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RETIREMENT – SERGEANT JOSEPH LININGTON – 00109, ATIS TECH

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Retirement Date: October 9, 2024

 

1. SGT JOSEPH LININGTON JOINED THE CAF ON AUGUST 26, 2001. HE LEFT PEARSON INTL AIRPORT FOR BASIC TRAINING IN GAGETOWN NB THE MORNING OF SEPT 11, 2001. IN JULY 2003, HE WAS POSTED TO ATESS, AS A CREW MEMBER, WHERE HE WORKED ON THE MATTS PROJECT, HELPING WITH INSTALLS IN GREENWOOD, TRENTON, BAGOTVILLE AND COMOX. HE WAS PROMOTED TO CPL IN 2005 AND TRANSFERRED TO THE QUAD RADAR SHOP TO WORK 3RD LINE MAINTENANCE, AND THEN LATER TO THE SINGLE SIDEBAND RADIO SHOP WHERE HE HELPED WITH THE COMLOG PROJECT. 
 
2. IN 2008, SGT LININGTON WAS POSTED TO 8 ACSS, WHERE HE WORKED AT MACS TO HELP TO MODERNIZE THE CABLE PLANT AND WIRING. IN 2009 HE SPENT SOME TIME IN ALERT AS FM TECH FOR HLTA RELIEF. IN 2011 SGT LININGTON WAS POSTED TO 8 ACCS. HE SPENT THE FIRST 3 YEARS IN THE DWAN SHOP WHERE HE GOT TO DEPLOY TO RESOLUTE BAY, KEY WEST FLORIDA, FAIRBANKS ALASKA, WAINWRIGHT ALBERTA, KEFLAVIK ICELAND, SOLENZARA CORSICA AND CAMPIA TURZII ROMANIA. 
 
3. IN 2014, HE WAS PROMOTED TO MCPL AND MOVED TO THE HEAD TECH POSITION IN THE CGS SECTION AT 8 ACCS. HE WAS DEPLOYED TO ROTO 0 IN KUWAIT WHERE HE SPENT 6 MONTHS LIVING IN A TENT IN AJAB. SGT LININGTON WAS LATER DEPLOYED A SECOND TIME TO WAINWRIGHT ALBERTA, SAVANNAH GEORGIA AND A SECOND TIME TO KEFLAVIK ICELAND IN 2017. 
 
4. AFTER 6 YEARS AT 8 ACCS, SGT LININGTON WAS POSTED TO COMOX. HE STARTED AS THE INVENTORY MANAGER AND TOOK OVER THE PROCUREMENT CELL AND THEN WAS PROMOTED TO SGT IN 2019. HE SPENT THE NEXT 2 YEARS MANAGING THE COMPUTER MAINTENANCE SHOP AND HELP DESK. IN 2021 HE WAS POSTED BACK TO TRENTON AND LOADED ON THE 1 YEAR FRENCH COURSE. IN 2022 HE WAS POSTED BACK TO ATESS AS THE CREW 2 CHIEF WHERE HE HAD DONE SEVERAL TRIPS TO THE EAST COAST IN SUPPORT OF VARIOUS PROJECTS. IN MARCH OF 2024 HE COMPLETED THE TDL 300 COURSE BECOMING ONE OF THE FIRST QUALIFIED TECHNICIANS. 
 
5. HE GETS TO RETIRE ON 09 OCTOBER 2024 WHERE IT ALL STARTED AND CONTINUE SERVING IN A DIFFERENT OUTFIT. HE IS VERY EXCITED TO KEEP USING HIS SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE TO SUPPORT THE RCAF AND ITS MISSION. 
 
6. IN OCT 2017 JOE MARRIED HIS WIFE, DANA, AND THEN PROMPTLY WHISKED HER AWAY FROM HER FAMILY TO LIVE ON THE WEST COAST. HIS FIRST SON, ALEX (ALEXANDER) WAS BORN IN COMOX IN FEB 2020 AND HIS SECOND SON ELI (ELIJAH) WAS BORN IN BELLEVILLE IN OCTOBER 2021. THEY ARE EXPECTING THEIR THIRD SON THIS DECEMBER. 
 
7. PLEASE JOIN US FOR JOE’S DEPART WITH DIGNITY (DWD), WHICH WILL OCCUR ON 1-NOV-24 AT 11:30-15:00, AT CHUCK’S ROADHOUSE BAR AND GRILL, 470 2ND DUG HILL RD, TRENTON ON. FOR THOSE WHO WOULD LIKE TO ATTEND, SEND CONGRATULATORY MESSAGES, PICTURES, AND ANECDOTES, PLEASE FORWARD YOUR DETAILS TO LT FRANCIS DIAZ AT [email protected]. 

 

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