Eligibility Criteria For ASM Clasps Issued To Date

CLASP START DATE END DATE
LENGTH OF QUALIFYING SERVICE
GAZETTAL NOTICE
POSTED / ATTACHED VISITOR / TEMPORARY DUTY



BALKANS

Note 1

OP OSIER

NATO Stabilisation Force – Former Republic of Yugoslavia

25 Jan 97
Present
30 days
N/A
S408 of 18 Aug 98



BOUGAINVILLE

OP BEL ISI

Support to the Truce Monitoring Group / Peace Monitoring Group in Bougainville

20 Nov 97
26 Aug 03
30 days
30 days
S21 of 29 Jan 04



CAMBODIA

Note 2

United Nations Military Liaison Team/Cambodian Mine Action Centre
8 Oct 93
4 Oct 99
30 days
30 days
S111 of 17 Mar 99



CT/SR

Note 7

Service in a Tactical Assault Group or Recovery Force

31 Aug 79
Present
60 days continuous
60 days continuous
S50 of 30 Mar 11



EAST TIMOR

Humanitarian work
OP FABER
30 Aug 75
30 Oct 75
30 days
30 days
S181 of 29 Sep 06
United Nations Assistance Mission in East Timor (UNAMET)
19 Jun 99
15 Sep 99
30 days
30 days
S181 of 29 Sep 06
OP SPITFIRE
Air bridge established to move non-essential UNAMET staff, Australians and other approved nationals from Dili to Darwin
6 Sep 99
19 Sep 99
 30 days
30 days
S181 of 29 Sep 06
Defence Cooperation Program activities
1 Jan 01
11 May 06
 30 days
30 days
S181 of 29 Sep 06
OP CITADEL
United Nations Mission of Support in Timor (UNMISET/UNOTIL)
18 Aug 03
11 May 06
 30 days
30 days  
S181 of 29 Sep 06
OP SPIRE
United Nations Mission of Support in Timor (UNMISET/UNOTIL)
20 May 04
11 May 06
 30 days
30 days  
S181 of 29 Sep 06

OP CHIRON ADF contribution to the UN Special Political Mission to Timor-Leste. (UNOTIL/UNMIT)

Note: See TIMOR LESTE for activities after 11 May 06

20 May 05
11 May 06
 30 days
30 days  
S181 of 29 Sep 06



ETHIOPIA/ERITREA

Operation POMELO United Nations Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea (UNMEE)
15 Jan 01
present
30 days
30 days
S230 of 29 Jun 01



GUATEMALA

United Nations Observers in Guatemala
15 Feb 97
14 May 97
30 days
30 days
S498 of 1 Dec 97



GULF

RAN activity in the Persian Gulf and Gulf of Oman
17 Nov 86 1 Nov 88
31 Oct 88 28 Feb 89
30 days
N/A
Determination of 14 Oct 91



HAITI

Service on authorised third country deployments in Haiti
1 Jul 94
30 Jun 96
30 days/30 sorties
N/A
S448 of 27 Nov 02



IRAN/IRAQ
Service with UN mission on Iran/Iraq border
UNIIMOG
12 Aug 88
28 Feb 91
90 days
N/A
GN26 of 12 Jul 89



IRAQ

OP HABITAT
International Kurdish Relief Op on Sth Turkey & Nth Iraq

1 May 91
30 Jun 91
30 days
30 days
S137 of 12 Aug 09
OP BLAZER
UN Special Commission in Iraq Multinational military deployment in Middle East
1 May 91
30 Jun 98
7 days
N/A
S137 of 12 Aug 09
OP POLLARD
Multinational military deployment in Middle East
15 Feb 98
30 Jun 98
7 days
N/A
S137 of 12 Aug 09
OP POLLARD
Multinational military deployment in Middle East
1 Jul 98
1 Oct 01
30 days
N/A
S137 of 12 Aug 09
Authorised 3 rd country deployments with UK and US Iraq/Persian Gulf Ops – imposing sanctions on Iraq
16 Jul 91
1Oct 01
 30 days
N/A

