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The Service concerned may award a member the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT) Expeditionary Medal only if at least one of the following is true:
- The member was permanently assigned, attached, or detailed to a unit that participated in designated operations in the specified GWOT operation area of eligibility for thirty consecutive days.
- The member was permanently assigned, attached, or detailed to a unit that participated in designated operations in the specified GWOT operation area of eligibility for sixty non-consecutive days.
- The member was engaged in actual combat against the enemy in the GWOT operation area of eligibility and under circumstances involving grave danger of death or serious bodily injury from enemy action, regardless of time in the specified GWOT operation area of eligibility.
- The member was killed, wounded, or injured requiring medical evacuation from the specified GWOT operation area of eligibility while participating in the designated GWOT operation, regardless of time in the area of eligibility.
- The member participated as a regularly assigned aircrew member flying sorties into, out of, within, or over the area of eligibility in direct support of GWOT Expeditionary Medal approved operations for thirty consecutive days or sixty non-consecutive days. |