1. On 25 March 2011, Bouchard was named Commander of the NATO military mission in Libya.
10 Facts About Charles Bouchard
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Joseph Jacques Charles Bouchard was born in the Chicoutimi borough of Saguenay, Quebec, Canada.
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Charles Bouchard enrolled with the Canadian Forces in 1974 under the Officer Candidate Training Plan.
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Charles Bouchard has had a long career in Tactical Aviation within Canadian Forces Air Command, which included flying positions in several squadrons, command of 444 Tactical Helicopter Squadron at Lahr in Germany, and command of 1 Wing Kingston.
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Charles Bouchard has served in the United States as Deputy Commander for Continental NORAD Region and was standing duty at Tyndall Air Force Base conducting Air Operation on 11 September 2001.
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On 25 March 2011, while continuing to serve at Naples, Charles Bouchard was named Commander of "Operation Unified Protector", NATO's military intervention in Libya.
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Charles Bouchard was replaced in October 2011 as Deputy Commander Allied JFC Naples by a fellow Canadian Marquis Hainse, the position having fallen vacant while Charles Bouchard served as the Commander of the NATO mission in Libya.
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Charles Bouchard is a graduate of Canadian Forces Staff School; Canadian Land Forces Command and Staff College; Canadian Forces Command and Staff College; the National Strategic Studies Course; the Combined Forces Air Component Commander Course, Maxwell Air Force Base; the Generals, Flag Officers and Ambassadors Course at the NATO Defense College; and the Senior Executives National and International Security Program at Harvard University.
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Charles Bouchard has a Bachelor of Arts Degree in political science from the University of Manitoba.
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On 24 September 2013, Lockheed Martin announced Charles Bouchard had been appointed "the country lead for Lockheed Martin Canada".