Lieutenant-General Eric Jean Kenny CMM MSC MSM CD is a senior Royal Canadian Air Force officer who has been serving as Commander of the Royal Canadian Air Force since 2022.
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| Allegiance | Canada |
| Service | Royal Canadian Air Force[a] |
| Years of service | 1989–present |
| Rank | Lieutenant-General |
| Commands | 4 Wing Cold Lake 1 Canadian Air Division Royal Canadian Air Force |
| Awards | Commander of the Order of Military Merit Meritorious Service Cross Meritorious Service Medal |
Military career
editKenny joined the Canadian Armed Forces in 1989.[1] After training as a fighter pilot on the McDonnell Douglas CF-18 Hornet, he became commander of 4 Wing Cold Lake in 2014 and, in that capacity, was deployed as commander of the Air Task Force–Iraq in Kuwait between October 2014 and April 2015.[2][3] He went on to be Deputy Commander at 1 Canadian Air Division in Winnipeg in 2016, Director General of Air Readiness at Headquarters Royal Canadian Air Force in Ottawa in 2018 and commander of 1 Canadian Air Division in July 2020.[1] On 12 August 2022, he became the Commander of the Royal Canadian Air Force.[4][5]
Notes
edit- ^ Known as Air Command until 2011
References
edit- ^ a b "1 Canadian Air Division / Canadian NORAD Region Commander". Government of Canada. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
- ^ "Colonel Eric Jean Kenny". Governor-General of Canada. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
- ^ "Winnipeg air force personnel heading to Iraq". Global News. 22 October 2014. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
- ^ Raycraft, Richard (April 21, 2022). "Canadian military announces new army, air force and navy commanders". CBC News. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
- ^ "Royal Canadian Air Force welcomes new Commander". National Defence News release. August 12, 2022. Retrieved 12 August 2022.