| 词条 | Paul Wynnyk |
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|honorific_prefix=Lieutenant General |name=Paul Wynnyk |honorific_suffix={{post-nominals|country=CAN|CMM|MSM|CD}} |image=LGen-Wynnyk.jpg |caption=Lt. Gen. Paul Wynnyk |rank=Lieutenant General |branch=Canadian Army |commands=1 Combat Engineer Regiment 1 Area Support Group Land Force Western Area Canadian Forces Intelligence Command Commander of the Canadian Army Vice Chief of the Defence Staff |battles=War in Afghanistan |nickname= |allegiance=Canada |birth_date=June 29, 1964 |death_place= |serviceyears= |laterwork= |sponsor= |children= |awards=Commander of the Order of Military Merit Meritorious Service Medal Canadian Forces Decoration }} Lieutenant General Paul Francis Wynnyk {{post-nominals|country=CAN|CMM|MSM|CD}} (born June 29, 1964) is a Canadian Army officer who served from 2016 to 2018 as Commander of the Canadian Army. On July 16, 2018, he was named Vice Chief of the Defence Staff. BackgroundPaul Wynnyk is of Ukrainian descent, the grandson of emigrants in Alberta from Radvantsi, Lviv region, in Western Ukraine.[1] He was born in Edmonton on June 29, 1964, and was raised in the village of Breton, Alberta.[2] Military careerWynnyk attended Royal Roads Military College and the Royal Military College of Canada, and he was commissioned into the Canadian Military Engineers in 1986.[3] He became commanding officer of 1 Combat Engineer Regiment in Edmonton in 1997, commander of 1 Area Support Group in 2004 and Assistant Commanding General at the Combined Security Transition Command – Afghanistan in March 2009.[3] He went on to be commander of Land Force Western Area in 2010, Deputy Commander of the Canadian Army in 2012 and Commander of the Canadian Forces Intelligence Command and Chief of Defence Intelligence in July 2014.[3] In January 2016, it was announced that he would become Chief of the Army Staff and Commander of the Canadian Army.[4] In his speech during the ceremony, Wynnyk gave credit to his parents for supporting him on the path to this point in his career. "My mom Joan, who is here today, has watched and supported my journey in uniform from cub scout, to army cadet, to reservist, to regular officer," he said. About his late father Walter, Wynnyk said, "As both my high school principal and the commanding officer of my army cadet corps, it was he who encouraged me to embark upon a career of military service.[4] On July 16, 2018, he was named Vice Chief of the Defence Staff.[5] References1. ^{{cite news|title=New commander of Canadian army has Ukrainian roots|url=http://www.unian.info/world/1419457-new-commander-of-canadian-army-has-ukrainian-roots.html|accessdate=15 July 2016|agency=Unian|date=15 July 2016}} 2. ^{{cw|author=Lydia Neufeld|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/army-armed-forces-breton-alberta-1.3679213|title=New head of Canada's Army from Breton, Alberta|publisher=Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, July 14, 2016}} 3. ^1 2 {{cite web|url=http://www.forces.gc.ca/en/about-org-structure/chief-of-defence-intelligence.page|title=Major General PF Wynnyk: Biography|publisher=Canadian Army|accessdate=22 January 2016}} 4. ^1 {{cite web|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/vance-new-army-navy-commanders-1.3410474|title=Top ranks of Canadian Forces get shake-up with new army, navy commanders|publisher=CBC|date=19 January 2016|accessdate=21 January 2016}} 5. ^[https://www.canada.ca/en/department-national-defence/news/2018/07/new-commander-for-the-canadian-army.html New Commander for the Canadian Army:] changes in the Canadian army command, July 16, 2018 External links{{Commonscat-inline}}{{S-start}}{{S-mil}}{{Succession box|title=Commander of the Canadian Army|before=Marquis Hainse| after=Jean-Marc Lanthier| years=2016–2018}} |-{{succession box | title = Vice Chief of the Defence Staff | years = 2018– | before = Mark Norman |after=Incumbent }}{{S-end}}{{Commander of the Canadian Army}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Wynnyk, Paul Francis}} 7 : 1963 births|Living people|Canadian generals|Commanders of the Order of Military Merit (Canada)|Recipients of the Meritorious Service Decoration|Canadian people of Ukrainian descent|Canadian military personnel of the War in Afghanistan (2001–present) |
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