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  March 2, 2018 | Local, Aerospace

  Military promotions and retirements: RCAF commander Lt.-Gen. Hood leaving

  DAVID PUGLIESE, OTTAWA CITIZEN More from David Pugliese, Ottawa Citizen A CANFORGEN has now gone out outlining the latest promotions and retirements from the Canadian Forces. Here it is: PROMOTIONS AND APPOINTMENTS, RESULTING FROM RETIREMENTS, ARE AS FOLLOWS: LIEUTENANT-GENERAL J.A.J. PARENT WILL RETIRE FROM SERVICE RESULTING IN THE FOLLOWING PROMOTIONS AND APPOINTMENTS: (1) LIEUTENANT-GENERAL P.F. WYNNYK WILL BE APPOINTED ACTING VICE CHIEF OF THE DEFENCE STAFF, AT NDHQ, IN OTTAWA ON, REPLACING LIEUTENANT-GENERAL J.A.J. PARENT (2) MAJOR-GENERAL J.M. LANTHIER WILL BE PROMOTED TO THE RANK OF LIEUTENANT-GENERAL AND WILL BE APPOINTED COMMANDER CANADIAN ARMY, AT NDHQ, IN OTTAWA ON, REPLACING LIEUTENANT-GENERAL P.F. WYNNYK (3) BRIGADIER-GENERAL J.P.H.H. GOSSELIN WILL BE PROMOTED TO MAJOR- GENERAL AND APPOINTED CHIEF OF PROGRAM, AT NDHQ, IN OTTAWA ON, REPLACING MAJOR-GENERAL J.M. LANTHIER (4) BRIGADIER-GENERAL M.A.J. CARIGNAN WILL BE APPOINTED AS COMMANDER 2 CANADIAN DIVISION AND JOINT TASK FORCE (EAST), IN MONTREAL QC, REPLACING BRIGADIER-GENERAL J.P.H.H. GOSSELIN (5) COLONEL D.A. (DAVE) QUINN WILL BE PROMOTED ACTING WHILE SO EMPLOYED TO THE RANK OF BRIGADIER-GENERAL AND APPOINTED AS CHIEF OF STAFF LAND OPERATIONS CANADIAN ARMY, IN NDHQ, IN OTTAWA ON, REPLACING BRIGADIER-GENERAL M.A.J. CARIGNAN LIEUTENANT-GENERAL J.M.M. HAINSE WILL RETIRE FROM SERVICE RESULTING IN THE FOLLOWING PROMOTIONS AND APPOINTMENTS: (1) REAR-ADMIRAL D.C. HAWCO WILL BE PROMOTED TO THE RANK OF VICE- ADMIRAL AND WILL BE APPOINTED CANADIAN MILITARY REPRESENTATIVE AT NATO HQ, IN BRUSSELS (BELGIUM), REPLACING LIEUTENANT-GENERAL J.M.M. HAINSE (2) COMMODORE J.B. ZWICK WILL BE PROMOTED TO THE RANK OF REAR-ADMIRAL AND BE APPOINTED AS CHIEF OF FORCE DEVELOPMENT, AT NDHQ, IN OTTAWA ON, REPLACING REAR-ADMIRAL D.C. HAWCO (3) COMMODORE A.I. TOPSHEE WILL BE APPOINTED AS COMMANDER CANADIAN FLEET PACIFIC, IN ESQUIMALT BC, REPLACING COMMODORE J.B. ZWICK (4) CAPTAIN (NAVY) J.A. CLARKE WILL BE PROMOTED TO THE RANK OF COMMODORE AND APPOINTED DEPUTY DIRECTOR STRATEGY, POLICY AND PLANS AT THE NORTH AMERICAN AEROSPACE DEFENSE COMMAND, AT COLORADO SPRINGS (USA), REPLACING COMMODORE A.I. TOPSHEE LIEUTENANT-GENERAL M.J. HOOD WILL RETIRE FROM SERVICE RESULTING IN THE FOLLOWING PROMOTIONS AND APPOINTMENTS: (1) MAJOR-GENERAL A.D. MEINZINGER WILL BE PROMOTED TO THE RANK OF LIEUTENANT-GENERAL AND WILL BE APPOINTED COMMANDER ROYAL CANADIAN AIR FORCE, AT NDHQ, IN OTTAWA ON, REPLACING LIEUTENANT-GENERAL M.J. HOOD (2) MAJOR-GENERAL O.H. LAVOIE WILL BE APPOINTED DIRECTOR OF STAFF, STRATEGIC JOINT STAFF, AT NDHQ, IN OTTAWA ON, REPLACING MAJOR-GENERAL A.D. MEINZINGER (3) BRIGADIER-GENERAL J.S.S.D. FORTIN WILL BE PROMOTED TO MAJOR- GENERAL AND WILL BE APPOINTED COMMANDER 1ST CANADIAN DIVISION, IN KINGSTON ON, REPLACING MAJOR-GENERAL O.H. LAVOIE (4) COLONEL E.D. SIMONEAU WILL PROMOTED TO THE RANK OF BRIGADIER- GENERAL AND WILL BE SECONDED TO THE PRIVY COUNCIL OFFICE, IN OTTAWA ON, REPLACING BRIGADIER-GENERAL J.S.S.D. FORTIN LIEUTENANT-GENERAL J.P.J. ST-AMAND WILL RETIRE FROM SERVICE RESULTING IN THE FOLLOWING PROMOTIONS AND APPOINTMENTS: (1) MAJOR-GENERAL C.J. COATES WILL BE PROMOTED TO THE RANK OF LIEUTENANT-GENERAL AND WILL BE APPOINTED DEPUTY COMMANDER NORTH AMERICAN AEROSPACE DEFENCE COMMAND, AT COLORADO SPRINGS (USA), REPLACING LIEUTENANT-GENERAL J.P.J. ST-AMAND (2) BRIGADIER-GENERAL D.W. LOWTHIAN WILL BE PROMOTED TO THE RANK OF MAJOR-GENERAL AND WILL BE APPOINTED DIRECTOR OF NORAD OPERATIONS AT NORAD HQ, IN COLORADO SPRINGS (USA), REPLACING MAJOR-GENERAL C.J. COATES (3) BRIGADIER-GENERAL C.J.J. MIALKOWSKI WILL BE APPOINTED