Armed Forces Service Medal
| Armed Forces Service Medal | |
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| Awarded by the United States Armed Forces | |
| Art | Service medal |
| requirement | American Army member |
| Awarded for | "Significant performance" |
| status | Is awarded |
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| Foundation year | 1996 |
| Benefactor | Bill Clinton |
| Precedence | |
| Next lower award | Humanitarian Service Medal |
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The Armed Forces Service Medal is a service award of the US armed forces . It was introduced by US President Bill Clinton in early 1996 and is awarded to members of the US armed forces who have achieved a "significant performance" ( significant activity ) for which no other award has been given. This usually means participation in an operation by the US armed forces, also within the framework of a NATO or UN mandate .
Awards include the Joint Guard and Joint Endeavor operations during the Bosnian War , but also for humanitarian missions after Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Rita .
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