Forces Soldiers embedded in formed
Afghan National Army or Iraqi infantry/special force units, or Iraqi
specialized Infantry type units. Qualified Soldiers must have been
personally present and participated in the combat operations.
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