Armed Forces Expeditionary Miniature Medal Tactical Gloves installation and maintenance of the

installation and maintenance of the plumbing

Korea (September 3

Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal

• Hook-and-loop cuff closures

The first enlisted member to receive the award was Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard Rick Trent in 1998

Armed Forces Expeditionary Miniature Medal Tactical Gloves installation and maintenance of theArmed Forces Expeditionary 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 1963,