André Deschamps (RCAF officer)
Joseph Paul André Deschamps | |
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Allegiance | ![]() |
Service/ | ![]() |
Years of service | 1977-2012 |
Rank | Lieutenant-General |
Commands held | 8 Wing Trenton Royal Canadian Air Force |
Battles/wars | War in Afghanistan |
Awards | Commander of the Order of Military Merit Canadian Forces Decoration |
Lieutenant-General Joseph Paul André Deschamps, CMM, CD, usually André Deschamps or J P A Deschamps, was Chief of the Air Staff and then Commander of the Royal Canadian Air Force between 2009 and 2012.
Career[]
Deschamps joined the Canadian Forces in 1977, and completed pilot training the following year. As a junior officer Deschamps carried out instructor duties on the Musketeer trainer. He later flew the CF-104 Starfighter in Europe during the Cold War.[1]
Deschamps served as the Commanding Officer of Squadron 2, NATO Air Base Geilenkirchen, Germany, and became Commanding Officer of 8 Wing Trenton in 2004, and then commanded the Theatre Support Element (Camp Mirage) in support of Operation Athena in Afghanistan.[1] He was appointed Chief of Staff - Operations of Canadian Expeditionary Force Command in 2006, Assistant Chief of the Air Staff in June 2008[2] and Chief of the Air Staff in October 2009. It was during his tenure that Air Command was renamed the "Royal Canadian Air Force".[3]
References[]
- ^ a b Keep Calm and Carry On
- ^ Minister of National Defence announces senior promotions and appointments Archived May 24, 2010, at the Wayback Machine Canadian American Strategic Review, 26 January 2009
- ^ Canadian Navy, Air Force 'Royal' Again With Official Name Change Huffington Post, 15 August 2011
- Commanders of the Order of Military Merit (Canada)
- Royal Canadian Air Force generals
- Canadian Forces Air Command generals
- Living people
- 20th-century Canadian military personnel
- 21st-century Canadian military personnel