The Medal "For Strengthening Military Cooperation" (Russian: Медаль «За укрепление боевого содружества») was a military award of the Soviet Union established on May 25, 1979, by Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet.

[1] Its statute was later confirmed and slightly amended by Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet No.

[2] It was bestowed to recognise outstanding cooperation between the different services and the different armed forces of the various Warsaw Pact countries or of any other friendly socialist state.

Two relief laurel branches follow the left and right circumference of the medal passing under the points of the star.

The mount is covered by a 24 mm wide silk moiré ribbon in the colours of the flags of the Warsaw Pact countries.