Angus Watt (general)

William Angus Watt
Watt in 2005 as a major-general
Allegiance	Canada
Branch	Air Command
Years of service	1972-2009
Rank	Lieutenant General
Commands	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 served as the president and chief executive officer of the Canadian Air Transport Security Authority from 2012 to 2017.

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:

Ribbon	Description	Notes
	Order of Military Merit (CMM)	Commander 9 November 2007 Officer 31 May 2002 [3]
	South-West Asia Service Medal
	General Campaign Star	With South-West Asia Ribbon With "ISAF+FIAS" Clasp
	Special Service Medal	With "NATO-OTAN" Clasp
	Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal	Canadian Version of this Medal 2012 [4]
	Canadian Forces' Decoration (CD)	With 2 Clasps 32 Years of Service in the RCAF
	Legion of Merit	Degree of Officer 17 June 2006 Awarded by the United States of America
	NATO Medal	For Meritorious Service With Bar

• He was a qualified RCAF Pilot and as such wore the Royal Air Canadian Forces Pilot Wings. ^[5]

References

1. 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.

Military offices
Preceded by J S Lucas	Chief of the Air Staff 2007-2009	Succeeded by J P A Deschamps