From left to right: The NATO Meritorious Service Medal (U.S.-spec.), the Article 5 NATO Medal (U.S.-spec), and the Non-Article 5 NATO Medal (U.S.-spec).
Awarded for
30 days of either cumulative or consecutive service in Afghanistan as a NATO military service member (ISAF)[1][2]
Presented by
the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Eligibility
Military service members and NATO civilian employees (NATO Meritorious Service Medal)
Status
Currently awarded (Operation Active Endeavour, Balkans, Africa, Resolute Support Mission, NATO Meritorious Service Medal)
Established
January 2015 (Resolute Support Mission) July 2012 (Libya and Africa)[3] July 2006 (ISAF)[1][4] 2003 (Meritorious Service Medal) July 1996 (U.S.)[5]
First awarded
Retroactive to January 2003 (Balkans) Retroactive to June 2003 (ISAF)[2][6]
U.S.-spec Article 5 ribbon bar (left) and U.S.-spec Non-Article 5 ribbon bar (right)
Precedence
Next (higher)
United Nations Medal (U.S.)[7]
Next (lower)
Multinational Force and Observers Medal (U.S.)
Related
Afghanistan Campaign Medal (U.S.)
The NATO Medal is an international military decoration which is awarded to various militaries of the world under the authority of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). It is manufactured by Eekelers-Centini Intl, of Hemiksem, Belgium.
^ abUnited States Army Human Resources Command. "NATO Medal". United States Department of the Army. Archived from the original on 2017-03-26.
^ abUnited States Air Force Personnel Center (2010). "Non-Article 5 North Atlantic Treaty Organization Medal - International Security Assistance Force (Afghanistan)". United States Air Force.
^"DOD approves NATO medals for operations in Africa, Libya". Archived from the original on 2012-12-12.
^"North Atlantic Treaty Organization Medal with Clasp 'ISAF'". Canberra, Australia: Ministry of Defence of the Commonwealth of Australia. 26 September 2013. Archived from the original on 26 March 2017. Retrieved 26 March 2017.
^"CLARIFICATION OF NATO MEDAL ELIGIBILITY FOR MARINES DEPLOYED TO IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN". United States Marine Corps. 8 May 2009. Retrieved 26 March 2017.
^BUPERS (2015). "Navy Awards Precedence Chart". United States Department of the Navy. Retrieved 26 March 2017.
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