CHIEF OF STAFF TO THE CHIEF DEFENCE STAFF, AT NDHQ, IN OTTAWA ON, REPLACING BRIGADIER-GENERAL D.W. LOWTHIAN (4) BRIGADIER-GENERAL J.R.M. GAGNE WILL DEPLOY AS DEPUTY COORDINATOR SUPPORT USSC/ COMMMANDER TASK FORCE MIDDLE EAST, REPLACING BRIGADIER-GENERAL C.J.J. MIALKOWSKI (5) COLONEL W.H. FLETCHER WILL BE PROMOTED ACTING WHILE SO EMPLOYED TO THE RANK OF BRIGADIER-GENERAL AND APPOINTED DEPUTY COMMANDER 18 AB CORPS US ARMY, IN NORTH CAROLINA (USA), REPLACING BRIGADIER-GENERAL J.R.M. GAGNE REAR-ADMIRAL J.P.G. COUTURIER WILL RETIRE FROM SERVICE RESULTING IN THE FOLLOWING PROMOTIONS AND APPOINTMENTS: (1) REAR-ADMIRAL A.G. MCDONALD WILL BE APPOINTED DEPUTY COMMANDER OF THE ROYAL CANADIAN NAVY, AT NDHQ, IN OTTAWA ON, REPLACING REAR- ADMIRAL J.P.G. COUTURIER (2) REAR-ADMIRAL J.R. AUCHTERLONIE WILL BE APPOINTED COMMANDER MARITIME FORCES PACIFIC/JOINT TASK FORCE (PACIFIC), IN ESQUIMALT BC, REPLACING REAR-ADMIRAL A.G. MCDONALD (3) MAJOR-GENERAL W.F. SEYMOUR WILL BE APPOINTED DEPUTY COMMANDER – CANADIAN JOINT OPERATIONS COMMAND, AT NDHQ, IN OTTAWA ON, REPLACING REAR-ADMIRAL J.R. AUCHTERLONIE (4) COMMODORE B.W.N. SANTARPIA WILL BE PROMOTED TO REAR-ADMIRAL AND WILL BE APPOINTED CHIEF OF STAFF OPERATIONS, CANADIAN JOINT OPERATIONS COMMAND, AT NDHQ, IN OTTAWA ON, REPLACING MAJOR-GENERAL W.F. SEYMOUR (5) CAPTAIN (NAVY) B. PEATS WILL BE PROMOTED ACTING WHILE SO EMPLOYED TO THE RANK OF COMMODORE AND WILL BE APPOINTED DIRECTOR GENERAL PLANS – STRATEGIC JOINT STAFF, AT NDHQ, IN OTTAWA ON, REPLACING COMMODORE B.W.N. SANTARPIA REAR-ADMIRAL W.S. TRUELOVE WILL RETIRE FROM SERVICE RESULTING IN THE FOLLOWING PROMOTIONS AND APPOINTMENTS: (1) MAJOR-GENERAL S.C. HETHERINGTON WILL BE APPOINTED CANADIAN DEFENCE ATTACHE / COMMANDER CANADIAN DEFENCE LIASON STAFF (WASHINGTON) IN WASHINGTON DC (USA), REPLACING REAR-ADMIRAL W.S. TRUELOVE (2) BRIGADIER-GENERAL S.M. CADDEN WILL BE PROMOTED TO THE RANK OF MAJOR-GENERAL AND APPOINTED COMMANDER CANADIAN ARMY DOCTRINE AND TRAINING CENTRE, IN KINGSTON ON, REPLACING MAJOR-GENERAL S.C. HETHERINGTON (3) BRIGADIER-GENERAL J.J.M.J. PAUL WILL BE APPOINTED AS COMMANDER 4TH CANADIAN DIVISION, IN TORONTO ON, REPLACING BRIGADIER-GENERAL S.M. CADDEN (4) COLONEL M.C. WRIGHT WILL BE PROMOTED ACTING WHILE SO EMPLOYED TO THE RANK OF BRIGADIER-GENERAL AND BE APPOINTED AS CHIEF OF STAFF CANADIAN FORCES INTELLIGENCE COMMAND, AT NDHQ, IN OTTAWA ON, REPLACING BRIGADIER-GENERAL J.J.M.J. PAUL MAJOR-GENERAL D.L.R. WHEELER RETIRED FROM SERVICE IN LATE 2017, RESULTING IN THE FOLLOWING PROMOTIONS AND APPOINTMENTS: (1) BRIGADIER-GENERAL S.G. FRIDAY WAS PROMOTED MAJOR-GENERAL AND APPOINTED AS DEPUTY VICE-CHIEF OF THE DEFENCE STAFF, AT NDHQ, IN OTTAWA ON, REPLACING MAJOR-GENERAL D.L.R. WHEELER (2) BRIGADIER-GENERAL ACTING WHILE SO EMPLOYED K.G. HORGAN WILL BE PROMOTED SUBSTANTIVE TO THE RANK OF BRIGADIER-GENERAL AND WAS APPOINTED AS CHIEF OF STAFF, VICE-CHIEF OF THE DEFENCE STAFF, AT NDHQ, IN OTTAWA ON, REPLACING MAJOR-GENERAL S.G. FRIDAY MAJOR-GENERAL D.J. MILNER WILL RETIRE FROM SERVICE RESULTING IN THE FOLLOWING PROMOTIONS AND APPOINTMENTS: (1) MAJOR-GENERAL S.G. FRIDAY WILL BE APPOINTED AS CENTRAL COMMAND DEPUTY J4, IN TAMPA FL (USA), REPLACING MAJOR-GENERAL D.J. MILNER IN CENTRAL COMMAND (2) BRIGADIER-GENERAL F.J. ALLEN WILL BE PROMOTED TO MAJOR-GENERAL AND APPOINTED AS DEPUTY VICE-CHIEF OF THE DEFENCE STAFF, AT NDHQ, IN OTTAWA ON, REPLACING MAJOR-GENERAL S.G. FRIDAY (3) COLONEL P.C. SABOURIN WILL BE PROMOTED ACTING WHILE SO EMPLOYED TO THE RANK OF BRIGADIER-GENERAL AND APPOINTED DIRECTOR GENERAL INFORMATION MANAGEMENT OPERATIONS, AT NDHQ, IN OTTAWA, REPLACING BRIGADIER-GENERAL F.J. ALLEN MAJOR-GENERAL G.D. LOOS WILL RETIRE FROM SERVICE RESULTING IN THE FOLLOWING PROMOTIONS AND APPOINTMENTS: (1) BRIGADIER-GENERAL F.J. CHAGNON WILL BE