NATO Medal (Kosovo) — Military Decorations

NATO Medal (Kosovo)

NATO Medal (Kosovo)

NATO Medal (Kosovo) Medal and Ribbon Design Images

Design of the NATO Medal (Kosovo)

The NATO Medal for Kosovo appears as a blue and white ribbon with four white stripes. The Medal is circular in form and made of bronze. On the obverse, it bears the NATO star set in a wreath of olive leaves. On the reverse, the title "North Atlantic Treaty Organization" and the words "In the service of peace and freedom" are inscribed in English and French. A 12mm bronze ring, which holds the ribbon, passes through a small hollow ball at the top of a claw joined to the top of the medal. The tour numerals are Arabic script and made of bronze. The clasp while say "Kosovo"

What is the NATO Medal (Kosovo) Decoration?

The conflict in the Kosovo province of the Yugoslav Federal Republic started in the beginning of 1998 with the armed incidents between the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) and the Yugoslav military and police force. The armed conflict caused humanitarian issues which had to be addressed by the actiona of the international community. From the beginning NATO took an active part in the peace campaign as well as contributing to Kosovo's reconstruction process after the conflict has been diffused with the help of the international community.

The United States military sorts decorations into categories called Classes and Types. The NATO Medal (Kosovo) medal is classified as a International Award of the type International Award.

How Do You Earn the NATO Medal (Kosovo)?

The NATO Medal of Kosovo is awarded to individuals with service under NATO command and in direct support of NATO operations for 30 days in the Republic of Yugoslavia, 90 days outside the former Republic of Yugoslavia and the Adriatic Sea, or 30 days on land, sea or air of the Province of Kosovo. On January 1st 2003, this medal was replaced by the Non-Article 5 NATO Medal for Operations in the Balkans. Personnel arriving in theatre before December 2rd 2002 count their times towards the NATO Medal of Kosovo and its associated tour numerals until the end of the deployment. Personnel arriving in-theatre on or after December 3rd 2002 count their times towards the Non-Article 5 NATO Medal for Operations in the Balkans. No personnel can receive the two medals for the same deployment regardless of its duration.

Displaying the NATO Medal (Kosovo)

The Order of Precedence of the NATO Medal (Kosovo) is 152, and this precedence is used when placing the associated service ribbon on your uniform ribbon rack. You can see a full list of decorations in the order of precedence on the Decorations homepage.

All medals except the Macedonian NATO Medal have corresponding campaign clasps. However, some military organizations (such as the United States) prohibit wearing the medal with a clasp. Instead, the medal uses authorize service stars. Its pinned on the left breast, suspended from the ribbon. The specific order after the NATO Former Yugoslavia medal and before the NATO Macedonia medal.

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