Alain Parent
Alain Parent | |
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| Branch | Royal Canadian Air Force[a] |
| Years of service | 1979-2018 |
| Rank | Lieutenant General |
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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]
Military career
[edit]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]
Personal life
[edit]He is married and has two children.
Awards and decorations
[edit]Parent's personal awards and decorations include the following:
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Order of Military Merit (CMM) | |
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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) |
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He was a qualified RCAF Pilot and as such wore the RCAF Flight wings
Command Commendation
Notes
[edit]- ^ Known as Air Command until 2011
References
[edit]- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-11-15.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "About Us | CDA Institute" (PDF). cdainstitute.ca. Retrieved 2025-07-25.
- ^ "About Us | CDA Institute" (PDF). cdainstitute.ca. Retrieved 2025-07-25.
- ^ "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.
