Al Meinzinger
Al Meinzinger | |
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 Lieutenant-General Meinzinger in 2013 (pictured as brigadier-general) | |
| Allegiance |  Canada |
| Service/ |  Royal Canadian Air Force |
| Years of service | 1985–present |
| Rank | Lieutenant-general |
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| Awards | Commander of the Order of Military Merit Meritorious Service Medal Canadian Forces Decoration |
Lieutenant-General Alexander Donald Meinzinger CMM MSM CD is the current Commander of the Royal Canadian Air Force and Chief of the Air Staff.
Career[]
Meinzinger joined the regular Canadian Forces in 1985.[1] After serving as commander of 403 (Helicopter) Operational Training Squadron, he was deployed to Afghanistan as commander of Canada's Joint Task Force Afghanistan Air Wing in 2011.[1] He went on to be Deputy Director of Strategy, Policy and Plans at North American Aerospace Defense Command / United States Northern Command in June 2012, commandant of the Royal Military College of Canada in July 2013 and Deputy Commander of the Royal Canadian Air Force in May 2015. After that he became Director of Staff, Strategic Joint Staff in March 2017 and Commander of the Royal Canadian Air Force in May 2018.[2]
Military awards[]
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External links[]
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References[]
- ^ a b "Major-General A.D. Meinzinger, OMM, MSM, CD - Biography". National Defence and the Canadian Armed Forces. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
- ^ "Aircraft flypast to mark RCAF change of command – Lt.-Gen. Meinzinger assumes command Friday". Ottawa Citizen. 3 May 2018. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
- Living people
- Royal Canadian Air Force generals
- Commanders of the Order of Military Merit (Canada)