Meritorious Service Decorations - Military Division
Meritorious Service Medal
Awarded on: 2015-03-29
Invested on: 2016-04-29
From 2008 to 2014, Lieutenant-Colonel Bellahnid demonstrated outstanding leadership and technical knowledge as director of Project MERCURY GLOBAL, which aims to improve wideband satellite communication capacity. He successfully led a team of specialists during negotiations with the United States Air Force, under tight deadlines, to allow Canada’s participation in initiatives related to the wideband global satellite communications system. Lieutenant-Colonel Bellahnid’s professionalism brought great honour to the Canadian Armed Forces and to Canada.