Stuart Beare

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Stuart Beare
BornShilo, Manitoba
AllegianceCanada
Service / branch Canadian Army
Years of service1978–2014
Rank Canadian Army OF-8.svg Lieutenant-general
Commands Canadian Joint Operations Command
Canadian Expeditionary Force Command
Deputy Commander of the military police within the NATO Training Mission in Afghanistan
Multinational Brigade Northwest of the NATO Stabilization Force in Bosnia-Herzegovina
2nd Regiment, Royal Canadian Horse Artillery
Battles / wars UNFICYP

Yugoslav Wars

War in Afghanistan
Awards Order of Military Merit
Meritorious Service Cross
Meritorious Service Medal
Canadian Forces' Decoration

Lieutenant-General Stuart Beare, CMM , MSC , MSM , CD was a Canadian Army officer who served as the commander of Canadian Joint Operations Command, Canadian Expeditionary Force Command, Deputy commander of the military police within the NATO Training Mission in Afghanistan, Commander of the Multinational Brigade Northwest of the NATO Stabilization Force in Bosnia-Herzegovina and Commanding Officer of the 2nd Regiment, Royal Canadian Horse Artillery. [1] [2] [3] [4]

Military career

He served in Germany, Cyprus, Yugoslavia, and Afghanistan on multiple tours. From 1996 to 1998 he was Commanding Officer of the 2nd Regiment, Royal Canadian Horse Artillery. From September 2003 to September 2004, He commanded the Multinational Brigade Northwest of the NATO Stabilization Force in Bosnia-Herzegovina. From June 2010 to July 2011 he was the Deputy commander of the military police within the NATO Training Mission in Afghanistan. He later became the Commander of Canadian Expeditionary Force Command, later Commanding Canadian Joint Operations Command after a merger of 3 different commands in 2012. [2] [4] [1]

In 2014, he retired from the Canadian Armed Forces. [5]

He was the Honorary Lieutenant Colonel for the 2nd Field Regiment, Royal Canadian Artillery. He was appointed Colonel Commandant of the Intelligence Branch and the Canadian Intelligence Corps on 25 September 2024. He is also the chair of the board for Soldiers Helping Soldiers, a non-for-profit helping homeless veterans, sits on the Canadian Red Cross government relations advisory committee, and is a strategic advisor for defence and public safety with Accenture Canada. [6]

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