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Brigadier General Christopher J․ Horner
Brigadier General Christopher J․ Horner
Job Title
Commander, 3 Canadian Space Division
Organization
Canadian Armed Forces
Brigadier-General Christopher Horner joined the Canadian Armed Forces as an Aerospace Controller in 1998, graduated from the Royal Military College of Canada in 2002, and after completing his initial training at Canadian Forces School of Aerospace Control Operations in 2003, he began his career as an Air Battle Manager. Over the course of the next decade, BGen Horner held various operational positions from deep within NORAD’s underground complex of Canadian Air Defence Sector, served as an Air Weapons Officer and Evaluator Senior Director with the United States Air Force E-3 AWACS Program, and finally as Mission Crew Commander and Director of Operations within 21 Aerospace Control and Warning Squadron, North Bay. Operating with Joint and Allied forces around the globe, BGen Horner amassed nearly 1,300 hours on the E-3 AWACS including over 430 combat flight hours supporting Operations ENDURING and IRAQI FREEDOM, in counter-narcotics missions supporting Operation CARRIBE, and both in the air and on the ground throughout the United States and Canada actively supporting Operation NOBLE EAGLE counter-terrorism missions. Prior to assuming command of the 3 Canadian Space Division and becoming the Canadian Armed Forces Joint Force Space Component Commander in June 2024, BGen Horner was fortunate enough to command the Canadian Joint Warfare Centre, the Canadian Forces School of Aerospace Control Operations, 51 Aerospace Control and Warning Squadron, and serve as Deputy Joint Force Cyber Component Commander. Apart from his operational focus and command appointments, BGen Horner filled various staff roles at 1 Canadian Air Division Headquarters, the Strategic Joint Staff at National Defence Headquarters, within CAF Strategic Response Team on Sexual Misconduct, within Director General Information Management Operations, and most recently as Special Advisor to the Commander of Canadian Joint Operations Command BGen Horner holds a Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration, a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Economics and Political Science, a Master of Arts in Defence Management, and a Master of Science in Leadership. He is a graduate of the Canadian Forces College Joint Command and Staff Program and the United States Air Force Air War College. Together with his spouse and their three boys, BGen Horner tries hard to find balance between hobbies that won’t be fatal and life experiences that make great memories. Of all his adventures, those he shares with his family remain his greatest passion.
Speaking
16September
09:30 / 10:30
Les Salons Hoche
Session
Space Commands' Leaders: Navigating a Rapidly Evolving Space Domain
