Approved Operations
A complete listing of approved operations for the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal is as follows:
- Quemoy and Matsu Islands: 23 August 1956 - 1 June 1963
- Lebanon: 1 July - 1 November 1958
- Taiwan Straits: 23 August 1958 - 1 January 1959
- Vietnam (General Service): 1 July 1958 - 3 July 1965
- Democratic Republic of the Congo: 14 July 1960 - 1 September 1962
- Laos: 19 April 1961 - 7 October 1962
- Berlin: 14 August 1961 - 1 June 1963
- Cuba: 24 October 1962 - 1 June 1963
- Congo: 23 - 27 November 1964
- Dominican Republic: 28 April 1965 - 21 September 1966
- Korea: 1 October 1966 - 30 June 1974; also eligible for the Korean Defense Service Medal for same timeframe as a DOD exception to policy
- Cambodia (Vietnam Support Operations): 29 March - 15 August 1973
- Cambodia (Evacuation-Operation Eagle Pull): 11 - 13 April 1975
- Thailand (Cambodia Support Operations): 29 March - 15 August 1973
- Vietnam (Evacuation Operation Frequent Wind): 29 - 30 April 1975; may exchange AFEM for Vietnam Service Medal
- Mayagüez Operation: 15 May 1975
- El Salvador: 1 January 1981 - 1 February 1992
- Lebanon: 1 June 1983 - 1 December 1987
- Grenada (Operation Urgent Fury): 23 October - 21 November 1983
- Libya (Operation El Dorado Canyon): 12 - 17 April 1986
- Persian Gulf (Operation Earnest Will): 24 July 1987 - 1 August 1990
- Panama (Operation Just Cause): 20 December 1989 - 31 January 1990
- Somalia (Operation Restore Hope, Operation United Shield): 5 December 1992 - 31 March 1995
- Haiti (Operation Uphold Democracy): 16 September 1994 - 31 March 1995
- Bosnia and Herzegovina and Croatia: 1 June 1992 - 20 June 1998
- Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Croatia, and Hungary (Operation Joint Guard): 20 December 1996 - 20 June 1998; also entitled to Armed Forces Service Medal for above same timeframe as an exception to policy
- Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Italy, Hungary, former Yugoslavia, (Operation Joint Endeavor): 20 November 1995 - 19 December 1998; also entitled to Armed Forces Service Medal for same timeframe as a DOD exception to policy
- Southwest Asia (Operation Southern Watch): 1 December 1995 - 18 March 2003
- Southwest Asia (Maritime Intercept Operation): 1 December 1995 - 18 March 2003
- Southwest Asia (Operation Vigilant Sentinel): 1 December 1995 - 15 February 1997
- Southwest Asia (Operation Northern Watch): 1 January 1997 - 18 March 2003
- Southwest Asia (Operation Desert Thunder): 11 November - 22 December 1998
- Southwest Asia (Operation Desert Fox): 16 - 22 December 1998
- Southwest Asia (Operation Desert Spring): 31 December 1998 - 18 March 2003
- Yugoslavia (Operation Joint Forge): 21 June 1998 - 2 December 2004
- Haiti (Operation Secure Tomorrow): 29 February - 15 June 2004
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