Darren Hawco Explained

Honorific Prefix:	Vice-Admiral
Darren Hawco
Serviceyears:	1984 – 2020
Rank:	Vice-Admiral
Commands:	Canadian Fleet Atlantic
Awards:	Commander of the Order of Military Merit^[1] Meritorious Service Medal^[2] Canadian Forces' Decoration

Vice-Admiral 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:

Ribbon	Description	Notes
	Order of Military Merit (CMM)	Appointed Commander (CMM) on 12 October 2017^[3]
	Meritorious Service Medal (MSM)	1st Decoration awarded on 10 July 2007^[4] 2nd Decoration awarded on 19 October 2017^[5] Military division
		with AFGHANISTAN Clasp
		South West Asia Ribbon 1 Rotation Bars
		with NATO-OTAN Clasp with xxx Clasp

	NATO Medal for the former Yugoslavia	with FORMER YUGOSLAVIA clasp
	Canadian Forces' Decoration (CD)	with two Clasp for 32 years of services
		Decoration awarded 4 December 2010^[6] United States award

Notes and References

Web site: Order of Military Merit Darren Hawco. The Governor General of Canada. 12 October 2017 . 15 May 2018.
Web site: Meritorious Service decorations (military division). The Governor General of Canada. 19 October 2017. 15 May 2018.
Web site: Order of Military Merit List. The Governor General of Canada.
Web site: Meritorious Service Decorations List. The Governor General of Canada.
Web site: Meritorious Service Decorations List. The Governor General of Canada.
Book: Commonwealth & Foreign Honours 1967–2017 . Government of Canada . 2017 . 978-0-660-08826-6 .