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With Operation Unified Protector, NATO is involved in an internal Libyan conflict, between those seeking to depose the country's long-time national leader Muammar Gaddafi and pro-Gaddafi forces. The conflict began as a series of non-peaceful disorders, part of the broader Arab Spring movement, which Gaddafi's security services attempted to ...
[13] [14] NATO campaign medals where a British decoration has not been issued, such as the award for Operation Unified Protector, may be worn. On 24 July 2012, the United States Department of Defense announced that NATO medals for operations in Libya and Africa have been approved for acceptance and wear by eligible U.S. service members and DOD ...
NATO Medals may be awarded with a clasp that designates the operation for which the medal is awarded. United States military personnel may accept, but not wear the clasp. [ 3 ] To date the following medals are the only NATO Medals authorized for acceptance and wear by US military personnel: [ 4 ] [ 5 ]
NATO Non-Article 5 medal for the Balkans: 29 March 2010 – present [39] European Security and Defence Policy Service Medal – Op Althea: 2 December 2004 – present [41] Issued with clasp Althea. [41] NATO Non-Article 5 Medal for Operation Unified Protector: 23 March 2011 – 31 October 2011 [42] Issued with clasp OUP-LIBYA/LIBYE. [42]
25 March 2011: NATO Allied Joint Force Command in Naples took command of the no-fly zone over Libya and combined it with the ongoing arms embargo operation under the name Operation Unified Protector. [82] 26 March 2011: Obama addressed the nation from the White House, providing an update on the current state of the military intervention in ...
Operation Ellamy [5] was the codename for the United Kingdom participation in the 2011 military intervention in Libya. [6] The operation was part of an international coalition aimed at enforcing a Libyan no-fly zone in accordance with the United Nations Security Council Resolution 1973 which stipulated that "all necessary measures" shall be taken to protect civilians. [7]
Polski: Baretka: Medal NATO z klamrą 'OUP-LIBYA/LIBYE' (za służbę w Operacji Unified Protector). English: Ribbon bar: NATO Medal with 'OUP-LIBYA/LIBYE' clasp (for service in Operation Unified Protector ).
With the handover of coalition command to NATO, Operation Odyssey Dawn remained the name for the activities of U.S. forces, [20] and the coalition's objectives continued to be carried out under Operation Unified Protector. However, NATO's objectives did not include aiding the rebel forces' efforts to take control of territory held by the ...