The Joint Chiefs of Staff has awarded the Joint Meritorious Unit Award (JMUA) to Headquarters, United States Pacific Command and subordinate units.
The inclusive period of the JMUA to Headquarters, United States Pacific Command, to include the following subordinate units: Center of Excellence and Disaster Relief; Joint Interagency Task Force West; Joint Intelligence Operations Center; U.S. Forces Japan; U.S. Forces Korea; Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command; Special Operations Command Pacific; Alaskan Command; Joint Special Operations Task Force-Philippines; and Joint Task Force-505 is from 10 March 2012 to 20 February 2015.
This award is only for Headquarters, United States Pacific Command, to include the following subordinate units: Center of Excellence and Disaster Relief; Joint Interagency Task Force West; Joint Intelligence Operations Center; U.S. Forces Japan; U.S. Forces Korea; Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command; Special Operations Command Pacific; Alaskan Command; Joint Special Operations Task Force-Philippines; and Joint Task Force-505 personnel of the Armed Forces of the United States who were present at the time and directly participated in the service or achievement for 30 days or more, or for the period cited if less than 30 days shall be authorized to wear the JMUA Ribbon. Personnel must be permanently assigned and/or attached by official orders to the joint unit receiving the JMUA. Local commanders may waive, on an individual basis, the 30-day minimum requirement for individuals (Reserve personnel on active duty and temporary duty and/or temporarily assigned duty personnel) who, in the opinion of the commander, contributed directly to the achievement cited, and were assigned on official orders to the awarded unit during the approved time frames. Service units and individuals assigned to Service units in support of this organization are not eligible for this award.
Service units or individuals deployed in support of a Joint Task Force (JTF), but not assigned and/or attached to the JTF by official orders, are ineligible for the JMUA, even if they are under the operational control of the JTF. The services may award appropriate service unit awards to their units assigned and/or attached to a JTF. This award is for the Headquarters only. Service units and individuals assigned to Service units in support of this organization are not eligible for this award.
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