NATO NTM Iraq Miniature Medal

The NATO Medal is an international military decoration which is awarded to various militaries of the world under the authority of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation. 

The NATO Training Mission-Iraq (NTM-I) was established in 2004 to help Iraq create effective armed forces at the request of the Iraqi Interim Government. NTM-I focused on training and mentoring over 5000 military personnel and over 10,000 police personnel, as well as coordinating the donation of equipment. In parallel to the NTM-I initiative, NATO and the Iraqi government established a structured cooperation framework to develop the Alliance’s long-term partnership with Iraq. The mandate for the mission expired on the 31st December 2011 and NATO troops were withdrawn from the country.

NATO medals are identical in design, with a bar worn on the ribbon to identify the specific mission. The NATO Iraq bar would bear the words 'NTM-IRAQ' and the ribbon is NATO blue with two white stripes at either side of the medal ribbon with a line of silver through the middle of each white stripe. 

Qualifying time for the medal is 30 days of continous service or 60 days accumulated within 2 years, contributing to the NATO Training Implementation Mission - Iraq (NTIM-I) and the NATO Training Mission - Iraq (NTM-I) in their designated Joint Operations Area (JOA). Subsequent tours of the same regions would be denoted with a numeral attached to the ribbon.

AWARD miniature medals complement the full-size official medals and are normally worn for formal dinner dress occasions.

All official medals are sent loose on the ribbon unless medal mounting is also purchased on the same order.