Vice-Admiral Angus Topshee, is a

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officer and

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Naval career

Topshee joined the Canadian Armed Forces in 1990 and graduated from the

Royal Military College of Canada '') , established = 1876 , type = Military academy , chancellor = Anita Anand ('' la, ex officio, label=none'' as Defence Minister) , principal = Harry Kowal , head_label ...

in 1994. He was given command of the

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, HMCS ''Algonquin'' in July 2009 and was then deployed to Afghanistan as Director of Afghan National Police Training Operations in 2011. He went on to be Director of Operations for

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in 2012, commander of

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in late 2012 and deputy director of the Strategy, Policy and Plans Directorate at

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in 2015. After that he became commander of the Canadian Fleet Pacific in July 2018, commander of

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in May 2021 and

in May 2022. Topshee was awarded the

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on 19 December 2013, and appointed an Officer of the Order of Military Merit on 12 October 2017.

Awards and decorations

Topshee's personal awards and decorations include the following:

Order of Military Merit (Canada) ribbon (OMM)

CDS Commendation

Notes

References

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