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Regina 2003-2005, and as Commanding Officer in Halifax 2007-2009. In so doing, he deployed repeatedly - including three Arabian Gulf and one Adriatic Sea tours - and also circumnavigated the globe (Calgary, 1995). As a Capt(N), he was the Maritime Component Commander of Canadian Joint Task Force (Haiti), leading sea-based humanitarian assistance and disaster relief operations in response to the 2010 earthquake in Haiti. He then commanded a seven-ship combined, multi-national Task Group in the High Arctic later in 2010 during the annual Op NANOOK. Later, as a RAdm, he also led the CAF's recur...

Author of the article: David Pugliese  •  Ottawa Citizen Publishing date: Jan 07, 2021  •  January 7, 2021  •  1 minute read FILE: Vice-Admiral Art McDonald. Photo by Andrew Vaughan /THE CANADIAN PRESS Article content Vice Admiral Art McDonald will take over as the Chief of the Defence Staff next Thursday. He will be promoted to full admiral for his new position. McDonald replaces Gen. Jon Vance who has been CDS since July 2015. Vance announced last year that he was retiring. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, or Vice Admiral McDona...

Art McDonald appointed Canadian chief of defence staff Adjust font size: OTTAWA, Dec. 23 (Xinhua) -- Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Wednesday announced the appointment of Vice-Admiral Art McDonald, currently commander of the Royal Canadian Navy, as chief of the defence staff of the country. McDonald will be promoted to the rank of Admiral and replace current Chief of the Defence Staff General Jonathan Vance, who will be retiring from the Canadian Armed Forces in January. McDonald became commander of the Royal Canadian Navy in June 2019. He once commanded HMCS Halifax, the Fifth Ma...

2020-12-23 22:35:31 GMT2020-12-24 06:35:31(Beijing Time) Xinhua English OTTAWA, Dec. 23 (Xinhua) -- Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Wednesday announced the appointment of Vice-Admiral Art McDonald, currently commander of the Royal Canadian Navy, as chief of the defence staff of the country. McDonald will be promoted to the rank of Admiral and replace current Chief of the Defence Staff General Jonathan Vance, who will be retiring from the Canadian Armed Forces in January. McDonald became commander of the Royal Canadian Navy in June 2019. He once commanded HMCS Halifax, the Fif...