Commonwealth of Australia: Australian Active Service Medal

Ribbon: Narrow red central stripe on pale green, with green side stripes and dark green edge stripes separated by a narrow yellow stripe, and narrow dark brown edges.

Instituted: 13 September 1988.

Awarded: For service in warlike operations, indicated by the clasp(s) worn.

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Clasps
VIETNAM 1975: RAAF service to UNICEF between 29 March and 28 April 1975. NAMIBIA: Service with UNTAG between 18 February 1989 and 10 April 1990. KUWAIT: Service between 17 January 1991 and 19 January 1993.
IRAQ: Service between 20 June 1991 and 12 January 1993. CAMBODIA: Service with UNTAC between 20 October 1991 and 7 October 1993. BALKANS: Service in United Nations Peacekeeping activities in the former Yugoslavia between 12 January 1992 and 24 January 1997.
SOMALIA: Service between 17 October 1992 and 28 March 1995. RWANDA: Service between 25 July 1994 and 8 March 1996. EAST TIMOR: Service between 16 December 1999 and 17 August 2003.
SIERRA LEONE: Service with the International Military Advisory and Training Team (IMATT) between 15 January 2001 and 28 February 2003. ICAT: Service in the "International Coalition Against Terrorism" between 11 October 2001 and 10 March 2017. IRAQ 2003: Service between 18 March 2003 and 9 August 2011.
MIDDLE EAST: Service with the United Nations Truce Supervisory Organisation in Southern Lebanon between 12 July and 14 August 2006.
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