Dean McFadden
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VAdm Philip Dean McFadden, left | |
Born | July 1957 (age 67) Belfast, Northern Ireland |
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Years of service | 1974–2011 |
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Commands | Canada Command Maritime Forces Atlantic |
Awards | Commander of the Order of Military Merit Canadian Forces' Decoration |
Vice-Admiral Philip Dean McFadden, CMM, CD (born July 12, 1957)[1] is a retired officer of the Canadian Forces. He was chief of the Maritime Staff from 2009 to 2011 and last to hold the post before it was renamed to commander of the Royal Canadian Navy.
Career
[edit]Born in Belfast, Northern Ireland, McFadden was educated at Belfast Royal Academy before his family immigrated to Vancouver, British Columbia in 1973.[2]
He joined the Canadian Forces (CF) in 1974 as a cadet at Royal Roads Military College.[3] He served aboard Her Majesty's Canadian Ships (HMCS) Yukon, Restigouche and Miramichi, as well as instructing navigation at the Naval Officers’ Training Centre Venture. In 1982 he released from the CF to work with the Canadian Coast Guard at Vessel Traffic Services in Vancouver.
In 1983 McFadden re-enrolled in the CF serving in HMCS Chaleur, Miramichi, Kootenay and Thunder. In 1987 he attended the year-long Combat Control Officers Course, followed in 1987 by an appointment to the destroyer-escort HMCS Qu’Appelle. In 1989 he was appointed to the staff of the NATO Commander-in-Chief Eastern Atlantic at Northwood, UK in support of the Standing Naval Force Atlantic. In 1990, on return to Canada, he served at the Canadian Forces Fleet School Halifax, followed by the staff of the Commander Fifth Canadian Destroyer Squadron, subsequently the Seventh Maritime Operations Group. In 1996 he attended the Canadian Forces College in Toronto, and later that year, on promotion to commander he returned to Halifax as executive officer of the replenishment ship HMCS Provider. In 1997 he assumed command of the frigate HMCS Montreal, and in 1999 he was appointed Commander Sea Training (Atlantic).
In 2000 he was promoted to captain(N) and assumed responsibilities as director of maritime strategy for the chief of the Maritime Staff at National Defence Headquarters (NDHQ) in Ottawa. Following a year-long language training, in 2002 he was appointed director of Asia-Pacific policy at NDHQ. In December 2003, upon completion of Advanced Military Studies at the Canadian Forces College, he returned to the East Coast and assumed command of the Fifth Maritime Operations Group. Promoted to commodore in 2005, he assumed command of the Atlantic Fleet. In 2006 he was promoted to rear admiral and assumed command of Maritime Forces Atlantic in August of that year.
He served as commander of Canada Command and as the commander of Maritime Forces Atlantic, as well as commander of Joint Task Force Atlantic.[4] He became chief of the Maritime Staff in 2009 and on his retirement in 2011 was appointed a commander of the Order of Military Merit.[5]
McFadden is married to Eva McFadden (née Edmonds) from Bedford, Nova Scotia and has two children.
Awards and decorations
[edit]McFadden's personal awards and decorations include the following:
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Order of Military Merit (CMM) |
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Special Service Medal |
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Canadian Forces' Decoration (CD) |
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References
[edit]- ^ "Vice-Admiral Philip Dean McFadden, CMM, MStJ, MSM, CD Commander Maritime Command and Chief of the Maritime Staff (CMS) 22 June 2009 to 22 July 2011." At blatherwick.net, June 22, 2018.
- ^ Canada takes bow on Irish peace deal
- ^ RCN Biography
- ^ "Canadian Naval Review" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 January 2014. Retrieved 7 September 2013.
- ^ "New CMS named". Archived from the original on 23 September 2012. Retrieved 19 July 2011.
- ^ "The Governor General of Canada List". Gouvernment of Canada.
External links
[edit]- 1957 births
- People educated at the Belfast Royal Academy
- Emigrants from Northern Ireland to Canada
- Canadian military personnel from British Columbia
- Military personnel from Belfast
- People from Vancouver
- Living people
- Royal Canadian Navy officers
- Commanders of the Order of Military Merit (Canada)
- Canadian admirals
- Commanders of the Royal Canadian Navy