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Declaration and Determinations (Gazette S408) of 18 Aug 1998 [PDF] [Word]
| OPERATION | START DATE | END DATE |
ALLOTED/ |
VISITOR/ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
OP OSIER NATO Stabilisation Force - Former Republic of Yugoslavia |
25 Jan 1997 | present | 30 days | NA |
Declaration and Determinations (Gazette S21) of 29 Jan 2004 [PDF] [Word]
| OPERATION | START DATE | END DATE |
ALLOTED/ |
VISITOR/ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
OP BEL ISI Support to the Truce Mentoring Group/Peace Monitoring Group in Bougainville |
20 Nov 1997 | 26 Aug 2003 | 30 days | 30 days |
Declaration and Determinations (Gazette S111) of 17 March 1999 [PDF] [Word]
| OPERATION | START DATE | END DATE |
ALLOTED/ |
VISITOR/ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
United Nations Military Liaison Team / Cambodian Mine Action Centre |
8 Oct 1993 | 4 Oct 1999 | 30 days | 30 days |
Note: The period 20 Oct 1991 to 7 Oct 1993 was upgraded to the Australian Active Service Medal (Gazette S102) of 27 March 2001.
Declaration and Determinations (Gazette S50) of 30 Mar 2011 [PDF] [Word]
Declaration and Determinations Amendments of 28 September 2020 [PDF]
| OPERATION | START DATE | END DATE |
ALLOTED/ |
VISITOR/ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Service in a Tactical Assault Group or Recovery Force |
31 Aug 1979 | 31 Oct 2020 | 60 days continuous | 60 days continuous |
Note: 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 with Clasp 'SPECIAL OPS' has been awarded.
Declaration and Determinations (Gazette S181) of 29 Sep 2006 [PDF] [Word]
| OPERATION | START DATE | END DATE |
ALLOTED/ |
VISITOR/ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
OP FABER Humanitarian Work |
30 Aug 1975 | 30 Oct 1975 | 30 days | 30 days |
| United Nations Assistance Mission in East Timor (UNAMET) | 19 Jun 1999 | 15 Sep 1999 | 30 days | 30 days |
| Defence Cooperation Program activities | 1 Jan 2001 | 11 May 2006 | 30 days | 30 days |
|
OP CITADEL United Nations Mission in Support of Timor (UNMISET/UNOTIL) |
18 Aug 2003 | 11 May 2006 | 30 days | 30 days |
|
OP SPIRE United Nations Mission in Support of Timor (UNMISET/UNOTIL) |
20 May 2004 | 11 May 2006 | 30 days | 30 days |
|
OP CHIRON ADF contribution to the UN Special Political Mission to Timor-Leste (UNOTIL/UNMIT) |
20 May 2005 | 11 May 2006 | 30 days | 30 days |
Note: see TIMOR LESTE for activities after 11 May 2006
Declaration and Determinations (Gazette S230) of 29 Jun 2001 [PDF] [Word]
| OPERATION | START DATE | END DATE |
ALLOTED/ |
VISITOR/ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
OP POMELO United Nations Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea (UNMEE) |
15 Jan 2001 | present | 30 days | 30 days |
Declaration and Determinations (Gazette S498) of 1 Dec 1997 [PDF] [Word]
| OPERATION | START DATE | END DATE |
ALLOTED/ |
VISITOR/ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
United Nations Observers in Guatemala |
15 Feb 1997 | 14 May 1997 | 30 days | 30 days |
Declaration and Determinations 14 Oct 1991 [PDF] [Word]
| OPERATION | START DATE | END DATE |
ALLOTED/ |
VISITOR/ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
RAN activity in the Persian Gulf and Gulf of Oman |
17 Nov 1986 1 Nov 1988 |
31 Oct 1988 28 Feb 1989 |
30 days | N/A |
Declaration and Determinations (Gazette S448) of 27 Nov 2002 [PDF] [Word]
| OPERATION | START DATE | END DATE |
ALLOTED/ |
VISITOR/ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Service on authorised third country deployments in Haiti |
1 Jul 1994 |
30 Jun 1996 |
30 days/30 sorties | N/A |
Declaration and Determinations (Gazette GN26) of 12 Jul 1989 [PDF] [Word]
| OPERATION | START DATE | END DATE |
ALLOTED/ |
VISITOR/ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Service with UN mission on Iran/Iraq border (UNIIMOG) |
12 Aug 1988 |
28 Feb 1991 |
90 days | N/A |
Declaration and Determinations (Gazette S137) of 12 Aug 2009 [PDF] [Word]
| OPERATION | START DATE | END DATE |
ALLOTED/ |
VISITOR/ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
OP HABITAT International Kurdish Relief OP on South Turkey and North Iraq |
1 May 1991 |
30 Jun 1991 |
30 days | 30 days |
|
OP BLAZER UN Special Commission |
1 May 1991 | 30 Jun 1998 | 7 days | N/A |
