Meritorious Service Decorations - Military Division
Meritorious Service Medal
Awarded on: 2012-05-17
Invested on: 2012-11-15
Warrant Officer Mansfield was deployed as the Task Force Kandahar Engineer Regiment Operations warrant officer from August 2010 to July 2011. As the engineer advisor to the Tactical Operations Centre, he ensured the optimal allocation of engineering resources and coordinated explosive ordnance disposal activities. He also contributed to the provision of accurate information regarding threat levels and enabled the acquisition of equipment that would have otherwise been inaccessible to the task force. Warrant Officer Mansfield’s efforts and leadership were critical to the operational success of the Engineer Regiment.