Originally Posted by
TwoTunnels
I think it must have been the Royal Navy who set the criteria for the Op NEWCOMBE medal (GSM) as none of the aircrew (from a particular unit) who flew missions over Mali in 2013 qualify. Whereas if you were somewhere in the Atlantic you did.
That's been fixed in the latest DIN. Qualification is now 45 days continuous, 60 days cumulative or a single flight for aircrew.