Major A.L. Burke

Deputy Commanding Officer, 1 Canadian Ranger Patrol Group Yellowknife, Canadian Armed Forces

Major Avery Burke enrolled in the Canadian Armed Forces in 2012 as an Armoured Officer. She has served in a variety of command and staff appointments with The Royal Canadian Dragoons, The Halifax Rifles, and within the two Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group Headquarters.

Major Burke has completed two international operational deployments and multiple domestic operations across Canada, including a 2021 deployment to Latvia as the multinational Battle Group Transport Troop Commander with the NATO Enhanced Forward Presence Battle Group, followed by a deployment to Ukraine as the Op UNION Operations Officer. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Military Strategic Studies from the Royal Military College of Canada.

In August 2025, Major Burke was appointed Deputy Commanding Officer of 1 Canadian Ranger Patrol Group in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, and has since deployed in support of Op NANOOK-NANAKPUT 25, Op NANOOK-NUNALIVUT 26, and Op NANOOK-TAKUNIQ 26.