David Huddleston (general)

David Huddleston
Allegiance	Canada
Branch	Royal Canadian Air Force / Canadian Forces
Years of service	1960 - 1993
Rank	Lieutenant-General
Commands	Air Command
Battles / wars	Gulf War
Awards	Commander of the Order of Military Merit Meritorious Service Cross Canadian Forces' Decoration

Lieutenant-General David Huddleston CMM, MSC, CD is a Canadian retired air force general who was Commander, Air Command in Canada from 1991 to 1993.

Career

Huddleston joined the Royal Canadian Air Force in 1960 and trained on Lockheed T-33 jet trainers. ^[1] He became Associate Deputy Minister (Policy) at the Department of National Defence in 1986 ^[2] and Deputy Chief of Defence Staff at the National Defence Headquarters in 1989 ^[3] and, in the latter role, was responsible for the formation of the Joint Staff (or 'J Staff') who were to be the primary Canadian Forces strategic planning and coordination organ. ^[4] This innovation was applied during the Gulf War in 1990 and, for leading Canada's deployment in that war, he was awarded the Meritorious Service Cross. ^[5] He went on to be Commander, Air Command later that year before retiring in 1993. ^[1]

In retirement he worked for Bombardier Inc. ^[6]

References

1. "Saving the Wild Mustangs". Archived from the original on 10 November 2020. Retrieved 28 December 2019.
2. The Diffusion of Military Technology and Ideas edited by Emily O. Goldman, p. 103
3. Canadian Chinooks to be retired Flight Global, February 1991
4. Haze: joint planning in the Canadian Forces from Mobile Command to J-Staff, 1975-1991 (Part 1)
5. Operation Friction 1990-1991: The Canadian Forces in the Persian Gulf by Jean H. Morin, p. 272
6. "The C.D. Howe Award / Le Prix C.D. Howe" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-05-30. Retrieved 2013-09-22.

Military offices
Preceded by F.R. Sutherland	Commander, Air Command 1991–1993	Succeeded by G S Clements