Retirements
MAJOR (MAJ) C. MICKLETHWAITE WILL BE RETIRING FROM THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES ON JULY 30TH, 2023 AFTER 16 + YEARS OF LOYAL AND DEDICATED SERVICE TO CANADA. MAJ MICKLETHWAITE JOINED THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES (CAF) IN AUG 2006 UNDER THE REGULAR OFFICER TRAINING PLAN (ROTP) AND WAS POSTED TO MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND TO COMPLETE A DEGREE IN COMPUTER SCIENCE. UPON COMMISSIONING IN MAY 2010, HE WAS POSTED TO NORTH BAY ONTARIO FOR OJT BEFORE BEING POSTED TO KINGSTON ONTARIO FOR THE BASIC CELE (AIR) OFFICER COURSE IN MARCH 2011. HIS FIRST OPERATIONAL ASSIGNMENT WAS AS STANDARDS OFFICER FOR THE CANADIAN AIR DEFENSE SECTOR (CADS) TECHNICAL AND INFORMATION SERVICES SECTION (TISS) AT CANADIAN FORCES BASE (CFB) NORTH BAY. IN THIS ROLE HE WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR MAJOR PROJECTS AND PROCUREMENT OF IT SYSTEMS, UPHOLDING TRAINING AND PERFORMANCE STANDARDS FOR THE SECTION, AS WELL AS ACTING AS THE INFORMATION SYSTEMS SECURITY OFFICER FOR THE WING. PROMOTED TO CAPTAIN IN MAY OF 2013, CAPT MICKLETHWAITE WAS ASSIGNED TO NORAD AND USNORTHCOM IN 2014 AS A CYBER DOMAIN CHIEF. IN THIS CAPACITY HE WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR ASSISTING THE N-NC SENIOR LEADERSHIP IN CHARACTERIZING AND ASSESSING CYBER EVENTS THAT OCCUR IN THE N-NC […]
ON 6 JUNE 2023, MAJ D. WILLIAMS WILL BE RETIRING FROM THE CAF AFTER OVER 36 YEARS OF DEDICATED SERVICE TO CANADA. 2. MAJ WILLIAMS ENROLLED IN THE CAF IN JAN 1987. UPON COMPLETION OF BASIC TRAINING AND TRADES TRAINING DARRELL WAS POSTED TO 1CDHSR. AS THE LTACS EXPERT DARRELL WAS FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO WORK WITH THE MANUFACTURER ON RADIO SYSTEM UPGRADES AS WELL AS PARTICIPATE IN RV88 AND RV 89. DARRELL WAS LATER POSTED TO BORDEN AND THEN PETAWAWA TO RUN THE BASE TELECOMUNICATIONS SWITCH. IN 2000 DARRELL WAS POSTED TO KINGSTON TO ATTEND RMC AS A MEMBER OF OTTER SQUADRON. AFTER GRADUATION IN 2002 DARRELL WAS POSTED TO JOG HQ TO WORK ON SIGNALS PLANNING FOR OP HALO IN HAITI. DARRELL WAS THEN POSTED TO JSR AS TMO, DPLANS, AND TRG O. IN 2005 DARRELL DEPLOYED TO AFGHANISTAN FOR PRT ACTIVATION, WHERE HE WAS INVOLVED IN A VBIED ATTACK. DARRELL’S NEXT POSTING TO CFSCE, IN KINGSTON, WHERE HE FULFILLED VARIOUS ROLES IN TRAINING, PLANS, AND STANDARDS AND WAS THE SCHOOL ADJT. DARRELL WAS THEN POSTED TO 21 EW REGT AS ADJT, THEN COMPLETED TECH STAFF COURSE AND WAS THE REQUIREMENTS OFFICER FOR CAF EW. 3. […]
LIEUTENANT-COLONEL YU WILL RETIRE FROM THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES AFTER 25 YEARS OF DEDICATED SERVICE TO CANADA ON 15 JUNE 2023. HE JOINED THE CAF IN JUN 1998 AND ATTENDED THE ROYAL MILITARY COLLEGE IN KINGSTON. NEVER ONE TO SAY NO TO POSTINGS, THE ARMY BLESSED HIM WITH POSTINGS TO EDMONTON, KINGSTON, BRUSSELS, PETAWAWA, TORONTO, AND OTTAWA. HE HAS SERVED ACROSS THE ARMY AND THE CAF IN 1 AND 2 CMBGS, 3 AND 4 CDSGS, CADTC, ADM(IM), CFINTCOM, CJOC AND NATO. HE HAS DEPLOYED ON OPERATIONS PEREGRINE IN B.C. IN 2004, ATHENA IN KANDAHAR IN 2010-11, AND PROTEUS IN JERUSALEM IN 2020-21. HE WOULD LIKE TO SINCERELY THANK HIS FRIENDS, LEADERS AND COLLEAGUES IN THE CAF, C&E BRANCH, SIGNAL CORPS AND AIR CADETS FOR BEING HIS FAMILY THROUGHOUT HIS FORMATIVE YEARS AND MAKING HIM THE MAN HE IS TODAY. HE WOULD ESPECIALLY LIKE TO THANK HIS KIDS, MÉLINA AND NATHANIEL, AND HIS CO-PARENT, ERIKA, FOR THEIR LOVE, SUPPORT AND RESILIENCE AS THEY TRAVELLED AND MOVED AROUND THE WORLD. HE IS LOOKING FORWARD TO SPENDING MORE TIME WITH HIS KIDS AND PURSUING LIFE GOALS OUTSIDE OF THE MILITARY. A DWD CEREMONY WILL BE HELD AT THE ARMY […]