S137 of 12 Aug 09

OP BOLTON Service as a member of the ADF assigned for service with the United Kingdom elements of the coalition force operation to patrol the Iraq No-Fly-Zones (for warlike component please see AASM IRAQ)
13 May 91
12 Jan 03
 30 days
N/A

S137 of 12 Aug 09

OP SOUTHERN WATCH Service as a member of the ADF assigned for service with the United States elements of the coalition force operation to patrol the Iraq No-Fly-Zones (for warlike component please see AASM IRAQ)
23 Sep 99
12 Jan 03
 30 days
N/A

S137 of 12 Aug 09



IRIAN JAYA

OP CENDERAWASIH 76 - 81 series of Surveys Ops
12 Jul 76
9 May 77
4 Apr 78
19 Oct 80
6 Jan 81
31Aug 81
21 Nov 76
10 Oct 77
20 Sep 78
22 Dec 80
6 Mar 81
15 Nov 81
30 days
30 days
S64 of 28 Feb 02



KASHMIR

Service with UN military observer group in India/Pakistan

14 Feb 75
Present
90 days
N/A
GN323 of 21 May 90



KOREA

Service while assigned for duty to UN Command (MAC) activities in the specified area of the Korean Peninsula
14 Feb 75
Present
30 days
N/A
S27 of 3 Mar 11



KUWAIT

Multinational military deployment in Persian Gulf
2 Aug 90
16 Jan 91
7 days
30 days
S189-09 of 13 Nov 09
OP DAMASK
Multinational military deployment in Persian Gulf
1 Mar 91
present
30 days
N/A
S189-09 of 13 Nov 09 



LEBANON
OP RAMP
Defence Supplementation Staff - Beirut 		20 Jul 06
25 Aug 06
14 days
N/A
S28 of 3 Mar 11
OP RAMP II
Defence Supplementation Staff - Beirut 		13 Nov 07
5 Dec 08
30 days
N/A
S28 of 3 Mar 11  



MIDDLE EAST

UN Truce Supervision Organisation

Note 8

14 Feb 75
Present
30 days/30 sorties
30 days
S80 of 19 May 11
UN Disengagement Observer Force
14 Feb 75
Present
30 days/30 sorties
30 days 
S80 of 19 May 11
Second UN Emergency Force
14 Feb 75
31 Jul 79
30 days/30 sorties  
30 days 
S80 of 19 May 11 
UN Interim Force in Lebanon
1 Mar 78
present
30 days/30 sorties  
30 days 
S80 of 19 May 11
RAN ships in North West Indian Ocean deployments
1 Sep 80
31 Jul 86
30 days 
30 days 
S80 of 19 May 11 



MOZAMBIQUE

OP CORACLE

United Nations Demining Operations in Mozambique

12 Jul 94
31 Mar 02
30 days
30 days
S48 of 10 Feb 95



PESHAWAR

Service with UN Mine Clearance Training Team in Pakistan
16 Jul 89
Present
90 days
N/A
GN16 of 26 Apr 90



SE ASIA

Note 6

Service on land in Malaysia
14 Feb 75
31 Dec 89
30 days Note 3
30 days
S64 of 28 Feb 02
Service on land in Singapore
14 Feb 75
30 Apr 75
30 days Note 3 
30 days 
S64 of 28 Feb 02 
Service on RAN ships with ANZUK force
14 Feb 75
30 Apr 75
30 days Note 3 
30 days 
S64 of 28 Feb 02 
Service on land in Laos, Cambodia
14 Feb 75
13 Mar 75
30 days Note 3 
30 days 
S64 of 28 Feb 02 
ADF activities with Operation GADING 5 on Sumatra
6 May 75
22 Aug 75
30 days Note 3 
30 days 
S64 of 28 Feb 02 



SINAI

Multinational Force and Observers Activity (MFO)

