Wayne Eyre | |
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.jpg) Eyre in February 2024 | |
| Birth name | Wayne Donald Eyre |
| Born | 1966 or 1967 (age 57–58)[1] Wadena, Saskatchewan, Canada[2] |
| Allegiance | Canada |
| Service | Canadian Army |
| Years of service | 1988–2024 |
| Rank | General |
| Commands | 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 retired Canadian Forces officer who served as the chief of the Defence Staff (CDS) from 2021 to 2024. 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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- ^ "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.