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William Angus Watt, CMM, CD is a

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retired air force general who was Chief of the Air Staff from 2007 to 2009. He formerly served as the president and chief executive officer of the

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Career

Watt joined the

Canadian Forces } The Canadian Armed Forces (CAF; french: Forces armées canadiennes, ''FAC'') are the unified Military, military forces of Canada, including sea, land, and air elements referred to as the Royal Canadian Navy, Canadian Army, and Royal Canadian Ai ...

in 1972 and, after graduating from the

Royal Military College Saint-Jean , mottoeng = Truth, Duty, Valour , established = 1952 , type = Military college , chancellor = Anita Anand (''ex officio'' as Defence Minister) , principal = Command ...

in 1977, trained as a pilot before flying Sea King

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.Executive Team
CATSA He served as commanding officer of

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before becoming commander of Joint Task Force Southwest Asia (for Operation Apollo) in 2002, director of operations at

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in 2004 and then deputy commander of the

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in 2006. He went on to be Chief of the Air Staff in 2007 before retiring in 2009. He became president and chief executive officer of the

in 2012.

Honours

CAN Order of Military Merit Commander and Officer

He was a qualified RCAF Pilot and as such wore the Royal Air Canadian Forces Pilot Wings.

References

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