John Newton (admiral)

Rear-Admiral John F. Newton CMM MSM CD is a retired Royal Canadian Navy officer and now liaison officer with Veterans Affairs Canada.

Rear-Admiral John F. Newton CMM MSM CD
Newton (left) being interviewed
Born	c. 1959
Allegiance	Canada
Service/branch	Royal Canadian Navy
Years of service	1983–2018
Rank	Rear-admiral
Commands held	Maritime Forces Atlantic Canadian Forces Base Halifax HMCS Fredericton
Awards	Commander of the Order of Merit Meritorious Service Medal Canadian Forces Decoration

He joined the Navy in 1983 [1] after graduating as a geologist from Dalhousie University.[2] He commanded HMCS Fredericton from 2003 until 2006.

In 2008 he took command of Canadian Forces Base Halifax. In 2010 he was appointed director general of naval personnel and promoted to commodore.[2]

He was appointed Commander Maritime Forces Atlantic in July 2013.[3] In 2017 he took up a post as liaison officer with Veterans Affairs Canada.[4]

On June 4, 2018, he retired from the Canadian Armed Forces.

Awards and Decorations

Newton's personal awards and decorations include the following:

Ribbon	Description	Notes
	Order of Military Merit (CMM)	Appointed Commander (CMM) on 23 October 2015[5] Appointed Officer (OMM) on 21 September 2006[5]
	Meritorious Service Medal (MSM)	Decoration awarded on 14 July 2011[6] Military division
	Gulf and Kuwait Medal	with Clasp 1991
	Special Service Medal	with NATO-OTAN Clasp
	Canadian Peacekeeping Service Medal
	NATO Medal for the former Yugoslavia	with FORMER YUGOSLAVIA Clasp
	Canadian Forces Decoration (CD)	with two Clasp for 32 years of services

CDS Commendation
Command Commendation

References

1. "MARLANT Command Team". Canadian Navy. Retrieved February 17, 2016.
2. "About Rear-Admiral Newton". Maritime & Arctic Security & Safety Conference. Archived from the original on March 14, 2016. Retrieved February 17, 2016.
3. "Leadership changes take place on the coasts". Canadian Navy. November 4, 2013. Retrieved February 17, 2016.
4. Chiu, Elizabeth (Aug 29, 2017). "Change of command: Rear Admiral John Newton moving to new post". CBC. Retrieved October 18, 2017.
5. "Order of Military Merit List". The Governor General of Canada.
6. "Meritorious Service Decorations List". The Governor General of Canada.