Darren Hawco


Darren Hawco

Allegiance Canada
Service/branch Royal Canadian Navy
Years of service1984 – 2020
RankVice-Admiral
Commands
AwardsCommander of the Order of Military Merit[1]
Meritorious Service Medal[2]
Canadian Forces' Decoration

Vice-Admiral Darren Carl Hawco CMM MSM CD is a former officer in the Royal Canadian Navy. He commanded HMCS Ottawa between 2006 and 2007. Later in his career he was Commander, Canadian Fleet Atlantic from 2012 to 2013, Director General of Cyber Warfare from 2013 to 2015, Chief of Force Development from 2015 to 2018, and Canada's Military Representative to NATO from 2018 to 2020. He retired from the navy in 2020.

  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.