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[[Lieutenant-General]] '''Kent R. Foster,''' [[Order of Military Merit (Canada)|CMM]], [[Canadian Forces Decoration|CD]] was the [[Commander of the Canadian Army|Commander, Force Mobile Command]] of the [[Canadian Forces]].
[[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>


==Military career==
==Military career==
Foster graduated from the [[Royal Military College of Canada]] in 1960.<ref>[http://www.rmcclub.ca/everitaswp/?m=200904 Royal Military College of Canada]</ref> He served with the [[Canadian Airborne Regiment]]<ref>[http://www.airborneassociation.com/cgi/function/2007-memorial/07-memorial-e.php Airborne Regiment Association of Canada - 1st Annual Airborne Memorial]</ref> and rose through the Officer ranks to become [[Commander of the Canadian Army|Commander, Force Mobile Command]] in 1989.<ref>[http://www.rusiviccda.org/opinion/cosr/Letter_to_Gen_R_Hillier_26_Feb_2007.pdf Letter to General Rick Hillier]</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>[http://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] The Army Doctrine and Training Bulletin, Volume 5, No.1, Page 24, Spring 2002</ref>
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>


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
Born1937 or 1938 (age 86–87)
Coleman, Alberta
Allegiance Canada
Service / branchCanadian Army/Canadian Forces
RankLieutenant General
CommandsCommander Mobile Command
AwardsCommander 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

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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

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  1. ^ Chief of army leaps at chance for ceremony: (Final Edition), Bob Gilmour, Journal Staff Writer, Edmonton Journal (Edmonton, Alta), 6 June 1990: B15.
  2. ^ Royal Military College of Canada[permanent dead link‍]
  3. ^ "Airborne Regiment Association of Canada – 1st Annual Airborne Memorial". Archived from the original on 2008-01-04. Retrieved 2010-04-11.
  4. ^ "Letter to General Rick Hillier" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-19. Retrieved 2010-04-11.
  5. ^ 3,000 troops ready to face massive counterattack by Mohawks Daily Gazette, 29 August 1990
  6. ^ 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
  7. ^ Standing Committee on National Defence and Veterans Affairs 29 January 1998
  8. ^ Royal Roads University
Military offices
Preceded by Commander, Mobile Command
1989–1991 		Succeeded by
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