Fred Sutherland (Canadian Air Force General)

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Fred Sutherland
BornFebruary 1942 (age 82)
Halifax, Nova Scotia
AllegianceCanada
Service/branch Air Command [lower-alpha 1]
Years of service1960–1992
Rank Lieutenant-General
Commands 439 Tactical Fighter Squadron
CFB Cold Lake
Air Command
Awards Commander of the Order of Military Merit
Canadian Forces' Decoration

Lieutenant-General Fred Sutherland CMM, CD (born February 1942) is a Canadian retired air force general who was Commander, Air Command from 1989 to 1991 and Vice Chief of the Defence Staff from 1991 to 1992.

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Career

Sutherland joined the Royal Canadian Air Force in 1960 [1] and, after graduating from the Royal Military College of Canada, trained as a fighter pilot. [2] He became Commanding Officer of 439 Tactical Fighter Squadron at CFB Baden-Soellingen in 1976, Executive Assistant to the Commander, Air Command in 1978 and Director of Air Operations, Training and Nuclear Weapons at the National Defence Headquarters in 1980. [2] He went on to be Commander of CFB Cold Lake in July 1982, was seconded to the Privy Council Office in July 1984 and became Chief of Personnel Development at the National Defence Headquarters in July 1986. [2] His last appointments were as Commander, Air Command in August 1989 and Vice Chief of the Defence Staff in August 1991 before retiring in June 1992. [2]

In retirement he became Deputy Minister of Industry, Trade and Tourism for the Province of Manitoba and then Corporate Vice-President Human Resources with McCain Foods. [1] He was a Founder and Senior Mentor of the National Security Program (NSP) at the Canadian Forces College in Toronto from 1997 retiring in 2020.

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  1. ↑ Known as Royal Canadian Air Force until 1968

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Preceded by Commander, Air Command
1989–1991		Succeeded by
Preceded by Vice Chief of the Defence Staff
1991–1992		Succeeded by
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