Alain Parent

Lieutenant General J. Alain J. Parent CMM CD is a Royal Canadian Air Force officer, who served as acting Vice Chief of the Defence Staff.

Alain Parent
Service/branch Royal Canadian Air Force
Years of service1979 -
RankLieutenant General
Commands held

Military career

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[1] and was appointed acting Vice Chief of the Defence Staff on 30 May 2017.[2]


Awards and decorations

Parent's personal awards and decorations include the following:






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Order of Military Merit (CMM)
  • Appointed Commander (CMM) on 17 October 2012[3]
  • Appointed Officer (OMM) on 28 November 2008 [3]
125th Anniversary of the Confederation of Canada Medal
  • Decoration awarded in 1992
Canadian Forces Decoration (CD)
  • with two Clasp for 32 years of services
Meritorious Service Medal (United States)
  • He was a qualified RCAF Pilot and as such wore the RCAF Flight wings
  • Command Commendation

References
  1. "New NORAD Canadian Deputy Commander". NORAD. September 4, 2012. Retrieved January 8, 2018.
  2. "LGen Alain Parent to Assume Role of VCDS". Canadian Defence Review. July 3, 2017. Retrieved January 8, 2018.
  3. "Order of Military Merit List". The Governor General of Canada.
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