Question: what countries are considered combat zones?
Answer: Jordan, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan (as of September 19, 2001)
Philippines (from January 9, 2002 through September 30, 2015)
Djibouti (as of July 1, 2002)
Yemen (as of April 10, 2002)
Somalia and Syria (as of January 1, 2004)