Yvan Blondin

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Yvan Blondin
J. Yvan Blondin
Born	Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Allegiance	Canada
Service/branch	Royal Canadian Air Force
Years of service	1980 – Present
Rank	Lieutenant-General
Commands held	425 Tactical Fighter Squadron 3 Wing Bagotville 1 Canadian Air Division / Canadian NORAD Region Royal Canadian Air Force
Battles/wars	War in Afghanistan
Awards	Commander of the Order of Military Merit Canadian Forces Decoration

Lieutenant-General Joseph Aimé Jean Yvan Blondin CMM, CD, usually given as J Y Blondin or Yvan Blondin, is Commander of the Royal Canadian Air Force. He was appointed to the position on September 27, 2012.

Career

Blondin joined the Canadian Forces in 1980 and undertook flight training on Lockheed T-33 jet trainers.^[1] He became Commanding Officer of 425 Tactical Fighter Squadron at Bagotville in 2000 (in which role he supported NATO forces in the former Yugoslavia), a member of the Canadian staff in NORAD Headquarters in 2002 and Commander of 3 Wing Bagotville in 2004.^[1] He was deployed to Afghanistan, as Director of Staff in ISAF Headquarters, in 2006 and then assigned as Deputy Commander Force Generation at 1 Canadian Air Division in Winnipeg in 2007.^[1] He attended the Space Operations Course for senior leaders at the National Security Space Institute in January 2008^[2] and served as the Commander of 1 Canadian Air Division / Canadian NORAD Region from July 2009^[3] to July 2011 when he was appointed Assistant Chief of the Air Staff.^[4] He became Commander of the Royal Canadian Air Force on September 27, 2012.^[5]

References

↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Lieutenant-General Yvan Blondin Royal Canadian Air Force
↑ "Space executive course provides pinpoint space education, by Ed White, 21 February 2008". Space Observer - Peterson Air Force Base. Retrieved 2010-01-12.
↑ "New Commander of 1 Canadian Air Division / Canadian NORAD Region, July 9, 2009". Canada's Air Force. Retrieved 2010-01-12.
↑ Canadian Forces Biography of Biography of Major-General J. Y. (Yvan) Blondin, OMM, CD
↑ "Deschamps to retire; Blondin promoted, in RCAF reshuffle". Skies. September 4, 2012. Retrieved 7 September 2013.

External links

1st Canadian Air Division Biography of Major-General J. Y. (Yvan) Blondin, OMM, CD (English)

Military offices
Preceded by J M Duval	Commander of the 1 Canadian Air Division / Canadian NORAD Region 9 July 2009 - July 2011	Succeeded by J A J Parent
Preceded by T J Lawson	Assistant Chief of the Air Staff July 2011 - September 2012	Succeeded by M J Hood As Deputy Commander RCAF
Preceded by J P A Deschamps	Commander of the Royal Canadian Air Force September 2012 - present	Incumbent

v t e Commanders of the Royal Canadian Air Force

Officers Commanding / Directors / Senior Air Officers	Ernest Janney Billy Bishop Arthur Tylee Ronald Redpath James Scott Lindsay Gordon William Barker James Scott Lloyd Breadner Albert Cuffe Lindsay Gordon George Johnson George Croil

Chiefs of the Air Staff	George Croil Lloyd Breadner Robert Leckie Wilfred Curtis Roy Slemon Hugh Campbell Clarence Dunlap

Commanders, Air Command	William Carr Allan MacKenzie Kenneth Lewis Paul Manson Donald McNaughton Larry Ashley Fred Sutherland David Huddleston Scott Clements Allan DeQuetteville

Chiefs of the Air Staff	David Kinsman Lloyd Campbell Ken Pennie Steve Lucas Angus Watt André Deschamps

Commanders of the Royal Canadian Air Force	André Deschamps Yvan Blondin

Persondata
Name	Blondin, J. Yvan
Alternative names	Blondin, J. Y.
Short description
Date of birth
Place of birth	Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Date of death
Place of death

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