Greg Maddison

Maddison joined the Canadian Forces in 1972.^[2] He became Commanding Officer of the destroyer HMCS Athabaskan in 1986, Director Maritime Operations Plans and Reserves in 1989 and Commander of the First Canadian Destroyer Squadron in 1991.^[2] He went on to be Commander of NATO's Standing Naval Force Atlantic in 1993, Assistant Chief of Staff (Personnel & Training) in 1994 and Chief of the Maritime Staff in September 1997.^[2] His last appointment was as Deputy Chief of the Defence Staff in May 2001^[3] before retiring in 2005.^[4]

Maddison's personal awards and decorations include the following:

Ribbon	Description	Notes
	Order of Military Merit (CMM)	Appointed Commander (CMM) on 22 September 1997[5] Appointed Officer (OMM) on 18 June 1984 [6]
	Meritorious Service Cross (MSC)	Decoration awarded on 10 March 1995[7] Military division Citation for Meritorious Service Cross – MSC,[8]
	Special Service Medal	with NATO-OTAN Clasp
	Canadian Peacekeeping Service Medal
	NATO Medal for the former Yugoslavia	with FORMER YUGOSLAVIA clasp
	Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee Medal	Decoration awarded in 1977 Canadian version
	Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal	Decoration awarded 2002[9] Canadian version
	Canadian Forces' Decoration (CD)	with two Clasp for 32 years of services