Lloyd Campbell (general)

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Lloyd Clarke Campbell
Born	1946or1947(age 78–79)
Allegiance	Canada
Branch	Air Command [a]
Years of service	1965–2003
Rank	Lieutenant-General
Commands	419 Tactical Fighter Training Squadron 4 (Fighter) Wing / CFB Baden-Soellingen 1 Canadian Air Division / Canadian NORAD Region Air Command
Awards	Commander of the Order of Military Merit Canadian Forces' Decoration Commander US Legion of Merit

Lieutenant-General Lloyd Clarke Campbell CMM, CD (born September 1947) is a retired Canadian air force general who was Chief of the Air Staff in Canada from 2000 to 2003. ^[1]

Career

Campbell joined the Royal Canadian Air Force in 1965 and trained initially as a navigator, then as a fighter pilot. ^[2] He served as Commanding Officer of 419 Tactical Fighter Training Squadron in Cold Lake, Alberta and by 1990 he was Assistant Chief of Staff (Plans and Policy) at Headquarters Allied Air Forces Central Europe. ^[3] He became Commanding Officer of 4 Fighter Wing and Base Commander of CFB Baden-Soellingen in 1992, ^[4] Director General Force Development at National Defence Headquarters in 1993 and then Director General Strategic Planning in 1995 ^[5] before being appointed Commander 1 Canadian Air Division / Canadian NORAD Region in 1998. ^[2] He went on to be Chief of the Air Staff in 2000 ^[6] before retiring in 2003. ^[2]

Honours

Ribbon	Description	Notes
	Order of Military Merit (CMM)	Commander 29 May 1998 [7]
	Special Service Medal	With "NATO-OTAN" Clasp
	125th Anniversary of the Confederation of Canada Medal	7 May 1992
	Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal	Canadian Version of this Medal 2002
	Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal	Canadian Version of this Medal 2012
	Canadian Forces' Decoration (CD)	With 2 Clasps 38 years of Service in the RCAF
	Legion of Merit	Degree of Commander 20 December 2003 Awarded by the United States of America

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Notes

1. Known as Royal Canadian Air Force until 1968

References

1. New commander takes charge: Lt.-Gen. Campbell wants force to take flight: [Final Edition] Mullington, Dave. Kingston Whig – Standard [Kingston, Ont] 22 July 2000: 11 / FRONT.
2. National Advisory Council
3. Interdiction and Conventional Strategy: Prevailing perceptions June 1990
4. Commanding Officers: CFB Baden-Soellingen
5. National Defence & Veterans' Affairs House of Commons, October 23, 1997
6. "New Leaders for the Canadian Forces". Archived from the original on 2013-09-26. Retrieved 2013-09-21.
7. "General Lloyd Campbell' Order of Military Merit Citation". Governor General of Canada. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
8. "Lieutenant-General Lloyd Clark Campbell, CMM, CD Chief of the Air Staff – Air Command 2000 to 2003" (PDF). Blatherwick. Retrieved 28 June 2022.

Military offices
Preceded by George Macdonald	Commander of 1 Canadian Air Division 1998 - 2000	Succeeded by Steve Lucas
Preceded by D N Kinsman	Chief of the Air Staff 2000–2003	Succeeded by K R Pennie