- Commemorative Medal for Foreign Operation or Mission
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Commemorative Medal for Foreign Operation or Mission Awarded by 
Kingdom of BelgiumType Military decoration Eligibility Military and civilian members of the Belgian Defence Awarded for Participation in operations or missions outside of the territory of Belgium Status Currently awarded Statistics Established 13 April 1993 Precedence Next (higher) Commemorative Medal for Armed Humanitarian Operations Next (lower) Medal of Military Merit (Belgium) 
Ribbon bar of the Commemorative Medal for Foreign Operation or MissionThe Commemorative Medal for Foreign Operation or Mission (Dutch: Herinneringsmedaille voor Buitenlandse Opdrachten of Operaties, French: Médaille Commémorative pour Missions ou Opérations à l'Etranger) is a military decoration of Belgium. It was established on 13 April 1993 and is awarded to military and civilian members of the Belgian Defence who participated in operations or missions outside of the territory of Belgium.
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Insigna
The medal is round, in bronze, displaying the coat of arms of Belgium surrounded by the text Missions ou opérations à l'étranger - Buitenlandse opdrachten of operaties. The obverse of the medal shows a blank space surrounded by a crown of laurels. The blank space may be engraved with the name of the recipient and the date of the award. The ribbon is golden, with on each border three thin stripes of black, green and black.
The ribbon is adorned with an Arabic numeral that denotes the number of operations or missions the recipient has participated in for they were awarded the medal. Before 2004, the various operations or missions the recipient had participated in were showed by a small bronze plaque showing the name of the operation or mission, as for the Commemorative Medal for Armed Humanitarian Operations.
Award Conditions
The Commemorative Medal for Foreign Operation or Mission is awarded to military and civilian members of the Belgian Defence who participated in good standing in humanitarian, peacekeeping, peace enforcement or international security operations or missions outside the territory of Belgium for a minimum duration of one month. The list of the operations for which the medal is awarded is included in a separate Ministerial Decree (see references), which is amended on a regular basis.
As for the Commemorative Medal for Armed Humanitarian Operations, Belgium does not award different medals for each operation. If a person participate in more than one such operation, they receive the Commemorative Medal for Foreign Operation or Mission for each of these operations, the number of award being represented by the number displayed on the ribbon.
The award of the medal is not automatic. In order to be awarded the medal, one who meets the award conditions has to request it. The medal is awarded by the Human Resources Department of the Belgian Defence.
See also
- Military Cross (Belgium)
- Cross of Honour for Military Service Abroad
- Military Decoration (Belgium)
- Commemorative Medal for Armed Humanitarian Operations
- Medal of Military Merit (Belgium)
- Commemorative Medals for Army Marches
- List of Belgian decorations
- List of Belgian military decorations
References
- Royal Decree of 13 April 1993 Creating a Commemorative Medal for Foreign Operation or Mission
- Ministerial Decree of 29 June 1994 Defining the Missions and Operations Taken into Consideration for the Award of the Commemorative Medal for Foreign Operation or Mission
- Belgian military regulation DGHR-REG-DISPSYS-001 of 20 February 2006
External links
Categories:- Orders, decorations, and medals of Belgium
- Military awards and decorations of Belgium
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