Angus Watt (general)

Lieutenant-General William Angus Watt, CMM, CD is a Canadian retired air force general who was [Commander of the Royal Canadians|Canadian Air Force|Chief of the Air Staff] from 2007 to 2009. He served as the president and chief executive officer of the Canadian Air Transport Security Authority from 2012 to 2017.

Career

Watt joined the Canadian Forces in 1972 and, after graduating from the Royal Military College Saint-Jean in 1977, trained as a pilot before flying Sea King helicopters.
He served as commanding officer of 423 Maritime Helicopter Squadron before becoming commander of Joint Task Force Southwest Asia in 2002, director of operations at NORAD in 2004 and then deputy commander of the International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan in 2006. He went on to be Chief of the Air Staff in 2007 before retiring in 2009.
He became president and chief executive officer of the Canadian Air Transport Security Authority in 2012.

Watt's personal awards and decorations include the following:

Ribbon	Description	Notes
	Order of Military Merit	Commander 9 November 2007 Officer 31 May 2002
	South-West Asia Service Medal
	General Campaign Star	With South-West Asia Ribbon With "ISAF+FIAS" Clasp
	Special Service Medal	With "NATO-OTAN" Clasp
	Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal	Canadian Version of this Medal 2012
	Canadian Forces' Decoration	With 2 Clasps 32 Years of Service in the RCAF
	Legion of Merit	Degree of Officer 17 June 2006 Awarded by the United States of America
	NATO Medal	For Meritorious Service With Bar

He was a qualified RCAF Pilot and as such wore the Royal Air Canadian Forces Pilot Wings.