Meritorious Service Medal
Awarded on: 2017-04-26
Invested on: 2021-06-30
Colonel Pearson has served as deputy chief of Staff Expeditionary Operations for the Canadian Joint Operations Command (CJOC) since June 2015. In this capacity, he directed, coordinated and synchronized Canadian Armed Forces expeditionary and support staff operations with the utmost dedication and professionalism. He also devised a new system to manage command priorities more efficiently. Colonel Pearson’s significant contributions to the CJOC have brought great credit upon himself and the United States Army.