United Nations Medal ribbon

United Nations Medal

Service awardUN

For service with an approved United Nations mission.

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How you get it

You earn this by meeting the requirements. No recommendation is needed. If it's missing from your record, current members can have their MPF add it. Veterans can request it from AFPC with a Standard Form 180 and supporting documents.

You qualify if any of these apply

Quick facts

Category
Foreign and international
Type
Service award
Authorized devices
Service Star
WAPS points
0
Position in the AFPC listing
80 of 91 (listed in order of precedence)
Full AFPC fact sheet text

Criteria

Awarded to service members who are or have been in United Nation service with one of the following:

UN Observation Group in Lebanon

UN Truce Supervision Organization in Palestine

UN Military Observer Group in India and Pakistan

UN Security Forces, Hollandia

UN Transitional Authority in Cambodia

UN Advance Mission in Cambodia

UN Protection Force in Yugoslavia

UN Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara

UN Operations in Somalia, to include US Quick Reaction Force members

UN Iraq/Kuwait Observation Group

UN Mission in Haiti

The UN Secretary General determines amount of service required and individual eligibility. Military personnel presently serving or who have served are awarded the United Nation Medal in the field by the UN Secretary General's senior representative.

Authorized device

Service Star

Source: United Nations Medal fact sheet, Air Force's Personnel Center

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