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History Working Group ~ Volunteers Needed
Formation of a ‘History Working Group’ + Volunteers Needed The C&E Senate has approved the formation of a ‘History Working Group’, as presented by MGen (Ret'd) John Leech, President of the C&E Association, on 26 May 2023. The purpose of this Working Group is...
The C&E Museum has published its 2023 September edition of The Despatch!
Within the C&E Museum’s The Despatch are this month's articles, news, and announcements: 80 YEARS AGO! THE INVASION OF THE ITALIAN MAINLAND MUSEUM HOURS CHANGE! COFFEE WITH VETERANS MERCURY SHOP BRANCH NEWS: C&E WEEK NOT FORGOTTEN – LIEUTENANT...
C&E BRANCH MEMBERS PARTICIPATE IN IRON WARRIOR 2023
Members of the C&E Branch took part in this year’s IRON WARRIOR competition held at Petawawa on the last weekend in August.
RETIREMENT – WARRANT OFFICER TOBIE JHTL LÉGARÉ, 00383 SIG OP
AFTER 20 YEARS OF GOOD AND LOYAL SERVICE TO THE CROWN AND CANADA, WARRANT OFFICER TOBIE LÉGARÉ RETIRED FROM THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES ON MAY 20, 2023.
RETIREMENT – MASTER WARRANT OFFICER JAMIE HAMMOND, 00384 – LINE TECH
MWO HAMMOND RETIRED ON 13 SEPTEMBER 2023, AFTER 23 YEARS OF LOYAL AND DEDICATED YEARS OF SERVICE TO THE CAF, C&E BRANCH, THE LINE TECH TRADE, AND CANSOFCOM.
RETIREMENT – Master Corporal Clark Meade, 00120 – SIGINT SPEC
MASTER CORPORAL CLARK MEADE WILL BE RETIRING ON 09 OCTOBER 2023, FOLLOWING 22+ YEARS OF LOYAL AND DEDICATED SERVICE TO THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES AND CANADA.
RETIREMENT – SERGEANT DANIEL DEMEDEIROS, ATIS TECH 00109
SERGEANT DANIEL DEMEDEIROS WILL RETIRE FROM THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES (CAF) ON 02 OCTOBER 2023, AFTER 13 PLUS YEARS OF DEDICATED SERVICE TO CANADA
RETIREMENT – Master Corporal Stephanie Pépin, 00120 – SIGINT SPEC
MASTER CORPORAL STEPHANIE PÉPIN WILL BE RETIRING ON 07 OCTOBER 2023, FOLLOWING 18 YEARS OF LOYAL AND DEDICATED SERVICETO THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES AND CANADA.
RETIREMENT – Master Warrant Officer, Derek J. Stadnichuk, 00120 – SIGINT SPEC
ON 31 OCT 2023, MWO DEREK STADNICHUK WILL BE RETIRING FROM THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES AFTER 32 YEARS OF LOYAL AND DEDICATED SERVICE TO CANADA.
LCol Esselaar Awarded NATO’s Highest Honour
On 13 Sep 2023, Commander Canadian Joint Operations Command, Vice-Admiral Auchterlonie presented Lieutenant-Colonel (LCol) Esselaar with the North Atlantic Treaty Organization Meritorious Service Medal (NATO MSM)
RETIREMENT – Major Kristjan P. Hjalmarson, 00340 – CELE
AFTER 20 YEARS OF SERVICE, MAJOR KRISTJAN HJALMARSON WILL BE RETIRING ON 07 SEPTEMBER 2023.
RETIREMENT – MWO Sheri Ansell, 00385 – SIG TECH
MWO SHERI ANSELL WILL BE RETIRING ON 1 OCTOBER 2023, AFTER 22+ YEARS OF DEDICATED SERVICE TO CANADA.
Branch Leadership visits the Cadet Digital OJT camp in Brandon Manitoba
The C&E Branch Leader and the Branch CWO visited the Cadet Digital OJT, hosted by Brandon CTC, on 17 Aug 2023
RETIREMENT WO LEIGHANN KENNEDY, CD, 00168, MAT MGT TECH
WO KENNEDY WILL RETIRE ON THE 25TH AUGUST 2023 AFTER 20+ YEARS OF SERVICES WITH THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES.
RETIREMENT – LIEUTENANT-COLONEL W.S. WILSON, 00341 – SIGS
Born and raised in Ottawa, Ontario, LCol Scott Wilson joined the Canadian Forces in 1987 as an Army Signal Officer.
RETIREMENT- Master Warrant Officer Raymond J.A. Ross, 00109 – ATIS TECH
AFTER MORE THAN 30 YEARS OF LOYAL AND DEDICATED SERVICE MWO RAYMOND J.A. ROSS WILL RETIRE FROM THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES EFFECTIVE 16 NOVEMBER 2023.
