David Huddleston (general)

Lieutenant-General David Huddleston CMM, MSC, CD is a Canadian retired air force general who was Commander, Air Command in Canada from 1991 to 1993.

David Huddleston
AllegianceCanada
Service/branchRoyal Canadian Air Force / Canadian Forces
Years of service1960 - 1993
RankLieutenant-General
Commands heldAir Command
Battles/warsGulf War
AwardsCommander of the Order of Military Merit
Meritorious Service Cross
Canadian Forces Decoration

Career

Huddleston joined the Royal Canadian Air Force in 1960 and trained on Lockheed T-33 jet trainers.[1] He became Associate Deputy Minister (Policy) at the Department of National Defence in 1986[2] and Deputy Chief of Defence Staff at the National Defence Headquarters in 1989[3] and, in the latter role, was responsible for the formation of the Joint Staff (or 'J Staff') who were to be the primary Canadian Forces strategic planning and coordination organ.[4] This innovation was applied during the Gulf War in 1990 and, for leading Canada's deployment in that war, he was awarded the Meritorious Service Cross.[5] He went on to be Commander, Air Command later that year before retiring in 1993.[1]

In retirement he worked for Bombardier Inc.[6]

References
  1. "Saving the Wild Mustangs". Retrieved 28 December 2019.
  2. The Diffusion of Military Technology and Ideas edited by Emily O. Goldman, p. 103
  3. Canadian Chinooks to be retired Flight Global, February 1991
  4. Haze: joint planning in the Canadian Forces from Mobile Command to J-Staff, 1975-1991 (Part 1)
  5. Operation Friction 1990-1991: The Canadian Forces in the Persian Gulf by Jean H. Morin, p. 272
  6. "The C.D. Howe Award / Le Prix C.D. Howe" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-05-30. Retrieved 2013-09-22.
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