Darren Hawco

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Darren Hawco

Allegiance Canada
Service/branch Royal Canadian Navy
Years of service1984 – date
RankVice-admiral
Commands held
AwardsCommander of the Order of Military Merit[1]
Meritorious Service Medal[2]
Canadian Forces' Decoration

Vice-Admiral Darren Carl Hawco CMM MSM CD is an officer in the Royal Canadian Navy, currently serving as the chief of force development at National Defence Headquarters.

He commanded HMCS Ottawa in 2006 and was Commander Canadian Fleet Atlantic from 2012 to 2013.

Awards and decorations[edit]

Hawco's personal awards and decorations include the following:

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Ribbon Description Notes
Order of Military Merit (CMM)
  • Appointed Commander (CMM) on 12 October 2017[3]
Meritorious Service Medal (MSM)
  • 1st Decoration awarded on 10 July 2007[4]
  • 2nd Decoration awarded on 19 October 2017[5]
  • Military division
South-West Asia Service Medal
  • with AFGHANISTAN Clasp
General Campaign Star
  • South West Asia Ribbon
  • 1 Rotation Bars
Special Service Medal
  • with NATO-OTAN Clasp
  • with xxx Clasp
Canadian Peacekeeping Service Medal
NATO Medal for the former Yugoslavia
  • with FORMER YUGOSLAVIA clasp
Canadian Forces' Decoration (CD)
  • with two Clasp for 32 years of services
Meritorious Service Medal (United States)
  • Decoration awarded 4 December 2010[6]
  • United States United States award

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Order of Military Merit Darren Hawco". The Governor General of Canada. 12 October 2017. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
  2. ^ "Meritorious Service decorations (military division)". The Governor General of Canada. 19 October 2017. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
  3. ^ "Order of Military Merit List". The Governor General of Canada.
  4. ^ "Meritorious Service Decorations List". The Governor General of Canada.
  5. ^ "Meritorious Service Decorations List". The Governor General of Canada.
  6. ^ Commonwealth & Foreign Honours 1967–2017 (PDF). Government of Canada. 2017. ISBN 978-0-660-08826-6.
Military offices
Preceded by
Commander Canadian Fleet Atlantic
2012–2013
Succeeded by