Darren Hawco

Vice-Admiral

Darren Hawco

CMM MSM CD
Vice-Admiral; Darren Hawco; CMM MSM CD
Allegiance	Canada
Service/branch	Royal Canadian Navy
Years of service	1984 – date
Rank	Vice-admiral
Commands held	Canadian Fleet Atlantic; HMCS Ottawa;
Awards	Commander of the Order of Military Merit[1]; Meritorious Service Medal[2]; Canadian Forces Decoration

Vice-Admiral Darren Carl Hawco CMM MSM CD is an officer in the Royal Canadian Navy, currently serving as the chief of force development at National Defence Headquarters.

He commanded HMCS Ottawa in 2006 and was Commander Canadian Fleet Atlantic from 2012 to 2013.

Awards and decorations

Hawco's personal awards and decorations include the following:

Ribbon	Description	Notes
	Order of Military Merit (CMM)	Appointed Commander (CMM) on 12 October 2017[3]
	Meritorious Service Medal (MSM)	1st Decoration awarded on 10 July 2007[4] 2nd Decoration awarded on 19 October 2017[5] Military division
	South-West Asia Service Medal	with AFGHANISTAN Clasp
	General Campaign Star	South West Asia Ribbon 1 Rotation Bars
	Special Service Medal	with NATO-OTAN Clasp with xxx Clasp
	Canadian Peacekeeping Service Medal
	NATO Medal for the former Yugoslavia	with FORMER YUGOSLAVIA clasp
	Canadian Forces Decoration (CD)	with two Clasp for 32 years of services
	Meritorious Service Medal (United States)	Decoration awarded 4 December 2010[6] United States award

"Order of Military Merit Darren Hawco". The Governor General of Canada. 12 October 2017. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
"Meritorious Service decorations (military division)". The Governor General of Canada. 19 October 2017. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
"Order of Military Merit List". The Governor General of Canada.
"Meritorious Service Decorations List". The Governor General of Canada.
"Meritorious Service Decorations List". The Governor General of Canada.
Commonwealth & Foreign Honours 1967–2017 (PDF). Government of Canada. 2017. ISBN 978-0-660-08826-6.

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