On the obverse of the medal: a relief monochrome image of military equipment: three fighter jets at the top, a missile ship at the bottom on the outline of the borders of Syria.

On the reverse of the medal, in the upper center, there is a relief monochrome image of the emblem of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, crowned with a double-headed eagle with outstretched wings.

[2] Syrian President Bashar Assad took advantage of the formal treaty "On friendship and cooperation between the USSR and Syria" dated October 8, 1980[3][4] and on September 30, 2015, he turned to the Russian Federation for military assistance.

Long-range aircraft and special forces were involved in the operation, some targets were struck with cruise missiles from the ships of the Caspian Flotilla and the Black Sea Fleet near Russian-occupied Crimea.

[11][12] Since the beginning of 2016, civilians such as artists, athletes, and politicians who visited Khmeimim Air Base to hold events for the military have also been widely awarded.