ARMED FORCES EXPEDITIONARY MEDAL
Coast Guard Vessels, Units, and Special flights listed below are eligible for this medal for listed operations during periods shown.
Reference:
Encl (12) to COMINST 1650.25B MEDALS AND AWARDS MANUAL
(Editor Note: This list has been rearranged to place it in chronological order.)
CUBAN OPERATION
Area: between 12 N and 28 N latitude
and between 66 W and 84 W longitude.
ANDROSCOGGIN (WPG 68)
24 Oct 62 - 31 Dec 62
ARIADNE (WPC 101)
24 Oct 62 - 31 Dec 62
AURORA (WPC 103)
24 Oct 62 - 31 Dec 62
CAPE CURRENT (WPB 95307)
24 Oct 62 - 31 Dec 62
CAPE DARBY (WPB 95323)
24 Oct 62 - 31 Dec 62
CAPE FAIRWEATHER (WPB 95314)
24 Oct 62 - 31 Dec 62
CAPE KNOX (WPB 95312)
24 Oct 62 - 31 Dec 62
CAPE MORGAN (WPB 95313)
24 Oct 62 - 31 Dec 62
CAPE SHOALWATER (WPB 95324)
24 Oct 62 - 31 Dec 62
CAPE TRINITY (WPB 95331)
24 Oct 62 - 31 Dec 62
COOK INLET (WAVP 384)
24 Oct 62 - 31 Dec 62
NEMESIS (WPC 111)
24 Oct 62 - 31 Dec 62
POINT KENNEDY (WPB 82320)
24 Oct 62 - 31 Dec 62
POINT SLOCUM (WPB 82313)
24 Oct 62 - 31 Dec 62
SAGEBRUSH (WAGL 399)
24 Oct 62 - 31 Dec 62

Shore Units(Cuban Operations con't.)
*Only those members of air crews who actually flights conducted into waters Cuban during periods indicated. *Air Station, Miami, FL
24 Oct 62 - 31 Dec 62
*Air Station, San Juan, PR
24 Oct 62 - 31 Dec 62
*Air Station, St. Petersburg, FL
24 Oct 62 - 31 Dec 62
Light Attendant Station, Guantanemo Bay,Cuba
24 Oct 62 - 31Dec 62
Staff, Naval Base,Guantanamo Bay, Cuba
24 Oct 62 - 31 Dec 62
HC-130B 1346
26 Oct 62 - 27 Oct 62
C-123B 6-4357
10 Nov 62 - 12 Nov 62
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC OPERATION.
Area: Within the following boundaries: From17 N, 75 W, Eastward to 17 N, 67 45'W;thence ; thence Northward to 20 25'N, 67 45'W, Westward to 20 25'N, 73 35'W; thence Southwestward to 18 40'N, 75 W; thence South to initial point at 17 N, 75 W.
AUR0RA (WPC 103)
07 May 65 - 8 May 65
13 May 75 - 15 May 75

SAGEBRUSH (WLB399)
10 Oct 65
13 Feb 66 - 14 Feb 66


**Air Station, San Juan, PR
30 Apr 65 - 15 May 65
**Only those members of air crews who actually conducted flights over Dominican Republic waters during period indicated.
KOREA
Area: The entireand mass of the Republic of Korea and the water and air space enclosed by the following boundaries: From a point located 32 N on the Coast of China East to 32 N by 129 20'E; thence Northeastward to 36 N by 134 E; thence North to the Coast of USSR; hence along the coastline of the USSR, Korea, and China to the initial point.
Technical Assistance Team, Korea
15 Sep 68 - 01 Nov 68

THAILAND
Southeast Asia Section Office, Bangkok, Thailand
29 Mar 73 - 15 Aug 73
Loran Station, Sattahip
29 Mar 73 - 15 Aug 73
Loran Station, Lampang
29 Mar 73 - 15 Aug 73
Loran Monitor Station Udorn
29 Mar 73 - 15 Aug 73
EAGLE PULL OPERATION
CG Loran Station Sattahip
12 Apr 75
CG Loran Station Lampang
12 Apr 75
CG Loran Monitoring Station, Udorn
12 Apr 75
CG Section Southeast Asia
12 Apr 75

FREQUENT WIND OPERATION
CG Loran Station Sattahip
29 Apr 75 - 30 Apr 75
CG Loran Station Lampang
29 Apr 75 - 30 Apr 75
CG Loran Monitoring Station, Udorn
29 Apr 75 - 30 Apr 75
CG Section Southeast Asia
29 Apr 75 - 30 Apr 75

MAYAGUEZ OPERATION
Special Flight
HC-130B 1339 15 May 75

GRENADA OPERATION
CHASE (WHEC 718)
23 Oct 83 - 21 Nov 84
Special Flights
HC-130B 1700
HC-130B 1701

JUST CAUSE OPERATION (Panama)
Area: The total land area of Panama, including internal waters, territorial seas, and airspace thereover.
USS VREELAND
Participating Units:
LEDET Group Miami Caribbean Squadron

Other Operations:

Operation Uphold Demoracy (Haiti) 16 September 1994 - 31 March 1995.
Operation Desert Thunder (Iraq) 11 November 1998 - 22 December 1998
Operation Desert Fox (Iraq) 16 December 1998 - 22 December 1998
Operation Desert Spring (Iraq) 31 December 1998 - TBD
Operation Marine Intercept (Iraq) 1 December 1995 - TBD
Operation Vigilant Sentinel (Iraq) 1 December 1995 - 1 September 1997
Operation Northern Watch (Iraq) 1 January 1997 - TBD
El Salvador 1 January 1981 - 1 February 1992
Operation Joint Guard (Bosnia) 20 December 1996 - 20 June 1998
Operation Joint Endeavor (Bosnia) 20 November 1995 - 16 December 1996
Operation Joint Forge (Bosnia) 21 June 1998 - TBD
Operation Southern Watch 1 December 1995 - TBD

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