1. AFTER 30 YEARS IN THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES, WO CARRIE MELANSON RETIRED ON 24 SEPT 24.
2. CARRIE JOINED THE COMMS RESERVE 17 MAY 1994 AS AN RADIO TELETYPE OPERATOR WITH 722 COMM SQN SAINT JOHN, LATER THAT SAME YEAR TRANSFERRED TO 705 COMM SQN HAMILTON. WHERE SHE DID A CALLOUT WITH 2 CER PETAWAWA.
3. IN 1997, CARRIE JOINED THE REG FORCE AS A RADIO OPERATOR AND WAS POSTED TO 1ST CANADIAN DIVISION HEADQUARTERS AND SIGNALS REGIMENT (NOW KNOWN AS CANADIAN FORCES JOINT SIGNALS REGIMENT) KINGSTON. HER DEPLOYMENTS FROM KINGSTON, INCLUDING OP DANACA (GOLAN HEIGHTS) 2001, OP ATHENA (KABUL) 2003. DOMESTIC OPERATIONS, OP RECUPERATION 1998 (ICE STORMS), OP ABACUS (Y2K) 1999.
4. IN 2005 WAS POSTED TO CANADIAN FORCES NORTHERN AREA YELLOWKNIFE (NOW KNOWN AS JOINT TASK FORCE NORTH) WHERE SHE, HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO TRAVEL THE NORTH.
5. IN 2009 POSTED BACK TO CFJSR IN KINGSTON. HER DEPLOYMENTS FROM KINGSTON, INCLUDE OP ATHENA (KANDAHAR) 2011, OP IMPACT (SERGE) 2014, OP ADDENDA (HLTA BACKFILL) 2015. DOMESTIC OPERATIONS, OP PODIUM (2010 VANCOUVER OLYMPICS) AND OP CANDENCE (G8-G20 SUMMIT) BARRIE 2010.
6. IN 2016 POSTED TO 3 CANADIAN DIVISION SUPPORT GROUP SIGNALS SQUADRON DET SUFFIELD AS THE OPS AND TRG SGT.
7. IN 2021 POSTED TO 5 CANADIAN DIVISION SUPPORT GROUP SIGNALS SQUADRON AS SMC TP WO.
8. CARRIE WILL BE STAYING IN THE GAGETOWN AREA AND WORKING AS A PUBLIC SERVANT WITH THE SIG SQN IN DESKTOP SUPPORT.
9. A DWD IS PLANNED AT THE CFB GAGETOWN WO’S & SGT’S MESS 01 NOV 2024, 1330-1600HRS.