WYLIE, Dominic Gareth Crosby

Captain, New Zealand Army

CITATION

Distinguished Service Decoration

Queen's Birthday Honours 2 June 2014

Captain WYLIE was the Afghan National Security Forces Liaison Officer for the duration of the final New Zealand contingent deployment to Bamyan,

Afghanistan in 2013. His role involved daily interaction with the Afghan National Police, the Afghan National Directorate of Security and the Afghan

Provincial Operational Coordination Centre. Captain WYLIE’s efforts contributed to the readiness of the Afghan National Security Forces to face

security challenges beyond the presence of New Zealand and other members of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in Bamyan

province. He worked with the Afghans to improve their training, access to equipment and their ability to plan complex operations involving several

agencies. He assisted in the establishment of an Afghan Peace and Reconciliation Council, a formal body that aims to reintegrate former insurgents

into local society. He oversaw the re-establishment of the Afghan National Police Provincial Response Company, a group of highly trained

paramilitary officers. Captain WYLIE prepared a comprehensive capability demonstration involving the various groups within the Afghan National

Security Forces. This demonstration, the first of its kind to be held, showed the Afghan government and people of Bamyan the progress made by

Afghan security forces and their ability to protect them after the departure of the ISAF.

KNOWN AWARDS

New Zealand Distinguished Service Decoration

New Zealand Operational Service Medal

New Zealand General Service Medal - Timor Leste

New Zealand General Service Medal Afghanistan (Primary)

NATO Medal

ISAF

New Zealand Defence Service Medal

Regular

Timor Leste Solidarity Medal

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