Changes in the Flag Staff after a number of retirements

Recently, a number of retirements and promotions have taken place within the Canadian Armed Forces.

Most notably, LGen. Alain Parent, who joined the Royal Canadian Air Force in 1970, and has been serving as the acting Vice Chief of the Defence Staff (VCDS) since last year is retiring. His retirement means that LGen. Paul Wynnyk has been appointed as the new acting VCDS. Wynnyk joined the military in 1981 and has had a number of prominent appointments, including, most recently, serving as the Commander of the Canadian Army since July 14, 2016.

MGen. Jean-Marc Lanthier has been chosen to replace LGen. Wynnyk as Commander of the Canadian Army. MGen. Lanthier most recently served as the Chief of Programme Division at National Defence Headquarters.

Overall, after a distinguished service to Canada and the CAF the following general offices and flag officers retired in 2017 or will retire this year:

LGen. J.A.J. Parent
LGen. J.M.M. Hainse
LGen. M.J. Hood
LGen. J.P.J. St-Amand
RAdm. W.S. Truelove
RAdm. J.P.G. Couturier
RAdm. J.J. Bennett
MGen. D.L.R. Wheeler
MGen. L D.J. Milner
MGen. J.G. Milne
MGen. G.D. Loos
RAdm. J.R. Newton
Cmdre. M.D. Wood
BGen. M.A. Frank
Bgen. W. Liedtke
Bgen. J.B.C. Doyon
Bgen. R.G. Mazzolin
Bgen. K.W. Horlock
Bgen. M.A. Nixon
Bgen. R.W. Ermel

A complete list of the promotions and appointments resulting from retirements are listed below:

Lieutenant-General J.A.J. Parent will retire from service resulting in the following promotions and appointments:

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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 to replace Lieutenant- General. Hainse.

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 to replace Rear-Admiral. Hawco.

Commodore A.I. Topshee will be appointed as Commander Canadian Fleet Pacific, in Esquimalt BC, replacing Commodore Zwick.

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:

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.

Major-General. O.H. Lavoie will be appointed Director Of Staff, Strategic Joint Staff, at NDHQ, in Ottawa, ON, replacing Major-General Meinzinger.

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 Lavoie.

Colonel E.D. Simoneau will be promoted to the rank of Brigadier- General and will be seconded to The Privy Council Office, in Ottawa, ON, replacing Brigadier-General Fortin.

Lieutenant-General. J.P.J. St-Amand will retire from service resulting in the following promotions and appointments:

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 St-Amand.

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.

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 Lowthian.

Brigadier-General J.R.M. Gagne will deploy as Deputy Coordinator Support USSC/ Commmander Task Force Middle East, replacing Brigadier-General Mialkowski.

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 Gagne.

Rear-Admiral J.P.G. Couturier will retire from service resulting in the following promotions and appointments:

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.

Rear-Admiral J.R. Auchterlonie will be appointed Commander Maritime Forces Pacific/Joint Task Force (Pacific), in Esquimalt, BC, replacing Rear-Admiral McDonald.

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.

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:

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.

Brigadier-General J.J.M.J. Paul will be appointed as Commander 4th Canadian Division, In Toronto ON, replacing Brigadier-General S.M. Cadden.

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:

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.

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 G.D. Loos will retire from service resulting in the following promotions and appointments:

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.

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.

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.

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.

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:

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.

Brigadier-General R. Delaney will be appointed Ministerial Liaison Team Director – Op Impact, replacing Brigadier-General S.J.R. Whelan.

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:

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:

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:

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:

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:

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:

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:

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.

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:

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:

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:

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.

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.

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 in to a new position as Director General Canadian Surface Combatant, at NDHQ, in Ottawa, ON.

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.

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

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.

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.

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:

Brigadier-General M. Leblanc will be appointed Commander 2 Canadian Air Division, In Winnipeg, MB, replacing Brigadier-General D.B. Cochrane.

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.

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.

Brigadier-General E.J. Kenny will be appointed as Director General Air Readiness, at NHDQ, in Ottawa, ON, replacing Brigadier-General S.N. Clancy.

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.