Lt.-Gen. Thomas Lawson is set to become Canada's next chief of defence staff at a change of command ceremony scheduled for 10 a.m. ET at the Canadian War Museum in Ottawa.
Lawson was named to succeed outgoing Gen. Walt Natynczyk last August. He's a former fighter pilot with 37 years of air force experience, serving most recently as the deputy commander of the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD.)
Before being named chief of defence staff, Lawson's most public role was serving as a media spokesman during the NATO mission in Libya.
Lawson is a supporter of the Harper government's troubled F-35 fighter-jet procurement program, but he said earlier this fall he's never spoken with either Prime Minister Stephen Harper or Defence Minister Peter MacKay about the purchase.
Harper will be among the dignitaries speaking at today's change of command ceremony.
The F-35 purchase, now handed over to a special secretariat at public works for investigation, is only one of several challenging procurement files on the new top general's desk.
At the same time, the defence department could face up to $2.5 billion in budget cuts by 2014-15, according to a recent report.
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