1. ON 29 JANUARY 2025, LCOL PATRICK PERRON WILL RETIRE AFTER 26+ YEARS OF DEDICATED SERVICE TO THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES (CAF).

2. LCOL PERRON JOINED THE CAF IN JUNE 1998 UNDER THE REGULAR FORCE OFFICER TRAINING PLAN. HE OBTAINED A BACHELOR’S DEGREE IN SPACE SCIENCE, THEN A MASTER’S DEGREE IN PHYSICS FROM THE ROYAL MILITARY COLLEGE (RMC) OF CANADA. AFTER COMPLETING SIGNAL OFFICER TRAINING, HE WAS POSTED TO 5 CANADIAN MECHANIZED BRIGADE GROUP. HE DEPLOYED TO AFGHANISTAN IN 2009 WITH THE 2^ND BATTALION ROYAL 22^ND RÉGIMENT AS THE BATTLE GROUP SIGNAL OFFICER. HE WAS SUBSEQUENTLY EMPLOYED AS THE OFFICER IN COMMAND OF THE GARRISON SIGNAL SQUADRON FROM 2009 TO 2011. HE COMPLETED A PHD WITH A SPECIALIZATION IN SPACE PHYSICS IN 2014, THEN WORKED AS A MILITARY FACULTY IN THE PHYSICS DEPARTMENT AT RMC FROM 2014 TO 2016.

3. FROM 2016 TO 2017, HE WAS G6 OF THE CANADIAN ARMY DOCTRINE AND TRAINING CENTRE AND SUBSEQUENTLY DEPLOYED TO LATVIA AS J6 TASK FORCE LATVIA UNDER OP REASSURANCE – ENHANCED FORWARD PRESENCE. HE ASSUMED COMMAND OF 2 CMBG HQ & SIGNAL SQUADRON FROM 2018 UNTIL 2020. AFTER COMPLETING THE JOINT COMMAND AND STAFF PROGRAM, HE JOINED THE TACTICAL NARROWBAND SATCOM GEOSYNCHRONOUS PROJECT TEAM. LCOL PERRON ASSUMED COMMAND OF THE CANADIAN FORCES ELECTRONIC WARFARE CENTRE (CFEWC) IN 2023 AND HAS SINCE LED THE UNIT WITH PASSION AND DEDICATION, ADVOCATING FOR CFEWC PERSONNEL, CAPABILITIES, AND THEIR BETTERMENT WITHIN A UNIFIED CAF CYBER COMMAND.

4. LCOL PERRON IS GRATEFUL FOR THE OPPORTUNITY AND PRIVILEGE TO HAVE LED OUTSTANDING SAILORS, AVIATORS, SOLDIERS, AND OFFICERS FROM VARIOUS OCCUPATIONS, AS WELL AS DEVOTED SIGNALLERS, TECHNICIANS, AND SIGINT SPECIALISTS WHO CONTINUE TO DELIVER IMPORTANT C4I EFFECTS TO THE CAF. HE IS GRATEFUL FOR HAVING LEARNED FROM SO MANY GREAT PEOPLE, FOR THE FRIENDSHIP AND CAMARADERIE FORGED ALONG THE WAY, AND FOR ALL THE SUPPORT FROM HIS FAMILY. LCOL PERRON WILL CONTINUE TO SERVE CANADA AS A SPACE WEATHER SCIENTIST AND HE WILL BE REACHABLE OVER AMATEUR RADIO VHF AND HF FREQUENCIES, CALL SIGN VA2SWX. 73.

5. A DWD LUNCHEON WILL TAKE PLACE ON 24 JANUARY 2025 AT 3 BRASSEURS KANATA, 565 KANATA AVENUE, OTTAWA, K2T 1H9, STARTING AT 11H30. RSVP AND ANY MESSAGE OR ANECDOTE CAN BE SENT TO LT(N) KELLEN NOYE, AT [email protected].