Retirements
1. MASTER WARRANT OFFICER SÉBASTIEN TURGEON FROM ADM(IM)/DGIMTSP/DIMEI, WILL BE RETIRING FROM THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES (CAF) ON MAY 4TH 2022 AFTER 22 YEARS OF LOYAL AND DEDICATED SERVICE TO HER MAJESTY QUEEN ELIZABETH THE II, CANADA AND THE ROYAL CANADIAN AIR FORCE. 2. MWO TURGEON WAS BORN IN QUÉBEC, QUÉBEC. HE JOINED THE CAF ON APRIL 18TH 2000 FROM MONTRÉAL AND PROCEEDED A FEW WEEKS AFTER TO CFLRS SAINT-JEAN-SUR-RICHELIEU FOR BASIC TRAINING. AFTER COMPLETION OF BASIC TRAINING, HE MOVED ON TO THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES SCHOOL OF COMMUNICATIOSN AND ELECTRONICS (CFSCE) AT CFB KINGSTON FOR THE POET COURSE AND THE ATIS TECH QL3. 3. UPON GRADUATING FROM THE ATIS TECH QL3 IN 2002, HIS FIRST POSTING WAS IN TRENTON AT THE AEROSPACE TELECOMMUNICATION ENGINEERING SUPPORT SQUADRON (ATESS). AT ATESS HE WORKED AS A 3RD LINE MAINTENANCE TECH ON SEVERAL AGING AIRFIELD EQUIPMENT AND SPENT MOST OF HIS TIME THERE AS A TEAM MEMBER OF THE INSTALLATION CREWS TRAVELLING THE COUNTRY (MOSTLY COLD LAKE OVER AND OVER AGAIN) AND VISITING MOST AIRFIELD TO INSTALL NEW EQUIPMENT. 4. IN 2007, HE WAS PROMOTED TO MCPL AND WAS POSTED TO 3 WING BAGOTVILLE WHERE HE AGAIN WORKED IN THE AIRFIELD, THE GROUND […]
1. PETTY OFFICER FIRST CLASS ANDREW SHEPPARD WILL BE RETIRING FROM THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES ON 22 APRIL 2022 AFTER 20 YEARS OF LOYAL AND DEDICATED SERVICE TO CANADA. 2. PO 1 SHEPPARD ENROLLED AS A COMMUNICATOR RESEARCH OPERATOR – NOW SIGNALS INTELLIGENCE SPECIALIST – ON 20 JUNE 2001. DURING HIS CAREER HE SERVED AT VARIOUS LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT CANADA AND ABROAD INCLUDING: CFB BORDEN, CFB KINGSTON, CANADIAN FORCES STATION LEITRIM, NAVY INFORMATION OPERATIONS COMMAND HAWAII AND CANADIAN FORCES LANGUAGE SCHOOL. PO 1 SHEPPARD ALSO DEPLOYED TO AFGHANISTAN IN 2008. 3. PO 1 SHEPPARD WOULD LIKE TO THANK EVERYONE HE HAS HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE WITH OVER THE YEARS. HE IS ALSO VERY GRATEFUL FOR THE ONGOING SUPPORT OF HIS FAMILY AND LOOKS FORWARD TO A NEW ADVENTURE IN THE PRIVATE SECTOR. 4. PO 1 SHEPPARD AND HIS WIFE ALLISON WILL BE SETTLING DOWN IN THE NCR AND LOOK FORWARD TO WATCHING THEIR TWO CHILDREN GROW. A DEPARTURE WITH DIGNITY WITH FRIENDS AND FAMILY WILL BE SET FOR A LATER DATE WHEN THE SITUATION PERMITS. 5. BEST WISHES, AMUSING STORIES AND CONGRATULATORY MESSAGES CAN BE FORWARDED TO WARRANT OFFICER CRAIG LAING ([email protected]).
