The Northern Humanitarian Operations Medal was a

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n campaign medal for action during

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, presented to: * The

Minister of Defence A ministry of defence or defense (see spelling differences), also known as a department of defence or defense, is the part of a government responsible for matters of defence and military forces, found in states where the government is divid ...

, the Deputy Minister of Defence, the

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, Service Commanders and the

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, by virtue of their appointments, * All service personnel on active service during the period covering 26 February 2007 – 18 May 2009 and had been formally recommended by their service commanders, * All police personnel who served in the Eastern theatre of operations during the specified period and formally recommended by the Inspector General of Police, * Civilians employed by the armed services who served in the Eastern theatre during the specified period and formally recommended by the relevant authority, and * Civilian medical staff employed by the armed services who were physically present in the Eastern theatre for a minimum period of seven days during the specified period and had been formally recommended by the relevant authority. A clasp was awarded to: *The Minister of Defence, the Deputy Minister of Defence, the Defence Secretary, Service Commanders and the Inspector General of Police, by virtue of their appointments, *All service personnel that took part in combat, fire support, logistics, medical services, planning, direction or other related activities during the military actions in the Eastern theatre for a minimum of 90 days during the period specified. The 90-day minimum was waived for Army, Navy and Air Force personnel that sustained casualties during the 90-day period, and *Air Force and Navy personnel not physically present in the Eastern theatre (restricted to combat or logistics-related activities, with a service period decided on by their service commanders). The clasp is denoted by a silver color disk on the

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Sri Lankan military awards and decorations

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{{Military awards and decorations of Sri Lanka Sri Lankan campaign medals

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