New Zealand General Service Medal 2002 (Counter-Piracy)

New Zealand General Service Medal 2002 (Counter-Piracy)
Obverse and reverse of the medal
Awarded by New Zealand
Type	Campaign medal
Eligibility	New Zealand Defence Force
Awarded for	Service in counter-piracy operations since 1 January 2009
Description	Silver disk, 38mm diameter.
Clasps	None authorized
Statistics
Established	27 March 2015
Ribbon of the medal

The New Zealand General Service Medal 2002 (Counter-Piracy) is a New Zealand campaign medal 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.^[1] 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.^[2] Outside the Arabian Sea other areas of operation include the Gulf of Aden, the Western Indian Ocean, and off the coasts of Somalia, Yemen, and Oman. The earliest large deployment of New Zealand Forces was when HMNZS Te Mana served with Combined Task Force 151 and Operation Ocean Shield from November 2013 to February 2014.^[3]

References

↑ "The New Zealand General Service Medal (SR 2002/226)". http://www.legislation.govt.nz. Parliamentary Counsel Office. Retrieved 4 July 2015. External link in |work= (help)
↑ "New Zealand General Service Medal (Counter-piracy) Regulations 2015". http://www.legislation.govt.nz/. Parliamentary Counsel Office. Retrieved 4 July 2015. External link in |website= (help)
↑ "New Medal Recognises Service in Counter-Piracy Operations". New Zealand Defence Force. Retrieved 4 July 2015.

New Zealand campaign medals

19th century	New Zealand Medal

Second Boer War	Queen's South Africa Medal • King's South Africa Medal

World War One	1914–15 Star • British War Medal • Victory Medal Mercantile Marine War Medal •

World War Two	1939–1945 Star • Atlantic Star • Arctic Star • Air Crew Europe Star • Africa Star • Pacific Star • Burma Star • Italy Star • France and Germany Star • Defence Medal • War Medal • New Zealand War Service Medal (1939–45)

General Service	Naval General Service Medal (1915–62) • General Service Medal (1918–62) • General Service Medal (1962–2003) • New Zealand Operational Service Medal (1945–present)

Post-World War II	New Zealand Service Medal 1946–1949 (1946–49) • Korea Medal (1950–53) • Vietnam Medal (1964–73) • Rhodesia Medal (1979-1980) • New Zealand General Service Medal 1992 (Warlike) (1956–1991) • New Zealand General Service Medal 1992 (Non-Warlike) (1954–present) • East Timor Medal (1999–2006)

21st century	NZGSM 2002 (Solomon Islands)(2000–2013) • NZGSM 2002 (Afghanistan) – Primary Operations Area (2001–present) • NZGSM 2002 (Afghanistan) – Secondary Operations Area (2001–present) • NZGSM 2002 (Iraq 2003) (2003–present) • NZGSM 2002 (Timor-Leste) (2006–2012) • NZGSM 2002 (Korea) (2001–present) • NZGSM 2002 (Counter-Piracy) (2009–present) • NZGSM 2002 (Iraq 2015) (2014–present) • NZGSM 2002 (Greater Middle East) (2014–present)

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New Zealand General Service Medal 2002 (Counter-Piracy)

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