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Vice-Admiral Maurice Frank Ronald "Ron" Lloyd CMM CD is a retired Royal Canadian Navy officer. He served as the 35th Commander of the Royal Canadian Navy from 23 June 2016 to 12 June 2019.[2]
Naval career
[edit | edit source]Educated at Royal Roads Military College, Lloyd joined the Royal Canadian Navy in 1985.[3] He became commanding officer of the frigate HMCS Charlottetown in 2000 in which capacity he was deployed to the Persian Gulf.[3] He became Executive Secretary to the Chief of Maritime Staff in 2002, commanding officer of the destroyer HMCS Algonquin in 2004 and Director General Maritime Force Development at National Defence Headquarters in Ottawa in 2006.[3] He went on to be Commander Canadian Fleet – Atlantic in 2008, Commander Canadian Fleet – Pacific in March 2009 and Chief of Force Development in July 2010.[4] In January 2016 it was announced that he would become Commander of the Royal Canadian Navy.[5]
Lloyd was Acting Vice Chief of Defence Staff from January 13 to May 30, 2017, when Vice Admiral Mark Norman was relieved of his duties.[6] He was subsequently replaced as Acting Vice Chief of Defence Staff by Lieutenant-General Alain Parent.[7]
In February 2019, it was announced that he would retire and his replacement will be Vice-Admiral A.G. McDonald who will be promoted and become Commander of the Royal Canadian Navy.[8]
Awards and decorations
[edit | edit source]Lloyd's personal awards and decorations include the following:
File:Order of Military Merit (Canada) ribbon (CMM).jpgFile:South-West Asia Service Medal with Afganistan bar ribbon.pngFile:Special Service Medal Ribbon.pngFile:Maple leaf -- Independent.svg
File:CPSM Ribbon.pngFile:NATO Medal Yugoslavia ribbon bar.svgFile:QEII Diamond Jubilee Medal ribbon.svg
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| File:Order of Military Merit (Canada) ribbon (CMM).jpg | Order of Military Merit (CMM) |
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| File:South-West Asia Service Medal with Afganistan bar ribbon.png | South-West Asia Service Medal |
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| File:Special Service Medal Ribbon.pngFile:Maple leaf -- Independent.svg | Special Service Medal |
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| File:CPSM Ribbon.png | Canadian Peacekeeping Service Medal | |
| File:NATO Medal Yugoslavia ribbon bar.svg | NATO Medal for the former Yugoslavia |
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| File:QEII Diamond Jubilee Medal ribbon.svg | Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal |
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Canadian Forces' Decoration (CD) |
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Ordre National du Mérite | |
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- File:Ship diver metal.jpg He was a qualified Ship's Diver and as such wore the Canadian Forces Ship's Diver Badge
- Error creating thumbnail: He was a qualified Paratrooper and as such wore the Canadian Forces Jump Wings
Notes
[edit | edit source]- ^ Known as Canadian Forces Maritime Command until 2011
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