The Kuwait Liberation Medal was approved by the Kuwait Council of Ministers for award in five classes, generally according to the rank of the recipient. The medal was offered by the Chief of Staff of the Kuwait Armed Forces on July 16, 1994.
Kuwait Liberation Medal is awarded to the members of the Armed Forces of the United States who served in support of Operation Desert Shield or Operation Desert Storm between 2nd August 1990 and 31st August 1993.The areas of operations include : Arabian Gulf, Red Sea, Gulf of Oman, Gulf of Aden,the total land areas of Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Bahrain, Qatar,United Arab Emirates, and the portion of the Arabian Sea that lies north of 10 degrees North latitude and west of 68 degrees East longitude.
The Medal is awarded to the service member, provided he must have been (1) attached to or regularly serving for one or more days with an organization participating in ground/shore (military) operations,(2) serving for one or more days aboard a naval vessel directly supporting military operations, (3)actually participating as a crew member in one or more aerial flights directly supporting military operations in the areas designated above,(4)serving on temporary duty for 30 consecutive days or 60 nonconsecutive days.