The "M" Device
The Armed Forces Reserve Medal is also awarded to any member of the Reserve or National Guard who is involuntarily mobilized for a contingency operation under Title 10 USC or Title 14 USC, or volunteers for federal active duty during any such mobilization. In such cases, the medal with an "M" Device, or mobilization device, are both awarded together without regard to the period or length of service. The "M" device is a bronze "M" 1/4 inch in height, positioned in the center of the Armed Forces Reserve Medal service and suspension ribbon if no hourglass device is worn, followed by a Numeral device positioned to the wearers left of the "M", the numeral indicating the number of times the "M" device has been awarded beyond the initial award. If the hourglass Device and "M" Device are both authorized, the hourglass is positioned to the wearer's right of the "M" device (center of the ribbon) on the service ribbon and suspension ribbon of the Armed Forces Reserve Medal.
Subsequent mobilizations for a different executive order call-up authorize a Numeral device ("2", "3", etc.) sometimes called an award numeral, to be worn with the initial "M" device on the service ribbon and suspension ribbon of the medal. However, multiple deployments for different operations during a call-up for the same executive order only qualify for a single award of the "M" device. For example, if a soldier mobilized multiple times under Executive Order 13223, once for Operation ENDURING FREEDOM and twice for Operation IRAQI FREEDOM, the soldier would still only be awarded one "M" device despite having been mobilized three times.
| Contingency Operation Groupings | Location |
|---|---|
| Operations DESERT SHIELD and DESERT STORM | Persian Gulf |
| Operation RESTORE HOPE | Somalia |
| Operation UPHOLD DEMOCRACY | Haiti |
| Operations JOINT ENDEAVOR, JOINT GUARD, and JOINT FORGE | Bosnia |
| Operations DESERT FOX, NORTHERN WATCH, and SOUTHERN WATCH | Persian Gulf |
| Operation ALLIED FORCE | Kosovo |
| Operations NOBLE EAGLE, ENDURING FREEDOM, IRAQI FREEDOM, and NEW DAWN (grouped together as the Global War on Terrorism) | US, Afghanistan, and Iraq |
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