|
OP POLLARD Multinational military deployment in Middle East |
15 Feb 1998 1 Jul 1998 |
30 Jun 1998 1 Oct 2001 |
7 days 30 days |
N/A |
| Authorised 3rd country deployments with UK and US Iran/Persian Gulf Ops imposing sanctions on Iraq | 16 Jul 1991 | 10 Oct 2001 | 30 days | N/A |
|
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 1991 | 12 Jan 2003 | 30 days | N/A |
|
OP SOUTHERN WATCH 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) |
23 Sep 1999 | 12 Jan 2003 | 30 days | N/A |
Declaration and Determinations (Gazette S64) of 28 Feb 2002 [PDF] [Word]
| OPERATION | START DATE | END DATE |
ALLOTED/ |
VISITOR/ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
OP CENDERAWASIH 1976 - 1981 series of Surveys Ops |
12 Jul 1976 9 May 1977 4 Apr 1978 19 Oct 1980 6 Jan 1981 31 Aug 1981 |
21 Nov 1976 10 Oct 1977 20 Sep 1978 22 Dec 1980 6 Mar 1981 15 Nov 1981 |
30 days | 30 days |
Declaration and Determinations (Gazette GN323) of 21 May 1990 [PDF] [Word]
| OPERATION | START DATE | END DATE |
ALLOTED/ |
VISITOR/ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Service with UN military observer group in India/Pakistan |
14 Feb 1975 |
present |
90 days | N/A |
Declaration and Determinations (Gazette S27) of 3 Mar 2011 [PDF] [Word]
| OPERATION | START DATE | END DATE |
ALLOTED/ |
VISITOR/ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Service while assigned for duty to UN Command (MAC) activities in the specifed are of the Korean Peninsula |
14 Feb 1975 |
present |
30 days | N/A |
Declaration and Determinations (Gazette S189) of 13 Nov 2009 [PDF] [Word]
| OPERATION | START DATE | END DATE |
ALLOTED/ |
VISITOR/ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Multinational military deployment in Persian Gulf |
2 Aug 1990 |
16 Jan 1991 |
7 days | 30 days |
|
OP DAMASK Multinational military deployment in Persian Gulf |
1 Mar 1991 | present | 30 days | N/A |
Declaration and Determinations (Gazette S28) of 3 Mar 2011 [PDF] [Word]
| OPERATION | START DATE | END DATE |
ALLOTED/ |
VISITOR/ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
OP RAMP Defence Supplementation Staff - Beirut |
20 Jul 2006 |
25 Aug 2006 |
14 Days | N/A |
|
OP RAMP II Defence Supplementation Staff - Beirut |
13 Nov 2007 | 5 Dec 2008 | 30 days | N/A |
Declaration and Determinations (Gazette S80) of 19 May 2011 [PDF] [Word]
| OPERATION | START DATE | END DATE |
ALLOTED/ |
VISITOR/ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
UN Truce Supervision Organisation Note: The period to 12 Jul 2006 to 14 Aug 2006 within the specified area of Southern Lebanon. |
14 Feb 1975 |
present |
30 days/30 sorties | 30 days |
| UN Disengagement Observer Force | 14 Feb 1975 | present | 30 days/30 sorties | 30 days |
| Second UN Emergency Force | 14 Feb 1975 | 31 Jul 1979 | 30 days/30 sorties | 30 days |
| UN Interim Force in Lebanon | 1 Mar 1978 | present | 30 days/30 sorties | 30 days |
| RAN ships in North West Indian Ocean deployments | 1 Sep 1980 | 31 Jul 1986 | 30 days | 30 days |
Declaration and Determinations (Gazette S48) of 10 Feb 1995 [PDF] [Word]
| OPERATION | START DATE | END DATE |
ALLOTED/ |
VISITOR/ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
OP CORACLE United Nations Demining Operations in Mozambique |
12 Jul 1994 |
31 Mar 2002 |
30 days | 30 days |
Declaration and Determinations (Gazette GN16) of 26 Apr 1990 [PDF] [Word]
| OPERATION | START DATE | END DATE |
ALLOTED/ |
VISITOR/ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Service with UN Mine Clearance Training Team in Pakistan |
16 Jul 1989 |
present |
90 days | N/A |
Declaration and Determinations (Gazette S64) of 28 Feb 2002 [PDF] [Word]
| OPERATION | START DATE | END DATE |
ALLOTED/ |
VISITOR/ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Service on land in Malaysia |
14 Feb 1975 |
31 Dec 1989 |
30 days | 30 days |
| Service on land in Singapore | 14 Feb 1975 | 30 Apr 1975 | 30 days | 30 days |
| Service on RAN ships with ANZUK force | 14 Feb 1975 | 30 Apr 1975 | 30 days | 30 days |
| ADF activites with Operation GADING 5 on Sumatra | 6 May 1975 | 22 Aug 1975 | 30 days | 30 days |
Note: Those eligible for the Australian Service Medal 1945-75 with Clasp SE ASIA or Australian Service Medal 1945-75 with Clasp FESR are not eligible for the Australian Service Medal with Clasp SE ASIA.
