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All medals except North Macedonia's NATO Medal have corresponding campaign clasps, however some militaries (such as the United States) prohibit the wearing of the medal with a clasp and instead authorize service stars for wear on any NATO Medal while wearing any US military uniform (although the various clasps may be accepted from NATO and ...
NATO Article 5 Medal for Service on Op ACTIVE ENDEAVOUR: 26 October 2001 – present [42] Issued with clasp Article 5. [42] NATO Article 5 Medal for Service on Op EAGLE ASSIST: 16 May 2002 – present [42] Issued with clasp Article 5. [42] European Security and Defence Policy Service Medal – Op Artemis: 14 June 2003 – 10 December 2003 [41]
NATO Medals may be awarded with a clasp that designates the operation for which the medal is awarded. United States military personnel may accept, but not wear the clasp. [3] To date the following medals are the only NATO Medals authorized for acceptance and wear by US military personnel: [4] [5] NATO Meritorious Service Medal Yugoslavia ...
Service ribbons, ribbon devices, and badge awards displayed on a Command Master Chief Petty Officer's service uniform. Various medals, service ribbons, ribbon devices, and specific badges recognize military service and personal accomplishments of members of the U.S. Armed Forces.
A service star is a miniature bronze or silver five-pointed star 3 ⁄ 16 inch (4.8 mm) in diameter that is authorized to be worn by members of the eight uniformed services of the United States on medals and ribbons to denote an additional award or service period. [1]
Campaign medals worn on a ribbon; Service medals worn on a ribbon; Awards for entire units, in the form of battle honours, campaign streamers, fourragères, or unit citations. In most NATO militaries, only the service ribbons are normally worn on everyday occasions (as opposed to the actual medals).
An international decoration is a military award which is not bestowed by a particular country, but rather by an international organization such as the United Nations or NATO. Such awards are normally issued as service medals, for participation in various international military operations, and not for specific acts of heroism or bravery.
This is a category listing, which serves as an index of existing Wikipedia articles about recipients of the NATO Meritorious Service Medal.