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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 |
[[Lieutenant General]] '''Kent R. Foster''' [[Order of Military Merit (Canada)|CMM]], [[Canadian Forces Decoration|CD]] was the [[Commander of the Canadian Army|Commander Mobile Command]] of the [[Canadian Forces]]. |
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==Military career== |
==Military career== |
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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, |
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, 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> |
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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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| 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 R. Foster CMM, CD was the Commander Mobile Command of the Canadian Forces.
Military career
Foster graduated from the Royal Military College of Canada in 1960.[1] He served with the Canadian Airborne Regiment[2] and rose through the Officer ranks to become Commander, Mobile Command in 1989.[3] 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.[4] Foster also deployed Canadian troops during the Gulf War.[5]
In retirement he became an Assistant Deputy Minister for Health[6] and a Governor of Royal Roads University.[7]
References
- ^ Royal Military College of Canada
- ^ Airborne Regiment Association of Canada – 1st Annual Airborne Memorial
- ^ Letter to General Rick Hillier
- ^ 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 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