Retirements
1. MASTER WARRANT OFFICER ERIC SAVARD WILL BE RETIRING FROM THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES ON 15 FEBRUARY 2020 AFTER 32+ YEARS OF LOYAL AND DEDICATED SERVICE TO CANADA. 2. ORIGINALLY FROM MISTASSINI, QC, ERIC ENROLLED AS A COMMUNICATOR RESEARCH OPERATOR ON 28 MAY 1987 AT CANADIAN FORCES RECRUITING CENTRE CHICOUTIMI, QC. DURING HIS CAREER HE SERVED AT VARIOUS UNITS WITHIN THE NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION, GANDER, NEWFOUNDLAND AND IN THE UNITED STATES. 3. ERIC’S ASSIGNMENTS HAVE INCLUDED: TWO TOURS AT CANADIAN FORCES STATION GANDER; SEVEN YEARS (TWO TOURS) AT NATIONAL SECURITY AGENCY (NSA) AT FORT MEADE, MARYLAND; TWO TOURS AT CANADIAN FORCES STATION LEITRIM; TWO YEARS AT CANADIAN FORCES LANGUAGE SCHOOL; ONE TOUR AT CANADIAN FORCES NETWORK OPERATIONS CENTRE; AND TWO TOURS AT CANADIAN FORCES INFORMATION OPERATIONS GROUP HEADQUARTER, OTTAWA. 4. IN ADDITION TO THESE ASSIGNMENTS, ERIC HAS COMPLETED ONE SIX-MONTH TOUR AT CANADIAN FORCES STATION ALERT (1989-90) AND TWO AFGHANISTAN DEPLOYMENTS IN KANDAHAR (2002) AND BAGRAM (2007) RESPECTIVELY. 5. ERIC WOULD LIKE TO THANK ALL THOSE THAT HE SERVED WITH AND IS THANKFUL FOR THE LONG AND GREAT FRIENDSHIPS DEVELOPED OVER HIS 32 YEARS IN UNIFORM. 6. ERIC AND HIS SPOUSE DEBBIE WILL REMAIN IN THE OTTAWA AREA. A DEPART […]
1. After 25 years of loyal and dedicated service, Warrant Officer Jeremy Jones will take his retirement from the Canadian Armed Forces, Communication and Electronics Branch and the ACISS-TECH Trade. 2. WO Jones joined the CAF in 1995 as an Infanteer with The Royal Regiment of Canada. In 1998 he deployed to assist with the Ice Storm in eastern Ontario. Later that year he would deploy to Bosnia with 3 RCR on Op Palladium Roto 3. Shortly after his return, WO Jones would receive his component transfer to the regular force, rejoining 3 RCR. In 2000, WO Jones completed Basic Recce Patrolman course. In Dec 2000, he married the love of his life, Allison. In 2001, he began pre-training for his second tour to Bosnia, Op Palladium Roto 8. In 2003, WO Jones completed further courses before 3 RCR began getting ready to deploy to Afghanistan, on Op Athena Roto 0. Upon return in 2004, WO Jones would complete Basic Comms, Heavy Machine Gunner, and Infantry Platoon Support Weapons courses before beginning Mod 1- 5 of PLQ (Inf). In Mar 2005, while on mod 6, WO Jones was notified of his Occupational Transfer to LCIS Tech. In Apr 2005, he […]
1. FOLLOWING 14+ YEARS OF SERVICE, SGT HEINRICHS WILL VOLUNTARILY RELEASE FROM THE RCAF ON 22 JAN 2020. 2. SGT HEINRICHS JOINED THE RCAF IN APR 2005 COMPLETING BMQ AT CFLRS FOLLOWED BY POET AND ATIS QL3 TRAINING AT CFSCE. POSTED TO AETE AT 4 WG COLD LAKE IN SEP 2006 HE WAS EMPLOYED AT THE PRIMROSE LAKE EVALUATION RANGE. IN JUL 2010 HE WAS POSTED TO 22 WG NORTH BAY WHERE HE MAINTAINED THE NORAD BATTLE CONTROL SYSTEM-FIXED AND ANCILLARY SYSTEMS. POSTED BACK TO 4 WG COLD LAKE IN JUL 2016 HE ASSUMED RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE MAINTENANCE OF CLASSIFIED NETWORKS AND DEPLOYABLE SYSTEMS. HE ALSO DEPLOYED TO KUWAIT FOR EIGHT MONTHS IN SUPPORT OF OP IMPACT FROM JUN 2017 UNTIL FEB 2018. 3. SGT HEINRICHS WILL BE REMAINING IN COLD LAKE WITH HIS WIFE AMANDA AND THEIR CHILDREN EMMA, ERIC, AND ELANNA. HE WILL CONTINUE TO SERVE THE RCAF AS A PUBLIC SERVANT AT 4 WG OSS CIS FLT. 4. IN ACCORDANCE WITH SGT HEINRICHS WISHES THERE WILL NOT BE A DWD; HOWEVER, HE MAY BE CONTACTED AT [email protected].
