Meritorious Service Decorations - Military Division
Meritorious Service Medal
Awarded on: 2011-09-18
Invested on: 2012-06-22
While deployed to Kandahar Airfield from July 2010 to January 2011, Chief Warrant Officer Newhook distinguished himself as an innovative and decisive leader who represented Canada with distinction during NATO operations. Under the most trying of circumstances and despite significant manpower shortages, he facilitated innumerable complicated air cargo missions without injury to personnel or damage to valuable air assets. Chief Warrant Officer Newhook’s leadership was critical to operational success at the busiest single runway in the world.