The New Zealand General Service Medal 2002 (Counter-Piracy) is a New Zealand
campaign medal
A campaign medal is a military decoration which is awarded to a member of an armed force who serves in a designated military operation or performs duty in a geographical theater. Campaign medals are very similar to service medals but carry a high ...
for service in counter-piracy operations in an area centred on the
Arabian Sea. The New Zealand General Service Medal 2002 (NZGSM 2002) was established by royal warrant to recognize service since 2000.
The NZGSM 2002 (Counter-Piracy) was authorized by regulation on 27 March 2015. To qualify for this medal personnel must serve thirty days in an operational area as a member of a New Zealand Government contribution to a force undertaking counter-piracy operations. Only service on or after 1 January 2009 qualifies. Outside the Arabian Sea other areas of operation include the
Gulf of Aden
The Gulf of Aden ( ar, خليج عدن, so, Gacanka Cadmeed 𐒅𐒖𐒐𐒕𐒌 𐒋𐒖𐒆𐒗𐒒) is a deepwater gulf of the Indian Ocean between Yemen to the north, the Arabian Sea to the east, Djibouti to the west, and the Guardafui Channe ...
, the Western
Indian Ocean, and off the coasts of
Somalia,
Yemen, and
Oman. The earliest large deployment of New Zealand Forces was when served with
Combined Task Force 151 and
Operation Ocean Shield from November 2013 to February 2014.
See also
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New Zealand campaign medals
References
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New Zealand campaign medals