Return-Path: Received: from mta05ps.bigpond.com ([192.168.115.164]) by mailms1aps.email.bigpond.com (Netscape Messaging Server 4.15) with ESMTP id GUC5WD00.K33 for ; Wed, 10 Apr 2002 15:00:13 +1000 Received: from flora.isecure.com.au ([144.135.25.72]) by mta05ps.bigpond.com (Netscape Messaging Server 4.15) with SMTP id GUC5WC00.0K5 for ; Wed, 10 Apr 2002 15:00:12 +1000 Received: from ns1.isecure.com.au ([202.125.0.72]) by PSMAM02.mailsvc.email.bigpond.com(MailRouter V3.0j 74/204237); 10 Apr 2002 15:00:12 Received: from 172.16.252.250 ([172.16.28.2]) by flora.isecure.com.au (8.11.3/8.11.3) with ESMTP id g3A50Ct25147 for ; Wed, 10 Apr 2002 15:00:12 +1000 Message-Id: <200204100500.g3A50Ct25147@flora.isecure.com.au> Content-type: text/plain Date: Wed, 10 Apr 2002 14:09:40 +1000 From: media@mindef.gov.au Subject: AWARD OF ICAT CLASP To: rfmay@bigpond.com Minister Assisting the Minister for Defence Media Mail List ------------------------------------------------------------------------ MIN 136/02 Wednesday, 10 April, 2002 MEDAL RECOGNITION FOR PERSONNEL INVOLVED IN THE INTERNATIONAL COALITION AGAINST TERRORISM Australian Defence Force personnel serving as part of Australia’s commitment to the international coalition against terror (ICAT) will be recognised with the awarding of a new clasp Minister Assisting the Minister for Defence Danna Vale announced today. “Australian personnel serving in Afghanistan, the Persian Gulf and surrounding region, are playing a vital role in the global coalition against terror,” Minister Vale said. “They have received widespread international recognition for their efforts, and their achievements at sea, on land and in the air have brought great credit to themselves, to the Australian Defence Force, and to our nation. “The Federal Government believes these men and women also deserve tangible recognition of their achievements, through the awarding of the Australian Active Service Medal with Clasp ‘ICAT’.” The award will be issued under the following conditions:  service of one day or more by members of the ADF in forward areas with Operation ‘Slipper’, which commenced on 11 October 2001. This is subject to being allotted for service with the operation; or  service of 30 days or more, in the aggregate, in Diego Garcia from the period which commenced on 11 October 2001 in association with Operation ‘Slipper’; or  service of not less than an aggregate of 30 days, or 30 sorties, for official visits, inspections or occurrences of a temporary nature in connection with Operation ‘Slipper’; or  operational sorties will also qualify at the rate of one sortie into the forward areas by personnel allotted to Operation ‘Slipper’, or 30 sorties into Diego Garcia. “Medals and clasps are a tangible way our grateful nation can give our thanks to the men and women who serve to protect our nation and our Australian way of life,” Minister Vale said. “Recognition of this service is also an important reminder to all Australians of the volatile nature of this campaign.” Application forms may be found at the Defence Internet site on: http://www.defence.gov.au/dpe/dpe_site/honours_awards/resources/forms/ac694.pdf and should be mailed to the ADF Medals Section as indicated on the form. Media Contact: Rachael Thompson 02 6277 7820 or 0417 265 289 ________________________________________________________________________ Thank you for subscribing to the Ministerial media list If you wish to unsubscribe go to http://202.125.14.94/ Enter your E-mail address, and click the Submit button" ------------------------------------------------------------------------