Meritorious Service Medal
- Awarded on: April 5, 2006
- Invested on: February 19, 2007
Rank: Warrant Officer
From August 2001 to July 2004, Warrant Officer McArthur distinguished himself as team leader and senior signals analyst, Communications Security Monitoring, NATO Information Systems Support Agency for Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe. During his tenure, he personally led 15 operational and exercise deployments, including missions in Kosovo, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, and Afghanistan. He coordinated the annual training program at 18 NATO commands, which resulted in a significant increase in communications security operations and enhanced protection of deployed NATO personnel. Warrant Officer McArthur's distinctive and highly professional efforts had a dramatic and positive impact on NATO operations and brought great credit to the Canadian Forces and to Canada.