1. SGT HEINRICHS JOINED THE RCAF IN APR 2005 COMPLETING BMQ AT CFLRS FOLLOWED BY POET AND ATIS QL3 TRAINING AT CFSCE. POSTED TO AETE AT 4 WG COLD LAKE IN SEP 2006 HE WAS EMPLOYED AT THE PRIMROSE LAKE EVALUATION RANGE. IN JUL 2010 HE WAS POSTED TO 22 WG NORTH BAY WHERE HE MAINTAINED THE NORAD BATTLE CONTROL SYSTEM-FIXED AND ANCILLARY SYSTEMS. POSTED BACK TO 4 WG COLD LAKE IN JUL 2016 HE ASSUMED RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE MAINTENANCE OF CLASSIFIED NETWORKS AND DEPLOYABLE SYSTEMS. HE ALSO DEPLOYED TO KUWAIT FOR EIGHT MONTHS IN SUPPORT OF OP IMPACT FROM JUN 2017 UNTIL FEB 2018. 2. SGT HEINRICHS WILL BE REMAINING IN COLD LAKE WITH HIS WIFE AMANDA AND THEIR CHILDREN EMMA, ERIC, AND ELANNA. HE WILL CONTINUE TO SERVE THE RCAF AS A PUBLIC SERVANT AT 4 WG OSS CIS FLT. 3. IN ACCORDANCE WITH SGT HEINRICHS WISHES THERE WILL NOT BE A DWD; HOWEVER, HE MAY BE CONTACTED AT [email protected].
1. MASTER WARRANT OFFICER CHARLES (CHUCK) FRANCIS WILL RETIRE FROM THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES (CAF) ON 06 FEBRUARY 2020, AFTER 35 PLUS YEARS OF LOYAL AND DEDICATED SERVICE AS AN ARMY COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION SYSTEMS SPECIALIST (ACISS). 2. CHUCK ENROLLED AS A RADIO AND TELETYPE OPERATOR IN 1984 AND SPENT THE FIRST 11 YEARS OF HIS CAREER POSTED AT 721 COMMUNICATIONS REGIMENT IN HIS HOME PROVINCE OF PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND. HE QUICKLY ROSE UP THE RANKS AND WAS PROMOTED TO SERGEANT IN 1991. IN 1993, HE COMPLETED AN OPERATIONAL TOUR TO SOMALIA IN SUPPORT OF OPERATION DELIVERANCE. (THEN) SGT FRANCIS WAS POSTED TO 72 COMMUNICATIONS GROUP IN 1995 WHERE HE WAS PROMOTED TO WARRANT OFFICER IN 1996. IN 1999, CHUCK WAS POSTED TO ADM (MAT) IN OTTAWA WHERE HE UNDERTOOK NUMEROUS POSITIONS WITHIN HIS THIRTEEN YEAR POSTING AND WAS PROMOTED TO MASTER WARRANT OFFICER IN 2003. DURING HIS LONG STINT AT ADM (MAT) CHUCK WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN DELIVERING TRAINING TO SUPPORT THE LAND COMMAND SUPPORT SYSTEM. IN 2012, HE WAS POSTED TO DIRECTOR LAND EQUIPMENT PROGRAM MANAGEMENT AS WAS EMPLOYED AS THE TRAINING DETACHMENT COMMANDER. IN 2016, CHUCK WAS POSTED TO CFB TRENTON WHERE HE OCCUPIED THE ROLES OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS […]
1. MCPL MARTIN ST-LOUIS WILL RETIRE FROM THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES ON 09 FEBRUARY 2020 WITH 18 PLUS YEARS OF LOYAL AND DEDICATED SERVICE TO CANADA, THE CAF, THE COMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTRONICS BRANCH AND THE ROYAL CANADIAN CORPS OF SIGNALS. 2. MARTIN ENROLLED IN THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES IN 2001 IN THE INFANTRY CORPS. AFTER COMPLETING HIS INFANTRY BASIC TRAINING, HE WAS POSTED TO 3 R22ER. AFTER A FEW YEARS OF REFLECTION, MARTIN WANTED TO FIND SOMETHING THAT WOULD SERVE HIM BETTER FOR HIS FUTURE AND DECIDED TO REMUSTER TO THE LINE TRADE IN JULY 2006. AFTER COMPLETING HIS QL3 LINEMAN COURSE IN MARCH 2007, HE WAS POSTED TO CFJSR KINGSTON AS A CREW MEMBER FROM MARCH 2007 TO JULY 2011. MARTIN WAS DEPLOYED ON JOINT TASK FORCE AFGHANISTAN ON A TAV FROM OCTOBER – DECEMBER 2008. HE ALSO PARTICIPATED IN MANY DOMESTIC TASKS SUCH AS OPERATION PODIUM IN VICTORIA BC IN SUPPORT OF THE OLYMPICS FROM APRIL 2009 TO APRIL 2010. IN JULY 2010, MARTIN WAS POSTED IN COLD LAKE AB WITH THE 4 AIR COMBAT SERVICE SUPPORT SQUADRON, WHERE HE WORKED AS A CREW MEMBER WITH THE LOCAL LINE CREW. AFTER 4 YEARS, HE RETURNED TO THE MOTHER […]