VAdm Bruce Donaldson

Commander, Canada Command Vice Admiral Bruce Donaldson assumed command of Canada Command May of 2009. As Commander, he is responsible for all domestic and continental Canadian Forces operations in North America and its approaches, with the exception of aerospace warning and control.Before assuming command, he spent 18 months as Director of the Strategic Joint Staff, coordinating all Canadian Forces operations for the Chief of Defence Staff.Prior, he spent two years in command of the Canadian Pacific Fleet. Previous command appointments include the frigate HMCS VANCOUVER, the Sea Training Staff on the West Coast, and the destroyer HMCS ATHABASKAN, while flagship for the Canadian Atlantic Fleet. Vice-Admiral Donaldson holds a Bachelors Degree in Political Science and Economics from Carleton University in Ottawa and a Masters Degree in International Relations and Maritime Strategic Studies from Dalhousie University in Halifax. He is a graduate of both the Command and Staff Course and the National Security Studies Course at the Canadian Forces College in Toronto.

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