Meritorious Service Decorations - Military Division
Meritorious Service Medal
Awarded on: 2012-05-17
Invested on: 2013-12-07
As the commander of Kandahar Airfield from November 2010 to November 2011, Brigadier General Kendall, of the United States Air Force, was critical to the success of the Canadian Forces in Afghanistan. In particular, he ensured Canadian units received exceptional and uninterrupted support as they closed their mission in Kandahar. Despite overseeing operations at the busiest single runway in the world, Brigadier-General Kendall consistently made Canadian interests a top priority and provided exceptional leadership to all Canadians deployed to the airfield.