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SUBJ/DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE (DOD) ACCEPTANCE AND WEAR OF NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY 
ORGANIZATION (NATO) MEDALS FOR NATO OPERATIONS AND ACTIVITIES-CORRECTED COPY//

REF/A/DOC/SECNAV/22AUG2006//
REF/B/DOC/DOD/23NOV2010//
REF/C/DOC/DOD/18APR2012//
REF/D/DOC/DOD/19JUL2012//
NARR/REF A IS SECNAVINST 1650.1H NAVY AND MARINE CORPS AWARDS MANUAL.
REF B IS DODM 1348.33-V3 DOD AWARDS MANUAL VOL 3.  REF C IS SECDEF MEMO TO 
SERVICE SECRETARIES REGARDING NATO OPERATIONS AND ACTIVITIES IN RELATION TO 
AFRICA.  REF D IS SECDEF MEMO TO SERVICE SECRETARIES REGARDING NATO OPERATIONS 
AND ACTIVITIES IN RELATION TO LIBYA.// POC/SPRAY S./CIV/NDBDM/LOC:  WASH 
DC/TEL:  202-685 6378/EMAIL: SECNAV_AWARDS@NAVY.MIL//

RMKS/1.  IN ADDITION TO THE NATO MEDALS CONTAINED IN REF A, THE FOLLOWING NATO 
MEDALS ARE AUTHORIZED FOR ACCEPTANCE AND WEAR BY U.S. SERVICE MEMBERS BY REFS 
B, C, AND D.

      NATO MEDALS                 START DATE               END DATE
A.  SERVICE IN OPERATIONS         1 JUL 1992               12 OCT 1998 
RELATED TO THE FORMER REPUBLIC OF YUGOSLAVIA-OPERATIONS JOINT ENDEAVOR,
JOINT GUARD, AND JOINT FORGE

B.  OPERATION EAGLE ASSIST        12 OCT 2001              16 MAY 2002
(AIRSPACE OF NORTH AMERICA FOLLOWING 11 SEP 2001)

C.  NATO MEDAL ACTIVE ENDEAVOR    26 OCT 2001              TBD
-FOR SERVICE IN NATO OPERATION ACTIVE ENDEAVOR (MEDITERRANEAN SEA)

D.  NATO NON-ARTICLE 5 MEDAL      1 JUN 2003               TBD
INTERNATIONAL SECURITY ASSISTANCE FORCE OPERATION IN AFGHANISTAN

E.  NATO NON-ARTICLE 5 MEDAL      1 JAN 2003               TBD
THE BALKANS-FOR SERVICE IN NATO-LED OPERATIONS IN THE BALKANS.  (OPERATION
JOINT ENTERPRISE) (NOTE: NATO MEDAL THE BALKANS IS AUTHORIZED TO REPLACE
THE NATO MEDALS ISSUED FOR OPERATIONS JOINT FORGE, JOINT GUARDIAN, ESSENTIAL 
HARVEST, AND AMBER FOX.)

F.  NATO NON-ARTICLE 5 MEDAL      18 AUG 2004              TBD
-NATO TRAINING MISSION-IRAQ.  ALSO AWARDED FOR NATO TRAINING IMPLEMENTATION 
MISSION-IRAQ.

G.  NATO NON-ARTICLE 5 MEDAL      1 JAN 2008               TBD
FOR NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL (NAC) APPROVED NATO OPERATIONS AND ACTIVITIES
IN RELATION TO AFRICA- (OPERATIONS ALLIED PROVIDER, ALLIED PROTECTOR, ANDOCEAN 
SHIELD).

H.  NATO NON-ARTICLE 5 MEDAL      23 MAR 2011              31 OCT 2011
FOR APPROVED NATO OPERATIONS AND ACTIVITIES IN RELATION
TO LIBYA (OPERATION UNIFIED PROTECTOR)

2.  NATO SUPREME HEADQUARTERS ALLIED POWERS EUROPE (SHAPE) IS THE AWARD 
AUTHORITY FOR NATO MEDALS.  ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS AND APPLICATION 
PROCEDURES FOR THE NATO MEDAL ARE PROVIDED AT THE NATO SHAPE WEBSITE:  
HTTP://WWW.ACO.NATO.INT/PAGE142063932.ASPX.
A.  WHEN NAVY SERVICE MEMBERS MEET ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FOR AWARD OF A NATO 
MEDAL, UNITS/PERSONNEL ARE TO APPLY VIA THEIR OPERATIONAL CHAIN OF COMMAND TO 
JS.SHAPE.US-MIL-DEL.MBX.USNMR@MAIL.MIL.
B.  WHEN MARINE SERVICE MEMBERS MEET ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FOR AWARD OF A NATO 
MEDAL, UNITS/PERSONNEL ARE TO APPLY FOR NATO MEDALS VIA THEIR OPERATIONAL 
CHAIN OF COMMAND TO COMMANDER, U.S. MARINE CORPS FORCES EUROPE/AFRICA 
(MARFOREUR/AFRICA).  CONTACT INFORMATION FOR
 MARFOREUR/AFRICA:  G1 ADJ
DSN:  314-431-2391, MFEG1ADJ@MFE.USMC.MIL.
C.  IF NATO MEDAL AWARD RECOMMENDATIONS ARE APPROVED, NATO SHAPE WILL PROVIDE 
MEDALS AND CERTIFICATES FOR ELIGIBLE PERSONNEL.

3.  RELEASED BY RAY MABUS, SECRETARY OF THE NAVY.//

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