| Yvan Blondin | |
|---|---|
 J. Yvan Blondin | |
| Place of birth | Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Allegiance |
 Canada |
| Service/branch |
 Royal Canadian Air Force |
| Years of service | 1980 – Present |
| Rank | Lieutenant-General |
| Commands held |
425 Tactical Fighter Squadron 3 Wing Bagotville 1 Canadian Air Division / Canadian NORAD Region Royal Canadian Air Force |
| Battles/wars | War in Afghanistan |
| Awards |
Commander of the Order of Military Merit Canadian Forces Decoration |
Lieutenant-General Joseph Aimé Jean Yvan Blondin CMM, CD, usually given as J Y Blondin or Yvan Blondin, is Commander of the Royal Canadian Air Force. He was appointed to the position on September 27, 2012.
Career[edit | edit source]
Blondin joined the Canadian Forces in 1980 and undertook flight training on Lockheed T-33 jet trainers.[1] He became Commanding Officer of 425 Tactical Fighter Squadron at Bagotville in 2000 (in which role he supported NATO forces in the former Yugoslavia), a member of the Canadian staff in NORAD Headquarters in 2002 and Commander of 3 Wing Bagotville in 2004.[1] He was deployed to Afghanistan, as Director of Staff in ISAF Headquarters, in 2006 and then assigned as Deputy Commander Force Generation at 1 Canadian Air Division in Winnipeg in 2007.[1] He attended the Space Operations Course for senior leaders at the National Security Space Institute in January 2008[2] and served as the Commander of 1 Canadian Air Division / Canadian NORAD Region from July 2009[3] to July 2011 when he was appointed Assistant Chief of the Air Staff.[4] He became Commander of the Royal Canadian Air Force on September 27, 2012.[5]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Lieutenant-General Yvan Blondin Royal Canadian Air Force
- ↑ "Space executive course provides pinpoint space education, by Ed White, 21 February 2008". Space Observer - Peterson Air Force Base. http://csmng.com/wp-files/archiveissues/spaceobserver/spaceobserver_2008-02-21.pdf#page=6. Retrieved 2010-01-12.
- ↑ "New Commander of 1 Canadian Air Division / Canadian NORAD Region, July 9, 2009". Canada's Air Force. http://www.airforce.forces.gc.ca/v2/nr-sp/index-eng.asp?id=8910. Retrieved 2010-01-12.
- ↑ Canadian Forces Biography of Biography of Major-General J. Y. (Yvan) Blondin, OMM, CD
- ↑ "Deschamps to retire; Blondin promoted, in RCAF reshuffle". Skies. September 4, 2012. http://skiesmag.com/news/articles/17110-deschamps-to-retire-blondin-promoted-in-rcaf-reshuffle.html. Retrieved 7 September 2013.
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| Military offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by J M Duval |
Commander of the 1 Canadian Air Division / Canadian NORAD Region 9 July 2009 - July 2011 |
Succeeded by J A J Parent |
| Preceded by T J Lawson |
Assistant Chief of the Air Staff July 2011 - September 2012 |
Succeeded by M J Hood As Deputy Commander RCAF |
| Preceded by J P A Deschamps |
Commander of the Royal Canadian Air Force September 2012 - present |
Incumbent |
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