The New Zealand General Service Medal 2002 (Iraq 2015) 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 the land territory, airspace, and territorial sea of the country of Iraq since 4 November 2014.

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The New Zealand General Service Medal 2002 (NZGSM 2002) was established by royal warrant to recognize service since 2000. The NZGSM 2002 (Iraq 2015) was authorized by regulation on 28 July 2016. The operational area for award of this medal is defined as the area within the land territory, airspace, and territorial sea of the country of Iraq. Individuals eligible for award of the medal will have served in the operational area since 4 November 2014 as part of or with New Zealand Government deployment for building build the capacity of the Iraqi Security Forces. These eligible individuals will have been members of the

New Zealand Defence Force The New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF; mi, Te Ope Kātua o Aotearoa, "Line of Defence of New Zealand") are the armed forces of New Zealand. The NZDF is responsible for the protection of the national security of New Zealand and her realm, prom ...

, New Zealand police employees, employees or contractors of a government department who are New Zealand citizens or residents, and any others who the

Minister of Defence A defence minister or minister of defence is a Cabinet (government), cabinet official position in charge of a ministry of defense, which regulates the armed forces in sovereign states. The role of a defence minister varies considerably from coun ...

, on the advice of the Chief of Defence Force, determines is eligible for the medal.

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