Ronald Buck

Ronald Buck
Vice Admiral Buck (left)
Born	Montreal, Quebec
Allegiance	Canada
Service/branch	Royal Canadian Navy Canadian Forces
Years of service	1967-2006
Rank	Vice-Admiral
Commands held	HMCS Restigouche Fifth Canadian Destroyer Squadron Canadian Fleet Pacific Maritime Forces Pacific Maritime Command
Battles/wars	War in Afghanistan
Awards	Commander of the Order of Military Merit Canadian Forces Decoration

Vice-Admiral Ronald Douglas Buck CMM, CD is a retired officer of the Canadian Forces. He was Chief of the Maritime Staff from 2001 to 2004.

Buck joined the Royal Canadian Navy in 1967. He became Commanding Officer of the destroyer HMCS Restigouche in 1987, Project Manager for the Maritime Coastal Defence Vessel Project in 1989 and Commander Fifth Canadian Destroyer Squadron in 1992. He went on to be Commander Canadian Forces Training System in 1994, Chief of Staff of the Management Command and Control Reengineering Team at the National Defence Headquarters in 1995 and Commander Canadian Fleet Pacific in 1997. After that he was appointed Chief of the Maritime Staff in 2001 (during which he took part in Operation Apollo - the anti-terrorism initiative - in 2001) and Vice Chief of the Defence Staff in 2004 before retiring in 2006.