Angus Watt

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William Angus Watt
Major-General Angus Watt.jpg
Watt in 2005 as a major-general
AllegianceCanada
Service/branch Air Command
Years of service1972-2009
Rank Lieutenant General
Commands held 423 Maritime Helicopter Squadron
Joint Task Force Southwest Asia
Air Command
Battles/wars War in Afghanistan
Awards Commander of the Order of Military Merit
Canadian Forces' Decoration

Lieutenant-General William Angus Watt, CMM, CD is a Canadian retired air force general who was Chief of the Air Staff from 2007 to 2009. He formerly served as the president and chief executive officer of the Canadian Air Transport Security Authority.

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Career

Watt joined the Canadian Forces in 1972 and, after graduating from the Royal Military College Saint-Jean in 1977, trained as a pilot before flying Sea King helicopters. [1]

He served as commanding officer of 423 Maritime Helicopter Squadron before becoming commander of Joint Task Force Southwest Asia (for Operation Apollo) in 2002, director of operations at NORAD in 2004 [2] and then deputy commander of the International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan in 2006. He went on to be Chief of the Air Staff in 2007 before retiring in 2009. [1]

He became president and chief executive officer of the Canadian Air Transport Security Authority in 2012. [1]

Honours

Watt's personal awards and decorations include the following:



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CAN Order of Military Merit Commander and Officer.png SWASM Ribbon.png
General Campaign Star Ribbon.png Special Service Medal Ribbon.png QEII Diamond Jubilee Medal ribbon.svg
CD-ribbon and 2 bars.png Us legion of merit officer rib.png NATO Meritorious Service Medal bar.svg


RibbonDescriptionNotes
CAN Order of Military Merit Commander and Officer.png Order of Military Merit (CMM)
  • Commander
  • 9 November 2007
  • Officer 31 May 2002 [3]
SWASM Ribbon.png South-West Asia Service Medal
General Campaign Star Ribbon.png General Campaign Star
  • With South-West Asia Ribbon
  • With "ISAF+FIAS" Clasp
Special Service Medal Ribbon.png Special Service Medal
QEII Diamond Jubilee Medal ribbon.svg Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal
  • Canadian Version of this Medal
  • 2012 [4]
CD-ribbon and 2 bars.png Canadian Forces' Decoration (CD)
Us legion of merit officer rib.png Legion of Merit
NATO Meritorious Service Medal bar.svg NATO Medal
  • For Meritorious Service
  • With Bar

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Executive Team Archived September 21, 2013, at the Wayback Machine CATSA
  2. ↑ Homeland Defense Symposium Highlights Challenges, Threats Archived September 21, 2013, at the Wayback Machine NORAD and USNORTHCOM Public Affairs, October 21, 2004
  3. ↑ "Angus Watt's Order of Military Merit Citation". Governor General of Canada. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
  4. ↑ "Angus Watt's Diamond Jubilee Medal Citation". Governor General of Canada. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
  5. ↑ "Lieutenant-General William Angus Watt, CMM, CD Chief of the Air Staff – Air Command 2007 to 2009" (PDF). Blatherwick. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
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