Meritorious Service Decorations - Military Division
Meritorious Service Medal
Awarded on: 1991-08-30
Invested on: 1992-03-12
Colonel O'Brien, was the Assistant Chief of Staff to the Operational Section during the Gulf Crisis. He was both the architect and developer of the National Defence Headquarters Crisis Management System, and in large part was responsible for the structure and content of the plan detailing the organization and procedures to be used during a crisis. Throughout the Gulf crisis, he provided focus and leadership for the successful functioning of the Crisis Action Team.