Armed Forces Expeditionary Miniature Medal Tactical Gloves two gold stars or bars

two gold stars or bars indicates three to five years and three gold stars indicates greater than five years service with the IADB

• Hook-and-loop cuff closures

This award is authorized only for Air Force personnel and is prohibited for issuance if another service or campaign medal has already been awarded for the particular operation

If the officer's branch has two colors

Armed Forces Expeditionary Miniature Medal Tactical Gloves two gold stars or barsArmed 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,