Regulation size Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal.

The Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (AFEM) is a military award of the United States military which was first created in 1961 by Executive Order of President John Kennedy. The decoration is awarded for participation in "any military campaign of the United States for which no other service medal is authorized". Additional awards of the medal are denoted by service stars with the arrowhead device also authorized for United States Army personnel who are awarded the decoration through participation in an airborne or amphibious assault.

Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal has been awarded for United States participation in over forty five designated military campaigns.The first campaign was the Cuban Missile Crisis and after that the medal was issued for actions in Lebanon, Taiwan, the Congo, Quemoy and Matsu, and for duty in Berlin between 1961 and 1963. During Vietnam War, the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal was issued for initial operations in South Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia. After the creation of the Vietnam Service Medal, the AFEM was discontinued for Vietnam War service.After that the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal was issued for various military operations in Panama, Grenada, and Libya.

Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal was issued again for several operations such as Operation Northern Watch, Operation Southern Watch, and Operation Vigilant Sentinel. Attachments: Bronze star and Silver star.