John Newton (admiral) explained

Honorific Prefix:	Rear-Admiral
John F. Newton
Birth Date:	c. 1959
Serviceyears:	1983–2018
Rank:	Rear-admiral
Commands:	Maritime Forces Atlantic Canadian Forces Base Halifax
Awards:	Commander of the Order of Merit Meritorious Service Medal Canadian Forces' Decoration

Rear-Admiral John F. Newton is a retired Royal Canadian Navy officer and now liaison officer with Veterans Affairs Canada.

He joined the Navy in 1983 ^[1] after graduating as a geologist from Dalhousie University.^[2] He commanded from 2003 until 2006.

In 2008 he took command of Canadian Forces Base Halifax. In 2010 he was appointed director general of naval personnel and promoted to commodore.

He was appointed Commander Maritime Forces Atlantic in July 2013.^[3] In 2017 he took up a post as liaison officer with Veterans Affairs Canada.^[4]

On June 4, 2018, he retired from the Canadian Armed Forces.

Awards and decorations

Newton's personal awards and decorations include the following:

Ribbon	Description	Notes
	Order of Military Merit (CMM)	Appointed Commander (CMM) on 23 October 2015^[5] Appointed Officer (OMM) on 21 September 2006
	Meritorious Service Medal (MSM)	Decoration awarded on 14 July 2011^[6] Military division
		with Clasp 1991
		with NATO-OTAN Clasp
	NATO Medal for the former Yugoslavia	with FORMER YUGOSLAVIA Clasp
	Canadian Forces' Decoration (CD)	with two Clasp for 32 years of services

CDS Commendation
Command Commendation

Notes and References

1. Web site: MARLANT Command Team . Canadian Navy . February 17, 2016.
2. Web site: About Rear-Admiral Newton . Maritime & Arctic Security & Safety Conference . February 17, 2016 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160314101832/http://www.maritimearcticsecurity.ca/web/guest/rear-admiral-j.f.-newton . March 14, 2016 .
3. Web site: Leadership changes take place on the coasts . Canadian Navy . November 4, 2013 . February 17, 2016.
4. Web site: Change of command: Rear Admiral John Newton moving to new post . CBC . Aug 29, 2017 . October 18, 2017 . Chiu, Elizabeth.
5. Web site: Order of Military Merit List. The Governor General of Canada.
6. Web site: Meritorious Service Decorations List. The Governor General of Canada.