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The Afghanistan Medal was instituted by Queen Elizabeth II on the advice of the Australian Prime Minister John Howard in 2004.〔http://www.defence.gov.au/medals/Content/+040%20Campaign%20Medals/+010%20since%201975/+050%20afghanistan%20medal/S422-04%20Afghan%20Campaign%20Letters%20Pat.pdf〕 The Afghanistan Medal is awarded to Australian defence force personnel who served in or around Afghanistan after 11 October 2001. Defence force personnel are also recognised by the 'ICAT' clasp to the Australian Active Service Medal and the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation's Non-Article 5 Medal with 'ISAF' clasp. ==Eligibility== Members of the Australian Defence Force who render 30 days service (or 30 sorties) with the forces known as: *Operation Slipper — the ADF contribution to the International Coalition Against Terrorism that: * *commenced on 11 October 2001 in the specified areas comprising the total land areas and superjacent airspace boundaries of Afghanistan; * *commenced on 11 October 2001 and ended on 5 December 2002 in the specified areas comprising the total land areas and superjacent airspace boundaries of Kyrgyzstan; * * the specified areas comprising the total land areas, territorial waters inland waterways and superjacent airspace boundaries of Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, United Arab Emirates, the Persian Gulf, the Strait of Hormuz, the Gulf of Oman, those portions of the Arabian Sea bounded by 68 degrees east and 12 degrees north, and the Gulf of Aden; that; * * * commenced on 11 October 2001 and ended on 5 December 2002, and * * * commenced on 1 January 2009; *Operation Palate – the Australian Defence Force contribution to the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan that commenced on 6 December 2002 in the area comprising the specified total land areas and superjacent airspace boundaries of Afghanistan. *A person is not eligible for the award of the Afghanistan Medal where an entitlement exists to the Iraq Medal for the same deployment.〔 〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア(Wikipedia)』 ■ウィキペディアで「Afghanistan Medal (Australia)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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