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The Air Force Combat Action Medal (AFCAM)〔(Air Force Combat Action Medal ), Air Force Personnel Center, posted 4 August 2010, last accessed 18 March 2013〕 is a relatively new medal issued by the United States Air Force. It was first awarded on June 12, 2007 for actions from September 11, 2001 to a date to be determined and may be awarded posthumously. ==Criteria== For an airman to wear the AFCAM, a narrative explanation of the airman's involvement in combat activities must be submitted by a person with first-hand knowledge of the incident to the first O-6 (Colonel) in their operational chain of command on an AF Form 3994.〔 (【引用サイトリンク】title=AF Form 3994 )〕 The application will be processed through the chain of command and eventually be approved or disapproved by the Commander of Air Force Forces (COMAFFOR).〔(Air Force releases combat action medal criteria ), Air Force Print News, 4/9/2007〕 Combat conditions defined: For the purposes of this award, the combat conditions are met when: * Individual(s) deliberately go outside the defended perimeter to conduct official duties—either ground or air, and * Come under enemy attack by lethal weapons while performing those duties, and * Are at risk of grave danger. Or * Individual(s) are defending the base (on the defended perimeter), and * Come under fire and engage the enemy with direct and lethal fire, and * Are at risk of grave danger; also meet the intent of combat conditions for the award. Additionally, personnel in ground operations who actively engage the enemy with direct and lethal fire may qualify even if no direct fire is taken—as long as there was risk of grave danger and other criteria are met. Central to the integrity of this combat recognition is the adherence to these combat conditions prerequisites. The AFCAM has no patch or badge equivalent for wear on the Airman Battle Uniform and other functional uniforms that are worn for daily duties and deployments. It is worn after the Air Force Achievement Medal and before the Presidential Unit Citation. Additional awards are denoted with .〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Air Force Combat Action Medal」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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