Dave Cochrane (Canadian Forces officer)

Colonel D. B. "Dave" Cochrane, CD is a Royal Canadian Air Force officer. Col. Cochrane is currently the commanding officer of CFB Trenton as well as the primary lodger unit for the base, 8 Wing.

Col. Cochrane assumed his present command on February 19, 2010 eleven days after his predecessor, Russell Williams, was formally charged under the Criminal Code of Canada with two counts of first-degree murder along with two counts of forcible confinement and two counts of break and enter and sexual assault.[1][2][3]

Col. Cochrane graduated from Royal Military College of Canada in 1986 with a degree in mechanical engineering, and later qualified as a navigator. In 2009, he deployed overseas for six months and served in the War in Afghanistan as commanding officer of Theatre Support Element Roto 8.[4]

Military offices
Preceded by
Russell Williams		 Wing Commander of No. 8 Wing at CFB Trenton
February 2010 - present		 Incumbent

References

  1. ^ Jones, Allison (February 20, 2010). "New CFB Trenton commander urges base to ‘stand tall'". The Globe and Mail. http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/new-cfb-trenton-commander-urges-base-to-stand-tall/article1475573/. Retrieved February 20, 2010. 
  2. ^ "8 Wing Trenton > Who We Are - Senior Staff > Wing Commander". Canadian Forces. 2010-02-17. http://www.airforce.forces.gc.ca/8w-8e/page-eng.asp?id=1211. Retrieved February 21, 2010. 
  3. ^ "New Commander for 8 Wing Trenton". Air Force News (Canadian Forces). February 21, 2010. http://www.airforce.forces.gc.ca/v2/nr-sp/index-eng.asp?id=10181. Retrieved February 21, 2010. 
  4. ^ O’Brien, David (December 5, 2009). "It's a hostile environment, all right". Winnipeg Free Press: p. C20. http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/local/its-a-hostile-environment-all-right-78587292.html. Retrieved February 21, 2010.