Kent Foster | |
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Born | 1937 or 1938 (age 86–87) Coleman, Alberta |
Allegiance | ![]() |
Service/ | Canadian Army/ Canadian Forces |
Rank | Lieutenant General |
Commands held | Commander Mobile Command |
Awards |
Commander of the Order of Military Merit Canadian Forces' Decoration |
Lieutenant General Kent Richard Foster CMM, CD (born c. 1938) was the Commander Mobile Command of the Canadian Forces. [1]
Foster graduated from the Royal Military College of Canada in 1960. [2] He served with the Canadian Airborne Regiment [3] and rose through the Officer ranks to become Commander, Mobile Command in 1989. [4] In that role, during the Oka Crisis in 1990, John de Chastelain, Chief of Defence Staff instructed him to take charge in a crisis over barricades placed by members of the Mohawk nation in a land dispute. [5] Foster also deployed Canadian troops during the Gulf War. [6]
In retirement he became an Assistant Deputy Minister for Health [7] and a Governor of Royal Roads University. [8]