What is the army award swasm?

Answer 1

Taken from AR 600-8-22 Military Awards

2-14. Southwest Asia Service Medal

a.

The Southwest Asia Service Medal (SWASM) was established by Executive Order 12754, 12 March 1991, as

amended by Executive Order 12790, 3 March 1992. It is awarded to all members of the Armed Forces of the United

States serving in Southwest Asia and contiguous waters or airspace there over, on or after 2 August 1990 to 30

November 1995. Southwest Asia and contiguous waters, as used herein, is defined as an area which includes the

Persian Gulf, Red Sea, Gulf of Oman, Gulf of Aden, that portion of the Arabian Sea that lies north of 10 degrees N.

latitude and west of 68 degrees E. longitude, as well as the total land areas of Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Oman,

Bahrain, Qatar, and United Arab Emirates.

b.

Members of the Armed Forces of the United States serving in Israel, Egypt, Turkey, Syria, and Jordan (including

the airspace and territorial waters) between 17 January 1991 and 11 April 1991, will also be eligible for this award.

Members serving in these countries must have been under the command and control of U.S. Central Command or

directly supporting military operations in the combat theater.

c.

To be eligible, a service member must meet one or more of the following criteria:

(1) Be attached to or regularly serving for one or more days with an organization participating in ground or shore

(military) operations.

(2) Be attached to or regularly serving for one or more days aboard a naval vessel directly supporting military

operations.

(3) Be actually participating as a crew member in one or more aerial flights directly supporting military operations

in the areas designated above.

(4) Be serving on temporary duty for 30 consecutive days or 60 nonconsecutive days. These time limitations may be

waived for people participating in actual combat operations.

d.

The SWASM may be awarded posthumously to any person who lost his or her life while, or as a direct result of,

participating in Operation DESERT SHIELD or Operation DESERT STORM without regard to the length of such

service, if otherwise eligible.

e.

One bronze service star will be worn on the suspension and service ribbon of the SWASM for participation in

each designated campaign. Service stars are described in chapter 6. The designated campaigns for Southwest Asia are

listed in appendix B.