ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE
 
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R 212259Z JUN 00 ZYB MIN PSN 315745J25
 
FM CNO WASHINGTON DC//N09B//
 
TO NAVADMIN
 
UNCLAS //N01650//
NAVADMIN 156/00
 
MSGID/GENADMIN/N09B33/002/JUN//
 
SUBJ/NATO MEDAL FOR KOSOVO OPERATIONS//
 
REF/A/MSG/JT STF 071948ZJUN00//
 
AMPN/REF A ESTABLISHES THE NATO MEDAL FOR KOSOVO OPERATIONS//
POC/CNO AWARDS/N09B33/DSN 325-1770/-/TEL:202 685-1770//
 
RMKS/1.  REF A ANNOUNCES SECDEF APPROVAL FOR WEAR BY SERVICE MEMBERS
AND CIVILIANS OF THE NATO MEDAL (NM) FOR OPERATIONS RELATED TO
KOSOVO.  ONLY ONE NATO MEDAL OR RIBBON IS AUTHORIZED FOR WEAR; WEAR
OF BOTH NATO MEDALS OR RIBBONS IS PROHIBITED FOR U.S. MILITARY.
SERVICE MEMBERS WILL WEAR THE NATO MEDAL THEY WERE AWARDED FIRST.
SHOULD THEY EARN THE OTHER NATO MEDAL, IT WILL BE INDICATED BY A
BRONZE SERVICE STAR ON THE FIRST NATO AWARD.  CURRENTLY, THERE ARE
TWO NATO MEDALS - YUGOSLAVIA AND KOSOVO.  SERVICE MEMBERS, REGARDLESS
OF THE MULTIPLE ROTATIONS OR TOURS TO EITHER OR BOTH OPERATIONS, WILL
WEAR ONE NM WITH A MAX OF ONE SERVICE STAR.  THE USE OF NUMERIC
SYMBOLS ARE NOT AUTHORIZED ON EITHER NM.
 
2.  QUALIFICATION FOR AWARD OF THE NM FOR KOSOVO ARE:
 
A.  (1) PARTICIPATION IN NATO OPERATIONS RELATED TO KOSOVO FROM
10/13/98 TO A DATE TO BE DETERMINED FOR 30 CONTINUOUS OR ACCUMULATED
DAYS IN THE AREA OF ELIGIBILITY (AOE).  THE AOE IS THE LAND, SEA,
OR AIR SPACE OF KOSOVO, OTHER TERRITORIES OF THE FORMER
REPUBLIC OF YUGOSLAVIA (FRY - SERBIA, MONTENEGRO, CROATIA, BOSNIA &
HERZEGOVINA, SLOVENIA), ALBANIA, MACEDONIA, AND THE ADRIATIC AND
IONIAN SEAS.  THE APPLICABLE OPERATIONS INCLUDE: ALLIED FORCE
(3/24/99 - 6/10/99); JOINT GUARDIAN (6/11/99 - TO BE DETERMINED);
ALLIED HARBOR (4/4/99 - 9/1/99); SUSTAIN HOPE/SHINING HOPE (4/4/99 -
7/10/99); NOBLE ANVIL (3/24/99 - 7/20/99); OR KOSOVO TASK FORCE(S):
HAWK (4/5/99 - 6/24/99); SABER (3/31/99 - 7/8/99); FALCON (6/11/99 -
TBD, COINCIDES WITH JOINT GUARDIAN); OR HUNTER (4/1/99 - 11/1/99).
    (2) AIRCREW MEMBERS PARTICIPATING IN OPERATIONS ALLIED FORCE
BETWEEN 3/24/99 AND 6/10/99 QUALIFY AFTER FLYING 15 SORTIES IN KOSOVO
AND FRY.  NOTE - JUST KOSOVO AND FRY PORTIONS OF AOE.
    (3) AIRCREW MEMBERS NOT QUALIFYING UNDER 2.A.(2) ACCUMULATE ONE
DAY OF QUALIFYING SERVICE FOR THE FIRST SORTIE FLOWN ON ANY DAY.
ADDED SORTIES ON THE SAME DAY RECEIVE NO FURTHER CREDIT REGARDLESS OF
AIRCRAFT (SUPPORT/COMBAT).  SUPPORT IS DEFINED AS TANKER, AIRLIFT AND
SURVEILLANCE AIRCRAFT.  NOTE - 30 DAY RULE APPLIES IN AOE.
    (4) INDIVIDUALS WOUNDED OR INJURED AND REQUIRING SUBSEQUENT
EVACUATION FROM THE DEFINED AOE, REGARDLESS OF TIME IN THE AOE,
QUALIFY.
B.  (1) 90 DAYS CONTINUOUS OR ACCUMULATED WITHIN THE TERRITORIES OF
ITALY, GREECE, AND HUNGARY IN DIRECT SUPPORT OF NATO OPERATIONS
CONDUCTED IN THE AOE OF PARA 2.A.(1) PROVIDED THIS SUPPORT IS
ORIGINATED FROM THE TERRITORIES OF ITALY, GREECE, AND HUNGARY.
    (2) DIRECT SUPPORT INCLUDES THOSE FUNCTIONS WHICH PROVIDE
SUBSTANTIVE CONTRIBUTIONS TO MISSION ACCOMPLISHMENT AND WOULD NOT
HAVE BEEN PERFORMED IN THE ABSENCE OF THE NATO OPERATIONS IN THE AOE
OF PARA 2.A.(1).
 
3.  NATO HQ MILITARY STAFF (IMS) IS THE FINAL APPROVAL OF AWARD OF
THE NM.  SHAPE ASSISTANT CHIEF OF STAFF (ACOS) ACE RESOURCES/RMM WILL
ADMINISTER ALL ASPECTS FOR AWARD OF THE NM FOR KOSOVO.  NAVY UNITS
MUST RECEIVE CINCUSNAVEUR APPROVAL PRIOR TO FORWARDING AWARD
REQUESTS TO THE NATO HQ.
A.  UNIT COMMANDERS WILL SUBMIT A WRITTEN REQUEST THROUGH THEIR NATO
CHAIN OF COMMAND (KFOR, PCC SHAPE, ETC).  THIS REQUEST MUST INCLUDE A
3.5 DISKETTE LABELED WITH THE REQUESTING COMMAND MAILING ADDRESS,
NUMBER OF MEDALS REQUESTED, AND DISK'S FILE(S) NAMES.  THE DISKETTE
WILL LIST QUALIFIED PERSONNEL IN EXCEL 5.0 COLUMN FORMAT WITH THE
FOLLWOING REQUIRED INFO (COLUMN TITLE UNDERLINED): SSN, FAMILY
NAME ONLY, RANK ABBREVIATED, NATION ABBREVIATED, SERVICE ONE LETTER/C
FOR CIVILIAN, DEPLOYED UNIT NAME, LOCATION UNIT SERVED IN THEATER,
AND THE NUMBER OF DAYS CLAIMED TOWARDS ELIGIBILITY (30-90).
B.  ENDORSED CORRESPONDENCE WITH DISK SHOULD BE MAILED TO ACE
RESOURCES/RMM, SHAPE, 7010 MONS, BELGIUM.
 
4.  NAVY UNITS SHOULD DIRECT QUESTIONS VIA THEIR EUROPEAN OPERATIONAL
CHAIN OF COMMAND TO CINCUSNAVEUR.
 
5.  RELEASED BY CAPT C. MILLER, DIRECTOR, NAVY STAFF (ACTING)//
 
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