Curriculum Vitae – Gimblett – May 2011

Richard H. Gimblett, CD, PhD

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Biographical Sketch Dr Richard Gimblett is the acting Director of Navy History & Heritage and Command Historian of the Canadian Navy. His previous uniformed service (1975-2001) included ships of various classes on both coasts, including as Combat Officer of HMCS Protecteur for operations in the Persian Gulf during the war of 1991, following which he co-authored the official account of Canadian participation in the Gulf War, published under the title Operation FRICTION: The Canadian Forces in the Persian Gulf, 1990-1991. His last in-uniform appointment was to the Directorate of Maritime Strategy, to assist in developing Leadmark: The Navy’s Strategy for 2020. As an independent consultant (2001-06) he has been invited to appear before both the Senate and House of Commons defence committees, and contributed naval analyses for the Conference of Defence Associations, the Council for Canadian Security in the 21st Century, and the Royal Canadian Military Institute. His writings on contemporary Southwest Asia naval operations and networked operations and transformation have received national recognition. He is a contributing author to The Seabound Coast: The Official History of the , Volume I, 1967-1939 (Dundurn, 2010), and is the editor of the recently published commemorative volumes The Naval Service of Canada, 1910-2010: The Centennial Story (Dundurn, 2009) and (with Michael Hadley) Citizen Sailors: Chronicles of Canada’s Naval Reserves (Dundurn, 2010). His various affiliations include: Past President of the Canadian Nautical Research Society; Past President of the Ottawa Branch of the Naval Officers Association of Canada; Adjunct Professor of History at Queen’s University; Research Fellow with the Centre for Foreign Policy Studies at Dalhousie University; Visiting Faculty of the Canadian Forces College; and Research Associate with the CF Leadership Institute.

Education - PhD (Université Laval, 2000) (history), dissertation: “Gunboat Diplomacy, Mutiny and National Identity in the Postwar Royal Canadian Navy: The Cruise of HMCS Crescent to China, 1949.” - MA (Trent University, 1981) (history), thesis: “‘Tin-Pots’ or Dreadnoughts? The Evolution of the Naval Policy of the Laurier Administration, 1896-1911.” - BA (RMC Kingston, 1979) (Honours History, Politics minor), thesis: “ ‘Buster’ Brown: The Man and his Clash with ‘Andy’ McNaughton” [inter-war Canadian Militia belief systems]. - Combat Control Officer Course, Fleet School Halifax (1987-88). - Anti-Submarine Warfare Director Course, Fleet School Halifax (1984) (Top student). - Anti-Submarine Air Controller Course, Fleet School Halifax (1983) (Top student). - Maritime Surface and Sub-Surface (MARS) Officer Qualifying Courses (var., 1977-81).

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Project / Work Experience April 2011-present: Acting Director Navy History & Heritage . Coordinator of the Navy’s annual commemorative Battle of the Atlantic ceremony . Staff adviser on naval heritage and historical issues . Supervisor of a section of three other persons . Oversight of the Naval Museum of Canada, consisting of five constituent museums located on both coasts and across Canada . Coordinator of The Admirals’ Medal annual award for achievement in maritime issues 2006-present: Command Historian of the Canadian Navy . Staff adviser on Annual Historical Reports and War Diaries for deployed units . Coordinator of cyclical Maritime Command Historical Conferences o City (2008) and Ottawa (2010) . Conduct of oral history program . Lecturer in naval history, military strategy and defence policy 2001-present: Independent Researcher / Analyst / Writer (Non-conflict with Public Service of Canada Command Historian) . Chapter author, NDHQ/DHH, Official History of the RCN, Vol. I (1867-1939) . Defence analyst (special interest in operations / policy / command and control / organizational culture), eg: o DRDC (Ross Pigeau & Carol McCann): . Human Dimension of Command / Command Challenge Evaluation . Lecturer in naval history, military strategy and defence policy, eg: o Canadian Defence Academy, Joint (Reserve) Command and Staff Course / Program (JRCSC / JCSP): . 2002-08: Leadership and Command modules . 2010: War & Society . Conference Coordinator / Facilitator; eg: o DCDS Group Senior Officer Retreat, “Towards an Expeditionary Concept of Operations,” Montebello, February 2002 o CMS Naval Strategic Seminar, “The Canadian Navy and the New Security Agenda,” RCMI Toronto, April 2004 . Battlefield tour guide (eg, Canadians in Northwest Europe) 2000-01: Analyst, Directorate of Maritime Strategy (NDHQ/CMS) . Futures analysis and academic liaison. . Lead author / compiler of official document, Leadmark: The Navy’s Strategy for 2020 (http://www.navy.dnd.ca/leadmark/doc/index_e.asp). . Coordination of national-level representation at allied war games . Coordination of and participation in academic conferences on naval policy issues 1998-99: Historian, DHH. Researcher / writer, official history of RCN. Inquiries officer. 1994-97: Staff Officer, Directorate of Access to Information and Privacy. Processing of ATIP requests to DND: tasking, researching, analysis, and correspondence. 1991-94: Historian, Director-General History. Preparation of staff analysis of Canadian Forces operations in the Persian Gulf, 1990-91 for publication as official history. 1990-91: Combat Officer, HMCS Protecteur. Primary responsibility for ship operations and weapons coordination in an active theatre of operations (Persian Gulf). 1990: Gunnery Instructor / Range Safety Officer, Fleet School Halifax.

