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Commodore
(Ret’d) Eric Lerhe joined the Canadian Forces in 1967 and was
commissioned in 1972.
From 1973 until 1983 he served in the HMCS RESTIGOUCHE, YUKON, FRASER
and ANNAPOLIS. He was promoted to Commander on 1 January 1986 and
assumed command of HMCS NIPIGON in September 1987 and then HMCS
SAGUENAY on 6 January 1989.
During the 1990’s he served as Director Maritime Force Development and
Director NATO Policy in NDHQ. He earned his MA at Dalhousie in 1996
and was promoted to Commodore and appointed Commander Canadian Fleet
Pacific in January 2001.
In that role he was a Task Group Commander in the Persian Gulf during
the War on Terror in 2002. His achievements included the capture of
four al Qaeda members and making significant improvements in coalition
C41 interoperability. Cmdre Lerhe retired from the CF in September
2003 and commenced his doctoral studies at Dalhousie.
Keywords: Defence policy, naval affairs, command, control and
communications, sea lift, interoperability.
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