Australian Active Service Medal
The Australian Active Service Medal (AASM) is an Australian military decoration. It was authorised on 13 September 1988 to recognise prescribed service in "warlike" operations, backdated to February 1975. It is awarded with a clasp to denote the prescribed operation and subsequent awards of the medal are made in the form of additional clasps. In 2012, it was announced that the medal would no longer be issued for future operations, with the AASM and the Australian Service Medal being replaced by the Australian Operational Service Medal.
| Australian Active Service Medal | |
|---|---|
Obverse of medal (with East Timor clasp) and ribbon | |
| Type | Campaign medal |
| Awarded for | Service in prescribed warlike operations |
| Presented by | Australia |
| Established | 13 September 1988 |
| Total | 62,210 as at 30 June 2010 |
| Order of Wear | |
| Next (higher) | Australian Active Service Medal 1945–1975 |
| Next (lower) | International Force East Timor Medal (INTERFET) |
| Related | Australian Active Service Medal 1945–1975 |
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