David Barr (Canadian Forces officer)
Colonel David Barr, CD, is a former commander of the Canadian Special Operations Forces Command.[1]
Biography
[edit]Barr's early military service included platoon command with the 3rd Battalion Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry in Victoria, British Columbia (1980–84), and subsequently with the Canadian Airborne Regiment in Petawawa, Ontario (1984–87).
From 2007 to 2010, he was the chief of staff and deputy commander of Joint Task Force Games (JTFG), which provided support to secure Vancouver during the Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games.[2]
Barr was the first commander of CSOFC.[3] During his tenure as commander, Barr also deployed to Afghanistan as commander of the Canadian special operations task force in Operation Enduring Freedom.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Special forces command seeks link to wartime Devil's Brigade". Postmedia News. Archived from the original on 9 November 2012. Retrieved 24 October 2010.
- ^ https://www.gg.ca/en/honours/recipients/139-791
- ^ "Senate of Canada, Standing Committee on National Security and Defence Evidence, 20 November 2006". Retrieved 26 February 2022.
- ^ "Col Barr". Archived from the original on 12 June 2010. Retrieved 16 November 2010.
External links
[edit]- "Biography of David Barr". Archived from the original on 31 October 2006. Retrieved 16 January 2015.
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