Note: Service in Cambodia and Laos in the period to 14 Feb 1975 to 13 Mar 1975 is recognised by the Australian Service Medal 1945-75.
Declaration and Determinations (Gazette S27) of 23 Jan 1997 [PDF] [Word]
| OPERATION | START DATE | END DATE |
ALLOTED/ |
VISITOR/ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Multinational Force and Observers Activity (MFO) |
9 Feb 1982 |
28 Apr 1986 |
30 days | N/A |
|
OP MAZURKA Multinational Force and Observers Activity |
6 Jan 1993 | ongoing | 30 days | N/A |
Declaration and Determinations (Gazette S21) of 29 Jan 2004 [PDF] [Word]
| OPERATION | START DATE | END DATE |
ALLOTED/ |
VISITOR/ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
OP TREK International Peace Monitoring Team in the Solomon Islands |
4 Nov 2000 |
15 Mar 2002 |
30 days | 30 days |
Declaration and Determinations (Gazette S421) of 20 Nov 2003 [PDF] [Word]
| OPERATION | START DATE | END DATE |
ALLOTED/ |
VISITOR/ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
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 2003 |
present |
30 days | 30 days |
Declaration and Determinations (Gazette S85) of 20 May 2011 [PDF] [Word]
| OPERATION | START DATE | END DATE |
ALLOTED/ |
VISITOR/ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Service with UNOSOM in Somalia during the prescribed period |
17 Oct 1992 |
30 Apr 1993 |
30 days | N/A |
Note: Australian Active Service Medal awarded after 30 April 1993.
Declaration and Determinations (Gazette S21) of 3 Mar 2010 [PDF] [Word]
| OPERATION | START DATE | END DATE |
ALLOTED/ |
VISITOR/ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
OP QUICKSTEP Service with ADF contribution to ensure safety of Australians and approved foreign nationals in Fiji |
31 Oct 2006 |
22 Dec 2006 |
30 days/30 sorties | N/A |
Declaration and Determinations of 4 Dec 2012 [PDF] [Word]
| OPERATION | START DATE | END DATE |
ALLOTED/ |
VISITOR/ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
OP ASLAN ADF contribution to the United Nations Mission in the Republic of South Sudan (UNMISS) |
23 Sep 2011 |
present |
30 days | N/A |
Declaration and Determinations (Gazette S230) of 29 Jun 2001 [PDF] [Word]
Declaration and Determination Amendments of 16 Oct 2019 [PDF]
| OPERATION | START DATE | END DATE |
ALLOTED/ |
VISITOR/ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
For service on special operations |
14 Feb 1975 by CDF's specification |
31 Oct 2019 by CDF's specification |
CDF determination | CDF determination |
Declaration and Determinations (Gazette S138) of 24 Aug 2009 [PDF] [Word]
| OPERATION | START DATE | END DATE |
ALLOTED/ |
VISITOR/ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
OP AZURE United Nations Mission in Sudan (UNMISUD) |
10 Apr 2005 |
present |
30 days | N/A |
|
OP HEDGEGROW The Australian Defence Force contribution to the Unite Nations and African Union Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) |
28 Jul 2008 | present | 30 days | N/A |
Declaration and Determinations (Gazette S54) of 16 Apr 2010 [PDF] [Word]
| OPERATION | START DATE | END DATE |
ALLOTED/ |
VISITOR/ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
OP ASTUTE ADF commitment to bring security, peace and confidence to Timor-Leste that commenced on 12 May 2006 |
12 May 2006 |
|
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 |
|
Defence Cooperation Program activities |
12 May 2006 | 30 days/30 sorties | N/A | |
|
OP CITADEL United Nations Mission of Support in Timor-Leste (UNOTIL/UNMIT) |
12 May 2006 | 30 days/30 sorties | N/A | |
|
OP SPIRE United Nations Mission of Support in Timor (UNOTIL/UNMIT) |
12 May 2006 | 30 days/30 sorties | N/A | |
|
OP CHIRON ADF contribution to the UN Special Political Mission to Timor-Leste (UNOTIL/UNMIT) |
12 May 2006 | 30 days/30 sorties | N/A | |
|
OP TOWER ADF contribution to the United Nations Integrated Mission in Timor-Leste |
25 Aug 2006 | 30 days/30 sort |
Note: see EAST TIMOR for activities before 12 May 06
Declaration and Determinations (Gazette GN26) of 12 Jul 1989 [PDF] [Word]
| OPERATION | START DATE | END DATE |
ALLOTED/ |
VISITOR/ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Service with the Commonwealth Military Training Team in Uganda |
18 Mar 1982 |
24 Mar 1984 |
90 days | N/A |
Declaration and Determinations (Gazette S298) of 21 Oct 1991 [PDF] [Word]
| OPERATION | START DATE | END DATE |
ALLOTED/ |
VISITOR/ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Service with ADF activities in Western Sahara |
5 Sep 1991 |
present |
30 days | N/A |