- Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Meritorious Service Decorations - Military Division
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Meritorious Service Medal
- Awarded on: October 19, 2017
- Invested on: February 28, 2018
From July 2016 to June 2017, Rear-Admiral Hawco demonstrated exemplary leadership and professionalism as chief of Force Development in Ottawa. As co-lead for the Defence Policy Review, he exhibited a high degree of strategic vision and exemplary personal commitment, which enabled the Department of National Defence and the Canadian Armed Forces to present the most comprehensive and holistic defence policy to the government for the first time in over two decades, thereby meeting its institutional needs for years to come.
This is the second M.S.M. awarded to Rear-Admiral Hawco. -
Meritorious Service Medal
- Awarded on: July 10, 2007
- Invested on: October 12, 2007
Commander Hawco, commanding officer of HMCS Ottawa, was deployed as part of Task Force Arabian Sea from September 10, 2006, to March 17, 2007. His sound judgement and leadership set the tone for the entire ship’s company during this intense period of operations. His exceptional professionalism resulted in his repeated selection as flagship and as pulse group commander responsible for the employment of other coalition ships in security and intelligence operations on the Red Sea. Commander Hawco’s operational focus set the stage for coalition success in the Persian Gulf.