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

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.

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. 1 2 "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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