PROMOTED TO THE RANK OF MAJOR-GENERAL AND APPOINTED CHIEF OF STAFF ASSISTANT DEPUTY MINISTER (IM), AT NDHQ, IN OTTAWA ON, REPLACING MAJOR-GENERAL G.D. LOOS (2) BRIGADIER-GENERAL D.J. ANDERSON WILL BE APPOINTED DEPUTY CHIEF OF STAFF – OPERATIONS, CANADIAN JOINT OPERATIONS COMMAND, IN OTTAWA ON, REPLACING BRIGADIER-GENERAL F.J. CHAGNON (3) BRIGADIER-GENERAL M.H.L. BOURGON WILL BE APPOINTED AS CHIEF OF STAFF READINESS CANADIAN JOINT OPERATIONS COMMAND, AT NDHQ, IN OTTAWA, REPLACING BRIGADIER-GENERAL D.J. ANDERSON (4) BRIGADIER-GENERAL J.P.R. PREVOST WILL BE APPOINTED AS DIRECTOR GENERAL OPERATIONS, STRATEGIC JOINT STAFF, AT NDHQ, IN OTTAWA ON, REPLACING BRIGADIER-GENERAL M.H.L. BOURGON (5) COLONEL J.A.S. BERNARD WILL BE PROMOTED ACTING WHILE SO EMPLOYED TO THE RANK OF BRIGADIER-GENERAL AND APPOINTED DEPUTY CHIEF OF STAFF PLANS, CANADIAN JOINT OPERATIONS COMMAND, IN OTTAWA ON, REPLACING BRIGADIER-GENERAL J.P.R. PREVOST MAJOR-GENERAL N. ELDAOUD WILL TRANSFER TO THE PRIMARY RESERVE AND CONTINUE TO SUPPORT THE JOURNEY PROJECT, RESULTING IN THE FOLLOWING PROMOTIONS AND APPOINTMENTS: (1) FOLLOWING HIS RETURN FROM OP IMPACT (MLT DIRECTOR), BRIGADIER- GENERAL S.J.R. WHELAN WILL BE PROMOTED TO MAJOR-GENERAL AND WILL BE APPOINTED CHIEF MILITARY PERSONNEL PROGRAMS (JOURNEY PROJECT), AT NDHQ, IN OTTAWA ON, REPLACING MAJOR-GENERAL N. ELDAOUD (2) BRIGADIER-GENERAL R. DELANEY WILL BE APPOINTED MINISTERIAL LIAISON TEAM DIRECTOR – OP IMPACT, REPLACING BRIGADIER-GENERAL S.J.R. WHELAN (3) COLONEL J.S. TRUDEAU WILL BE PROMOTED TO BRIGADIER-GENERAL AND APPOINTED AS CANADIAN FORCES PROVOST MARSHAL, AT NDHQ, IN OTTAWA ON, REPLACING BRIGADIER-GENERAL R. DELANEY REAR-ADMIRAL J.J. BENNETT WILL RETIRE FROM SERVICE RESULTING IN THE FOLLOWING PROMOTION AND APPOINTMENT: (1) CAPTAIN (NAVY) R.L. PATTERSON WILL BE PROMOTED ACTING WHILE SO EMPLOYED TO THE RANK OF COMMODORE AND APPOINTED DIRECTOR GENERAL CANADIAN ARMED FORCES STRATEGIC RESPONSE TEAM ON SEXUAL MISCONDUCT, AT NDHQ, IN OTTAWA ON, REPLACING REAR-ADMIRAL J.J. BENNETT COMMODORE M.D. WOOD RETIRED FROM SERVICE IN LATE 2017, RESULTING IN THE FOLLOWING PROMOTION AND APPOINTMENT: (1) CAPTAIN (NAVY) L. CAROSIELLI WAS PROMOTED ACTING WHILE SO EMPLOYED TO THE RANK OF COMMODORE AND APPOINTED AS PROJECT MANAGER CANADIAN SURFACE COMBATANT, AT NDHQ, IN OTTAWA ON, REPLACING COMMODORE M.D. WOOD BRIGADIER-GENERAL M.A. FRANK RETIRED FROM SERVICE IN LATE 2017, RESULTING IN THE FOLLOWING PROMOTION AND APPOINTMENT: (1) CAPTAIN (NAVY) R.G. PUMPHREY WAS PROMOTED ACTING WHILE SO EMPLOYED TO THE RANK OF COMMODORE AND APPOINTED AS DIRECTOR GENERAL DEFENCE FORCE PLAN, AT NDHQ, IN OTTAWA ON, REPLACING BRIGADIER- GENERAL M.A. FRANK BRIGADIER-GENERAL W. LIEDTKE RETIRED FROM SERVICE IN LATE 2017, RESULTING IN THE FOLLOWING PROMOTION AND APPOINTMENT: (1) COLONEL R.W.H. GOODYEAR WILL BE PROMOTED ACTING WHILE SO EMPLOYED TO THE RANK OF BRIGADIER-GENERAL AND APPOINTED AS CHIEF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT/DEPUTY CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER AT NDHQ, IN OTTAWA ON, REPLACING BRIGADIER-GENERAL W. LIEDTKE BRIGADIER-GENERAL J.B.C. DOYON RETIRED FROM SERVICE IN LATE 2017, RESULTING IN THE FOLLOWING PROMOTION AND APPOINTMENT: (1) COMMODORE ACTING WHILE SO EMPLOYED C.F. SUTHERLAND WILL BE PROMOTED SUBSTANTIVE TO THE RANK OF COMMODORE AND WAS APPOINTED AS DIRECTOR GENERAL MILITARY CAREERS, AT NDHQ, IN OTTAWA ON, REPLACING BRIGADIER-GENERAL J.B.C. DOYON BRIGADIER-GENERAL R.G. MAZZOLIN WILL RETIRE FROM SERVICE, RESULTING IN THE FOLLOWING PROMOTION AND APPOINTMENT: (1) COLONEL P.J. PEYTON WILL BE PROMOTED ACTING WHILE SO EMPLOYED TO THE RANK OF BRIGADIER-GENERAL AND APPOINTED AS VICE DIRECTOR J7 – EXERCISES AND TRAINING, UNITED STATES CYBER COMMAND, IN WASHINGTON DC (USA), REPLACING