ACCEPTANCE AND WEAR OF THE NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY ORGANIZATION (NATO) VIGILANCE MEDAL:
CLASSIFICATION: UNCLASSIFIED// ROUTINE R 271606Z SEP 24 MID120001418367U FM CNO WASHINGTON DC//DNS// TO NAVADMIN INFO CNO WASHINGTON DC//DNS// BT UNCLAS NAVADMIN 202/24 PASS TO OFFICE CODES: FM CNO WASHINGTON DC//DNS// INFO CNO WASHINGTON DC//DNS// MSGID/GENADMIN/CNO//DNS//AUG SUBJ/ACCEPTANCE AND WEAR OF THE NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY ORGANIZATION (NATO) VIGILANCE MEDAL// REF/A/LTR/ASD/29AUG2024// REF/B/DOC/DOD/20JUN2019// NARR/REF A ANNOUNCES APPROVAL TO ACCEPT AND WEAR THE NATO VIGILANCE MEDAL. REF B IS DODI 1348.33 VOL2, SECDEF MANUAL OF MILITARY DECORATIONS AND AWARDS.// RMKS/1. Pursuant to reference (a), the Non-Article 5 North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Vigilance Medal is hereby authorized for acceptance and wear by U.S. Navy personnel. U.S. Navy personnel who are awarded the medal by NATO, may formally accept and wear the medal in accordance with Section 7342 of Title 5, United States Code, DoD Directive 1005.13, Gifts and Decorations from Foreign Governments and policy contained in DoD Instruction 1348.33 "DoD Military Decorations and Awards Program." The complete list of NATO medals authorized for acceptance and wear by U.S. Service Members is available at https://prhome.defense.gov/M-RA/Inside-M-RA/MPP-OEPM/. 2. Pursuant to reference (b), U.S. Navy personnel are only authorized to wear a NATO medal awarded for actions or operations approved by the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Manpower and Reserve Affairs (ASD (M&RA)). a. Only the initial NATO medal awarded may be worn. b. Subsequent NATO medals awarded for separate operations are denoted by wearing a bronze service star on the suspension and service ribbon of the initial NATO medal awarded. c. The NATO medal ranks immediately after the United Nations medal and before the Multinational Force and Observers Medal in order of precedence. 3. Point of contact is the CNO Awards Branch (DNS-13), cnoawards@us.navy.mil, 703-695-0053. 4. Released by VADM M. E. Boyle, Director, Navy Staff.// BT #0001 NNNN CLASSIFICATION: UNCLASSIFIED//