Vice-Admiral Maurice Frank Ronald "Ron" Lloyd is a retired

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officer who became the 35th

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on 23 June 2016.

Naval career

Educated at

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, Lloyd joined the Royal Canadian Navy in 1985. He became commanding officer of the frigate HMCS ''Charlottetown'' in 2000 in which capacity he was deployed to the

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. He became Executive Secretary to the Chief of Maritime Staff in 2002, commanding officer of the destroyer HMCS ''Algonquin'' in 2004 and Director General Maritime Force Development at National Defence Headquarters in

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in 2006. He went on to be Commander Canadian Fleet – Atlantic in 2008, Commander Canadian Fleet – Pacific in March 2009 and Chief of Force Development in July 2010. In January 2016 it was announced that he would become

. Lloyd was Acting Vice Chief of Defence Staff from January 13 to May 30, 2017, when Vice Admiral Mark Norman was relieved of his duties. He was subsequently replaced as Acting Vice Chief of Defence Staff by Lieutenant-General

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In February 2019, it was announced that he would retire and his replacement will be Vice-Admiral A.G. McDonald who will be promoted and become

Awards and decorations

Lloyd's personal awards and decorations include the following:

* He was a qualified Ship's Diver and as such wore the Canadian Forces Ship's Diver Badge * He was a qualified

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and as such wore the Canadian Forces Jump Wings

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