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1988-89: Combat Officer, HMCS Preserver. Primary responsibility for ship operations and weapons coordination, including planning for and participation in several NATO and national (MARCOT) exercises. 1985-87: Military Staff (Squadron Commander), Royal Military College, Kingston. 1982-85: Watchkeeping Officer, HMC Ships Kootenay and Gatineau. Various responsibilities, including: Special Sea Duty Officer of the Watch, Under-Water Warfare Director, Anti- Submarine Air Controller, Communications Officer, Deck Officer.

Publications (partial list) The Seabound Coast: The Official History of the Royal Canadian Navy, Volume I, 1867-1939 (co-author with William Johnston, William Rawling and John Macfarlane) (Toronto: Dundurn, 2010) The Naval Service of Canada, 1910-2010: The Centennial Story (ed.) (Toronto: Dundurn, 2009). Citizen Sailors: Chronicles of Canada’s Naval Reserves (ed., with Michael Hadley) (Toronto: Dundurn, 2010). People, Policy and Programmes: Proceedings of the 7th Maritime Command Historical Conference (2005) (ed., with Richard Mayne) (Ottawa: Canadian Naval Heritage Press, 2008). Networked Operations and Transformation: Context and Canadian Contributions (with Allan English and Howard Coombs) ( & Kingston: McGill-Queen’s University Press, 2007) [peer reviewed]. “ ‘Too many chiefs and not enough seamen’: the lower-deck complement of a post war Canadian Navy destroyer – the case of HMCS Crescent, March 1949,” re-printed in Andrew Lambert (ed), Naval History 1850–Present, Volume II (London: Ashgate, 2007) [peer reviewed / prestigious publication]. Previously published in The Northern Mariner / Le Marin du nord, IX:3 (July 1999) (winner, Keith Matthews Award – 1999, Canadian Nautical Research Society, for “Best article of the year, either on a Canadian maritime topic or by a Canadian on a maritime topic”) (juried article). In the Footsteps First : Northwest Europe, 1942-1945 (with Angus Brown) (Ottawa: Magic Light Publishing, 2009). In the Footsteps of the Canadian Corps: Canada’s First World War, 1914-1918 (with Angus Brown) (Ottawa: Magic Light Publishing, 2006). “Some Historical Reflections on the ‘Boom and Bust Cycle’ of Canadian Naval Procurement,” for Canadian Defence and Foreign Affairs Institute Newsletter (Winter 2007), at: http://www.cdfai.org/newsletters/newsletterswinter2007.htm “The Post-Cold War Navy,” in Naval Forces / International Forum for Maritime Power XXVII (Special Issue 2007), 10-15 “Command of Coalition Operations in a Multicultural Environment: A Canadian Naval Niche? The Case Study of Operation Apollo,” Chapter 5 in Allister MacIntyre & Karen D. Davis (eds), Dimensions of Military Leadership (Canadian defence Academy Press, 2006), 113- 136 [peer reviewed]. Creating an Acquisition Model that Delivers: Vimy Paper 1 (editor) (Ottawa: Conference of Defence Associations Institute [CDAI], 2006), at: http://www.cda- cdai.ca/Vimy_Papers/vimy_paper1.pdf

