PONSE, Ian Richard
G50997, Warrant Officer Class 1, Royal New Zealand Army Logistic Regiment
CITATIONNew Zealand Distinguished Service DecorationQueen's Birthday Honours List 2011Warrant Officer Class One PONSE served as Quartermaster of the 16th Field Regiment, Royal New Zealand Artillery. In this appointment, he hasmanaged three projects introducing new capabilities for operational deployments. He completed the building of specialised lines for the Very LowLevel Air Defence Capability, which was completed on time and on budget. He was then instrumental in raising 39 Mortar Battery at Burnham andensured that it quickly became operationally capable. He has also been involved throughout with the development of the KAHU Unmanned AerialSurveillance Battle-Lab, from its experimental stages to first successful deployment in 2010. The introduction to service of all three assets havesignificantly improved the Army’s operational capabilities.KNOWN AWARDSNew Zealand Distinguished Service DecorationNew Zealand Operational Service MedalNew Zealand East Timor MedalUN Transitional Authority East Timor Medal (UNTAET)New Zealand Army Long Service & Good Conduct MedalInternational Force East Timor Medal (INTERFET)NOTES
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