Gallambrian Operational Service Medal

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Gallambrian Operational Service Medal
Gallambrian Operational Service Medal Obverse.png
Obverse of the Gallambrian Operational Service Medal
Awarded by Gallambria
TypeCampaign medal
EligibilityMilitary - Willingly and ably perform their work as part of an operation or within other specific hazardous environments and conditions.
Civilian - Defence civilians, and other classes of civilian who are employed on HM Armed Forces operations under the provisions of the Armed Forces Act 1982.
Awarded forService on declared hazardous operations
StatusCurrently awarded.
Clasps"Accumulated service device" for military awards
Clasps for operations for civilian awards
Statistics
Established16 September 2014
Order of Wear
Next (higher)General Service Medal (2000)
Next (lower)Gallambrian Special Service Medal

The Gallambrian Operational Service Medal is a campaign medal established on 16 September 2014 to recognise service by HM Armed Forces personnel on designated hazardous operations. It may also be awarded to civilians who service alongside the Armed Forces on designated operations under specific conditions.

The medal is issued to military personnel with a different ribbon for each designated operation. When issued to civilians, a standard ribbon is issued with clasps issued for each designated operation.

Overview

The Gallambrian Operational Service Medal is a campaign medal established by Royal Warrant on 16 September 2014. This campaign medal was instituted as general replacement for the Gallambrian Active Service Medal and the General Service Medal, as well as provide recognition for operational service that does not warrant a specific campaign medal. It is awarded as either a Military or Civilian variant.

Medal Design

Reverse of the Gallambrian Operational Service Medal

The medal is silver and cicurlar in shape and is designed as follows:

  • The medal is 36 millimetres (1.4 in) in diameter
  • The obverse shows the uncrowned effigy of Albert II with the inscription ALBERTUS II DEI GRATIA REX GALL: FID: DEF:
  • The reverse shows a compass rose, surrounded by the inscription GALLAMBRIAN OPERATIONAL SERVICE MEDAL

Military variant

The military variant of the medal has a standard medal design, ribbons vary by operation, or operation type. An accumulated service device will be awarded for subsequent qualifying service by Armed Forces personnel where they undertake further service on an operation for which they have already been awarded the Gallambrian Operational Service Medal.

Ribbons

To date, five ribbons have been established:

  • GOSM - Bashan Protectorate Truce Supervision Ribbon (Gallambria).svg
    - Bashan Truce Supervision ribbon - awarded for service on declared truce supervision operations
  • GOSM - Border Protection Ribbon (Gallambria).svg
    - Border Protection ribbon - awarded for service on declared border protection operations
  • GOSM - Counter-Piracy Ribbon (Gallambria).svg
    - Counter-Piracy ribbon - awarded for service on declared counter-piracy operations
  • GOSM - Expeditionary Forces Ribbon (Gallambria).svg
    - Expeditionary Forces ribbon - awarded for service on operations where no specific campaign medal is awarded
  • GOSM - TRIDENT Ribbon (Gallambria).svg
    - TRIDENT ribbon - awarded for service on TRIDENT-led war-like operations

Civilian variant

The Gallambrian Operational Service Medal (Civilian) was established to allow for recognition of Defence and Other Government Civilians and Public Servants, who were employed under the provisions of the Armed Forces Act of 1982, in order to support the operations of a deployed military force in a declared area of operations. The civilian variant uses the same medal design as the military variant, but is awarded with a unique ribbon, and a clasp(s) denoting the declared operation.

  • GOSM - Civilian Ribbon (Gallambria).svg
    - Civilian ribbon - awarded for civilian service on declared operations.

Variants for declared operations - Military

Bashan Truce Supervision

The Bashan Truce Supervision variant is awarded to HM Armed Forces personnel who have served on declared Truce Supervision operations since 2015.

Declared operations

The declared operations are:

Operation From To Notes
Op Citadel 1 January 2015 ongoing

Qualifying requirements

Members of HM Armed Forces must have served either an aggregate of 30 days either deployed or force assigned as a member of one of the declared operations, or were deployed or force assigned to a declared operation and completed 30 sorties from a unit assigned to the operation, so long as the sorties were conducted over a period of not less than 30 aggregate days with no more than one sortie counted per day.

Members must also have been:

  • Deployed at sea directly support a declared operations
  • Deployed on land or in the air, dedicated in support of a declared operation
  • Deployed forward to exclusively support a declared operation

Exclusions

Members are not eligible for an award of the GOSM-BTS where an entitlement exists for another Gallambrian medal for the same deployment.

Members are not eligible for an award of the GOSM-BTS where the member was part of:

  • Headquarters Staff at Strategic Command
  • Headquarters Staff at Joint Operations Command
  • Members visiting the Area of Operations (AO) not in support of declared operations.
  • Members of Regal or Vice-Regal Staff

Border Protection

The Border Protection variant is awarded to HM Armed Forces personnel who have service on declared Border Protection operations since 2012.

