Biography of Lieutenant-Colonel Martin A. Frank CD
52nd Commanding Officer of the RCD
52nd Commanding Officer of the RCD
LCol M.A. Frank was commissioned in 1988 upon completion of Armour Phase Training and arrival for Regimental Duty with The Royal Canadian Dragoons. LCol Frank held several Regimental Command and Staff appointments including Tank and Reconnaissance Troop Leader from 1988-1991 (including a six month exchange tour with the 8th Canadian Hussars in Lahr, Germany), Operations Officer from 1996-1998, Officer Commanding B Squadron (Leopard) from 2000-2001 and Officer Commanding Headquarters Squadron from 2001-2002. His external-regimental employment included tours with the South Alberta Light Horse from 1991-1994, at National Defence Headquarters with J3 Operations as the Bosnia Desk Officer from 1999-2000 and as the Commander of the Land Forces Western Area Domestic Operations Detachment in Victoria, British Columbia from 2002-2004.
LCol Frank has significant operational experience beginning with a tour in Cyprus in 1989 as a Troop Leader in Rural Squadron. His second and third operational tours were in Bosnia: first from October 1994 to May 1995 as Battle Captain for A Squadron in Visoko and second from August 1998 to February 1999 as the G3 for the National Command Element in Velika-Kladusa. Most recently he was employed within ISAF Headquarters in Kabul, Afghanistan from August 2003 to February 2004.
LCol Frank attended the Canadian Forces Staff School in 1993, Canadian Land Forces Command and Staff College in 1996 and Canadian Forces Command and Staff College in 2004-2005. He has a Bachelor’s Degree in Military Arts and Science and a Master’s Degree in Defence Studies both from The Royal Military College of Canada. He is currently completing a second Master’s Degree in War Studies also from The Royal Military College of Canada.
LCol Frank was promoted to his current rank while attending the Canadian Forces College in 2005 and upon completion of the course was posted to the Canadian Manoeuvre Training Centre as Deputy Commander in August 2005. On 28 June 2008 LCol Frank was posted back to Petawawa and took command of The Royal Canadian Dragoons.
LCol Frank is married to Margo Frank and they have three children: Rebecca, Erika and Malcolm.
LCol Frank has significant operational experience beginning with a tour in Cyprus in 1989 as a Troop Leader in Rural Squadron. His second and third operational tours were in Bosnia: first from October 1994 to May 1995 as Battle Captain for A Squadron in Visoko and second from August 1998 to February 1999 as the G3 for the National Command Element in Velika-Kladusa. Most recently he was employed within ISAF Headquarters in Kabul, Afghanistan from August 2003 to February 2004.
LCol Frank attended the Canadian Forces Staff School in 1993, Canadian Land Forces Command and Staff College in 1996 and Canadian Forces Command and Staff College in 2004-2005. He has a Bachelor’s Degree in Military Arts and Science and a Master’s Degree in Defence Studies both from The Royal Military College of Canada. He is currently completing a second Master’s Degree in War Studies also from The Royal Military College of Canada.
LCol Frank was promoted to his current rank while attending the Canadian Forces College in 2005 and upon completion of the course was posted to the Canadian Manoeuvre Training Centre as Deputy Commander in August 2005. On 28 June 2008 LCol Frank was posted back to Petawawa and took command of The Royal Canadian Dragoons.
LCol Frank is married to Margo Frank and they have three children: Rebecca, Erika and Malcolm.
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