After more than 36 years of loyal and dedicated service to the Canadian Armed Forces and the Canadian Military Engineer Branch, BGen E. Vandenberg, CD, will retire on 3 November 2025. A DwD reception will be held at 1400hrs on September 3, 2025 @ the NCROM in Ottawa. If attending, please RSVP to LCdr C. Gagnon at: carl.gagnon@forces.gc.ca. Anecdotes and well wishes may be sent to the same person.

Brigadier-General Eric Vandenberg joined the Canadian Armed Forces in 1989 as an Army Engineer Officer, graduating from the Royal Military College of Canada in 1993. As a junior officer, he completed postings at the CFB Toronto Construction Engineering Office, 2 Combat Engineer Regiment, the Mapping and Charting Establishment (MCE) and on exchange with the British Army with 42 Engineer Regiment (Geographic).
BGen Vandenberg deployed on NATO missions to Bosnia in 2000 and Macedonia in 2001. In 2010, he deployed to Afghanistan on a Technical Assistance Visit to provide senior Geospatial Intelligence advice to Canada's Joint Task Force – Afghanistan.
BGen Vandenberg has completed various command and staff positions throughout his career, including Commanding Officer of the Mapping and Charting Establishment, the Commander of Small Enduring Missions within the Canadian Joint Operations Command, the Deputy Director General Intelligence Policy and Partnerships within the Canadian Forces Intelligence Command, and most recently as the Special Advisor to the Commander Canadian Army.
BGen Vandenberg is a distinguished graduate of the U.S. National War College, where he received a Master of Science in National Strategic Studies. He has also holds a Master of Defence Studies from the Royal Military College of Canada, and a Master of Science in Defence Geographic Information from Cranfield University. BGen Vandenberg is currently the Director General Intelligence Enterprise (DGIE) within the Canadian Forces Intelligence Command.
BGen Vandenberg is married and lives with his wife and 15-year-old son in Ottawa, Ontario.