Alain Parent
Alain Parent | |
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Service/ | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Years of service | 1979 - |
Rank | Lieutenant General |
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Lieutenant General J. Alain J. Parent is a Royal Canadian Air Force officer, who served as acting Vice Chief of the Defence Staff.
Military career[]
Parent became Commander of 1 Canadian Air Division in July 2011. He served as the Deputy Commander of North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) from 2012[1] and was appointed acting Vice Chief of the Defence Staff on 30 May 2017.[2]
Awards and decorations[]
Parent's personal awards and decorations include the following:
Ribbon | Description | Notes |
Order of Military Merit (CMM) | ||
125th Anniversary of the Confederation of Canada Medal |
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Canadian Forces Decoration (CD) |
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Meritorious Service Medal (United States) |
- He was a qualified RCAF Pilot and as such wore the RCAF Flight wings
- Command Commendation
References[]
- ^ "New NORAD Canadian Deputy Commander". NORAD. September 4, 2012. Retrieved January 8, 2018.
- ^ "LGen Alain Parent to Assume Role of VCDS". Canadian Defence Review. July 3, 2017. Retrieved January 8, 2018.
- ^ a b "Order of Military Merit List". The Governor General of Canada.
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