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Congratulations to Sergeant Will Risser!

Congratulations to Sergeant Will Risser!

  In recognition of Sgt Will Risser’s SSM – NATO Bar presentation on 10 March, 2023 at the CFB Trenton Officer’s Mess; presented by ATESS A/CO, Maj Natasha Roy and ATESS SCWO, CWO Steve Hough.

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Congratulations to Master Corporal Denis Lirette!

Congratulations to Master Corporal Denis Lirette!

  In recognition of MCpl Denis Lirette’s Candian Forces' Decoration (CD) presentation on 10 March, 2023 at the CFB Trenton Officer’s Mess; presented by ATESS A/CO, Maj Natasha Roy and ATESS SCWO, CWO Steve Hough. Bravo Zulu MCpl Lirette and thank you for your 12...

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Congratulations to Sergeant James Peerenboom!

Congratulations to Sergeant James Peerenboom!

  In recognition of Sgt James Peerenboom’s Canadian Forces' Decoration (CD1) presentation on 10 March, 2023 at the CFB Trenton Officer’s Mess; presented by ATESS A/CO, Maj Natasha Roy and ATESS SCWO, CWO Steve Hough. Bravo Zulu Sgt Peerenboom and thank you for...

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Congratulations to Master Corporal Anthony Moon!

Congratulations to Master Corporal Anthony Moon!

  In recognition of MCpl Anthony Moon’s Candian Forces' Decoration (CD) presentation on 10 March, 2023 at the CFB Trenton Officer’s Mess; presented by ATESS A/CO, Maj Natasha Roy and ATESS SCWO, CWO Steve Hough. Bravo Zulu MCpl Moon and thank you for your 12...

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Congratulations to MCpl Lirette & MCpl McIlroy!

Congratulations to MCpl Lirette & MCpl McIlroy!

  In recognition of Master Corporal Denis Lirette and Master Corporal Richard McIlroy’s A6 Coin presentations on 21 March, 2023 at CFB Trenton in the Command and Control Information Systems Flight (CCISF) Installations ‘Barn’; presented by 1 CAD, A6 – LCol Gina...

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RETIREMENT – MAJOR LEONARD PICOUTLAGAN, CD, 00341 SIGS

RETIREMENT – MAJOR LEONARD PICOUTLAGAN, CD, 00341 SIGS

AFTER MORE THAN 20 YEARS OF LOYAL AND DEDICATED SERVICE, MAJOR LEONARD PICOUTLAGAN WILL RETIRE FROM THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES ON 31 MAY 2023.   MAJOR PICOUTLAGAN JOINED THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES AS A SIGNALS OFFICER ON 8 JANUARY 2003, AS A DIRECT ENTRY OFFICER....

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70th Anniversary of the Korean War Armistice

70th Anniversary of the Korean War Armistice

the Royal Canadian Regiment, sustained a heavy attack by superior enemy forces accompanied by an intense artillery bombardment while Lieutenant Laurie George Coté supervised the communications with a fighting patrol in the front of C Company.

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Specially trained 100-year-old WW2 veteran Elsa Lessard honoured

Specially trained 100-year-old WW2 veteran Elsa Lessard honoured

100-year-old Second World War veteran honoured for her contributions to the Canadian Navy Elsa Lessard was specially trained in morse code — a skill she had already learned from her older brother — to listen for encrypted messages from German U-boats. Liam...

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Congratulations to Aviator Cesar Gavidia-Farro!

Congratulations to Aviator Cesar Gavidia-Farro!

In recognition of Aviator Cesar Gavidia-Farro’s propeller presentation on 2 March, 2023 at CFB Trenton in the Command and Control Information Systems Flight (CCISF) Conference Room; presented by CCISF Flt Comd, Maj Sylvain Bernard and CCISF Flt MWO, MWO Shawn Sibley.