RETIREMENT – MWO William (Bill) Gass, 00385 – SIG TECH
MWO William (Bill) Gass will retire on 01 August 2022 after more than 35 years of service with the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF)
RETIREMENT- Sergeant Joey Fleury, 00120 – SIGINT SPEC
AFTER 13 YEARS OF DEDICATED SERVICE, SERGEANT JOEY FLEURY WILL RETIRE FROM THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES ON 14 SEPTEMBER 2023.
Retirement: Chief Petty Officer 1st Class Jason Hynes, 00381 – CPO1/CWO
CPO1 Hynes joined the CAF from the recruiting center in Gander, NL. Not knowing what he was getting himself into he turned the unknown into a 26 yr career with the CAF.
C&E BRANCH 2ND BOOK OF REMEMBRANCE PROJECT
The Communications and Electronics Branch currently possesses a single Book of Remembrance which resides in the Memorial Room of the Military C&E Museum.
RETIREMENT – MCPL GORD LIVINGSTONE, 00394 – IS TECH
MCpl Gord Livingstone will be retiring on 13 October 2023 after 42 years of service.
RETIREMENT OF CAPT J.R.S. (Sylvain) Bernard, 00340 – CELE (AIR)
On the 19 Aug 2023, Capt Sylvain Bernard will retire from the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) after +42 years of dedicated and loyal service.
CIO Group DGICFD Change of Appointment Ceremony
We would like to personally invite you to join us in bidding farewell to our current Director General Information Capabilities Force Development (DGICFD) BGen P.C. Sabourin
ATESS Promotion: Capt Elvis Fodouop Tebeu
In recognition of Capt Elvis Fodouop Tebeu’s promotion to his current rank on 27 July, 2023 at CFB Trenton in the Command and Control Information Systems Flight (CCISF) Conference Room
ATESS Promotion – Cpl Gavidia-Farro
In recognition of Cpl Cesar Gavidia-Farro’s accelerated promotion to his current rank on 27 July, 2023 at CFB Trenton in the Command and Control Information Systems Flight (CCISF) Conference Room
RETIREMENT – MWO JASON HILTZ
AFTER MORE THAN 30 YEARS OF LOYAL AND DEDICATED SERVICE MWO JASON L. HILTZ WILL RETIRE FROM THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES EFFECTIVE 15 SEPTEMBER 2023
RETIREMENT – TRACY HAYES
ON AUGUST 18, 2023, TRACY HAYES IS RETIRING AFTER OVER 33 YEARS OF LOYAL AND DEDICATED SERVICE TO THE DEPARTMENT OF NATIONAL DEFENCE.
RETIREMENT – Master Corporal D.A.P. Taylor, 00109 – ATIS TECH
After 12 years of loyal and dedicated service to Canada, Master Corporal D.A.P. Taylor will be retiring on the 6th of August 2023.
RETIREMENT – MASTER WARRANT OFFICER RAMIL CAMACLANG, 00109 – ATIS TECH
AFTER 27+ YEARS OF OUTSTANDING LOYALTY AND DEDICATED SERVICE TO THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES, MWO RAMIL CAMACLANG WILL BE RETIRING ON 28 JULY 2023.
RETIREMENT – CPL ANTHONY MAJURE, 00109 – ATIS TECH
Cpl Anthony Majure will retire on the 5th of July 2023 after 11 years of service. He and his partner, Scott, will be remaining in Winnipeg.
Super Jimmy Day 2023
Reminder, the C&E Branch is hosting a Super Jimmy Day open to all members on 27 July 2023 at the Leitrim All Ranks Mess @1500. Hope to see you there!
RETIREMENT- CORPORAL ANDRE R.P. DAVID, 00109 – ATIS TECH
AFTER MORE THAN 7 YEARS OF LOYAL AND DEDICATED SERVICE TO CANADA, CPL A. DAVID WILL RETIRE FROM THE CANADIAN FORCES ON 17 AUG 2023.
Congratulations to CWO Sherman on the promotion to CFIOG Gp CWO!
CFB Kingston Honours & Awards ceremony, where we were honoured to present CWO Rob Sherman with his Senior Appointment as well as his CD2.
Retirement – Robert Hébert – Director General of the Defence Resource Management Information System
After 43 years of dedicated service, Robert Hébert, Director General of the Defence Resource Management Information System is happily retiring on September 5, 2023.
RETIREMENT – SERGEANT M. A. ORGAN, CD, 00384 – LINE TECH
SERGEANT M.A. ORGAN WILL BE RETIRING FROM THE CAF ON 01 SEPT 2023 WITH 21 PLUS YEARS OF LOYAL AND DEDICATED SERVICE TO CANADA, THE CAF, AND THE ROYAL CORPS OF SIGNALS AS A LINEMAN.
RETIREMENT – LIEUTENANT-COLONEL M. COSSABOOM, CD, 00341 – SIGS
LCOL MATTHEW COSSABOOM WILL RETIRE FROM THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES ON 04 AUGUST 2023 AFTER 25+ YEARS OF LOYAL AND DEDICATED SERVICE.