9 Feb 82
28 Apr 86
30 days
N/A
S27 of 23 Jan 97
OP MAZURKA
Multinational Force and Observers Activity
6 Jan 93
ongoing
30 days 
N/A 
S27 of 23 Jan 97  


SOLOMON IS

OP TREK
International Peace Monitoring Team in the Solomon Islands
4 Nov 00
15 Mar 02
30 days
30 days
S21 of 29 Jan 04


SOLOMON IS II

OP ANODE
The Defence Force contribution in support of the Australian Government's Strengthened Assistance Framework Program to assist the Solomon Islands Government
24 Jul 03
present
30 days
30 days
S421 of 20 Nov 03


SOMALIA

Note 5
Service with UNOSOM in Somalia during the prescribed period
17 Oct 92
30 Apr 93
30 days
N/A
S85 of 20 May 11


S. Pacific 2006

OP QUICKSTEP

Service with ADF contribution to ensure safety of Australians and approved foreign nationals in Fiji.
31 Oct 06
22 Dec 06
30 days or 30 Sorties
N/A
S21 of 3 Mar 2010


SPECIAL OPS

For service on special operations
14 Feb 75 CDF specify
CDF specify
CDF to determine
CDF to determine
S230 of 29 Jun 01


SUDAN

OP AZURE
United Nations Mission in Sudan (UNMISUD).

10 Apr 05
present
30 days
N/A
S138-09 of 24 Aug 09

OP HEDGEGROW
The Australian Defence Force contribution to the United Nations and African Union Mission in Darfur (UNAMID).

28 Jul 08
present
30 days
N/A
S138-09 of 24 Aug 09


TIMOR-LESTE

OP ASTUTE ADF commitment to bring security, peace and confidence to Timor-Leste that commenced on 12 May 2006.
12 May 06
ongoing
Complete 7 days/sorties in aggregate in the period commencing 12 May 06 and ending on or before 16 Jun 06 or 30 days/sorties in aggregate commencing on or after 10 Jun 06
N/A
S54 of 16 Apr 10
Defence Cooperation Program activities
12 May 06
ongoing
30 days/30 sorties
N/A 
S54 of 16 Apr 10 
OP CITADEL United Nations Mission of Support in Timor-Leste (UNOTIL/UNMIT)
12 May 06
ongoing
30 days/30 sorties
N/A 
S54 of 16 Apr 10 
OP SPIRE United Nations Mission of Support in Timor ( UNOTIL/UNMIT )
12 May 06
ongoing
30 days/30 sorties
N/A 
S54 of 16 Apr 10 

OP CHIRON ADF contribution to the UN Special Political Mission to Timor-Leste. (UNOTIL/UNMIT)

Note: See EAST TIMOR for activities before 12 May 06

12 May 06
ongoing
30 days/30 sorties
N/A 
S54 of 16 Apr 10 


UGANDA

Service with the Commonwealth Military Training Team in Uganda
18 Mar 82
24 Mar 84
90 days
N/A
GN26 of 12 Jul 89


WEST SAHARA

Service with ADF activities in Western Sahara
5 Sep 91
present
30 days
N/A
S298 of 21 Oct 91

NOTES

Note 1: The period 12 Jan 92 – 24 Jan 97 was upgraded to the AASM.
Note 2: The period 20 Oct 91 – 7 Oct 93 was upgraded to the AASM CAG S102 dated 27 Mar 01.
Note 3: Service in Cambodia and Laos in the period 14 Feb 75 – 13 Mar 75 entitled to ASM 45-75.
Note 4: ASM clasp Rwanda was upgraded to AASM CAG S79 dated 23 May 06.
Note 5: AASM awarded after 30 April 1993.
Note 6: Those eligible for the ASM 1945-75 SE ASIA or ASM 1945-75 FESR are not eligible for the ASM SE ASIA.
Note 7: A person is not eligible for an award of the Clasp 'CT/SR' for service during the same period in which the Australian Service Medal 'SPECIAL OPS' has been awarded.
Note 8: The period 12 Jul 06 to 14 Aug 06 within the specified area of Southern Lebanon.

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