1966 or 1967 (age 57–58)[1] Wadena, Saskatchewan, Canada[2]
Allegiance
Canada
Service/branch
Canadian Army
Years of service
1988–present
Rank
General
Commands held
Chief of the Defence Staff Commander of the Canadian Army and Chief of the Army Staff Military Personnel Command Deputy Commander United Nations Command 3rd Canadian Division 2 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group 3rd Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry
Battles/wars
War in Afghanistan
Croatian War of Independence (Peacekeeping)
Awards
Commander of the Order of Military Merit Meritorious Service Cross Canadian Forces' Decoration Commander of the Legion of Merit (United States)[3][4] Commander of the National Order of Merit (France)[5] Order of National Security Merit, Gukseon Medal (South Korea)[6]
General Wayne Donald Eyre, CMM, MSC, CD (born 1966/1967) is a Canadian Forces officer serving as the chief of the Defence Staff (CDS). Eyre was named acting CDS on February 24, 2021, and appointed to the full position on November 25, 2021. He was also the commander of the Canadian Army and chief of the Army Staff.
^"Audio: Col. Wayne Eyre talks to Graham Thomson". Edmonton Journal. February 26, 2012. Retrieved May 12, 2022.
^"NATO biography". NATO. Retrieved March 6, 2022.
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^Government of Canada, Public Works and Government Services Canada (April 24, 2021). "Canada Gazette, Part 1, Volume 155, Number 17: GOVERNMENT HOUSE". canadagazette.gc.ca.
^"Canada Gazette, Part I, Volume 155, Number 44: GOVERNMENT HOUSE".
^"Canada Gazette, Part I, Volume 155, Number 9". Government of Canada. February 27, 2021. Retrieved March 1, 2021.
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