Commonwealth of Australia
Australian Federal Police: Operations Medal

Ribbon: Striped in blue, yellow, white, pale blue, and dark blue.

Instituted: 2004.

Awarded: For participation in a prescribed operation or activity deemed significant by the AFP Commissioner. Clasps are awarded for each designated operation.

Obverse Reverse
Clasps
ALLIANCE: Investigations of the Bali bombings of 2002. SORBET: Operation to apprehend a North Korean flagged drug running ship in 2003 DEVA: Joint operation with Fiji Police resulting in destruction of an industrial-scale meth lab in 2004
CAWDOR: Assistance with victim identification following the Boxing Day tsunami, 2004. SERENE: Public order duties in Timor-Leste in 2006. PENDENNIS: A counter-terrorism operation conducted 2004-2005 in Melbourne.
PENDENNIS-EDEN: A counter-terrorism operation conducted 2004-2005 in Sydney. PLEACH: Operations to protect indigenous children from abuse. NEATH: A counter-terrorism operation conducted in 2009.
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