Vice-Admiral Vice admiral is a senior naval flag officer rank, usually equivalent to lieutenant general and air marshal. A vice admiral is typically senior to a rear admiral and junior to an admiral. Australia In the Royal Australian Navy, the rank of vic ...

Drew W. Robertson CMM, MSM, CD is a retired officer of the

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. He was

Chief of the Maritime Staff Commander of the Royal Canadian Navy (French: ''Commandant de la Marine royale canadienne'') is the title of the institutional head of the Royal Canadian Navy. This appointment also includes the title of Chief of the Naval Staff and is based at N ...

from 17 January 2006 to 22 June 2009.

Career

Robertson joined the Canadian Forces in 1973.Vice-Admiral Drew Robertson assumed command today
Blue Crowd, 17 January 2006 He became commander of the

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in 1995 and of the destroyer in 1999 before commanding the First Canadian Task Group during the

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anti-terrorism deployment in 2001. He went on to be Director General of international security policy at

National Defence Headquarters National Defence Headquarters (NDHQ) ( French: ''Quartiers généraux de la Défense nationale'' (''QGDN'')) was created through the integration of the Canadian Armed Forces Headquarters (CAF HQ) with the civilian Department of National Defence ...

in 2003 and

in 2006 before retiring in 2009.VAdm Robertson named Chief of the Maritime Staff
Trident, January 23, 2006

Awards and decorations

Robertson's personal awards and decorations include the following:

CAN Order of Military Merit Commander and Officer

References

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