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General Lance L. Smith awarded the Meritorious Service Cross (Military Division)November 7, 2007 OTTAWA—On behalf of Her Excellency the Right Honourable Michaëlle Jean, Governor General and Commander-in-Chief of Canada, Lieutenant-General Jan Arp, Chief of Staff, NATO Headquarters Supreme Allied Command Transformation, presented the Meritorious Service Cross (Military Division) to General Lance L. Smith, in Norfolk, Virginia, U.S.A., on November 6, 2007. The following text is the official citation: General Lance L. Smith, M.S.C. As a visionary leader, General Smith, of the United States Air Force, demonstrated outstanding foresight and resolve while skilfully guiding the transformation of NATO. His efforts to change Alliance doctrine, training, concept development and experimentation had direct impact on similar advances in Canadian Forces processes and operations in Afghanistan and Kosovo. His immediate and unconditional support following a tragic friendly fire accident that claimed the lives of Canadian soldiers in 2006, resulted in unprecedented collaboration between NATO, Canadian and U.S. investigation teams, and in the identification of several crucial lessons for future joint operations. His many achievements contributed greatly to collective security and constitute unique and meritorious service to Canada. -30-
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