Declared operations

Operation From To Notes
Op Guardian 1 January 2012 16 December 2014 [1]
Op Protector 16 December 2014 25 March 2019 [2][3]
Op Defender 25 March 2019 ongoing [4]

Qualifying requirements

Personnel who served on naval vessels, aircraft, or Regional Force Surveillance Unit patrols whilst assigned to any of these operations may be eligible.

Members of HM Armed Forces must have served either an aggregate of 30 days either deployed or force assigned as a member of one of the declared operations, or were deployed or force assigned to a declared operation and completed 30 sorties from a unit assigned to the operation, so long as the sorties were conducted with no more than one sortie counted per day.

Members must also have been:

  • Deployed at sea directly support a declared operations
  • Deployed on land or in the air, dedicated in support of a declared operation
  • Deployed forward to exclusively support a declared operation

Exclusions

Members are not eligible for an award of the GOSM-BP where an entitlement exists to another Gallambrian medal for the same deployment.

Members are not eligible for an award of the GOSM-BP where the member was part of:

  • Headquarters Staff at Strategic Command
  • Headquarters Staff at Joint Operations Command
  • Headquarters Staff at Regional Force Surveillance Group
  • Ministry of Defence staff at Border Force Headquarters
  • Base maintainers and support personnel
  • Members visiting the Area of Operations (AO) not in support of declared operations.
  • Members of Regal or Vice-Regal Staff

Counter-Piracy

The Counter Piracy variant is awarded to HM Armed Forces personnel who have service on declared counter-piracy and maritime securtiy operations since 2015.

Declared operations

Operation From To Notes
Op Adlantic Shield 1 January 2015 ongoing
Op Adisi Protector 15 July 2017 ongoing

Qualifying requirements

Personnel who served on naval vessels or aircraft whilst assigned to any of these operations may be eligible.

Members of HM Armed Forces must have served either an aggregate of 30 days either deployed or force assigned as a member of one of the declared operations, or were deployed or force assigned to a declared operation and completed 30 sorties from a unit assigned to the operation, so long as the sorties were conducted with no more than one sortie counted per day.

Members must also have been:

  • Deployed at sea directly support a declared operations
  • Deployed in the air, dedicated in support of a declared operation
  • Deployed forward to exclusively support a declared operation

Exclusions

Members are not eligible for an award of the GOSM-BP where an entitlement exists to another Gallambrian medal for the same deployment.

Members are not eligible for an award of the GOSM-BP where the member was part of:

  • Headquarters Staff at Strategic Command
  • Headquarters Staff at Joint Operations Command
  • Base maintainers and support personnel
  • Members visiting the Area of Operations (AO) not in support of declared operations.

Clasps for declared operations - Civilian

When the GOSM-CIV variant was declared by the Government, a number of declared operations and determinations were made for the award of Clasps.

General conditions for all Clasps include
  • Awarded to a civilian who is/was employed by the Ministry of Defence on a declared operations for a period of not less than an aggregate of 30 days.
Specific conditions for each Clasp include
Theatre Operation Declared period Clasp name Notes
From Too
Bashan Citadel 1 January 2015 ongoing BASHAN
Various Guardian 1 January 2012 16 December 2014 BORDER [1]
Various Protector 16 December 2014 25 March 2019 BORDER [2] [3]
Various Defender 25 March 2019 ongoing BORDER [4]
Verde Sea Goalkeeper 1 April 2018 30 April 2018 TRIDENT
Cussia Paladin 21 October 2019 ongoing TRIDENT
Ceris Breastplate 12 January 2020 1 June 2021 CERIS

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Operation Guardian - Geographic reference points for the period 1 January 2012 to 16 December 2014:
    10°00'N
    15°00'W    		 10°00'N
    0°00'E
    0°00'N
    9°35'W    		 0°00'N
    0°00'E
    8°20'S
    9°35'W    		 8°20'S
    0°00'E
    30°00'S
    15°00'W    		 30°00'S
    0°00'E

  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Operation Protector (West) - Geographic reference points for the period 16 December 2014 to 25 March 2019:
    10°00'N
    15°00'W    		 10°00'N
    0°00'E
    0°00'N
    9°35'W    		 0°00'N
    0°00'E
    8°20'S
    9°35'W    		 8°20'S
    0°00'E
    30°00'S
    30°00'W    		         30°00'S
    15°00'W
    45°00'S
    30°00'W    		 45°00'S
    0°00'E

  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Operation Protector (East) - Geographic reference points for the period 16 December 2014 to 25 March 2019:
    10°00'N
    15°00'E    		                 10°00'N
    52°30'E
    0°00'N
    15°00'E    		 0°00'N
    30°00'E
    7°30'S
    30°00'E    		 7°30'N
    52°30'E

  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Operation Defender - Geographic reference points from 25 March 2019:
    15°00'N
    15°00'W    		                 15°00'N
    45°00'E
    15°00'S
    30°00'W    		 15°00'S
    15°00'W    		 15°00'S
    30°00'E    		 15°00'S
    45°00'E
    30°00'S
    15°00'E    		 30°00'S
    30°00'E
    60°00'S
    30°00'W    		 60°00'S
    15°00'E
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