Eric Kenny

Eric Kenny
Kenny in 2023
Allegiance	Canada
Branch	Royal Canadian Air Force [a]
Years of service	1989–present
Rank	Lieutenant-General
Commands	4 Wing Cold Lake 1 Canadian Air Division Royal Canadian Air Force
Awards	Commander of the Order of Military Merit Meritorious Service Cross Meritorious Service Medal

Lieutenant-General Eric Jean Kenny CMM MSC MSM CD is a senior Royal Canadian Air Force officer who served as Commander of the Royal Canadian Air Force from 2022 to 2025.

Military career

Kenny joined the Canadian Armed Forces in 1989. ^[1] After training as a fighter pilot on the McDonnell Douglas CF-18 Hornet, he became commander of 4 Wing Cold Lake in 2014 and, in that capacity, was deployed as commander of the Air Task Force–Iraq in Kuwait between October 2014 and April 2015. ^{[2] [3]} He went on to be Deputy Commander at 1 Canadian Air Division in Winnipeg in 2016, Director General of Air Readiness at Headquarters Royal Canadian Air Force in Ottawa in 2018 and commander of 1 Canadian Air Division in July 2020. ^[1] On 12 August 2022, he became the Commander of the Royal Canadian Air Force. ^{[4] [5]}

Notes

1. Known as Air Command until 2011

References

1. "1 Canadian Air Division / Canadian NORAD Region Commander". Government of Canada. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
2. "Colonel Eric Jean Kenny". Governor-General of Canada. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
3. "Winnipeg air force personnel heading to Iraq". Global News. 22 October 2014. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
4. Raycraft, Richard (April 21, 2022). "Canadian military announces new army, air force and navy commanders". CBC News. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
5. "Royal Canadian Air Force welcomes new Commander". National Defence News release. August 12, 2022. Retrieved 12 August 2022.

Military offices
Preceded by Al Meinzinger	Commander of the Royal Canadian Air Force August 2022 – July 2025	Succeeded by Jamie Speiser-Blanchet