Drew Robertson
VAdm Drew William Robertson
Allegiance	Canada
Branch	Canadian Forces
Service years	1973–2009
Rank	Vice-Admiral
Commands	HMCS Annapolis HMCS Athabaskan First Canadian Task Group
Conflicts	War in Afghanistan
Awards	Commander of the Order of Military Merit Meritorious Service Medal Canadian Forces' Decoration

Vice-Admiral Drew W. Robertson CMM, MSM, CD is a retired officer of the Canadian Forces. He was Chief of the Maritime Staff from 17 January 2006 to 22 June 2009.

Career

Robertson joined the Canadian Forces in 1973.^[1] He became commander of the destroyer HMCS Annapolis in 1995 and of the destroyer HMCS Athabaskan in 1999 before commanding the First Canadian Task Group during the Operation Apollo anti-terrorism deployment in 2001.^[1] He went on to be Director General of international security policy at National Defence Headquarters in 2003 and Chief of the Maritime Staff in 2006 before retiring in 2009.^[2]

Awards and decorations

Robertson's personal awards and decorations include the following:

Ribbon	Description	Notes
	Order of Military Merit (CMM)	Appointed Commander (CMM) on 21 September 2006[3] Appointed Officer (OMM) on 26 October 1999 [3]
	Order of St John	Appointed Member on 15 December 2006[4]
	Meritorious Service Medal (MSM)	Decoration awarded on 23 November 2007[5] Military division
	South-West Asia Service Medal	with AFGHANISTAN Clasp
	Special Service Medal	with NATO-OTAN Clasp
	Canadian Forces' Decoration (CD)	with two Clasp for 32 years of service

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