1. AFTER 20 YEARS OF LOYAL AND DEDICATED SERVICE WITH THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES AND THE ROYAL CANADIAN CORPS OF SIGNALS, SERGEANT EDGAR GUANZON WILL RETIRE ON 22 MAY 2022. 2. SGT GUANZON ENROLLED WITH THE CAF ON 23 MAY 2002. UPON COMPLETION OF HIS BASIC MILITARY QUALIFICATION AT THE CANADIAN FORCES LEADERSHIP AND RECRUIT SCHOOL (CFLRS), HE FINISHED HIS TRADE QUALIFICATION AT THE CANADIAN FORCES SCHOOL OF COMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTRONICS (CFSCE). 3. UPON COMPLETION OF HIS TRADE TRAINING HE WAS POSTED TO THE CANADIAN FORCES JOINT SIGNALS REGIMENT (CFJSR) AS AN IS ADMIN TECH. HIS OTHER POSTINGS INCLUDED THE 21 ELECTRONIC WARFARE REGIMENT (21 EW), CFS LEITRIM, ANOTHER STINT AT CFJSR AS WELL AS A COUPLE BACK TO CFSCE, WHERE HE WILL FINISH HIS ILLUSTRIOUS CAREER. 4. DURING HIS CAREER, HE ASLO DEPLOYED TO AFGHANISTAN AND TO THE GREAT WHITE NORTH UP AT CFS ALERT. 5. EDGAR WILL BE LIVING IN KINGSTON AND NO DOUBT BE KEEPING BUSY IN SOME MANNER POST RETIREMENT WITH HIS LOVELY WIFE, MARIA. 6. THE FORMAL DEPART WITH DIGNITY WILL TAKE PLACE IN KINGSTON AT RAXX BAR AND GRILL ON 20 MAY, 2022. PLEASE SEND CONGRATULATORY MESSAGES, STORIES AND ANECDOTES TO WO SHAWN SIBLEY, […]
AFTER 33 YEARS OF LOYAL AND DEDICATED SERVICE TO CANADA, THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES AND THE ROYAL CANADIAN CORPS OF SIGNALS, WARRANT OFFICER DANNY KRAUSKOPF WILL RETIRE ON 20 MAY 2022. 2. DANNY JOINED THE CAF IN JANUARY 1989 AS A COMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH OPERATOR AND AFTER COMPLETION OF BASIC TRAINING AT CANADIAN FORCES RECRUIT SCHOOL CORNWALLIS, HE WAS POSTED TO KINGSTON (CFSCE) AND AFTER QL3 TRADES TRAINING WAS POSTED TO 770 CRS GANDER NFLD. 3. IN 1990, WHILE POSTED TO 770 CRS YOUNG PTE KRAUSKOPF DID A 6 MONTH TOUR OF CFS ALERT FROM DEC 90 TO JUN 91, THEN A POSTING TO CFS LEITRIM IN 1992, 1994 764 ISD SQN, 1997 CFS LEITRIM, 2001 1 CAN DIV HQ AND SIGS REGT (2 EW SQN), 2007 CFS LEITIRM, 2009 CFSCE INSTRUCTING COMM RSCH (DP1,DP2,DP3, ELECTRONIC WARFARE) AND AT THE IED SCHOOL AS AN RCIEDD ECM OPERATOR INSTRUCTOR, 2012 21 EW REGT AND FINALY 2017 CFS LEITRIM (FOR THE LAST TIME). 4. WHILE POSTED TO 2 EW SQN DANNY DEPLOYED TO AFGHANISTAN (X2) AS AN RCIEDD ECM OPERATOR AND IN 2006 WHILE MOST OF THE TOUR WAS SPENT WITH 11 FD SQN DOING CONVOY ESCORT DUTY WITH THE COMBAT ARMS, DANNY […]
1. Master Corporal Adrian Archer will retire from the Canadian Armed Forces and the Royal Canadian Corps of Signals on 1 May 2022 after over 12 years of loyal and dedicated service to Canada. 2. Adrian enrolled in the CAF on 16 December 2009 at CFRC Calgary and went on to complete Signal Operator training at CFSCE Kingston in May 2011. After a short stint at 4 ESR Gagetown, Adrian applied for a position within CANSOFCOM and was selected. Later in his career he would go on to serve with 2 CMBG HQ & Sig Sqn and lastly the Royal Canadian Dragoons. 3. Adrian deployed twice on overseas operations including once while at CSOR and then to Latvia on Op REASSURANCE with the RCD. On 8 March 2022 Adrian received a CJOC Commander’s Commendation for his dedication in advancing CIS capabilities in Latvia as part of the RCD Battle Group. With his departure from Petawawa, Adrian leaves behind a lasting mark on 2 CMBG through his commitment to training junior signallers across the brigade in a variety of communications systems including LTAC. 4. Upon his retirement, Adrian will be pursuing barbering school and hopes to one day open his own […]