BRIGADIER-GENERAL R.G. MAZZOLIN BRIGADIER-GENERAL K.W. HORLOCK WILL RETIRE FROM SERVICE, RESULTING IN THE FOLLOWING PROMOTIONS AND APPOINTMENTS: (1) BRIGADIER-GENERAL ACTING WHILE SO EMPLOYED D.A. MACISAAC WILL BE PROMOTED SUBSTANTIVE TO THE RANK OF BRIGADIER-GENERAL AND APPOINTED CHIEF OF STAFF SUPPORT AT CANADIAN JOINT OPERATIONS COMMAND, AT NDHQ, IN OTTAWA ON, REPLACING BRIGADIER-GENERAL K.W. HORLOCK (2) COLONEL A.R. JAYNE WAS PROMOTED ACTING WHILE SO EMPLOYED TO THE RANK OF BRIGADIER-GENERAL AND DEPLOYED ON OPERATION IMPACT, REPLACING BRIGADIER-GENERAL D.A. MACISAAC. UPON RETURN FROM OPERATIONS, BRIGADIER-GENERAL A.R. JAYNE WILL BE APPOINTED AS DIRECTOR GENERAL CYBERSPACE, AT NDHQ, IN OTTAWA ON, REPLACING COMMODORE R. FELTHAM BRIGADIER-GENERAL M.A. NIXON WILL RETIRE FROM SERVICE, RESULTING IN THE FOLLOWING PROMOTION AND APPOINTMENT: (1) COLONEL J.B.P. CARPENTIER WILL BE PROMOTED ACTING WHILE SO EMPLOYED TO THE RANK OF BRIGADIER-GENERAL AND APPOINTED AS COMMANDER JOINT TASK FORCE NORTH, YELLOWKNIFE, REPLACING BRIGADIER-GENERAL M.A. NIXON BRIGADIER-GENERAL R.W. ERMEL WILL RETIRE FROM SERVICE, RESULTING IN THE FOLLOWING PROMOTION AND APPOINTMENT: (1) COLONEL D.D. BASINGER WILL BE PROMOTED ACTING WHILE SO EMPLOYED TO THE RANK OF BRIGADIER-GENERAL AND WILL BE APPOINTED AS DIRECTOR GENERAL CAPABILITY AND STRUCTURE INTEGRATION, AT NDHQ, IN OTTAWA ON, REPLACING BRIGADIER-GENERAL R.W. ERMEL THE FOLLOWING PROMOTIONS AND APPOINTMENTS RESULT FROM NEW AND CONTINUING SERVICE REQUIREMENTS: LIEUTENANT-GENERAL S.J. BOWES WILL BE SECONDED TO A NEW POSITION WITH VETERANS AFFAIRS CANADA, IN CHARLOTTETOWN PEI, RESULTING IN THE FOLLOWING PROMOTIONS AND APPOINTMENTS: (1) MAJOR-GENERAL M.N. ROULEAU WILL BE PROMOTED TO THE RANK OF LIEUTENANT-GENERAL AND APPOINTED AS COMMANDER CANADIAN JOINT OPERATIONS COMMAND, AT NDHQ, IN OTTAWA ON, REPLACING LIEUTENANT- GENERAL S.J. BOWES (2) BRIGADIER-GENERAL P.S. DAWE WILL BE PROMOTED TO THE RANK OF MAJOR-GENERAL AND APPOINTED AS COMMANDER CANADIAN SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCES COMMAND, AT NDHQ, IN OTTAWA ON, REPLACING MAJOR-GENERAL M.N. ROULEAU (3) COLONEL J.M.S. (STEVE) BOIVIN WILL BE PROMOTED TO THE RANK OF BRIGADIER-GENERAL AND APPOINTED AS DEPUTY COMMANDER, CANADIAN SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCES COMMAND, REPLACING BRIGADIER-GENERAL P.S. DAWE COMMODORE C.P. DONOVAN WILL BE PROMOTED TO THE RANK OF REAR- ADMIRAL AND BE APPOINTED INTO A NEW POSITION AS DIRECTOR GENERAL CANADIAN SURFACE COMBATANT, AT NDHQ, IN OTTAWA ON (1) COMMODORE ACTING WHILE SO EMPLOYED R. FELTHAM WILL BE PROMOTED SUBSTANTIVE TO THE RANK OF COMMODORE AND APPOINTED DIRECTOR GENERAL NAVAL FORCE DEVELOPMENT, AT NDHQ, IN OTTAWA ON, REPLACING COMMODORE P. DONOVAN C. COMMODORE H.C. EDMUNDSON WILL BE PROMOTED TO REAR-ADMIRAL AND WILL BE APPOINTED DEPUTY COMMANDER MILITARY PERSONNEL COMMAND, AT NDHQ, IN OTTAWA ON, REPLACING MAJOR-GENERAL W.D. EYRE (1) COMMODORE J.A.S. PAGE WILL BE APPOINTED CHIEF OF STAFF OPERATIONS TO THE COMMANDER OF MILITARY PERSONNEL COMMAND, AT NDHQ, IN OTTAWA ON, REPLACING COMMODORE H.C. EDMUNDSON (2) CAPTAIN (NAVY) C.S. EARL WILL BE PROMOTED ACTING WHILE SO EMPLOYED TO THE RANK OF COMMODORE AND WILL BE APPOINTED DIRECTOR GENERAL MARITIME EQUIPMENT PROGRAM MANAGEMENT, AT NDHQ, IN OTTAWA ON, REPLACING COMMODORE J.A.S. PAGE BRIGADIER-GENERAL B.W.G. MCPHERSON WILL BE APPOINTED AS COMMANDANT CANADIAN FORCES COLLEGE, IN TORONTO ON, REPLACING BRIGADIER-GENERAL K.R. COTTEN (1) COLONEL T.P. DUNNE WILL BE PROMOTED TO THE RANK OF BRIGADIER- GENERAL AND WILL BE APPOINTED AS CAF LIAISON OFFICER TO THE PENTAGON, IN WASHINGTON DC (USA), REPLACING BRIGADIER-GENERAL B.W.G. MCPHERSON BRIGADIER-GENERAL D.B. COCHRANE WILL BE APPOINTED COMMANDER NATIONAL CADET AND JUNIOR CANADIAN RANGERS