Marcent Delegation of Bronze Star Medal Awarding Authority

1. YOU ARE HEREBY DELEGATED AUTHORITY TO AWARD THE
BRONZE STAR MEDAL WITH COMBAT DISTINGUISHING DEVICE AND OTHER 
AWARDS OF LESSER PRECEDENCE FOR COMBAT OR NON-COMBAT ACTION TO 
PERSONNEL DIRECTLY INVOLVED IN OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM WHO 
QUALIFY IAW REF A. THIS AUTHORITY SHALL BE EFFECTIVE UNTIL 
7 MARCH 2004. 
2. GUIDANCE PREVIOUSLY ANNOUNCED IN REF B IS REITERATED REGARDING
COMBAT AWARDS (AWARDS WITH COMBAT "V"). AS REQUIRED BY THE 
NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT (NDAA) 2001, THE BRONZE STAR 
MEDAL IS LIMITED SOLELY TO MEMBERS RECEIVING IMMINENT DANGER PAY 
(IDP). ALL AWARD RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE BRONZE STAR MEDAL AND ALL
OTHER RECOMMENDATIONS WITH THE COMBAT "V" MUST INCLUDE THE STATEMENT
"SERVICE MEMBER RECEIVING IDP" IN THE FIRST PARAGRAPH OF THE SUMMARY
OF ACTION (SOA). IF THE AWARDEE WAS IN AN AREA NOT ELIGIBLE FOR
IDP, THE SOA MUST INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT "NOT ELIGIBLE FOR
IDP." IF AWARDED THE COMBAT "V" THE STATEMENT "THE COMBAT
DISTINGUISHING DEVICE IS AUTHORIZED" MUST BE INCLUDED IN THE
CITATION AND THE SOA. 
3. ALL RECOMMENDATIONS MUST BE SUBMITTED VIA THE AUTOMATED AWARDS
PROCESSING SYSTEM (APS). IN THE EVENT THAT INTERNET ACCESS IS NOT
READILY AVAILABLE, AWARD RECOMMENDATIONS MAY BE SUBMITTED TO THE
NEXT HIGHER COMMANDER VIA HARD COPY AT WHICH POINT IT WILL BE
ENTERED INTO THE APS. 
4. ANY QUESTIONS PERTAINING TO THIS DELEGATION OF AUTHORITY SHOULD
BE REFERRED TO CMC (MMMA), COMM (703) 784-9209/10.