International Operational Service Medal

International Operational Service Medal
Irish: Bonn Sheirbhís Oibríochta Idirnáisiúnta
International Operational Service Medal (ribbon)
TypeWearable
Awarded forAwarded to Defence Forces personnel who have served overseas on a mission for which no other medal has been awarded.
Presented by Ireland
EligibilityOfficers, Non-Commissioned Officers, NCOs & Other Ranks of the Defence Forces and members of the DF Nursing and Chaplaincy Services.
Post-nominalsIOSM
StatusCurrently awarded
First awardedOctober 2016
Precedence
Next (higher)United Nations Peacekeepers Medal
Next (lower)1916 Centenary Commemorative Medal/UN, NATO or EU medal

The International Operational Service Medal (IOSM, Irish: Bonn Sheirbhís Oibríochta Idirnáisiúnta) is a military decoration awarded by the Government of Ireland to personnel of the Irish Defence Forces who have been deployed on overseas missions by direction of the Government where no other mission medal has been awarded. It was first awarded in October 2016.