Education
Pennie joined the Royal Canadian Air Force in 1966 and graduated from the Royal Military College of Canada in 1970.
Pennie joined the Royal Canadian Air Force in 1966 and graduated from the Royal Military College of Canada in 1970.
He was Chief of the Air Staff from 2003 to 2005. He went on to be Director Force Planning and Program Coordination at National Defence Headquarters in 1997, Director General Strategic Planning at National Defence Headquarters in 1998 and Deputy Commander of North America Air Defense in 2001, seeing intense activity in that role during the September 11 attacks, before becoming Chief of the Air Staff in 2003 and retiring in 2005.