Individuals and teams that have provided excellent service to the Ministry of Defence receive the Vice Chief of the Defence Staff (VCDS) Commendation Awards twice a year, in conjunction with state awards.
Victoria Cox earned an individual commendation for her remarkable achievement in providing statistical data analysis to the Scientific Pandemic Influenza Group on Modelling, which enabled the UK Government to make COVID-19 choices and save lives.
Dave Harrhy, Mark Everett, Graham Panter, and Kieran Evans of the Combat Air Simulation Team were awarded a VCDS Commendation for their dedicated development and operation of the CUTLASS Human-in-the-Loop Capability, which has allowed air stakeholders to understand mission effectiveness, survivability, and interoperability of the UK’s current and future Combat Air platforms over the last 18 years. Furthermore, their effort and inventiveness have aided the construction of SABRE, an off-site air combat simulation center that will support the front line at RAF MARHAM.
Dstl Chief Executive, Dr Paul Hollinshead, said:
These awards demonstrate the invaluable contribution of Defence research to current and future national security, whether protecting the health of the nation or keeping people safe from threats. I am immensely proud of the impact Dstl’s work has for our customers and offer my thanks and appreciation to all the recipients.