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The Service concerned may award the Korean Defense Service Medal (KDSM) to a member only if each of the following is true:
- The member served in the defense of the Republic of Korea.
- The member served in the land area of the Republic or Korea, the contiguous water out to twelve nautical miles, and all air spaces above the land and water areas.
- At least one of the following is true:
- The member was permanently assigned, attached, or detailed to a unit that operated within the area of eligibility (AOE) for the KDSM and was physically deployed in the AOE for thirty consecutive days.
- The member was permanently assigned, attached, or detailed to a unit that operated within the AOE for the KDSM and was physically deployed in the AOE for sixty non-consecutive days.
- The member was engaged in actual combat during an armed engagement in the AOE for the KDSM.
- The member was killed, wounded, or injured in the line of duty and required medical evacuation from the AOE for the KDSM.
- The member participated as a regularly assigned air crewmember flying sorties into, out of, within, or over the AOE for the KDSM in support of military operations for thirty consecutive or sixty non-consecutive days. |