Darren Hawco


Darren Carl Hawco is a former officer in the Royal Canadian Navy. He commanded between 2006 and 2007. Later in his career he was Commander, Canadian Fleet Atlantic from 2012 to 2013, Director General of Cyber Warfare from 2013 to 2015, Chief of Force Development from 2015 to 2018, and Canada's Military Representative to NATO from 2018 to 2020. He retired from the navy in 2020.

Awards and decorations

Hawco's personal awards and decorations include the following:








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Order of Military Merit
Meritorious [Service Medal (Canada)|Meritorious Service Medal]
  • 1st Decoration awarded on 10 July 2007
  • 2nd Decoration awarded on 19 October 2017
  • Military division
    • South-West Asia Service Medal
  • with AFGHANISTAN Clasp
    • General [Campaign Star (Canada)|General Campaign Star]
  • South West Asia Ribbon
  • 1 rotation bar
    • 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
  • with two clasps for 32 years of service
    • Meritorious Service Medal
  • Decoration awarded 4 December 2010