2 Canadian Air Division Commander

Brigadier-General John Alexander, OMM, MSM, CD

Brigadier-General John Alexander enrolled in the Canadian Armed Forces in 1989 under the Direct Entry Officer program. Upon completion of pilot training, he was assigned to 450 Tactical Helicopter Squadron flying the CH-135 Twin Huey. Subsequent postings included:

427 Tactical Helicopter Squadron (CH135 and CH146 Griffon)
Joint Task Force Two as the Aviation Liaison Officer
exchange pilot with 33 Squadron Royal Air Force (Puma HC1 helicopter)
403 Helicopter Operational Training Squadron as the Deputy Commanding Officer
Headquarters' Commanding Officer Canadian Special Operations Forces Command in Ottawa
Commanding Officer of 427 Special Operations Aviation Squadron
Director Structures Integration 7 under Director General Capabilities & Structures Integration
Commander of Operation Calumet to the Multinational Force and Observers in the Sinai, Egypt
Director Flight Safety

Tours of operations include Bosnia (2002-3), the War in Iraq (2003, 2005), Northern Ireland (2004) and the Multinational Force & Observers (2015-16).

Brigadier-General Alexander is a graduate of the University of Western Ontario (Bachelor of Arts 1989), Royal Military College of Canada (RMC) Kingston, (Masters of Defence Studies - 2009) and the NATO Defence College Rome (2015).

Brigadier-General Alexander was appointed Commander, 2 Canadian Air Division, on 8 July 2022.

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Date modified:: 2022-07-11

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