SUPPORT GROUP, AT NDHQ, IN OTTAWA ON, RESULTING IN THE FOLLOWING PROMOTIONS AND APPOINTMENTS: (1) BRIGADIER-GENERAL M. LEBLANC WILL BE APPOINTED COMMANDER 2 CANADIAN AIR DIVISION, IN WINNIPEG MB, REPLACING BRIGADIER-GENERAL D.B. COCHRANE (2) BRIGADIER-GENERAL J.R.P. LAROCHE WILL BE APPOINTED AS DEPUTY J3 OPERATIONS WITH UNITED STATES PACIFIC COMMAND (HAWAII), IN PEARL HARBOUR HI (USA), REPLACING BRIGADIER-GENERAL M. LEBLANC (3) BRIGADIER-GENERAL S.N. CLANCY WILL BE APPOINTED AS DEPUTY COMMANDER ALASKAN NORAD REGION, IN ANCHORAGE AK (USA), REPLACING BRIGADIER-GENERAL J.R.P. LAROCHE (4) BRIGADIER-GENERAL E.J. KENNY WILL BE APPOINTED AS DIRECTOR GENERAL AIR READINESS, AT NHDQ, IN OTTAWA ON, REPLACING BRIGADIER- GENERAL S.N. CLANCY (5) COLONEL I.S. HUDDLESTON WILL BE PROMOTED TO BRIGADIER-GENERAL AND WILL BE APPOINTED AS DEPUTY COMMANDER FORCE GENERATION, AT 1 CANADIAN AIR DIVISION HQ, IN WINNIPEG MB, REPLACING BRIGADIER-GENERAL E.J. KENNY FOLLOWING HIS RETURN FROM OP IMPACT (CHIEF OF STAFF), BRIGADIER- GENERAL ACTING WHILE SO EMPLOYED D.C. AITCHISON WILL BE PROMOTED SUBSTANTIVE TO THE RANK OF BRIGADIER-GENERAL AND APPOINTED DEPUTY COMMANDER US ARMY ALASKA, IN A POSITION THAT HAS BEEN UP-RANKED TO BRIGADIER-GENERAL, REPLACING COLONEL R. PELLETIER BRIGADIER-GENERAL ACTING WHILE SO EMPLOYED L.P. MCGARRY WILL BE PROMOTED SUBSTANTIVE TO THE RANK OF BRIGADIER-GENERAL AND DEPLOY ON OP IMPACT (CHIEF OF STAFF), REPLACING BRIGADIER-GENERAL D.C. AITCHISON COMMODORE M.J.M. HALLE WILL BE APPOINTED TO A NATO ROTATIONAL POSITION AS MARITIME COMPONENT COMMANDER DEPUTY CHIEF OF STAFF OPERATIONS, IN NORTHWOOD (UNITED KINGDOM) COLONEL M.R. BARKER WILL BE PROMOTED TO THE RANK OF BRIGADIER- GENERAL AND APPOINTED DIRECTOR GENERAL AEROSPACE EQUIPMENT PROJECT MANAGEMENT, AT NDHQ, IN OTTAWA ON COLONEL C.R. KEIVER WILL BE PROMOTED ACTING WHILE SO EMPLOYED TO THE RANK OF BRIGADIER-GENERAL AND APPOINTED AS DIRECTOR GENERAL AIR STAFF, AT NDHQ, OTTAWA ON CAPTAIN (NAVY) D.M. GARNIER WILL BE PROMOTED ACTING WHILE SO EMPLOYED TO THE RANK OF COMMODORE AND DEPLOY AS TASK FORCE COMMANDER CTF-150 OP ARTEMIS, IN BAHRAIN BRIGADIER-GENERAL ACTING WHILE SO EMPLOYED A.T. BENSON WILL BE PROMOTED SUBSTANTIVE TO THE RANK OF BRIGADIER-GENERAL AND WILL CONTINUE TO SERVE IN HIS CURRENT APPOINTMENT AS DIRECTOR GENERAL LAND EQUIPMENT PROGRAM MANAGEMENT, AT NDHQ, IN OTTAWA ON BRIGADIER-GENERAL ACTING WHILE SO EMPLOYED S.M. MORITSUGU WILL BE PROMOTED SUBSTANTIVE TO THE RANK OF BRIGADIER-GENERAL AND WILL CONTINUE TO SERVE IN HIS CURRENT APPOINTMENT AS DIRECTOR GENERAL MILITARY SIGNALS INTELLIGENCE, AT NDHQ, IN OTTAWA ON BRIGADIER-GENERAL ACTING WHILE SO EMPLOYED V.C. TATTERSALL WILL BE PROMOTED SUBSTANTIVE TO THE RANK OF BRIGADIER-GENERAL AND WILL CONTINUE TO SERVE IN HER CURRENT APPOINTMENT AS DEPUTY COMMANDER CANADIAN DEFENCE ACADEMY, IN KINGSTON ON COMMODORE ACTING WHILE SO EMPLOYED M.T.J. KURTZ WILL BE PROMOTED SUBSTANTIVE TO THE RANK OF COMMODORE AND WILL CONTINUE TO SERVE AS DIRECTOR GENERAL DEFENCE SECURITY, AT NDHQ, IN OTTAWA ON, REPLACING BRIGADIER-GENERAL J.P.L. MELOCHE BRIGADIER-GENERAL M.C.D. SAVARD WILL TRANSITION FROM PROJECT LEADER MILITARY PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT CAPABILITY TRANSFORMATION TO DEPUTY DIRECTOR GENERAL MILITARY PERSONNEL POLICY DIVISION, AT NDHQ, IN OTTAWA ON AFTER DISTINGUISHED SERVICE TO CANADA AND THE CAF, THE FOLLOWING GENERAL OFFICERS AND FLAG OFFICERS RETIRED IN THE LATTER STAGE OF 2017 OR WILL RETIRE IN 2018: LIEUTENANT-GENERAL J.A.J. PARENT LIEUTENANT-GENERAL J.M.M. HAINSE LIEUTENANT-GENERAL M.J. HOOD LIEUTENANT-GENERAL J.P.J. ST-AMAND REAR-ADMIRAL W.S. TRUELOVE REAR-ADMIRAL J.P.G. COUTURIER REAR-ADMIRAL J.J. BENNETT MAJOR-GENERAL D.L.R. WHEELER MAJOR-GENERAL D.J. MILNER MAJOR-GENERAL J.G. MILNE MAJOR-GENERAL G.D. LOOS REAR-ADMIRAL J.R. NEWTON COMMODORE M.D. WOOD BRIGADIER-GENERAL M.A. FRANK BRIGADIER-GENERAL W. LIEDTKE BRIGADIER-GENERAL J.B.C. DOYON BRIGADIER-GENERAL R.G. MAZZOLIN BRIGADIER-GENERAL K.W. HORLOCK BRIGADIER-GENERAL M.A. NIXON BRIGADIER-GENERAL R.W. ERMEL http://ottawacitizen.com/news/national/defence-watch/military-promotions-and-retirements-rcaf-commander-lt-gen-hood-leaving

