Lt.-Gen. Jennie Carignan is set to officially take over command of the Armed Forces this morning in a ceremony at the Canadian War Museum in Ottawa.
Lt-Gen. Jennie Carignan salutes during a ceremony marking the 80th anniversary of D-Day and the Battle of Normandy, at the Cartier Drill Hall in Ottawa, on June 6, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin TangShe was chosen by the federal government to become Canada's first female defence chief, and she's no stranger to firsts.
Carignan was also the first woman to command a combat unit in the Canadian military, and her career has included deployments to Iraq, Afghanistan, Bosnia and Syria. For the last three years, she has been the chief of professional conduct and culture, a job created as a result of the sexual misconduct scandal in 2021.
Gen. Wayne Eyre is set to retire from the Armed Forces later in the summer after leading the military for about three years.
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