NationMaster - Encyclopedia: David Fraser (Canadian)

A Canadian Brigadier General, David Fraser assumed control of Southern Afghanistan's six provinces from U.S. Gen. Karl Eikenberry on February 28th 2006. He is expected to hold the role of command of Multi National Brigade for Regional Command South until October 2006. A Brigadier General, or one-star general, is the lowest rank of general officer in the United States and some other countries, ranking just above Colonel and just below Major General. ...

Prior to his new role, Fraser served as

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Colonel
- leading the 1 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group by October 2005[1]
- quoted in August 2003's Inside Washington's article "Sorting Through 50 Years of Military Agreements…US-Canadian Planning Group Eyes Enhanced Cooperation"[2]

Lt. Col.
- leading the 2nd Battalion, PPCLI by November 1999[3]
- Pincourt, Quebec mayor Michel Kandyba thanks Fraser for his help on February 4th 1998[4]

Categories: Canadian people stubs | Military biographical stubs | Canadian generals Colonel is a military rank of a commissioned officer, with the corresponding ranks existing in nearly every country in the world. ... 1 CMBG Crest 1 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group (1CMBG) is a Canadian Forces brigade group that is part of Land Forces Western Area of the Canadian Army. ... In the U.S. Army, Air Force and Marine Corps, a lieutenant colonel is a commissioned officer superior to a major and inferior to a colonel. ... Princess Patricias Canadian Light Infantry (PPCLI) is an infantry regiment in the Canadian Forces (CF), belonging to 1 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group (1 CMBG). ... Pincourt is a small town of about 12000 people in Quebec on the small island of ÃŽle Perrot off the western tip of the island of Montreal. ...

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