MFO Director General's Award

Multinational Force and Observers Director General's Award

MFO Director General's Award ribbon bar
Awarded by Multinational Force and Observers
Eligibility Civilian and military members of the MFO team
Awarded for Outstanding service or action on behalf of the MFO
Status Active
Statistics
Established October 1986
Related Multinational Force and Observers Medal
MFO Civilian Medal

The Multinational Force and Observers Director General's Award is presented to both military peacekeepers and civilians for outstanding service or action on behalf of the MFO. The first recipient was a posthumous award to Director General Leamon Hunt.

Criteria

The award may be presented by the Director General to an MFO member, military or civilian, or any other individual deemed appropriate by him, whose overall excellence of performance and/or unique contribution significantly advances the purpose and achievement of the MFO mission. As a general rule, no more than three such medals will be awarded annually. TO be considered eligible, the nominee should have made an exceptional contribution to the MFO, above and beyond the normal and reasonable professional expectations of the position function or relationship to the MFO, as the case may be, in any of the following areas:

Award

The award consists of an inscribed MFO medal suspended from a ribbon, 1 3/8 inches wide of white colour with 1/16 inch borders and 3/16 center stripe of MFO orange color between two 3/16 inch green stripes, an accompanying miniature, lapel pin, and a certificate signed by the Director General.

See also

Multinational Force and Observers

References

  1. "NZDF Multinational Force and Observers Medal Regulations". New Zealand Defence Force. 2009. Retrieved 2010-09-12.