Col. Gyula Kovács, Hungarian Defense Forces, was awarded the Army Commendation Medal by the Secretary of the United States Army has awarded to for his meritorious service while assigned as the chief of staff and chief support of the NATO Headquarters Sarajevo (NHQSa) during the period of Aug. 10, 2015, to Aug. 18, 2016. Colonel Kovács was decorated with the medal by Brig. Gen. Giselle Wilz, NHQSa commander, during a transfer-of-authority ceremony at Camp Butmir, Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH), on Aug. 10, 2016.