This coin was awarded by the Commander (COL Pedro G. Almeida) and CSM (CSM Kenneth E. Patton), 10th Combat Aviation Brigade (10th CAB), '"Fly to Glory", 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry) during Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) XI between October 2010 and November 2011.

In October 2010, the 10th CAB Headquarters, along with TF Phoenix (3-10 AVN), and TF Mountain Eagle (277th ASB) deployed to Bagram Airfield, while TF Knighthawk (2-10 AVN) deployed to FOB Shank,  TF Tigershark (1-10 AVN) deployed to Salerno, and TF Six Shooters (6-6 CAV) deployed to Jalalabad Airfield in support of OEF XI.