November 2006 Meeting of the Canadian Club
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The November Meeting of the Canadian Club of Edmonton focuses on Remembrance Day.
This year our speaker is MAJOR-GENERAL I.J. FENTON, OMM, CD
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS NATO IMS and our luncheon is 7 November 2006 starting at noon for $25 .
Major-General Ivan Fenton enrolled in the Canadian Forces in 1970 while
attending York University, Toronto. On graduation in 1972 with a Bachelor of
Arts in English he was commissioned as an infantry officer into The Royal
Canadian Regiment. Key military courses included the Canadian Forces Command
and Staff Course, the UK Joint Warfare Course, and the US Joint Combined
Warfare Course. In 1993 Major-General Fenton received his Master of War
Studies Degree from the Royal Military College of Canada, Kingston. From
January to June 1999, he attended the National Security Studies Course at
the Canadian Forces College in Toronto.
Regimental duty has included service in Canada, with NATO in Germany, and
with the United Nations in Cyprus. Regimental appointments, all with the
Third Battalion The Royal Canadian Regiment, comprised rifle and
reconnaissance platoon commander, intelligence officer, adjutant, company
commander, and battalion commander.
Staff appointments have included instructional duty at the Canadian Forces
School of Communications and Electronics, operational training staff at army
headquarters, Brigade G3 in 1 Brigade, and Division G3 of the 1st Canadian
Division. Posted to National Defence Headquarters in 1995, Major-General
Fenton served in J3 Plans and J3 Doctrine and Training, and as Deputy Chief
of Staff J3 (Operations) in which he supervised the National Defence
Operations Centre and coordinated Canadian Forces taskings and support to
the RCMP. He was appointed as an officer of the Order of Military Merit for
his work there in support of domestic and international operations.
Taking over Canadian Forces Base Petawawa in July 1999, Major-General Fenton
deployed as the Commander of Task Force Kosovo, from December 1999 to June
2000. During this tour, he commanded 1,400 army and air force troops, not
only from Petawawa, but also from Canadian Forces Base Valcartier and other
Canadian Forces bases.
Major-General Fenton was promoted to BGen in July 2001 and assumed command
of Land Force Western Area. In June 2004 he is promoted to his present rank
and appointed in July as Assistant Director of Operations for NATO.
This year our speaker is MAJOR-GENERAL I.J. FENTON, OMM, CD
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS NATO IMS and our luncheon is 7 November 2006 starting at noon for $25 .
Major-General Ivan Fenton enrolled in the Canadian Forces in 1970 while
attending York University, Toronto. On graduation in 1972 with a Bachelor of
Arts in English he was commissioned as an infantry officer into The Royal
Canadian Regiment. Key military courses included the Canadian Forces Command
and Staff Course, the UK Joint Warfare Course, and the US Joint Combined
Warfare Course. In 1993 Major-General Fenton received his Master of War
Studies Degree from the Royal Military College of Canada, Kingston. From
January to June 1999, he attended the National Security Studies Course at
the Canadian Forces College in Toronto.
Regimental duty has included service in Canada, with NATO in Germany, and
with the United Nations in Cyprus. Regimental appointments, all with the
Third Battalion The Royal Canadian Regiment, comprised rifle and
reconnaissance platoon commander, intelligence officer, adjutant, company
commander, and battalion commander.
Staff appointments have included instructional duty at the Canadian Forces
School of Communications and Electronics, operational training staff at army
headquarters, Brigade G3 in 1 Brigade, and Division G3 of the 1st Canadian
Division. Posted to National Defence Headquarters in 1995, Major-General
Fenton served in J3 Plans and J3 Doctrine and Training, and as Deputy Chief
of Staff J3 (Operations) in which he supervised the National Defence
Operations Centre and coordinated Canadian Forces taskings and support to
the RCMP. He was appointed as an officer of the Order of Military Merit for
his work there in support of domestic and international operations.
Taking over Canadian Forces Base Petawawa in July 1999, Major-General Fenton
deployed as the Commander of Task Force Kosovo, from December 1999 to June
2000. During this tour, he commanded 1,400 army and air force troops, not
only from Petawawa, but also from Canadian Forces Base Valcartier and other
Canadian Forces bases.
Major-General Fenton was promoted to BGen in July 2001 and assumed command
of Land Force Western Area. In June 2004 he is promoted to his present rank
and appointed in July as Assistant Director of Operations for NATO.
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