Angus Topshee

Angus Topshee
Born31 May 1971[1]
AllegianceCanada
Service / branchRoyal Canadian Navy[a]
Years of service1990–present
RankVice-Admiral
CommandsRoyal Canadian Navy
Maritime Forces Pacific
CFB Halifax
HMCS Algonquin
Battles / warsWar in Afghanistan
AwardsCommander of the Order of Military Merit
Meritorious Service Medal
Canadian Forces' Decoration
Officer of the Legion of Merit (United States)

Vice-Admiral Angus Topshee, CMM, MSM, CD is a Royal Canadian Navy officer and Commander of the Royal Canadian Navy.

Topshee joined the Canadian Armed Forces in 1990 and graduated from the Royal Military College of Canada in 1994.[2] He was given command of the destroyer, 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 Exercise RIMPAC in 2012, commander of CFB Halifax in late 2012 and deputy director of the Strategy, Policy and Plans Directorate at North American Aerospace Defense Command in 2015. After that he became commander of the Canadian Fleet Pacific in July 2018, commander of Maritime Forces Pacific in May 2021 and Commander of the Royal Canadian Navy in May 2022.[3][4]

Topshee was awarded the Meritorious Service Medal on December 19, 2013,[5] appointed an Officer of the Order of Military Merit on October 12, 2017, and was made a Commander on September 23, 2022.[6]

Awards and decorations

Topshee's personal awards and decorations include the following:







Ribbon Description Notes
Order of Military Merit (CMM)
  • Appointed Commander (CMM) on 12 May 2023[7]
Meritorious Service Medal (MSM)
  • Decoration awarded on 19 December 2013[8]
  • Military division
General Campaign Star
  • South West Asia Ribbon
  • 1 Rotation Bars
Special Service Medal
  • with NATO-OTAN Clasp
Canadian Peacekeeping Service Medal
NATO Medal
  • with Non Article 5 Clasp
Canadian Forces' Decoration (CD)
  • with two Clasp for 32 years of services
Legion of Merit
  • Decoration awarded on 29 Jun 2019 [9]
  • Officer level
  • United States

CDS Commendation

Notes

  1. ^ Known as Canadian Forces Maritime Command until 2011

References

  1. ^ "Biographical Data". www.nauticapedia.ca. Retrieved 2024-11-05.
  2. ^ "Command Team". Lookout Navy News. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
  3. ^ "Royal Canadian Navy welcomes new Commander". National Defence. 30 May 2022. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
  4. ^ "New Canadian service chiefs". Australian Naval Institute. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
  5. ^ "Meritorious Service Decorations List". The Governor General of Canada. 11 June 2014.
  6. ^ "Order of Military Merit List". The Governor General of Canada.
  7. ^ "Order of Military Merit List". The Governor General of Canada. 23 May 2023.
  8. ^ "Meritorious Service Decorations List". The Governor General of Canada.
  9. ^ "Canada Gazette". The Government of Canada. 29 June 2019.
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Preceded by Commander of the Royal Canadian Navy
2022–present 		Incumbent