Al Meinzinger

Lieutenant-General Alexander Donald Meinzinger CMM MSM CD is the current Commander of the Royal Canadian Air Force.

Al Meinzinger
Lieutenant-General Meinzinger in 2013 (pictured as Brigadier General)
Allegiance	Canada
Service/branch	Royal Canadian Air Force
Years of service	1985 – Present
Rank	Lieutenant-general
Commands held	Commander of the RCAF 403 Squadron, RCAF
Awards	Officer of the Order of Military Merit Meritorious Service Medal Canadian Forces Decoration

Career

Meinzinger joined the regular Canadian Forces in 1985.[1] After serving as commander of 403 (Helicopter) Operational Training Squadron, he was deployed to Afghanistan as commander of Canada's Joint Task Force Afghanistan Air Wing in 2011.[1] He went on to be Deputy Director of Strategy, Policy and Plans at North American Aerospace Defense Command / United States Northern Command in June 2012, commandant of the Royal Military College of Canada in July 2013 and Deputy Commander of the Royal Canadian Air Force in May 2015. After that he became Director of Staff, Strategic Joint Staff in March 2017 and Commander of the Royal Canadian Air Force in May 2018.[2]

Military Awards

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1st row	Royal Canadian Air Force Pilot Flying Badge
2nd row	Commander of the Order of Military Merit	Meritorious Service Cross (Military Division)
3rd row	General Campaign Star South-West Asia	Canadian Peacekeeping Service Medal	Mission in Haiti Medal
4th row	Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal	Canadian Forces Decoration with 2 Clasps (32 years)	Legion of Merit (Officer)

References

1. "Major-General A.D. Meinzinger, OMM, MSM, CD - Biography". National Defence and the Canadian Armed Forces. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
2. "Aircraft flypast to mark RCAF change of command – Lt.-Gen. Meinzinger assumes command Friday". Ottawa Citizen. 3 May 2018. Retrieved 6 May 2018.