RETIREMENT – SERGEANT C. FOSTER, CD, 00383 – SIG OP
SGT CHRIS FOSTER WILL RETIRE FROM THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES ON 23 JULY 2023 AFTER 14+ YEARS OF DEDICATED, DISTINGUISHED, AND LOYAL SERVICE TO THE C&E BRANCH, THE ROYAL CANADIAN CORPS OF SIGNALS, CANADA, AND THE CROWN.
Service Couple awarded US Legion of Merit
Col Corey Crosby and his wife, Col (retd) Robyn Hulan were presented with the US Legion of Merit award earned during their time while posted to Colorado.
Congratulations to MCpl M.D. Maciver!
In recognition of MCpl M.D. Maciver’s promotion to his current rank on 15 June, 2023 at CFB Trenton in the Command and Control Information Systems Flight (CCISF) Conference Room; presented by the Aerospace and Telecommunications Engineering Support Squadron (ATESS) A/CO Maj T.J. Waldner and SCWO, CWO T.C. Simser.
RETIREMENT – MASTER WARANT OFFICER R. BOUCHER, CD, 00109 – ATIS TECH
MASTER WARRANT OFFICER R. BOUCHER WILL RETIRE FROM THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES (CAF) ON 01 AUGUST 2023 AFTER 21 + YEARS OF DEDICATED.
RETIREMENT – MASTER CORPORAL M. L. MURPHY, CD, 00385 – SIG TECH
AFTER 21+ YEARS OF LOYAL SERVICE TO THE QUEEN, THE KING AND CANADA, MCPL M.L. MURPHY WILL OFFICIALLY RETIRE ON JULY 7, 2023.
RETIREMENT – MASTER WARRANT OFFICER S. RICARD, CD, 00109 – ATIS TECH
AFTER 20 YEARS OF LOYAL AND DEDICATED SERVICE TO CANADA, THE ROYAL CANADIAN AIR FORCE AND THE COMMUNICATION AND ELECTRONICS BRANCH, MASTER WARRANT OFFICER S. RICARD WILL BE RETIRING ON THE 28TH OF AUGUST 2023. MWO RICARD JOINED THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES...
CAF Member Recognized by the Government of Guatemala
At a distinguished Guatemala Heritage event organized by Centre Culturel Jaguar Ix Balam on June 10, 2023, in Montreal, Canada, Captain Rey Garcia-Salas was honored for his significant research work dedicated to shedding light on the remarkable contributions of...
ASSOCIATION NEWSLETTER – SUMMER 2023
ASSOCIATION NEWS Vol. 2, Issue 2, Summer 2023 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...
Fitness Challenge 50,000 K Reward Earned for Paul Kendell
Congratulations to Chief Warrant Officer Paul Kendell for achieving over 50,000 points in the CIO Gp Fitness Challenge!
RETIREMENT – WARRANT OFFICER W.G.C SMART CD, 00385-01 – SIGNAL TECHNICIAN
1. AFTER 20 PLUS YEARS OF LOYAL AND DEDICATED SERVICE TO CANADA AND TO THE SIGNAL TECHNICIAN (SIG TECH) OCCUPATION, WARRANT OFFICER W. SMART WILL RETIRE ON 7TH OF AUGUST 2023. 2. WO SMART JOINED THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES AS A SIGNAL TECHNICIAN FORMERLY...
King George V’s Enduring Legacy: The Naming of the Royal Canadian Corps of Signals
A rose by any other name would be just as sweet. A Corps by any other name would be Royal. We use names to shape behaviour, like Greenland and Iceland and patronymic names signify lineage. We use names to signify a connection, and for the Canadian Corps of Signallers, that connection is to the British Royal Family.
OC Musem, Major Priems, Receives CFB Kingston Command Team Coin
The CFB Kingston Command Team Coin was presented to OC Museum, Major Priems, by Colonel Sonny Hatton, Base Commander, and Base CWO Shaun Prendergast on 13 June 2023.
CANADAHELPS GREAT CANADIAN GIVING CHALLENGE
As summer approaches, we're thrilled to share an exciting opportunity to help the museum through the CanadaHelps Great Canadian Giving Challenge. In this edition, we will highlight why supporting the Military Communications and Electronics Museum is a...
RETIREMENT – CHIEF WARRANT OFFCIER G. PHILIBERT, CD, 00381 – CWO
1. AFTER MORE THAN 36 YEARS OF LOYAL AND DEDICATED SERVICE TO CANADA AND THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES, CWO G. PHILIBERT WILL HANG UP HIS UNIFORM FOR THE LAST TIME ON 4 JULY 2023. 2. G. WAS BORN IN JOLIETTE, QC AND ENROLLED IN THE CAF AS A COMMUNICATOR...