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C&E Branch Attends 2023 WiDS Awards Breakfast

C&E Branch Attends 2023 WiDS Awards Breakfast

On the 2nd of March the Branch Leader, BGen Dave Yarker, and Branch Chief, CWO Alex Arndt, joined eight deserving members at the 2023 Women in Defence & Security(WiDS) Awards Breakfast. This year's event, held at the Shaw Center in Ottawa, saw over 1,500 people...

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RETIREMENT – CORPORAL JONATHAN A. CARDOZO, IS  TECH – 00394

RETIREMENT – CORPORAL JONATHAN A. CARDOZO, IS TECH – 00394

  1. AFTER APPROXIMATELY 5 AND A HALF YEARS OF LOYAL SERVICE TO THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES, CPL CARDOZO WILL DEPART WITH DIGNITY ON 17 FEB 2023 AND WILL BE JOINING THE YORK REGIONAL POLICE AS A COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS SPECIALIST. 2. CPL CARDOZO JOINED THE CANADIAN...

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RETIREMENT – SERGEANT DONALD BECKER, CD, 00109 – ATIS TECH

RETIREMENT – SERGEANT DONALD BECKER, CD, 00109 – ATIS TECH

1.            AFTER 20+ YEARS OF LOYAL AND DEDICATED SERVICE TO CANADA, SERGEANT DONALD BECKER WILL RETIRE ON 15 FEBRUARY 2023. 2.            SGT BECKER ENROLLED IN THE CAF IN FEBRUARY OF 2002, COMPLETING BASIC TRAINING IN SAINT-JEAN-SUR-RICHELIEU, FOLLOWED BY POET...

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77 Communication Regiment Newsletters

77 Communication Regiment Newsletters

77 COMMUNICATION REGIMENT 77 Communication Regiment has been publishing newsletters for a good while now.  Here are the latest: January 2022 The Cable - Volume 6 Issue 1 July 2022 The Cable - Volume 6 Issue 2 December 2022 The Cable - Volume 6 Issue 3

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Master Corporal Donovan Santa: Cyber Operator of the Year 2022

Master Corporal Donovan Santa: Cyber Operator of the Year 2022

Congratulations to Master Corporal Donovan Santa who was presented with the 2022 Cyber Operator of the Year Award. The citation reads: Cyber Operator of the Year 2022 Award presented to Master Corporal Donovan Santa Master Corporal Donovan Santa has been critical to...

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RETIREMENT – SERGEANT ANGELO GALEAZZA, CD – 00109 ATIS TECH

RETIREMENT – SERGEANT ANGELO GALEAZZA, CD – 00109 ATIS TECH

  1. SERGEANT (SGT) ANGELO GALEAZZA WILL RETIRE FROM THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES (CAF) ON 03 APRIL 2023 AFTER 24 + YEARS OF LOYAL AND DEDICATED SERVICE TO CANADA. 2. SERGEANT GALEAZZA JOINED THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES (CAF) IN JUN 1998 AS A MEMBER OF THE CADET...

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Happy Birthday to the Cyber Operator Occupation!

Happy Birthday to the Cyber Operator Occupation!

  On January 31st, 2017, the Cyber Operator occupation (MOSID 00378) was officially stood up. In April of 2017, the first Regular Force positions were converted to reflect the Cyber Operator occupation. The occupation has grown tenfold across all NCM ranks since...

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RETIREMENT – COLONEL GARY WHELAN, CD, 00341 – SIGS

RETIREMENT – COLONEL GARY WHELAN, CD, 00341 – SIGS

1.    AFTER CLOSE TO 39 YEARS IN THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES, COLONEL GARY WHELAN WILL RETIRE ON 31 MARCH 2023. 2.    WHELAN JOINED THE CAF IN APRIL OF 1984 WHEN HE JOINED AS A RESERVIST AS PART OF A SUMMER YOUTH EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM (SYEP) WITH 763 (OTTAWA)...

