Lieutenant-General William Angus Watt, CMM, CD is a Canadian retired air force general who was Chief of the Air Staff from 2007 to 2009. He served as the president and chief executive officer of the Canadian Air Transport Security Authority from 2012 to 2017.
Career Watt joined the Canadian Forces in 1972 and, after graduating from the Royal Military College Saint-Jean in 1977, trained as a pilot before flying Sea King helicopters.Executive Team CATSA
He served as commanding officer of 423 Maritime Helicopter Squadron before becoming commander of Joint Task Force Southwest Asia (for Operation Apollo) in 2002.
He was the director of operations at NORAD in 2004Homeland Defense Symposium Highlights Challenges, Threats NORAD and USNORTHCOM Public Affairs, October 21, 2004 until March 2005, when he was appointed the Assistant Chief of the Air Staff at National Defence Headquarters in Ottawa. He subsequently served as deputy commander of the International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan in 2006 and went on to become Chief of the Air Staff in 2007 before retiring in 2009.
He became president and chief executive officer of the Canadian Air Transport Security Authority in 2012.
Honours Watt's personal awards and decorations include the following:
RibbonDescriptionNotes Order of Military Merit (CMM) Commander 9 November 2007 Officer 31 May 2002 South-West Asia Service Medal General Campaign Star With South-West Asia Ribbon With "ISAF+FIAS" Clasp Special Service Medal With "NATO-OTAN" Clasp Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal Canadian Version of this Medal 2012 Canadian Forces' Decoration (CD) With 2 Clasps 32 Years of Service in the RCAF Legion of Merit Degree of Officer 17 June 2006 Awarded by the United States of America NATO Medal For Meritorious Service With Bar
He was a qualified RCAF Pilot and as such wore the Royal Air Canadian Forces Pilot Wings.
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