Eric Kenny | |
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.jpg) Kenny in 2023 | |
| Allegiance | Canada |
| Branch | Royal Canadian Air Force[a] |
| Years of service | 1989–present |
| Rank | _OF-8.svg) Lieutenant-General |
| Commands | 4 Wing Cold Lake 1 Canadian Air Division Royal Canadian Air Force |
| Awards | Commander of the Order of Military Merit Meritorious Service Cross Meritorious Service Medal |
Lieutenant-GeneralEric Jean KennyCMM MSC MSM CD is a seniorRoyal Canadian Air Force officer who served asCommander of the Royal Canadian Air Force from 2022 to 2025.
Kenny joined the Canadian Armed Forces in 1989.[1] After training as a fighter pilot on theMcDonnell Douglas CF-18 Hornet, he became commander of4 Wing Cold Lake in 2014 and, in that capacity, was deployed as commander of the Air Task Force–Iraq in Kuwait between October 2014 and April 2015.[2][3] He went on to be Deputy Commander at1 Canadian Air Division inWinnipeg in 2016, Director General of Air Readiness at Headquarters Royal Canadian Air Force inOttawa in 2018 and commander of 1 Canadian Air Division in July 2020.[1] On 12 August 2022, he became theCommander of the Royal Canadian Air Force.[4][5]
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| Preceded by | Commander of the Royal Canadian Air Force August 2022 – July 2025 | Succeeded by |