Unit Awards

1st Light Armored Infantry Battalion
Charlie Company

UNIT AWARDS

1st Light Armored Infantry Battalion, Charlie Company 1990 - 1991

Operations Desert Shield/Storm

Personnel are Authorized to wear the following medals (depending on dates of enlistment):

Award

Service Period

Documentation

Navy Unit Commendation (NUC)

In support of I MEF 14 Aug 1990- 16 Apr 1991

NAVMC 2922

Kuwait Liberation Medal (Kuwait)

Kuwait Liberation Medal (Kuwait) Front

02 AUG 1990 - 31 August 1993

To be eligible, a service member must have been:

(1) attached to or regularly serving for one or more days with an organization participating in ground/shore (military) operations;

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

(3) actually participating as a crew member in one or more aerial flights directly supporting military operations in the areas designated above;

(4) serving on temporary duty for 30 consecutive days or 60 nonconsecutive days. These time limitations may be waived for members participating in actual combat operations.

The Government of Kuwait offered the Kuwait Liberation Medal to members of the Armed Forces of the United States by letter dated 16 July 1994. The medal was accepted by Secretary of Defense William J. Perry per memorandum dated 16 March 1995.

Kuwait Liberation Medal (Kingdom of Saudi Arabia)

Kuwait Liberation Medal (Saudi Arabia)

17 JAN 1991 - 28 FEB 1991

Service must have been performed in support of Operation Desert Storm and the liberation of Kuwait, between 17 January 1991 to 28 February 1991. Eligible areas include:

The Persian Gulf
The Red Sea
That portion of the Arabian Sea that lies north of 10 degrees north latitude and west of 68 degrees east longitude
The Gulf of Aden
The total areas of Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Bahrain, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates

In addition, those personnel must have:

Been attached to or regularly serving for one or more days with an organization participating in ground and/or shore operations;
Been attached to or regularly serving for one or more days aboard a naval vessel directly supporting military operations;
Actually participated as a crew member in one or more aerial flights supporting military operations in the areas designated above; or,
Served on temporary duty for 30 consecutive days during the qualifying period. Note: That time limitation may be waived for personnel who actually participated in combat operations.

National Defense Medal

The obverse view of the medal shows the American bald eagle, perched on a sword and palm. Above this, in a semicircle, is the inscription National Defense.

02 AUG 1990 - 30 NOV 1995 for service during the Gulf War.

11 SEP 2001 - To a date to be announced for service during the War on Terrorism

Eligibility	Member of the United States military during qualifying periods of national emergency

Southwest Asia Service Medal

Defense of Saudi Arabia: 02- AUG 1990 - 16 JAN 1991
Liberation and Defense of Kuwait: 17 JAN 1991 - 11 APR 1991;
Cease-Fire Campaign: 12 APR 1991 - 30 NOV 1995
Operation Provide Comfort: 01 JUN 1992 - 30 NOV 1995.

The Southwest Asia Service Medal is a military decoration of the U.S. Armed Forces which was created by order of President George H.W. Bush on 12 March 12, 1991. The decoration is intended to recognize those military service members who performed duty during the years of the Persian Gulf War.

Combat Action Ribbon

Operation Desert Storm from 17 JAN 1991 to 02 FEB 1991.

Type	Individual Award
Awarded for	Actively engaged in ground combat with the enemy

You may also be eligible for the following awards (Check your personal records, DD214, etc.)

Marine Corps Good Conduct Medal

Rifle and/or Pistol Marksmanship Qualification Badges

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1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 2007

PRESIDENTIAL UNIT CITATION STREAMER (PUC)

NAVY UNIT COMMENDATION STREAMER WITH FOUR BRONZE STARS (NUC)

NATIONAL DEFENSE SERVICE STREAMER WITH ONE BRONZE STAR (ND)

SOUTHWEST ASIA SERVICE STREAMER WITH TWO BRONZE STARS (SAS)

GLOBAL WAR ON TERRORISM EXPEDITIONARY STREAMER (GWOTe)

GLOBAL WAR ON TERRORISM SERVICE STREAMER (GWOTs)

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