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  October 21, 2018 | Local, Naval

  Lockheed Martin selected as preferred designer for Canada's next generation of warships

  Murray Brewster · CBC News A group of companies led by multinational defence giant Lockheed Martin has been selected as the preferred designer for Canada's next generation of warships, the Liberal government said Friday. The announcement that the group's BAE Type 26 design won the design competition represents a significant step forward for the long-anticipated $60-billion program to replace the navy's aging fleet of frigates. "The Canadian Surface Combatant project is the largest, most complex procurement ever undertaken by the Government of Canada. These ships will form the backbone of our Royal Canadian Navy and will be Canada's major surface component of maritime combat power for decades to come," Public Services and Procurement Canada said in a press release. Procurement and defence officials say this is not the final step; they will now enter into negotiations with the winning bidder to confirm it can deliver everything promised in the complex proposal. (Some observers have compared the process to placing a conditional offer on a home.) The evaluation, which will take place over the winter, involves verifying the winning company's financial wherewithal to complete the project, confirming that the proposal meets the military's combat requirements and hammering down aspects of intellectual property licences. Cindy Tessier, head of communications for Lockheed Martin Canada, said today the company is "confident that our proposed solution meets the requirements established, offering the best ship for Canada, with the world's most advanced warship design ... "Our proposal is a true industry team effort, and we look forward to providing any additional information to the Government of Canada and Irving Shipbuilding. We are ready on Day 1." The federal government now says it expects to award the final design contract sometime over the winter. It could be 2023 before construction actually gets underway at the go-to yard for warships — Irving Shipbuilding of Halifax. But finally pulling the trigger on a designer is a "huge step," Dave Perry, an Ottawa-based procurement specialist at the Canadian Global Affairs Institute, said in an interview with CBC's Power & Politics. "There's a huge degree of interest in having this done by the spring, and certainly before the next election." Perry said the importance of this order should not be underestimated, as the new ships will provide the navy with the bulk of its ocean-going fleet — vessels that can be used in war, to protect trade routes or to deliver humanitarian aid. "They can basically do anything the government wants them to do," he said. Perry said the $60-billion contract to build the frigates will be a major boon for the Halifax shipyard in particular. "When the economic impact starts spinning, it's really going to be meaningful," he said. André Fillion, the assistant deputy minister of defence and marine procurement at Public Services and Procurement Canada, said if the federal government is not satisfied that the top bidder can deliver, it will open negotiations with the second-place team of companies. Alion Science and Technology, along with its subsidiary Alion Canada, had submitted their proposal based on the