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741 Communication Squadron Newsletters

741 Communication Squadron Newsletters

741 COMMUNICATION SQUADRON 741 Communication Squadron Victoria, now a part of 39 Signal Regiment, published regular newsletters in its time.  Many of them have been lost, but thanks to Lieutenant Colonel (retired) Mike Hayes we are able to share a few of them: 741...

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RETIREMENT – SERGEANT JONATHAN DÉCARY, CD, 00394 – IS TECH

RETIREMENT – SERGEANT JONATHAN DÉCARY, CD, 00394 – IS TECH

1. AFTER 15 YEARS OF LOYAL AND DEDICATED SERVICE TO CANADA AND THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES, SERGEANT JONATHAN DÉCARY WILL BE RETIRING ON 05 MARCH 2023. 2. SGT DÉCARY FIRST ENROLLED IN THE CAF ON 7 AUGUST 2007 AS AN ARMORED OFFICER AT RMC ST-JEAN. HE THEN TRANSITIONED TO...

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RETIREMENT – MASTER CORPORAL KIM PIERCEY, CD, SIG OP, 00383

RETIREMENT – MASTER CORPORAL KIM PIERCEY, CD, SIG OP, 00383

AFTER 16 YEARS OF LOYAL AND DEDICATED SERVICE TO THE QUEEN, CANADA, AND THE C&E BRANCH, MCPL PIERCEY (TIMON, SHIELL) WILL RETIRE FROM THE ARMY BRANCH OF THE CANADIAN FORCES ON 31 JANUARY, 2023. 2. MCPL PIERCEY WAS BORN AND RAISED IN LONDON, ONT. SHE FOLLOWED HER...

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32 Signal Regiment Dispatches

32 SIGNAL REGIMENT We are pleased to be able to share some of the newsletters and articles from our friends at 32 Signal Regiment: Volume 1, Issue 1, July 2022: 32 Sig Regt newsletter Vol1_Iss1 Volume 1, Issue 2, September 2022: 32 Sig Regt newsletter Vol1_Iss 2...

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ASSOCIATION NEWSLETTER – WINTER 2022

ASSOCIATION NEWS Vol. 1, Issue 3, Winter 2022 Greetings to our Members! Yes, all former and serving members (Regular Force and Reserve) of the C&E Branch and its founding elements are automatically members in perpetuity of the C&E Association. Your family...

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Op JIMMY SANTA 2022

Op JIMMY SANTA 2022

  For six years now the Communications and Electronics (C&E) Association has sponsored Op Jimmy Santa, providing small gifts of Branch memorabilia to each member of the C&E Branch deployed over the Christmas season. With the initial assistance of the...

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RETIREMENT – CAPTAIN WILLIAM (BILL) KELLAR, CD, 00341 SIGS

RETIREMENT – CAPTAIN WILLIAM (BILL) KELLAR, CD, 00341 SIGS

  CAPTAIN BILL KELLAR WILL RETIRE FROM THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES (CAF) ON THE 18 DECEMBER 2022 AFTER 38+ YEARS OF LOYAL AND DISTINCT SERVICE TO CANADA, THE CAF AND THE ROYAL CANADIAN CORPS OF SIGNALS (RCCS). BILL JOINED AS A YTEP SUPPLY TECH IN OCTOBER 1984....

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RETIREMENT – CORPORAL KRZYSZTOF KUMOR, CD, 00109 – ATIS TECH

RETIREMENT – CORPORAL KRZYSZTOF KUMOR, CD, 00109 – ATIS TECH

AFTER SIXTEEN YEARS OF SERVICE WITH THE REG FORCE, CPL KUMOR WILL RETIRE FROM THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES (CAF) ON 1 DEC 22.   CPL KUMOR JOINED THE ROYAL CANADIAN AIR FORCE (RCAF) IN 2006. AFTER COMPLETING HIS BASIC MILITARY QUALIFICATION (BMQ) IN 2007, CPL KUMOR...

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