NATO Multiple-tour indicator (Second Type) #2 Combo Miniature Medal: Includes 5 inches

Miniature Medal: Includes 5 inches of ribbon (16mm wide)

Awarded for six months service on active operations for the Army and Navy and two months for active air-crew service

The service concerned here is mainly support provided from the Host Nation located outside the theatre of operations and does not qualify for the NATO medal

Less than 50 medals are awarded each year and it remains the only significant award for individual personal effort for NATO staff

while deployed to participate in or provide direct support on a full-time basis to approved operations

NATO Multiple-tour indicator (Second Type) #2 Combo Miniature Medal: Includes 5 inchesNATO Multiple tour indicator (Second Type) In 2011, NATO reintroduced the award of multiple tour indicators to be worn on certain Article and Non Article 5 NATO Medals for all return deployments after 1 January 2011 to the same NATO operation or activity. To be eligible for a multiple tour indicator there must be a break of at least 180 days out of theatre between qualifying periods. Any return to the Area of Operation (AOO) during this break period