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LCol Ian Hope Task Force Orion Southern Afghanistan Summer 2006
Lieutenant-Colonel Ian Hope Commanding Officer Canadian Battle Group
(Task Force Orion) Biography
Reproduced from the website of the
Department of National Defence
Lieutenant-Colonel Hope was born the son of an Artillery Non - Commissioned
Officer and joined the Infantry as soon as he was safely away from
home. He first served in the ranks in the
West Nova Scotia Regiment and for
a year with the British Army.
He was commissioned in the 'West Novies' in 1981, and subsequently sought
and secured a transfer to Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry in 1985, serving
initially as a platoon commander with the 1st Battalion in Calgary.
He then commanded platoons in the 2nd Battalion [PPCLI]
in Germany and in the Canadian Airborne Regiment in Petawawa, Ontario.
As the exchange officer to the Parachute Regiment in the United Kingdom, he served in the capacity of company second-in-command and company commander.
In 1995, he joined the 2nd Battalion in Winnipeg, serving as Operations Officer, Rifle Company Commander, and Officer Commanding Combat Support Company.
From 1998 to 2000, Lieutenant - Colonel Hope completed studies at the United States Army Command and General Staff College, Fort Leavenworth, followed by the United States Army School of Advanced Military Studies.
For four years he was employed as a staff officer of training and doctrine, and as a strategic planner in Land Forces Training and Doctrine System in Kingston.
He has been on operations in Europe, the Balkans, and Africa.
After the attacks of September 11th, 2001, he was seconded to
the United States European Command to conduct strategic
counter - terrorist operations planning. In May 2004, he deployed to the Headquarters, International Security Assistance Force [ISAF] Afghanistan to formulate an Afghan national strategy.
On 29 September 2004, LCol Hope took command of the
1st Battalion PPCLI.
Preparations for the current operation in Afghanistan
began in earnest in October 2004.
Among his academic achievements, Lieutenant - Colonel Hope:
has a Bachelor of History (Honours) degree from Acadia
earned a Masters of Military Arts and Science
from the United States Army
Command and General Staff College
is currently working on his PhD in History with Queen’s
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