Ken Pennie

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Kenneth R. Pennie
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Kenneth Pennie
Born1948/1949 (age 72–73)
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Allegiance Canada
Service/branchRoyal Canadian Air Force / Canadian Forces
Years of service1966 - 2005
RankLieutenant-General
Commands held403 Helicopter Operational Training Squadron
10 Tactical Air Group
Air Command
AwardsCommander of the Order of Military Merit
Canadian Forces Decoration

Lieutenant-General Kenneth R. Pennie, CMM, CD, Ph.D (born c. 1949) is a retired Canadian Air Force general. He was Chief of the Air Staff from 2003 to 2005.[1]

Career[]

Pennie joined the Royal Canadian Air Force in 1966 and graduated from the Royal Military College of Canada in 1970.[2] He served as Commanding Officer of 403 Helicopter Operational Training Squadron and then became Deputy Commander of 10 Tactical Air Group in 1990, Deputy Chief of Staff, Plans and Requirements in 1993 and Commander of 10 Tactical Air Group in 1995.[2] He went on to be Director Force Planning and Program Coordination at National Defence Headquarters in 1997, Director General Strategic Planning at National Defence Headquarters in 1998 and Deputy Commander of NORAD in 2001, seeing intense activity in that role during the September 11 attacks,[3] before becoming Chief of the Air Staff in 2003 and retiring in 2005.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ Winnipeg's Ken Pennie to be named to top Canadian post at Norad, Canadian Press NewsWire (Toronto), 7 August 2001
  2. ^ a b c Lieutenant-General K.R. Pennie, CMM, CD Ph. D
  3. ^ Ken Pennie Archived 2011-11-16 at the Wayback Machine Tactix
Military offices
Preceded by Deputy Commander of NORAD
2001 - 2003 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Chief of the Air Staff
2003 - 2005 		Succeeded by
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