Rick Findley
Lieutenant-General Eric A. "Rick" Findley, CMM, MSC, CD is a retired general of the Canadian Forces Air Command and was the Deputy Commander of the North American Aerospace Defense Command from July 2003 through August 2007.
Early life and career
Findley was born in Ottawa, Ontario, in 1950.He entered the Canadian Forces in 1968 and was trained as a pilot. He flew with the 408 Tactical Helicopter Squadron, ; No. 444 Squadron RCAF ; No. 403 Squadron RCAF, and commanded the No. 427 Squadron RCAF. During peacekeeping operations, he commanded and flew with United Nations and Multinational Force and Observer aviation units in the Sinai, Central America, and Haiti. The logbook reflects over 4600 flying hours, primarily in helicopters. He has commanded at the flight, squadron, and wing level. He has commanded two Canadian peacekeeping contingents, and served as Chief of Staff for the MFO.
Findley served on several different staffs. He served as Senior Staff Officer Plans, Doctrine, and Requirements with 10 Tactical Air Group headquarters; Staff Officer in the Directorate of Peacekeeping Operations and National Defence Operations Centre at [Department of Department of National Defence Headquarters (Canada)|National Defence Headquarters (Canada)|National Defence Headquarters]; Executive Assistant to the Deputy Chief of Defence Staff at National Defence Headquarters; Chief of Staff for Personnel, Training, and Reserves at Air Command Headquarters and 1 Canadian Air Division; Chief of Staff for Operations at 1 Canadian Air Division/Canadian NORAD Region; and Director of Combat Operations at NORAD headquarters. Findley finished his military career as Deputy Commander of the North American Aerospace Defense Command from July 2003 through August 2007.