Ron Pumphrey

Captain(N) Ron Pumphrey grew up in Newfoundland and enrolled in the Canadian Armed Forces as an ROTP candidate in 1989. He enjoyed three years at CMR in St-Jean, PQ, before completing his BA in History at RMC in Kingston in 1994. He later received his MA from Athabasca with a focus on adult education, and he completed his staff college at the United States Naval War College in Newport, Rhode Island. Captain(N) Pumphrey's sea-going time included many different types of missions and operations around the globe. He held positions as the Navigation Officer with HMCS HALIFAX, the Weapons and Combat Officer onboard HMCS Toronto, and the Executive Officer for HMCS OTTAWA. The pinnacle of his sea-going career was his appointment as Commanding Officer of HMCS CALGARY where he was an active participant for OP PODIUM (security for the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics), and for the Rim of the Pacific 2010 exercise. His early shore postings included time as a Navigation Instructor at the Naval Operations Training Centre, Assistant Project Director with the Directorate of Maritime Requirements, Executive Officer of Sea Training Pacific, Special Advisor to Director of Maritime Strategy and culminated with an incredibly rewarding tour as the Senior Military Advisor for the Deputy Minister of National Defence in Ottawa. Captain(N) Pumphrey was promoted to his current rank in March of 2013 and appointed as the Chief of Staff to the Deputy Commander Police, Afghanistan. In June of that year, he became the Deputy Commander for the Ministerial Advisory Group in Kabul which supported the Ministry of the Interior in continuing to professionalize and develop unified and effective police forces for Afghanistan. Captain(N) Pumphrey worked as a Special Advisor to the Deputy Commander of the Royal Canadian Navy prior to proceeding to the National Securities Programme in Toronto in August of 2014. On 29 July 2015 Capt(N) Pumphrey was appointed as the Commander of the Canadian Forces Intelligence Group (CF INT GP).