Eric Kenny
Eric Kenny | |
|---|---|
Kenny in 2023 | |
| Allegiance | Canada |
| Branch | Royal Canadian Air Force[a] |
| Service years | 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 |
Lieutenant-General Eric Jean Kenny CMM MSC MSM CD is a senior Royal Canadian Air Force officer who served as Commander of the Royal Canadian Air Force from 2022 to 2025.
Military career
Kenny 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]
Honours and decorations
Honours and decorations include:[6]
| Ribbon | Description | Notes |
| Commander of the Order of Military Merit | CMM | |
| Meritorious Service Cross | MSC | |
| Meritorious Service Medal | MSM | |
| General Campaign Star - Allied Forces | ||
| General Campaign Star - South-West Asia | ||
| General Service Medal - Expedition | ||
| Canadian Peacekeeping Service Medal | ||
| NATO Operation Unified Protector - Libya | ||
| Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal | ||
| Canadian Forces Decoration | CD | |
| Defense Meritorious Service Medal - USA | ||
| Meritorious Service Medal - USA |
Notes
- ^ Known as Air Command until 2011
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Eric Kenny visits the F-35 Joint Programme Office".
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