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The Admirals: Canada's Senior Naval Leadership in the Twentieth Century (editor, with Michael Whitby & Peter Haydon) (Toronto: Dundurn, for the CF Leadership Institute, 2006). “Admiral Sir Charles Edmund Kingsmill: Forgotten Father,” in Whitby et al, The Admirals (preceding citation). Coalition Command: A “Niche” Role for the Canadian Navy (Guest Editorial), Starshell: National Publication of the Naval Officers Association of Canada VII:33 (Winter 2005/06), at: http://www.noac- national.ca/noac/members/SS%20Winter%2005_06%20COLOR-1.pdf Securing Canada’s Ocean Frontiers: Charting the Course from Leadmark [compiler] (DND, CMS, May 2005), at: http://www.navy.forces.gc.ca/mspa_video- media/Securing_Canada_E.pdf. Beware of Putting the Cart Before the Horse: Network Enabled Operations as a Canadian Approach to Transformation (with Allan English and Howard Coombs, DRDC Contract Report CR 2005-212Toronto, 19 July 2005), at: http://pubs.drdc- rddc.gc.ca/pubdocs/pcow1_e.html “The Defence Policy Statement: Implications for the Canadian Navy,” Royal Canadian Military Institute Commentary: http://www.rcmi.org/archives/commentary_gimblett.pdf. “Command in the Canadian Navy: An Historical Survey,” The Northern Mariner / Le Marin du nord, XIV:4 (October 2004) (juried article). Operation Apollo: The Golden Age of the Canadian Navy in the War Against Terrorism / Opération Apollo:L’âge d’or de la Marine canadienne dans la guerre au Terrorisme (Ottawa : Magic Light, 2004) (Winner, Robert I. Hendy Award of the Navy League of Canada, 2004 / Winner, Silver Medallion of the Naval Officers’ Association of Canada, 2005 / Honourable Mention, Keith Matthews Award of the Canadian Nautical Research Society, 2004). Command Styles in the Canadian Navy (with Allan English, Lynn Mason & Mervyn Berridge Sills; DRDC Toronto Report CR 2005-096), at: http://pubs.drdc- rddc.gc.ca/pubdocs/pcow1_e.html “ ‘The Incarnation of Energy’: Raymond Préfontaine, the Canadian Hydrographic Survey and the Establishment of a Canadian Naval Militia,” in William Glover (ed.), Charting Northern waters: Essays in Celebration of the Centenary of the Canadian Hydrographic Service (Kingston & Montréal: McGill-Queen’s Press, 2004) (juried article). “The Canadian Way of War: Experience and Principles,” in Robert H. Edwards & Ann L. Griffiths (eds.), Intervention and Engagement: A Maritime Perspective (CFPS, 2003). “The Postwar ‘Incidents’ in the Royal Canadian Navy, 1949,” in Christopher Bell and Bruce Elleman (eds.), Naval Mutinies of the 20th Century: An International Perspective (London: Frank Cass, 2003) [peer reviewed]. “CANUS Interoperability: Towards A Home Port Division of the United States Navy?,” in Ann L. Griffiths (ed.), The Canadian Forces and the Doctrine of Interoperability: Panacea or Perdition? (CFPS, 2003). A Nation at Risk [Navy Section] (Ottawa: CDA, September 2002) (http://www.cda- cdai.ca/english-frame.htm). “A Strategic Overview of the Canadian Security Environment,” Canadian Foreign Policy / La Politique étrangère du Canada, IX:3 (Spring 2002) (juried article). Leadmark: The Navy’s Strategy for 2020 (Ottawa: Chief of the Maritime Staff, August 2001)

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(http://www.navy.dnd.ca/leadmark/doc/index_e.asp). Canadian Gunboat Diplomacy: The Canadian Navy and Foreign Policy (CFPS, 2000) (editor and contributor, with Ann Griffiths and Peter Haydon). Article contributions: “Introduction,” and “Canadian Gunboat: HMCS Crescent and the Chinese Civil War, 1949.” “Meeting the Challenge of Defence Review 2000 – A Transformational Fleet for Australia's Future Defence Force,” Proceedings of the Australian Naval Institute (January 2001). (Winner, Peter Mitchell Essay Competition – 2001, Royal Australian Navy Sea Power Centre). Operation FRICTION: The Canadian Forces in the Persian Gulf, 1990-1991 (with Jean Morin) (Toronto: Dundurn Press, 1997). “What The Mainguy Report Never Told Us: The Tradition of Mutiny in the Royal Canadian Navy Before 1949,” Canadian Military Journal, I:2 (Summer 2000), at: http://www.journal.dnd.ca/vol1/no2_e/history_e/hist2_e.html. “Canadian Coordination of the Persian Gulf Combat Logistics Force,” in Peter Haydon and Ann Griffiths (eds.), Multinational Naval Forces (CFPS, 1996). “The Navy as an Instrument of Middle Power Foreign Policy: Canada in Korea 1950 and the Persian Gulf 1990” (with RAdm Fred W. Crickard) (CFPS, 1995). “Reassessing the Dreadnought Crisis of 1909 and the Origins of the Royal Canadian Navy,” The Northern Mariner / Le Marin du nord, IV:1 (January 1994) (juried article).

Other Skills - Past President, Canadian Nautical Research Society (CNRS) (www.cnrs-scrn.org) - Past President, Ottawa Branch, Naval Officers Association of Canada (NOAC) (http://www.noac.ottawa.on.ca) - Adjunct Professor of History, Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario (http://www.queensu.ca/history) - Fellow, Canadian Defence & Foreign Affairs Institute (CDFAI) (http://www.cdfai.org) - Research Fellow, Dalhousie University Centre for Foreign Policy Studies (CFPS) (http://centreforforeignpolicystudies.dal.ca/indexmarsec.php) - Visiting Faculty, Canadian Forces College (http://www.cfc.forces.gc.ca/home_e.html) - Research Associate, Canadian Forces Leadership Institute (CFLI) (http://www.cda.forces.gc.ca/cfli/engraph/home_e.asp). - Secretary, Royal Military College of Canada (RMC) Graduating Class of 1979 (http://www.rmcclub.ca/HomeEnglish.htm). - Associate editor, The Canadian Naval Review (http://naval.review.cfps.dal.ca) - profile: E (1999), C (1999), B (1993). - Secret (Level II) security clearance (2006).

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