Drew Robertson

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Drew Robertson
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VAdm Drew William Robertson
AllegianceFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Service/branch Naval ensign of Canada.svg Canadian Forces
Years of service1973–2009
Rank Canada-Navy-OF-8-collected.svg Vice-Admiral
Commands held HMCS Annapolis
HMCS Athabaskan
First Canadian Task Group
Battles/wars War in Afghanistan
Awards Commander 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.

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Career

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

Robertson's personal awards and decorations include the following:

CAN Order of Military Merit Commander and Officer.png Order of St John (UK) ribbon -vector.svg MSM Ribbon-military.png
South-West Asia Service Medal with Afganistan bar ribbon.png Special Service Medal Ribbon.png CD-ribbon and 2 bars.png

RibbonDescriptionNotes
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]
Order of St John (UK) ribbon -vector.svg Order of St John
  • Appointed Member on 15 December 2006 [4]
MSM Ribbon-military.png Meritorious Service Medal (MSM)
  • Decoration awarded on 23 November 2007 [5]
  • Military division
South-West Asia Service Medal with Afganistan bar ribbon.png South-West Asia Service Medal
  • with AFGHANISTAN Clasp
Special Service Medal Ribbon.png Special Service Medal
  • with NATO-OTAN Clasp
CD-ribbon and 2 bars.png Canadian Forces' Decoration (CD)
  • with two Clasp for 32 years of service

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References

  1. 1 2 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
  3. 1 2 "Order of Military Merit List". The Governor General of Canada. 11 June 2018.
  4. ↑ "Canada Gazette, Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem List" (PDF). Canada Gazette.
  5. ↑ "Meritorious Service Decorations List". The Governor General of Canada. 11 June 2018.
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