Brigadier-General Dennis C. Tabbernor, OMM, CD
Director General Land Reserve

Brigadier General Dennis C. Tabbernor started his military career as a Reservist with The Royal Winnipeg Rifles in September 1967. He spent five years with the Rifles serving as a Rifleman, Corporal, Senior Corporal, Second Lieutenant and Lieutenant. In May 1972, he transferred to the Regular Force. Upon completion of Infantry training he was posted to Third Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment in Petawawa as a Platoon Commander, where he served until 1975.

Subsequent Regimental employment included Platoon Commander and Company Second-in-Command with The Canadian Airborne Regiment in Edmonton and Petawawa; Company Second-in Command, Third Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment, Germany; Company Commander, First Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment, London, and Commanding Officer the Lake Superior Scottish Regiment, Thunder Bay.

Extra Regimental Duty included: instructor at the Infantry School, Gagetown; Aide to the Commander, The Combat Training Centre, Gagetown; SO 2 Operations, Headquarters Canadian Forces Europe, Germany; and J3 Coordination, National Defence Headquarters.

In June 1993, Brigadier General Tabbernor transferred to the Reserve Force returning to Winnipeg where he was employed at Manitoba-Lakehead District Headquarters as Senior Staff Officer Administration and Senior Staff Officer Training. In November 1994, he assumed command of his original Regiment, The Royal Winnipeg Rifles. A year later, he was promoted to Colonel and appointed Commander of Manitoba-Lakehead District and subsequently appointed Commander of 38 Canadian Brigade Group upon its formation on 1 April 1997. In July 1999, he was appointed Assistant Chief of Staff Land Force Western Area and in March 2000, was posted with the Stabilization Force (SFOR) in Bosnia Herzegovina as Assistant Chief of Staff Operations in Headquarters Multi National Division (South West). In September 2000, he was promoted to his present rank and appointed Deputy Commander Land Force Western Area. In April 2003, he was appointed Commander Canadian Joint Task Force South West Asia. He took over his present duties as Director General Land Reserve in November 2003.

He is a graduate of the Canadian Forces Staff School, the Canadian Land Forces Command and Staff College, the Canadian Forces Command and Staff College, the Advanced Military Studies Course and the National Security Studies Course.