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Air Force Combat Action Medal box set consist of the large medal, ribbon, and lapel pin mounted inside the presentation box.
The Air Force Combat Action Medal (AFCAM) 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.
For an airman to wear the AFCAM, a narrative explanation on an AF Form 3994 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. The application will be processed through the chain of command and eventually be approved or disapproved by the Commander of Air Force forces (COMAFFOR). 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 is the highest-level Air Force individual award to not earn points under the Weighted Airman Promotion System. It is worn directly after the Air Force Achievement Medal and before the Presidential Unit Citation.
