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|rank=[[Lieutenant General]] |
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|branch= [[Canadian Army]]/[[Canadian Forces]] |
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|commands=[[Commander of the Canadian Army|Commander Mobile Command]] |
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|birth_date={{Birth based on age as of date|52|1990|6|6}} |
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|birth_place=[[Coleman, Alberta]] |
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|awards=[[Order of Military Merit (Canada)|Commander of the Order of Military Merit]]<br>[[Canadian Forces' Decoration]] |
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| ⚫ | [[Lieutenant General]] '''Kent Richard Foster''' [[Order of Military Merit (Canada)|CMM]], [[Canadian Forces' Decoration|CD]] (born c. 1938) was the [[Commander of the Canadian Army|Commander Mobile Command]] of the [[Canadian Forces]].<ref>Chief of army leaps at chance for ceremony: (Final Edition), Bob Gilmour, Journal Staff Writer, Edmonton Journal (Edmonton, Alta), 6 June 1990: B15.</ref> |
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==Military career== |
==Military career== |
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Foster served with the [[Canadian Airborne Regiment]] |
Foster graduated from the [[Royal Military College of Canada]] in 1960.<ref>[http://www.rmcclub.ca/everitaswp/?m=200904 Royal Military College of Canada]{{Dead link|date=February 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> He served with the [[Canadian Airborne Regiment]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.airborneassociation.com/cgi/function/2007-memorial/07-memorial-e.php |title=Airborne Regiment Association of Canada – 1st Annual Airborne Memorial |access-date=2010-04-11 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20080104175038/http://www.airborneassociation.com/cgi/function/2007-memorial/07-memorial-e.php |archive-date=2008-01-04 |url-status=dead }}</ref> and rose through the Officer ranks to become [[Commander of the Canadian Army|Commander, Mobile Command]] in 1989.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.rusiviccda.org/opinion/cosr/Letter_to_Gen_R_Hillier_26_Feb_2007.pdf |title=Letter to General Rick Hillier |access-date=2010-04-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110719202214/http://www.rusiviccda.org/opinion/cosr/Letter_to_Gen_R_Hillier_26_Feb_2007.pdf |archive-date=2011-07-19 |url-status=dead }}</ref> In that role, during the [[Oka Crisis]] in 1990, [[John de Chastelain]], [[Chief of Defence Staff (Canada)|Chief of Defence Staff]] instructed him to take charge in a crisis over barricades placed by members of the [[Mohawk nation]] in a land dispute.<ref>[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1957&dat=19900829&id=2nwhAAAAIBAJ&sjid=U4gFAAAAIBAJ&pg=2812,6802666 3,000 troops ready to face massive counterattack by Mohawks] Daily Gazette, 29 August 1990</ref> Foster also deployed Canadian troops during the [[Gulf War]].<ref>[http://www.army.forces.gc.ca/caj/documents/vol_05/iss_1/CAJ_vol5.1_full_e.pdf Operation Broadsword, 4 Canadian Mechanized Brigade and the Gulf War, 1990–1991] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110610125433/http://www.army.forces.gc.ca/caj/documents/vol_05/iss_1/CAJ_vol5.1_full_e.pdf |date=2011-06-10 }} The Army Doctrine and Training Bulletin, Volume 5, No.1, Page 24, Spring 2002</ref> |
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In retirement he became an Assistant Deputy Minister for Health<ref>[http://www2.parl.gc.ca/HousePublications/Publication.aspx?DocId=1038338&Language=E&Mode=1&Parl=36&Ses=1 Standing Committee on National Defence and Veterans Affairs] 29 January 1998</ref> and a Governor of [[Royal Roads University]].<ref>[http://www.royalroads.ca/governance/board-of-governors Royal Roads University]</ref> |
In retirement he became an Assistant Deputy Minister for Health<ref>[http://www2.parl.gc.ca/HousePublications/Publication.aspx?DocId=1038338&Language=E&Mode=1&Parl=36&Ses=1 Standing Committee on National Defence and Veterans Affairs] 29 January 1998</ref> and a Governor of [[Royal Roads University]].<ref>[http://www.royalroads.ca/governance/board-of-governors Royal Roads University]</ref> |
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Latest revision as of 11:29, 23 June 2024
Kent Foster | |
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| Born | 1937 or 1938 (age 86–87) Coleman, Alberta |
| Allegiance |  Canada |
| Service | Canadian Army/Canadian Forces |
| Rank | Lieutenant General |
| Commands | Commander Mobile Command |
| Awards | Commander of the Order of Military Merit Canadian Forces' Decoration |
Lieutenant General Kent Richard Foster CMM, CD (born c. 1938) was the Commander Mobile Command of the Canadian Forces.[1]
Military career
[edit]Foster graduated from the Royal Military College of Canada in 1960.[2] He served with the Canadian Airborne Regiment[3] and rose through the Officer ranks to become Commander, Mobile Command in 1989.[4] In that role, during the Oka Crisis in 1990, John de Chastelain, Chief of Defence Staff instructed him to take charge in a crisis over barricades placed by members of the Mohawk nation in a land dispute.[5] Foster also deployed Canadian troops during the Gulf War.[6]
In retirement he became an Assistant Deputy Minister for Health[7] and a Governor of Royal Roads University.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ Chief of army leaps at chance for ceremony: (Final Edition), Bob Gilmour, Journal Staff Writer, Edmonton Journal (Edmonton, Alta), 6 June 1990: B15.
- ^ Royal Military College of Canada[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Airborne Regiment Association of Canada – 1st Annual Airborne Memorial". Archived from the original on 2008-01-04. Retrieved 2010-04-11.
- ^ "Letter to General Rick Hillier" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-19. Retrieved 2010-04-11.
- ^ 3,000 troops ready to face massive counterattack by Mohawks Daily Gazette, 29 August 1990
- ^ Operation Broadsword, 4 Canadian Mechanized Brigade and the Gulf War, 1990–1991 Archived 2011-06-10 at the Wayback Machine The Army Doctrine and Training Bulletin, Volume 5, No.1, Page 24, Spring 2002
- ^ Standing Committee on National Defence and Veterans Affairs 29 January 1998
- ^ Royal Roads University