On 25 March 2011, Bouchard was named Commander of the NATO military mission in Libya.

[2] Joseph Jacques Charles Bouchard was born in the Chicoutimi borough of Saguenay, Quebec, Canada.

[3] On 25 March 2011, while continuing to serve at Naples, Bouchard was named Commander of "Operation Unified Protector", NATO's military intervention in Libya.

[5][2] Bouchard was replaced in October 2011 as Deputy Commander Allied JFC Naples by a fellow Canadian Marquis Hainse,[6] the position having fallen vacant while Bouchard served as the Commander of the NATO mission in Libya.

Bouchard also has a Bachelor of Arts Degree in political science from the University of Manitoba.