T. MUNROE HAS BEEN A PUBLIC SERVANT FOR 35 YEARS, SERVING THE LAST 23 YEARS AT THE CANADIAN FORCES JOINT SIGNALS REGIMENT, RETIRING ON 15 MAY 2023. 2. SHE STARTED HER TENURE WITH THE C&E BRANCH 26 YEARS AGO WITH 79 COMM REGT WHICH LED TO THE NEXT 23 AMAZING YEARS OF SUPPORT TO THE CFJSR. TERRI MUNROE IS WELL KNOWN THROUGHOUT CFB KINGSTON FOR HER ORGANIZATIONAL SKILLS, TRADECRAFT, AND PROFESSIONALISM. SHE HAS CONTRIBUTED GREATLY NOT JUST WITHIN THE CFJSR BUT ACROSS THE LODGER UNITS AT CFB KINGSTON AND WITHIN THE C&E BRANCH AS SHE PLAYED A PART IN MANY NCO’S AND OFFICERS CAREERS AS THEY MOVED UP IN THE RANKS. SHE IS LOOKING FORWARD TO SPENDING MORE TIME WITH HER HUSBAND LYLE AND FAMILY. THERE WILL ALSO BE MANY MORE TRIPS TO THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC AND JAMAICA IN HER FUTURE WITH LOTS OF TIME SPENT POOL SIDE AND ON THE BEACH. 11 MAY 2023, 0900-1130HRS (THIS THURSDAY) THERE WILL BE A RETIREMENT PARTY FOR HER AT THE DENNY’S ON 33 BENSON ST (OFF OF DIVISION ST) HERE IN KINGSTON. COME ON BY, HAVE SOME BRUNCH AND TAKE PART IN OUR FAREWELL TO TERRI. […]
AFTER MORE THAN 26 YEARS OF GOOD AND LOYAL SERVICE, MASTER WARRANT OFFICER (CWO) D. LABRANCHE WILL RETIRE FROM THE ROYAL CANADIAN SIGNALS CORPS AND THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES ON MAY 26, 2023. MWO LABRANCHE ENLISTED IN THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES IN MARCH 1987 AS A RADIO TECHNICIAN (221). AFTER COMPLETING HIS INSTRUCTION AND TRAINING AT CFLRS AND CFLS SAINT-JEAN SUR RICHELIEU, HE HEADED TO CFSCE IN KINGSTON TO COMPLETE HIS QUALIFICATION AS A RADIO TECHNICIAN. HIS FIRST ASSIGNMENT WAS TO THE 1st CVS BATTALION, 2nd CANADIAN MECHANIZED BRIGADE GROUP (1st BSVC 2nd CMBG) IN PETAWAWA FROM MARCH TO NOVEMBER 1988. AFTER A COURSE STAY IN PETAWAWA, HE WAS POSTED TO LEITRIM FROM NOVEMBER 1988 TO JULY 1990. PROMOTED TO THE RANK OF CORPORAL, HE WAS ASSIGNED TO THE 5TH SERVICE BATTALION IN VALCARTIER FROM JULY 1990 TO MARCH 1997. DURING THIS PERIOD, HE WAS DEPLOYED ON OP CAVALIER IN 1993 AND ON OP DANACA IN 1994. HE WAS PROMOTED TO THE RANK OF CPLC IN JULY 1996. IN MARCH 1997, DANIEL DECIDED TO LEAVE THE CAF AFTER 10 YEARS OF LOYAL SERVICE. IN MARCH 2007, HE RETURNED AGAIN TO THE CAF AS A SICT TECHNICIAN AFTER 10 […]
1. LIEUTENANT-COLONEL K. MORIN, MSM, CD, WILL RETIRE FROM THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES AFTER 27 PLUS YEARS OF LOYAL AND DEDICATED SERVICE TO CANADA ON 4 JULY 2023. 2. LCOL MORIN JOINED THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES IN JUNE 1996 A SIGNALS OFFICER, AND GRADUATED FROM THE ROYAL MILITARY COLLEGE IN 2000 WITH A BACHELOR’S DEGREE IN COMPUTER ENGINEERING. AFTER AN ON-THE-JOB TRAINING PERIOD WITH 2 CMBG HQ & SIGNALS SQUADRON IN PETAWAWA, SHE WAS POSTED INTO ADM(IM) IN 2001 ON THE SECURE COMMON EMAIL PROJECT AND THEN TO THE RELATED MILITARY MESSAGE HANDLING SYSTEM PROJECT. IN 2006, SHE DEPLOYED TO KABUL, AFGHANISTAN AS CHIEF INFORMATION SYSTEMS FOR THE NATO MISSION, AND THEN WAS POSTED TO DIRECTOR INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SECURITY AS SECURITY ADVISOR FOR THE SECRET DOMAIN. IN 2009, SHE DEPLOYED TO KHARTOUM, SUDAN AS A G3 WATCH OFFICER FOR UNMIS, AND THEN MOVED OVER TO ADM(MAT) IN 2010 TO WORK ON THE COUNTER IMPROVISED EXPLOSIVE DEVICE PROJECT IN DIRECTOR COMBAT SUPPORT EQUIPMENT MANAGEMENT. IN 2012, SHE WAS PROMOTED TO MAJOR AND TOOK OVER AS THE TECHNICAL AUTHORITY FOR THE ARMY C2 LONG-TERM SUPPORT CONTRACTS IN DIRECTOR LAND COMMAND SYSTEMS PROGRAM MANAGEMENT. SHE WAS POSTED TO CALGARY IN 2015, WHERE SHE […]