Dutch De Zeven Provinciën Air Defence and Command (LCF) frigate. Navantia, a Spanish-based company, headed a team that included Saab and CEA Technologies. Its proposal was based on the F-105 frigate design, a ship in service with the Spanish navy. "The former naval officer in me is very excited," said Pat Finn, a retired rear admiral who heads up the Department of National Defence's material branch. "I've been around this for a long time." Fillion would not say which aspect of the "due diligence assessment" will be the toughest to overcome. Prior to asking for ship design bids, federal procurement officials spent a lot of time dealing with issues related to intellectual property on the complex systems that will be put into the new warships. Obtaining the necessary clearances is essential in order for the federal government to be able to maintain the vessels in the future. Failure to do so could cost taxpayers untold tens of millions of dollars — perhaps hundreds of millions — over the five decades the ships are expected to be in service. Some design changes are expected after the federal government selects an official winner and a contract is in place. How many changes will be required is a critical question; Finn would only say he doesn't anticipate cutting steel on the new warships for up to four years. That fuzzy timeline means the program is already months behind schedule. The design competition was launched almost two years ago, when the Liberal government said selecting a foreign, off-the-shelf design would be cheaper and faster than building a warship from scratch. Finn acknowledged there will be a production gap at the Irving yard in Halifax of about 18 months between construction of the navy's Arctic offshore patrol ships and the frigate replacements. He added, however, that the federal government is looking at a variety of options to keep the yard humming, including refit work on the existing frigates and possibly building an additional patrol ship, or ships. https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/lockheed-martin-selected-as-preferred-designer-for-canada-s-next-generation-of-warships-1.4869268

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  July 24, 2018 | Local, Naval

  Bids to be submitted today for Canadian Surface Combatant – the countdown begins

  DAVID PUGLIESE The final bids are being submitted Friday by various consortiums for the Canadian Surface Combatant program. The bids going in Friday involve the finalized portions of the bids on designs (the technical design bids were originally submitted in November but today marks the deadline for responses that deal with any questions the federal government may have had/changes needed to be made) as well as proposals for the financial elements for the project. The new ships will be the backbone of the future Royal Canadian Navy. The groups bidding include: -Lockheed Martin Canada, who will be the prime on the team that includes BAE Systems, CAE, L3 Technologies, MDA, and Ultra Electronics. The team is offering the BAE Type 26 warship for the Canadian program. The proposal will include Lockheed Martin Canada's combat management system, CMS 330, which is currently on board the modernized Halifax-class frigates. A scaled down version of the system will be used on the Royal Canadian Navy's new Arctic Offshore Patrol Ship fleet. The United Kingdom is acquiring 8 of the Type 26 ships. Australia has also identified the Type 26 as the design for its future warship. Gary Fudge, Vice President and General Manager, Lockheed Martin Canada Rotary and Mission Systems told Defence Watch that the group's bid was submitted earlier this week. He noted that the Type 26 would be excellent in an anti-submarine warfare role as it is designed to be