Canadian General Campaign Star (Allied Force). Ribbon: maroon, white, light blue, white, maroon. The GCS with ALLIED FORCE ribbon is awarded to fighter pilots and AWACS crew members who flew at least 5 sorties during Operation ALLIED FORCE from 24 March to 10 June 1999 in the theatre of operations which consisted of the airspace over Kosovo and other territories of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, Albania, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and the Adriatic and Ionian seas. Some recipients may have had to exchange their previously presented NATO Medal to receive this award.