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Proposed Australian Active Service Medal (2015 -)
Veterans and current serving ADF personnel have proposed that a new AASM be issued incorporating clasps for warlike operations in Afghanistan, Syria and Iraq.

In 2015 the AASM ceased being issued by the Australian Government and was replaced by the Operational Service medal (OSM).

Unlike the AASM, the OSM for Middle East deployments does not acknowledge the active and warlike service of deployed personnel serving in Afghanistan, Iraq and Syria. For example personnel in the UAE receive the same medal as personnel service on warlike operations.

This has caused concern to personnel who believe a new AASM should be issued alongside the OSM to acknowledge warlike service.

The proposed AASM would utilise the same medal design as the existing medals with a differing ribbon. Picket7000 (talk) 13:49, 13 January 2019 (UTC)