Meritorious Service Decorations - Military Division
Meritorious Service Medal
Awarded on: 2019-02-26
Invested on: 2019-11-12
From July 2017 to July 2018, Captain(N) Bouchard was deployed to Jerusalem as Canadian deputy task force commander and director of operational support to the US Security Coordinator for Israel and Palestine. The pairing of these two positions enabled him to join the multinational efforts to build the capacity of the Palestinian Authority Security Forces. His leadership and expertise enabled him to improve security programs in the West Bank, making them more viable in a tense and unpredictable environment.