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Kosova Campaign Medal Awards box set consist of the large medal and ribbon mounted inside the presentation box.
The Kosovo Campaign Medal is a military award of the United States armed forces established by Executive Order 13154 of President Bill Clinton on May 3, 2000. The medal recognizes military service performed in Kosovo from 1999 to the present.
To receive the Kosovo Campaign Medal, a service member must have been assigned to a military unit for thirty days, or sixty cumulative days, in support of one of the following operations.
Operation Allied Force: March 24, 1999 through June 10, 1999
Operation Allied Harbor: April 4, 1999 through September 1, 1999
Operation Shining Hope: April 4, 1999 through July 10, 1999
Operation Noble Anvil: March 24, 1999 through July 20, 1999
Operation Joint Guardian: June 11, 1999 to a date to be determined
The medal is also awarded for membership in one of the following task forces, provided that service was performed within the 30 - 60 days time requirement.
Task Force Hawk: April 5, 1999 through June 24, 1999
Task Force Saber: March 31, 1999 through July 8, 1999
Task Force Falcon: June 11, 1999 to a date to be determined
Task Force Hunter: April 1, 1999 through November 1, 1999
The above operations and task forces, as well as associated peacekeeping actions not identified by a specific campaign, are grouped into two blanket campaigns which encompass all United States military operations in Kosovo. Known as the Kosovo Air Campaign (dated from March 24, 1999 to June 10, 1999) and the Kosovo Defense Campaign (dated from June 11, 1999 to a date to be determined).