List of Qualifying Operational Service
The list of Qualifying Operational Service under the Veterans' Support Act 2014. Last updated: 1 October 2024.
| Declaration name & period |
|---|
| Service on the Sinai Peninsula 25 April 1982 to 30 September 2026 |
| Service in South Sudan 9 July 2011 to 30 September 2026 |
| Service in Syria 1 January 1974 to 30 September 2026 |
| Service in Lebanon 1 January 1978 to 30 September 2026 |
| Service in Iraq 1 July 1988 to 30 June 2023 |
| Service in Afghanistan 1 December 2001 to 30 September 2021 |
| Service in Mali and the wider G5 Sahel Region 15 July 2020 to 31 December 2020 |
| Service in the Former Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 1 January 1992 to 31 July 2019 |
| Service in Timor-Leste 1 August 1999 to 31 July 2019 |
| Service in the Solomon Islands 1 April 2000 to 31 July 2019 |
| Service in Mali 1 March 2018 to 31 March 2019 |
| Service in Somalia 1 September 2011 to 30 April 2016 |
| The United Nations Mission in Sudan (UNMIS) 17 September 2005 to 9 July 2011 |
| Service with the United Nations in the State of Israel 30 June 2003 to 27 November 2008 |
| Service in the United Arab Emirates 1 March 2003 to 30 September 2008 |
| Service in Arabian Sea 1 May 2008 to 31 August 2008 |
| Service in Bahrain 1 May 2008 to 31 August 2008 |
| Service in the Persian Gulf 1 May 2008 to 31 August 2008 |
| Service in Sierra Leone 1 August 1998 to 30 June 2005 |
| Service in Mozambique 1 February 1994 to 30 June 2005 |
| Service in Cambodia 1 October 1991 to 30 April 2005 |
| Operation Teal – Afghanistan, Iraq and the United Arab Emirates 1 August 2004 to 28 February 2005 |
| Operation Sumatra Assist in Indonesia 27 December 2004 to 28 February 2005 |
| Service in Arabian Sea 1 April 2004 to 31 August 2004 |
| Service in Bahrain 1 March 2003 to 31 August 2004 |
| Service in the Gulf of Aden 1 April 2004 to 31 August 2004 |
| Service in Red Sea 1 April 2004 to 31 August 2004 |
| Service in states in the Horn of Africa 1 April 2004 to 31 August 2004 |
| Service in Saudi Arabia 1 April 2004 to 31 August 2004 |
| Service in Yemen 1 April 2004 to 31 August 2004 |
| Service in the Kyrgyz Republic 1 August 2003 to 30 September 2003 |
| Service in the Gulf of Oman 1 March 2003 to 31 July 2003 |
| Service in Arabian Sea 1 March 2003 to 31 July 2003 |
| Service in Bougainville 1 October 1997 to 30 June 2003 |
| Service in Laos 1 July 1997 to 31 May 2003 |
| Service in Angola 1 July 1991 to 30 June 1999 |
| The Medical Team that responded to the tsunami in Papua New Guinea 1 July 1998 to 31 July 1998 |
| Service in Somalia 1 January 1993 to 31 March 1995 |
| The United Nations Mission in Haiti (UNMIH) 19 September 1994 to 31 March 1995 |
| The South Pacific Peacekeeping Force (SPPKF) in Bougainville 1 September 1994 to 31 October 1994 |
| Service at the New Zealand Embassy in Moscow 1 August 1978 to 31 July 1992 |
| Service in Afghanistan 25 April 1988 to 31 December 1991 |
| Service in Pakistan 25 April 1988 to 31 December 1991 |
| The Gulf Conflict 20 December 1990 to 13 April 1991 |
| The United Nations Iran-Iraq Military Observer Group (UNIIMOG) 1 July 1988 to 28 February 1991 |
| Service in Namibia 1 September 1989 to 31 March 1990 |
| Service in the Indian Ocean 21 June 1982 to 20 September 1983 |
| The Commonwealth Monitoring Force (Operation Midford) in Rhodesia 23 December 1979 to 5 March 1980 |
| The Second United Nations Emergency Force II (UNEF II) on the Sinai Peninsula 1 October 1973 to 31 December 1979 |
| 41 Squadron RNZAF in Viet Nam 1 January 1973 to 21 April 1975 |