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General Marie Annabelle Jennie Carignan CMM MSC MSM CD (born 1968) is a Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) officer who has served as Chief of the Defence Staff (CDS) since July 2024. Born in Quebec, Carignan graduated as a military engineer from the Royal Military College Saint-Jean. She served as an officer in combat engineering regiments in various ...
General Jennie Carignan took over as Canada's chief of the defense staff on Thursday in a ceremony that made her the first woman to command the country's armed forces. Trained as a military ...
Jennie Carignan, Chief of Defense Staff of Canada’s Armed… Canada’s first woman armed forces chief: ‘I can’t believe we have to justify women in combat’ Skip to main content
Lieutenant-General Jennie Carignan, in charge of efforts to stamp out ingrained sexism and misconduct in the armed forces, will take over on July 18 as chief of the defense staff. Carignan ...
Jennie Carignan (born 1968) 18 July 2024: Incumbent: 190 days: Quebec: Canadian Army: Mary Simon: Justin Trudeau [36] See also. Chief of the Defence Force (Australia)
July 3 – Lieutenant General Jennie Carignan is appointed as the first female Chief of the Defence Staff of the Canadian Armed Forces. [59] She formally assumes the position on July 18, with a promotion to the rank of General. [60] July 5 – LCBO workers go on strike for the first time in the corporation's history. [61]
Paparo and the other military commanders, Adm. David Johnston of the Australian Defense Force, Gen. Jennie Carignan of the Canadian Armed Forces and Gen. Romeo Brawner Jr. of the Armed Forces of ...
Jennie Carignan became Canada's first female combat officer to rise to the rank of general. [262] Specifically, she was promoted to brigadier-general (one star) and put in charge of the Canadian army's day-to-day operations.