Washington D.C. - The Army began recognizing the heroic contributions of its units toward the Global War on Terror June 15 with the award of campaign participation credit to units that served and/or are serving in the theater of operations supporting the GWOT.

Three new streamers are being awarded to those units who qualify: one for service in Afghanistan, embroidered “AFGHANISTAN;” one for service in Iraq, embroidered “IRAQ;” and one for service in other such geographic regions as Kuwait, Qatar or the Horn of Africa, embroidered “GLOBAL WAR ON TERRORISM.”

This brings the total number of campaign streamers displayed on the Department of Army flag to 178.

“The award of campaign participation credit and the three new award streamers to those units who qualify, that have supported or are supporting GWOT, is a way to recognize the tremendous contributions those units have made,” said Col. William Johnson, Chief of the Army’s Military Awards Branch.

This is the first time since the Kosovo Defense Campaign in 1999 that the Army has awarded campaign participation credit and streamers to eligible units.

More than 616 unit awards have been processed for GWOT to date, and 497 have been approved. To receive campaign credit, eligible units must submit applications.