This ribbon will display Multiple Award devices automatically based on the total number of awards listed
Details Behind Award
Eligibility for the ICM requires service members to have served in direct support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). The period of eligibility is on or after March 19, 2003 to a future date to be determined by the Secretary of Defense or the cessation of OIF.
Service members qualified for the Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal (GWOT-E) by reasons of service between March 19, 2003 and Feb. 28, 2005, in an area for which the ICM was subsequently authorized, shall remain qualified for that medal. Upon application, any such service members may be awarded the ICM in lieu of the GWOT-E for such service. No service members shall be entitled to both medals for the same deployment, action, achievement or period of service. Service members must have been assigned, attached or mobilized to units operating in the area of eligibility for 30 consecutive days or for 60 non-consecutive days or meet one of the following criteria:
1) Be engaged in combat during an armed engagement, regardless of the time in the area of eligibility; 2) While participating in an operation or on official duties, is wounded or injured and requires medical evacuation from the area of eligibility; 3) While participating as a regularly assigned aircrew member flying sorties into, out of, within or over the area of eligibility in direct support of the military operations; each day of operations counts as one day of eligibility.
The ICM may be awarded posthumously. Each military department will prescribe the appropriate regulations for administrative processing, awarding and wearing of the ICM, ribbon and appurtenances.
Only one award of the ICM may be authorized for any individual.
In April 2008, the DoD authorized service stars to recognize service members for participating in the following campaigns:
-- Liberation of Iraq: 19 March 2003 - 1 May 2003 -- Transition of Iraq: 2 May 2003 - 28 June 2004 -- Iraqi Governance: 29 June 2004 - 15 December 2005 -- National Resolution: 16 December 2005 - 9 January 2007 -- Iraqi Surge: 10 January 2007 - 31 December 2008 -- Iraqi Sovereignty: 1 January 2009 - 31 August -- New Dawn: 1 September 2010 - 31 December 2011
Authorized Device One bronze service star shall be worn for each campaign served. A silver service star will be worn instead of five bronze stars.
