Meritorious Service Decorations - Military Division
Meritorious Service Medal
Awarded on: 2011-09-18
Invested on: 2012-06-22
While deployed to Afghanistan from April to December 2010, Captain Savard demonstrated leadership and diplomacy, which enhanced the ability and willingness of Afghan National Police organizations to share intelligence with each other and their coalition allies. He worked relentlessly to create an atmosphere of trust among Afghan intelligence operators, enabling the timely passage of critical information to ground forces. Captain Savard’s efforts improved the intelligence capabilities of several coalition forces and had a direct impact on the success of operations.