extremely quiet. The vessel also has room to future modernization, unlike older designs, he added. The Lockheed Martin team, which is making $17 billion in value proposition commitments to Canada, will commit to spending billions in innovation across Canada's priority areas, including $2 billion in supplier development and $2 billion in research and development, and $200 million in advanced manufacturing, the company noted. -Alion Science and Technology, along with its subsidiary Alion Canada, submitted their proposal based on the Dutch De Zeven Provinciën Air Defence and Command (LCF) frigate. “Our solution delivers an effective, affordable, production-ready 21st century naval capability to meet Canada's defence needs,” Bruce Samuelsen, Chief Operating Officer for Alion, said last year while promoting the firm's bid. The De Zeven Provinciën-class frigate is a proven NATO vessel, built by Damen Schelde Naval Shipbuilding, with more than 10 years of operational excellence, the company added. Alion's combat system solution is based on the world-class capabilities of ATLAS-Elektronik and Hensoldt Sensors. ATLAS brings an open architecture Combat Management System that readily accepts new and evolving technologies, the firm noted. Hensoldt's capability and experience in developing and fielding state-of-the art radars was central to meeting the unique Canadian requirements with a fielded, non-developmental radar, the Alion team added in an earlier news release. Other key suppliers include L3 Technologies Canada, Raytheon Canada Limited, DRS Technologies Canada Limited (DRS TCL) and Rheinmetall Canada Inc. -Navantia of Spain is leading a team that includes Saab Australia and CEA Technologies. Its proposal is based on the F-105 frigate design, a ship in service with the Spanish navy. The design has also already been exported to Norway and Australia. Saab, which would provide the combat management system, has support on the CSC program from Lockheed Martin (Moorestown, New Jersey), General Dynamic Mission Systems – Canada, DRS Technologies Limited Canada, OSI Maritime Service and Rheinmetall Canada, according to Navantia. The F-105 Anti-Submarine Warfare ship will incorporate Saab's 9LV Combat Management Systems, elements of which are in service on over 240 platforms in 16 navies across the globe, including Canada's own Halifax-class frigates, the company has said. The budget for the Canadian Surface Combatant project is estimated by the federal government to be between $55 billion and $60 billion. That is a range but specific costs won't be known until contacts are signed and more details worked out. Fifteen warships will be built. Pat Finn, assistant deputy minister for materiel at the Department of National Defence, told Defence Watch he expects a winning bid to be selected by the end of this year. After that negotiations would start and a contract is expected to be signed sometime early 2019. If an agreement can't be reached then negotiations would begin with the group that came second in the competition. About half of the cost of the surface combatant price-tag is for systems and equipment that will go on the 15 ships, according to federal documents obtained by Postmedia through the Access the Information law. “Approximately one-half of the CSC build cost is comprised of labour in the (Irving's) Halifax yard and materials,” the documents added. Jean-Denis Fréchette, the Parliamentary Budget Officer, estimated the CSC program would cost $61.82 billion. He also warned that every year the awarding of the contract is delayed beyond 2018, taxpayers will spend an extra $3 billion because of inflation. https://ottawacitizen.com/news/national/defence-watch/bids-to-be-submitted-today-for-canadian-surface-combatant-the-countdown-begins