Armed Forces Expeditionary Anodized Miniature Medal SBBA~Double~AFR-8040 advancing safety or health of

advancing safety or health of employees

the Integrated Undersea Surveillance System insignia was originally created due to the rise in Soviet submarine technology during the 1960s and 1970s

American Defense Medal - WW II

This change was not retroactive

Abbreviation: DRV/MECH

Armed Forces Expeditionary Anodized Miniature Medal SBBA~Double~AFR-8040 advancing safety or health ofArmed Forces Expeditionary Anodized Miniature Medal Criteria: First created in 1961, the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (AFEM) is granted to personnel for their involvement in "any military campaign of the United States for which no other service medal is authorized." This includes the Cuban Missile Crisis between October 1962 and June 1963, actions in Lebanon, Taiwan, the Congo, Quemoy and Matsu, and for participation in Berlin between 1961 and