Commendation
A commendation was an official award usually given as a formal statement of a heroic or monumental accomplishment.

While attending Starfleet Academy in the 2250s, James T. Kirk received a commendation for original thinking after he "changed the conditions" of the  on his third try. ()

In the alternate reality, Kirk was awarded a commendation by Admiral Richard Barnett after defeating the Narada, for his "inspirational valor and supreme dedication to [his] comrades". ()

In 2371, Captain Janeway placed a special commendation in the logs of the  for exemplary performance by The Doctor in his role as chief medical officer for successfully initiating first contact with photonic lifeforms and rescuing three endangered crew-members. ()

Captain Janeway put  Tom Paris in for a commendation for breaking the transwarp threshold in 2372. ()

The Order of the Bat'leth was the highest commendation a Klingon could receive. In 2373, Gul Dukat, added the cover names of Benjamin Sisko, Odo, Worf and Miles O'Brien (undercover as Klingon warriors) to the commendation list as part of an undercover operation to expose a Changeling in the Klingon leadership. ()

The Klingon High Council issued a commendation to the entire crew of the  after their destruction of a Jem'Hadar starship and subsequent rescue of 35 Klingon warriors stranded in Dominion space in 2373. ()

Lieutenant Tuvok noted in his mission report a special commendation for "endurance and bravery" for Neelix after heroic actions he took on a Nezu colony in 2373. ()

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