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Alain Parent
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Lieutenant General Joseph Alain Jacques Parent[1] CMM CD is a retired senior Royal Canadian Air Force officer, who served as acting Vice Chief of the Defence Staff from May 2017 until his retirement in June 2018.[2]

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Military career

Parent joined the Canadian Forces in 1979. Following certification of his pilot training in 1985, he flew a variety of Air Command helicopter and accrued over 4900 hours of flying on the CH-136 Kiowa, CH-135 Twin Huey and the CH-146 Griffon.[3]

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[4] and was appointed acting Vice Chief of the Defence Staff on 30 May 2017.[5]


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Personal life

He is married and has two children.

Awards and decorations

Parent's personal awards and decorations include the following:

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Order of Military Merit (CMM)
  • Appointed Commander (CMM) on 17 October 2012[6]
  • Appointed Officer (OMM) on 28 November 2008 [6]
125th Anniversary of the Confederation of Canada Medal
  • Decoration awarded in 1992
Canadian Forces' Decoration (CD)
  • with two Clasp for 32 years of services
Meritorious Service Medal (United States)
  • United States
  • Rcaf Flight wings He was a qualified RCAF Pilot and as such wore the RCAF Flight wings
  • Command Commendation

Notes

  1. Known as Air Command until 2011

References

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