Ken Pennie

Kenneth R. Pennie
Kenneth Pennie
Born	1948/1949 (age 67–68) Winnipeg, Manitoba
Allegiance	Canada
Service/branch	Royal Canadian Air Force / Canadian Forces
Years of service	1966 - 2005
Rank	Lieutenant-General
Commands held	403 Helicopter Operational Training Squadron 10 Tactical Air Group Air Command
Awards	Commander of the Order of Military Merit Canadian Forces Decoration

Lieutenant-General Kenneth R. Pennie, CMM, CD, Ph.D (born c. 1949) is a retired Canadian Air Force general. He was Chief of the Air Staff from 2003 to 2005.^[1]

Career

Pennie joined the Royal Canadian Air Force in 1966 and graduated from the Royal Military College of Canada in 1970.^[2] He served as Commanding Officer of 403 Helicopter Operational Training Squadron and then became Deputy Commander of 10 Tactical Air Group in 1990, Deputy Chief of Staff, Plans and Requirements in 1993 and Commander of 10 Tactical Air Group in 1995.^[2] He went on to be Director Force Planning and Program Coordination at National Defence Headquarters in 1997, Director General Strategic Planning at National Defence Headquarters in 1998 and Deputy Commander of NORAD in 2001, seeing intense activity in that role during the September 11 attacks,^[3] before becoming Chief of the Air Staff in 2003 and retiring in 2005.^[2]

↑ Winnipeg's Ken Pennie to be named to top Canadian post at Norad, Canadian Press NewsWire (Toronto), 7 August 2001
1 2 3 Lieutenant-General K.R. Pennie, CMM, CD Ph. D
↑ Ken Pennie Tactix

Military offices
Preceded by G C MacDonald	Deputy Commander of NORAD 2001 - 2003	Succeeded by E A Findley
Preceded by L C Campbell	Chief of the Air Staff 2003 - 2005	Succeeded by J S Lucas

Commanders of the Royal Canadian Air Force

Officers Commanding / Directors / Senior Air Officers	Ernest Janney Billy Bishop Arthur Tylee Ronald Redpath James Scott Lindsay Gordon William Barker James Scott Lloyd Breadner Albert Cuffe Lindsay Gordon George Johnson George Croil

Chiefs of the Air Staff	George Croil Lloyd Breadner Robert Leckie Wilfred Curtis Roy Slemon Hugh Campbell Clarence Dunlap

Commanders, Air Command	William Carr Allan MacKenzie Kenneth Lewis Paul Manson Donald McNaughton Larry Ashley Fred Sutherland David Huddleston Scott Clements Allan DeQuetteville

Chiefs of the Air Staff	David Kinsman Lloyd Campbell Ken Pennie Steve Lucas Angus Watt André Deschamps

Commanders of the Royal Canadian Air Force	André Deschamps Yvan Blondin Michael Hood

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