Page "NATO Medal" Paragraph 3

For U. S. Forces, eligibility for the Non-Article 5 Medal for the Balkans remains the same as those previous NATO medals with the exception of the dates of service.

Those members entering the Balkan theatre on or after 1 January 2003 will be eligible for the Non-Article 5 medal.

The service must be 30 days either continuous or accumulated.

Aircrew members will accumulate one days of service for the first sortie flown during any day of the operation.

Additional sorties on the same day will receive no further credit.

The Balkans area is delineated as the political boundaries and airspace of Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, Yugoslavia ( including Kosovo ), the Former Yugoslavian Republic of Macedonia, and Albania, based on the detailed description contained in the SFOR, KFOR, and TF Fox OPLANS.

Service members who are entitled to more than one NATO medal during the same period will only be awarded one NATO Medal.

The NATO chain of command will deem which medal is appropriate.