Meritorious Service Decorations - Military Division
Meritorious Service Medal
Awarded on: 2019-02-26
Invested on: 2019-11-12
Colonel Jayne served as commander of Joint Task Force Iraq from December 2017 to October 2018. He skilfully and confidently led a 700-member team to build the capacity of the Iraqi armed forces as well as the inaugural deployments of the NATO Counter-Improvised Explosive Device Mobile Training Team, which earned him considerable praise from the members of the international coalition. Through his initiatives, Colonel Jayne exceptionally represented Canada’s strategies and commitments within the coalition and enabled Canada to strengthen its ties with allied nations.