Darren Hawco
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| name = Darren Hawco
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| serviceyears = 1984 – 2020
| rank = Vice-Admiral
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- Canadian Fleet Atlantic
- {{HMCS|Ottawa|FFH 341|6}}
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| awards = Commander of the Order of Military Merit{{cite web|url=http://gg.ca/honour.aspx?id=4920&t=11&ln=Hawco|title=Order of Military Merit Darren Hawco|website=The Governor General of Canada|date=12 October 2017 |accessdate=15 May 2018}}
Meritorious Service Medal{{cite web|url=http://gg.ca/honour.aspx?id=362&t=16&ln=Hawco|title=Meritorious Service decorations (military division)|website=The Governor General of Canada|date=19 October 2017|accessdate=15 May 2018}}
Canadian Forces' Decoration
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Vice-Admiral Darren Carl Hawco {{post-nominals|country=CAN|CMM|MSM|CD}} is a former officer in the Royal Canadian Navy. He commanded {{HMCS|Ottawa|FFH 341|6}} 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:
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| {{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-leaf|ribbon=Order_of_Military_Merit_(Canada)_ribbon_(CMM).jpg|width=80}} | Order of Military Merit (CMM) | *Appointed Commander (CMM) on 12 October 2017{{cite web|url=https://www.gg.ca/en/honours/recipients/150-4920|title=Order of Military Merit List|publisher=The Governor General of Canada}} |
| 80px20px | Meritorious Service Medal (MSM) | *1st Decoration awarded on 10 July 2007{{cite web|url=https://www.gg.ca/en/honours/recipients/139-362|title=Meritorious Service Decorations List|publisher=The Governor General of Canada}}
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| 80px | South-West Asia Service Medal | *with AFGHANISTAN Clasp |
| 80px20px | General Campaign Star | * South West Asia Ribbon
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| {{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-leaf|ribbon=Special_Service_Medal_Ribbon.png|width=80}}22px | Special Service Medal | *with NATO-OTAN Clasp
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| {{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-leaf|ribbon=CPSM_Ribbon.png|width=80}} | Canadian Peacekeeping Service Medal | |
| {{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-leaf|ribbon=NATO_Medal_Yugoslavia_ribbon_bar.svg|width=80}} | NATO Medal for the former Yugoslavia | *with FORMER YUGOSLAVIA clasp |
| {{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-|ribbon=CD-ribbon_and_2_bars.png|width=80}} | Canadian Forces' Decoration (CD) | *with two Clasp for 32 years of services |
| 80px | Meritorious Service Medal (United States) | *Decoration awarded 4 December 2010{{cite book |url=https://www.canada.ca/content/dam/themes/defence/caf/militaryhistory/dhh/honours/commonwealth-foreign-honours.pdf |title=Commonwealth & Foreign Honours 1967–2017 |publisher=Government of Canada |date=2017 |isbn=978-0-660-08826-6 }}
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References
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{{s-ttl | title = Commander Canadian Fleet Atlantic | years = 2012–2013}}
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Category:Year of birth missing (living people)
Category:Commanders of the Order of Military Merit (Canada)
Category:Royal Canadian Navy officers
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