Greg Maddison

Vice-Admiral Gregory Ralph Maddison CMM, MSC, CD (born 6 August 1949)^[1] is a retired officer of the Canadian Forces. He was Chief of the Maritime Staff from 24 September 1997 to 21 June 2001.

Greg Maddison
Born	(1949-08-06) August 6, 1949 (age 75) Truro, Nova Scotia
Allegiance	Canada
Branch	Canadian Forces
Years of service	1972–2005
Rank	Vice-Admiral
Commands	HMCS Athabaskan First Canadian Destroyer Squadron Standing Naval Force Atlantic
Awards	Commander of the Order of Military Merit Meritorious Service Cross Canadian Forces' Decoration

Career

Maddison joined the Canadian Forces in 1972.^[2] He became Commanding Officer of the destroyer HMCS Athabaskan in 1986, Director Maritime Operations Plans and Reserves in 1989 and Commander of the First Canadian Destroyer Squadron in 1991.^[2] He went on to be Commander of NATO's Standing Naval Force Atlantic in 1993, Assistant Chief of Staff (Personnel & Training) in 1994 and Chief of the Maritime Staff in September 1997.^[2] His last appointment was as Deputy Chief of the Defence Staff in May 2001^[3] before retiring in 2005.^[4]

Awards and decorations

Maddison's personal awards and decorations include the following:

Ribbon	Description	Notes
	Order of Military Merit (CMM)	Appointed Commander (CMM) on 22 September 1997[5] Appointed Officer (OMM) on 18 June 1984 [6]
	Meritorious Service Cross (MSC)	Decoration awarded on 10 March 1995[7] Military division Citation for Meritorious Service Cross – MSC,[8]
	Special Service Medal	with NATO-OTAN Clasp
	Canadian Peacekeeping Service Medal
	NATO Medal for the former Yugoslavia	with FORMER YUGOSLAVIA clasp
	Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee Medal	Decoration awarded in 1977 Canadian version
	Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal	Decoration awarded 2002[9] Canadian version
	Canadian Forces' Decoration (CD)	with two Clasp for 32 years of services