Alain Parent

==Military career==

==Military career==

Parent became Commander of 1 Canadian Air Division in July 2011. He served as the Deputy Commander of [[North American Aerospace Defense Command]] (NORAD) from 2012<ref name=”Norad2012″>{{cite web | url=http://www.norad.mil/Newsroom/Article/578566/new-norad-canadian-deputy-commander/ | title=New NORAD Canadian Deputy Commander | publisher=NORAD | date=September 4, 2012 | accessdate=January 8, 2018}}</ref> and was appointed acting Vice Chief of the Defence Staff on 30 May 2017.<ref name=”CDR”>{{cite web | url=http://www.canadiandefencereview.com/news?news/2223 | title=LGen Alain Parent to Assume Role of VCDS | publisher=Canadian Defence Review | date=July 3, 2017 | accessdate=January 8, 2018}}</ref>

Parent became Commander of 1 Canadian Air Division in July 2011. He served as the Deputy Commander of [[North American Aerospace Defense Command]] (NORAD) from 2012<ref name=”Norad2012″>{{cite web | url=http://www.norad.mil/Newsroom/Article/578566/new-norad-canadian-deputy-commander/ | title=New NORAD Canadian Deputy Commander | publisher=NORAD | date=September 4, 2012 | accessdate=January 8, 2018}}</ref> and was appointed acting Vice Chief of the Defence Staff on 30 May 2017.<ref name=”CDR”>{{cite web | url=http://www.canadiandefencereview.com/news?news/2223 | title=LGen Alain Parent to Assume Role of VCDS | publisher=Canadian Defence Review | date=July 3, 2017 | accessdate=January 8, 2018}}</ref>

==Awards and Decorations==

Parent’s personal awards and decorations include the following:

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|[[File:CAN Order of Military Merit Commander and Officer.png|80px]]||[[Order of Military Merit (Canada)|Order of Military Merit]] (CMM)||

*Appointed Commander (CMM) on 17 October 2012<ref name=”Order of Military Merit List”>{{cite web|url=https://www.gg.ca/en/honours/recipients/150-3879 |title=Order of Military Merit List|publisher=The Governor General of Canada}}</ref>

*Appointed Officer (OMM) on 28 November 2008 <ref name=”Order of Military Merit List”/>

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|[[File:Canada125 ribbon.png|80px]] || [[125th Anniversary of the Confederation of Canada Medal]] ||

*Decoration awarded in 1992

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*with two Clasp for 32 years of services

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|[[File:Meritorious Service Medal ribbon.svg|80px]] || [[Meritorious Service Medal (United States)]] ||

*{{Flagicon|USA}}

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==References==

==References==