Dave Cochrane (Canadian Forces officer)

Brigadier General David Bruce "Dave" Cochrane, MSM, CD is a Royal Canadian Air Force officer. Brig. Gen. Cochrane is currently the Commander of 2 Canadian Air Division in Winnipeg, Manitoba

Col. Cochrane assumed command of CFB Trenton, as well as the primary lodger unit for the base, 8 Wing, on February 19, 2010 eleven days after his predecessor, Russell Williams, was formally charged under the Criminal Code with two counts of first-degree murder along with two counts of forcible confinement and two counts of break and enter and sexual assault.[1][2][3]

Col. Cochrane graduated from Royal Military College of Canada in 1986 with a degree in mechanical engineering, and later qualified as a navigator. In 2009, he deployed overseas for six months and served in the War in Afghanistan as commanding officer of Theatre Support Element Roto 8.[4]

Colonel Dave Cochrane was promoted to the Rank of Brigadier General in Royal Canadian Air Force on 11 February 2015.[5]

He transferred command of CFB Trenton in August 2011. He graduated from the year-long Australian Defence College, Centre for Defence and Strategic Studies Course. Brigadier-General Cochrane assumed the position of Senior Advisor to the National Security Advisor in the Privy Council Office in Ottawa in early 2013. Promoted to Brigadier-General in 2015, he assumed the position of Commander 2 Canadian Air Division in Winnipeg overseeing individual training and education for RCAF officers and non-commissioned members (NCMs). was appointed to the command of 2 Canadian Air Division in Winnipeg.

In summer 2018, BGen Cocharane will be appointed Commander National Cadet and Junior Canadian Ranger Support Group in Ottawa, succeeding BGen Kelly Woiden.

Honours and Decorations

Brig. Gen. Dave Cochrane Has Been Awarded the Following Honours and Decorations During His Military Career.



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Meritorious Service Medal (MSM)
  • Military Division
  • With Clasp
  • Awarded 22 March 2013
  • [6]
Gulf and Kuwait Medal
  • 1991
  • With Combat Clasp
General Campaign Star
  • South West Asia Ribbon
  • With "ISAF" Clasp
Special Service Medal
  • With "NATO" Clasp
Canadian Peacekeeping Service Medal
United Nations Special Service Medal
  • 90 Days on UN Peacekeeping Mission
NATO medal for the former Yugoslavia
  • With "FORMER YUGOSLAVIA" Clasp
Canadian Forces Decoration
  • Brig. Gen. Dave Cochrane has earned the Canadian Forces Air Combat Systems Officer (ACSO) Wings.
Military offices
Preceded by
Russell Williams		 Wing Commander of No. 8 Wing at CFB Trenton
February 2010 - August 2011		 Succeeded by
Sean Friday

References

  1. ↑ Jones, Allison (February 20, 2010). "New CFB Trenton commander urges base to 'stand tall'". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved February 20, 2010.
  2. ↑ "8 Wing Trenton > Who We Are - Senior Staff > Wing Commander". Canadian Forces. 2010-02-17. Archived from the original on June 11, 2011. Retrieved February 21, 2010.
  3. ↑ "New Commander for 8 Wing Trenton". Air Force News. Canadian Forces. February 21, 2010. Archived from the original on June 11, 2011. Retrieved February 21, 2010.
  4. ↑ O’Brien, David (December 5, 2009). "It's a hostile environment, all right". Winnipeg Free Press. p. C20. Retrieved February 21, 2010.
  5. ↑ http://www.rcaf-arc.forces.gc.ca/en/article-template-standard.page?doc=new-senior-leaders-for-the-royal-canadian-air-force/i5xyztje
  6. ↑ http://www.gg.ca/honour.aspx?id=750&t=16&ln=Cochrane
  7. ↑ http://everitas.rmcclub.ca/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/Cochrane_Col.jpg


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