Upon completion of his remarks, the General officially recognized a number of staff for their outstanding performance as follows
NATO Meritorious Service Medal
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Lieutenant Colonel Falko Schwarz, Germany
Commanders' Commendation
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Mr Ioannis Anthiropoulos, Greece
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Major Quentin Baffet, France
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Commander Ernst Norvall Boe, Norway
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Commander Peter Dannerfjord, Denmark
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Lieutenant Colonel Cenk Emistekinkaraca, Turkey
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Sergeant Nicola Ganda, Great Britain
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Chief Petty Officer Justin Garrett, United States of America
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Major Johannes Lutsch, Germany
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Lieutenant Colonel Frank Mouchaers, Belgium
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Commander Yves Péant, France
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Flight Sergeant Shane Rousell, Great Britain
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Lieutenant Colonel Vlastimil Schlinger, Czech Republic
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Captain Linda Schrader, the Netherlands
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Lieutenant Colonel Steven Schreeg, Germany
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Lieutenant Colonel Paolo Spagnoli, Italy
The following were not able to attend today's ceremony and will be presented with their Commendations at a later date:
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Major Alexandra Barbulescu, Romania
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Lieutenant Colonel Alessandro Concari, Italy
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Lieutenant Commander Steven Powell, Great Britain
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Commander Nicholas Reed, Great Britain
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Major Eric Ty, United States of America