Meritorious Service Decorations - Military Division
Meritorious Service Medal
Awarded on: 2011-09-18
Invested on: 2012-06-22
While deployed to Afghanistan, Lieutenant Thain worked tirelessly to improve the communications capability of the Afghan Uniform Police, in Arghanbad District, from April to July 2010. Working with Afghan and coalition units, he established a system that allowed the police to communicate effectively throughout the area and enabled their full integration into coalition operations. Lieutenant Thain’s outstanding leadership and superb professionalism led to more efficient and better synchronized security operations, bringing stability to the local population.