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Lieutenant General Andrew Leslie was officially installed as Chief of the Land Staff and Commander Land Forces Command in a ceremony at the Canadian War Museum, in Ottawa June 15. He replaces LGen Marc Caron who is retiring after 35 years service.
LGen Leslie previously served as Director General Strategic Plans at NDHQ. His operational experience and strategic vision make him the right person to ensure our soldiers are trained and equipped to handle the challenges of the future, stated the Chief of the Defence Staff, Gen Rick Hillier, during the ceremony. In 1981 Andrew Leslie transferred from 30 Field Artillery Regiment Militia to the regular force. He served with the First Regiment in Germany, the regiment that — like his father before him — he eventually commanded.
In early 1995 on promotion to colonel, he served in the former Yugoslavia as Chief of Staff Sector South. He was awarded the Meritorious Service Medal for his actions under fire during the fighting for Knin, prior to the handover to NATO Forces. In 1977 he became Commander 1 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group in Western Canada. He became Commander Land Force Central Area in 2002, responsible for one regular and three reserve Brigades as well as several bases and training establishments in Ontario.
In 2003, then MGen Leslie was Commander Task Force Kabul, Afghanistan and Deputy Commander of the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force for which he was awarded the Meritorious Service Cross. After returning in 2004, he completed full-time PhD studies at RMC, Kingston during which he was selected as the McNaughton-Vanier Scholar.
As the Director General Strategic Plans at NDHQ in 2005, he was responsible for a wide variety of force development and resource issues.
Lieutenant General Marc Dumais became Commander Canada Command on May 19. He was the former Deputy Chief of the Defence Staff. VAdm Jean-Yves Forcier, the outgoing commander, in a naval tradition, was rowed from his “old command” to shore by members of his senior staff. VAdm Forcier is retiring after more than 34 years service.
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