Lt.-Gen. Jamie Speiser-Blanchet becomes first woman to lead Canada’s air force | Unpublished
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Author: Kyle Duggan
Publication Date: July 10, 2025 - 21:00

Lt.-Gen. Jamie Speiser-Blanchet becomes first woman to lead Canada’s air force

July 10, 2025

Lt.-Gen. Jamie Speiser-Blanchet made history Thursday by becoming the first woman to lead the Royal Canadian Air Force.

She took the reins from Lt.-Gen. Eric Kenny at a change-of-command ceremony at the Canada Aviation and Space Museum presided over by Chief of the Defence Staff Gen. Jennie Carignan.



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