NATO Medal (Yugoslavia) — Military Decorations

NATO Medal (Yugoslavia)

NATO Medal (Yugoslavia)

NATO Medal (Yugoslavia) Medal and Ribbon Design Images

Design of the NATO Medal (Yugoslavia)

The NATO Medal for Yugoslavia 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 "Former Yugoslavia". The tour numerals are Arabic script and made of bronze.

What is the NATO Medal (Yugoslavia) Decoration?

The NATO Medal for Former Yugoslavia is awarded to individuals were deployed to Bosnia in December 1995 in support of Operation Joint Endeavor; the largest military operation ever undertaken by the Alliance. Task Force Eagle, which is comprised of 20,000 American soldiers, was the US component of NATO's Implementation Force (IFOR) and was tasked with implementing the military elements of the Dayton Peace Accords in support of Operation Joint Endeavor. Based on UN Security Council Resolution 1031, NATO was given the mandate to implement the military aspects of the Peace Agreement. A NATO-led multinational force, called the Implementation Force (IFOR), started its mission on 20 December 1995. After the peaceful conduct of the September 1996 elections, IFOR successfully completed its mission of implementing the military annexes of the General Framework Agreement for Peace. However, it was clear that much remained to be accomplished and that the political environment would continue to be potentially unstable.

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

How Do You Earn the NATO Medal (Yugoslavia)?

The NATO Medal for Former Yugoslavia is awarded to those that served for accumulated of 30 days in direct support of NATO operations, on land, sea, or air of theater operation Former Yugoslavia, Albania, the Former Republic of Macedonia, and the Adriatic Sea which commenced in July 1st, 1992 and ending in December 31st, 2002. Other requirements is accumulated 90 days of service that commenced in July 1st, 1992 and ending in December 31st, 2002 within the territories of Italy, Greece, Hungary and Austria, in direct support of the NATO operations in the Former Yugoslavia.

Displaying the NATO Medal (Yugoslavia)

The Order of Precedence of the NATO Medal (Yugoslavia) is 151, 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 UN HQ medal and before the NATO-Kosovo medal.

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