The RCAF commendation was presented to Lieutenant-Colonel Melany Lepage during the CANELEMNORAD Honors and Award ceremony, that took place on 09 March 2022 at Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States of America.

Citation :

“LCOL (THEN MAJOR) LEPAGE DEMONSTRATED EXCEPTIONAL LEADERSHIP AS 14 WING OC TELECOM FLIGHT FROM 30 JULY 2018 TO 1 OCTOBER 2019, SERVING AS CANADIAN FORCES STATION ALERT COMMANDING OFFICER FROM APRIL TO JULY 2019. HER COMMITMENT AND MISSION FOCUS IMPROVED THE OPERATIONAL EFFECTIVENESS OF HER UNITS, WHILE INCREASING THE MORALE AND WELL-BEING OF HER PERSONNEL. HER EXCEPTIONAL PLANNING ABILITY AND COMMAND PRESENCE INFLUENCED THE SUCCESS OF OP LENTUS FOLLOWING HURRICANE DORIAN IN NOVA SCOTIA AS WELL AS OP NEVUS IN ELLESMERE ISLAND, NUNAVUT”.