Lieutenant General Lieutenant general (Lt Gen, LTG and similar) is a three-star military rank (NATO code OF-8) used in many countries. The rank traces its origins to the Middle Ages, where the title of lieutenant general was held by the second-in-command on the ...

James Arthur Fox, is a retired Canadian military officer who served as Commander, Mobile Command of the

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from 1986 to 1989.

Military career

Fox joined the

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and went on to be

commanding officer The commanding officer (CO) or sometimes, if the incumbent is a general officer, commanding general (CG), is the officer in command of a military unit. The commanding officer has ultimate authority over the unit, and is usually given wide latitu ...

Lord Strathcona's Horse Lord Strathcona's Horse (Royal Canadians) (LdSH C is a regular armoured regiment of the Canadian Army and is Canada’s only tank regiment. Currently based in Edmonton, Alberta, the regiment is part of 3rd Canadian Division's 1 Canadian Mechanize ...

, taking his regiment on an operational tour with the

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in 1972. Fox was appointed Commander, Mobile Command in 1986. In that role he executed ''Rendezvous 89'', a major exercise involving 15,000 military personnel and more than 5,000 vehicles and aircraft from 40 different units across Canada. In retirement he became

colonel Colonel (abbreviated as Col., Col or COL) is a senior military officer rank used in many countries. It is also used in some police forces and paramilitary organizations. In the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries, a colonel was typically in charge of ...

.Legislative Assembly of Alberta
Alberta Hansard, 23 March 2000

References

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