Summers was born July 20, 1944, and graduated from Royal Military College in Kingston, Ontario, in 1967 before serving as an officer both at sea and in several postings ashore. In 1989 he was promoted to commodore and appointed Commander Canadian Fleet and Chief of Staff Operations in Halifax, Nova Scotia, the appointment he was holding when Iraq invaded Kuwait in August 1990.
Careeredit
Summers assumed command of the Canadian Naval Task Force that sailed from Halifax to the Persian Gulf, and upon arrival he was appointed Commander Canadian Forces Middle East, with headquarters in Bahrain. All Canadian naval, air and land forces in the Gulf came under his command during the implementation of Operation Friction, where Canadian naval and air units engaged in combat for the first time since the Korean War.
After the Persian Gulf War, Summers served in Maritime Forces Pacific Headquarters (MARPAC HQ) as Chief of Staff to Commander MARPAC 1991. He was promoted to rear admiral and was appointed as a Commander Canadian Defence Liaison Staff Washington in 1992. He served in National Defence Headquarters, Ottawa as Chief of Personnel Planning and Resources Management 1994 and as Director General Maritime Development 1995. He was appointed Chief of Staff Operations, Supreme Allied Commander Atlantic in Norfolk, Virginia, from 1997 to 2000. He retired in 2000.
Awards and decorationsedit
Summers's personal awards and decorations include the following:
^"Order of Military Merit List". The Governor General of Canada.
^"Meritorious Service Decorations List". The Governor General of Canada.
^"Commodore Summers was the commander of Canadian Forces Middle East before and during the Gulf War. He played a key role throughout, from the initial planning for Canadian naval involvement to the successful conclusion of operations after a period of active hostilities. His outstanding leadership and professionalism, and his exceptional performance of his duties, had a positive impact within the Canadian Forces, amongst our allies, and with the Canadian public."
^"The Queen Diamond Jubilee Medal List". The Governor General of Canada. 11 June 2018.
^"Canada Gazette, Part I (1947-1997), vol. 130, no. 11, Regular Issue, March 16, 1996". The Governor General of Canada.
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kenneth, summers, rear, admiral, born, july, 1944, canadian, retired, naval, officer, best, known, being, commander, canadian, contingent, persian, gulf, coalition, summersborn, 1944, july, 1944, thomas, canadaallegiance, canadaservice, branch, royal, canadian. Rear Admiral Kenneth J Summers CD born July 20 1944 is a Canadian retired naval officer best known for being the commander of the Canadian contingent of the Persian Gulf War coalition Ken SummersBorn 1944 07 20 July 20 1944 age 79 St Thomas CanadaAllegiance CanadaService wbr branch Royal Canadian Navy Canadian Forces Maritime CommandYears of service1963 2000RankRear AdmiralCommands heldCanadian Forces Middle East Gulf War Battles warsPersian Gulf War Operation Friction 1990 1991 AwardsCanadian Forces Decoration Contents 1 Early life and education 2 Career 3 Awards and decorations 4 References 5 External linksEarly life and education editSummers was born July 20 1944 and graduated from Royal Military College in Kingston Ontario in 1967 before serving as an officer both at sea and in several postings ashore In 1989 he was promoted to commodore and appointed Commander Canadian Fleet and Chief of Staff Operations in Halifax Nova Scotia the appointment he was holding when Iraq invaded Kuwait in August 1990 Career editSummers assumed command of the Canadian Naval Task Force that sailed from Halifax to the Persian Gulf and upon arrival he was appointed Commander Canadian Forces Middle East with headquarters in Bahrain All Canadian naval air and land forces in the Gulf came under his command during the implementation of Operation Friction where Canadian naval and air units engaged in combat for the first time since the Korean War After the Persian Gulf War Summers served in Maritime Forces Pacific Headquarters MARPAC HQ as Chief of Staff to Commander MARPAC 1991 He was promoted to rear admiral and was appointed as a Commander Canadian Defence Liaison Staff Washington in 1992 He served in National Defence Headquarters Ottawa as Chief of Personnel Planning and Resources Management 1994 and as Director General Maritime Development 1995 He was appointed Chief of Staff Operations Supreme Allied Commander Atlantic in Norfolk Virginia from 1997 to 2000 He retired in 2000 Awards and decorations editSummers s personal awards and decorations include the following nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Ribbon Description Notes nbsp Order of Military Merit OMM Appointed Officer OMM on 12 December 1988 1 nbsp Meritorious Service Cross MSC Decoration awarded on 30 August 1991 2 Military division Citation 3 nbsp nbsp Gulf and Kuwait Medal with Clasp 1991 nbsp Special Service Medal with NATO OTAN Clasp nbsp 125th Anniversary of the Confederation of Canada Medal Decoration awarded in 1992 nbsp Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal Decoration awarded in 2012 4 Canadian version nbsp Canadian Forces Decoration CD with two Clasp for 32 years of services nbsp Commander of the Legion of Merit Decoration awarded 20 January 1996 5 Officer level nbsp United States award nbsp Bronze Star Medal Decoration awarded DD MMM YYYY nbsp United States award nbsp Order of King Abdulaziz Decoration awarded DD MMM YYYY nbsp Saudi Arabia awardReferences edit Order of Military Merit List The Governor General of Canada Meritorious Service Decorations List The Governor General of Canada Commodore Summers was the commander of Canadian Forces Middle East before and during the Gulf War He played a key role throughout from the initial planning for Canadian naval involvement to the successful conclusion of operations after a period of active hostilities His outstanding leadership and professionalism and his exceptional performance of his duties had a positive impact within the Canadian Forces amongst our allies and with the Canadian public The Queen Diamond Jubilee Medal List The Governor General of Canada 11 June 2018 Canada Gazette Part I 1947 1997 vol 130 no 11 Regular Issue March 16 1996 The Governor General of Canada External links editBiography at The Rt Hon Sir Winston Spencer Churchill Society of British Columbia web page Canada s 25 Most Renowned Military Leaders nbsp This biographical article related to the military of Canada is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Kenneth J Summers amp oldid 1186868877, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
