Drew Robertson

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Drew Robertson
File:081121-N-KD705-334 Vice Adm. Drew Robertson.JPG
VAdm Drew William Robertson
AllegianceFile:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada
BranchFile:Naval ensign of Canada.svg Canadian Forces
Service years1973–2009
RankFile:Canada-Navy-OF-8-collected.svg Vice-Admiral
CommandsHMCS Annapolis
HMCS Athabaskan
First Canadian Task Group
ConflictsWar in Afghanistan
AwardsCommander of the Order of Military Merit
Meritorious Service Medal
Canadian Forces' Decoration

Vice-Admiral Drew W. Robertson CMM, MSM, CD is a retired officer of the Canadian Forces. He was Chief of the Maritime Staff from 17 January 2006 to 22 June 2009.

Career

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Robertson joined the Canadian Forces in 1973.[1] He became commander of the destroyer HMCS Annapolis in 1995 and of the destroyer HMCS Athabaskan in 1999 before commanding the First Canadian Task Group during the Operation Apollo anti-terrorism deployment in 2001.[1] He went on to be Director General of international security policy at National Defence Headquarters in 2003 and Chief of the Maritime Staff in 2006 before retiring in 2009.[2]

Awards and decorations

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Robertson's personal awards and decorations include the following:

Ribbon Description Notes
File:CAN Order of Military Merit Commander and Officer.png Order of Military Merit (CMM)
  • Appointed Commander (CMM) on 21 September 2006[3]
  • Appointed Officer (OMM) on 26 October 1999 [3]
File:Order of St John (UK) ribbon -vector.svg Order of St John
  • Appointed Member on 15 December 2006[4]
File:CAN Meritorious Service Medal (military division) BAR.svg Meritorious Service Medal (MSM)
  • Decoration awarded on 23 November 2007[5]
  • Military division
File:South-West Asia Service Medal with Afganistan bar ribbon.png South-West Asia Service Medal
  • with AFGHANISTAN Clasp
File:Special Service Medal Ribbon.png Special Service Medal
  • with NATO-OTAN Clasp
File:CAN Canadian Forces Decoration ribbon with two bars.svg Canadian Forces' Decoration (CD)
  • with two Clasp for 32 years of service

References

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  1. ^ a b Vice-Admiral Drew Robertson assumed command today Archived April 2, 2015, at the Wayback Machine Blue Crowd, 17 January 2006
  2. ^ VAdm Robertson named Chief of the Maritime Staff Archived 2015-04-02 at the Wayback Machine Trident, January 23, 2006
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