Canadian Special Service Medal, NATO/OTAN Bar Only actual NATO missions flown

Only actual NATO missions flown by AWACS aircrews (as opposed to training and exercises) will be eligible

and having applied the 180-day break period

good conduct or efficiency medal has been awarded for the same service

postings to permanent positions outside of Canada are excluded from eligibility

Canadian Special Service Medal, NATO/OTAN Bar Only actual NATO missions flownNATO service between 1951 and 2004: An aggregate of 180 days of honourable service within the North Atlantic Treaty Organization's (NATO) area of responsibility between 1 January 1951 and 19 October 2004. Qualifying service is service while posted to a NATO unit, or to a Canadian Forces or allied formation or unit outside territorial limits of Canada under the operational control of a NATO headquarters, or in Canada on an operational staff directly