Wayne Eyre
Wayne D. Eyre, is a senior Canadian Army officer. He is currently Commander of the Canadian Army.Military career
Eyre was commissioned into the 2nd Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry in 1988. He became commanding officer of the 3rd Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry in 2004. He went on to become commander of 2 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group in 2009 and, after that, Deputy Commanding General of Operations for the United States Army's XVIII Airborne Corps in 2012, in which role he was deployed to Afghanistan. He was appointed General Officer Commanding 3rd Canadian Division and Joint Task Force West in 2014.
In May 2018, Eyre became the first non-American to serve as deputy commander of the United Nations Command in South Korea. He was succeeded by Vice Admiral Stuart Mayer of the Royal Australian Navy in June 2019, and returned to Canada as Commander Military Personnel Command.
On 12 July 2019, it was announced that Eyre would be appointed the next Commander of the Canadian Army, effective from 20 August.
