Wayne Eyre

Lieutenant-General Wayne D. Eyre, MSC, CD is a senior Canadian Army officer. He is currently Commander of the Canadian Army.

Wayne Eyre
Lieutenant-General Wayne Eyre in 2019
AllegianceCanada
Service/branchCanadian Army
Years of service1988–present
RankLieutenant-General
Commands heldCommander of the Canadian Army
Military Personnel Command
Deputy Commander United Nations Command
3rd Canadian Division
2 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group
3rd Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry
Battles/warsWar in Afghanistan
AwardsMeritorious Service Cross
Canadian Forces' Decoration
Legion of Merit (United States)[1]

Military career

Eyre was commissioned into the 2nd Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry in 1988.[2] He became commanding officer of the 3rd Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry in 2004.[3] He went on to become commander of 2 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group in 2009 and,[2] after that, Deputy Commanding General of Operations for the United States Army's XVIII Airborne Corps in 2012, in which role he was deployed to Afghanistan.[3] He was appointed General Officer Commanding 3rd Canadian Division and Joint Task Force West in 2014.[3]

In May 2018,[4] Eyre became the first non-American to serve as deputy commander of the United Nations Command in South Korea.[4][5][1][6] He was succeeded by Vice Admiral Stuart Mayer of the Royal Australian Navy in June 2019, and returned to Canada as Commander Military Personnel Command.[7]

On 12 July 2019, it was announced that Eyre would be appointed the next Commander of the Canadian Army, effective from 20 August.[7][8]

References
  1. "Deputy Commander UNC > United States Forces Korea > Article View". Usfk.mil. 1 May 2015. Archived from the original on 27 March 2019. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
  2. "Deputy Commander UNC". United States Forces Korea. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
  3. "Command of the 3rd Canadian Division changes hands at Edmonton Garrison". Edmonton Sun. 18 July 2014. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
  4. "UN Command names Canadian to key post in South Korea for the first time". The Globe and Mail. 13 May 2018. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
  5. Pinkerton, Charlie (5 November 2018). "Canadians at centre of 'potentially historic turning point' in Korea - iPolitics". Ipolitics.ca. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
  6. "Can United Nations Command become catalyst for change in the Korean peninsula?". National Interest. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
  7. "Lanthier to become Vice Chief of the Defence Staff". Canadian Army. 12 July 2019. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
  8. "Lt.-Gen. Lanthier named as new vice chief, more generals promoted". Ottawa Citizen. 12 July 2019. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
Military offices
Preceded by
Jean-Marc Lanthier		 Commander of the Canadian Army
2019–present		 Incumbent
Preceded by
Thomas W. Bergeson		 Deputy Commander United Nations Command
2018–2019		 Succeeded by
Stuart Mayer
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