Meritorious Service Decorations - Military Division
Meritorious Service Medal
Awarded on: 2008-01-18
Invested on: 2008-03-26
Warrant Officer Hunter was deployed as the civil-military cooperation detachment commander, Kandahar Provincial Reconstruction Team, in Afghanistan, from January to August 2007. His diligence, particular attention to cultural sensitivities while dealing with local Afghans, as well as his vast knowledge of the Zharey district were instrumental to successful counter-insurgency operations in the region.