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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.
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...
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...
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...
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...
RETIREMENT – MASTER CORPORAL HERBERT JOHN ANTIQUIERA, CD, 00385 – SIG TECH
MASTER CORPORAL ANTIQUIERA WILL RETIRING FROM THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES ON 22 APRIL 23 WITH OVER 13 YEARS OF LOYAL SERVICE AS A SIGNALS TECHNICIAN. 2. MCPL ANTIQUIERA JOINED THE CAF IN 2010 AS A SIG TECH AND UPON COMPLETION OF HIS TRAINING AT CANADIAN FORCES SCHOOL OF...
RETIREMENT – CORPORAL LUC-EDMOND GASPARD, CD, CYBER OP (00378)
CORPORAL LUC-EDMOND GASPARD, CD WILL BE RETIRING FROM THE CANADIAN FORCES ON THE 31ST OF MARCH 2023 AFTER 17 PLUS YEARS OF LOYAL AND DEDICATED SERVICE TO THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES. LUC BEGAN HIS CAREER IN THE CAF IN JUNE 2005 AS A RESERVIST IN MONTRÉAL...
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....
RETIREMENT – CAPTAIN CHRISTOPHER CAREFOOT, CD, 00341, ROYAL CANADIAN CORPS OF SIGNALS
AFTER 31+ YEARS OF LOYAL AND DEDICATED SERVICE TO CANADA AND THE ROYAL CANADIAN CORPS OF SIGNALS, CAPTAIN CAREFOOT WILL BE RETIRING ON 11 APRIL 2023. CAPT CAREFOOT JOINED THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES IN THE COMMUNICATION RESERVE IN 1991 WITH 705 (HAMILTON)...
Congratulations Mrs. Elsa Lessard – WREN, Centenarian, making headlines again!
The Rideau Club has presented the Robert I. Hendy Award to Elsa Lessard, a 101-year-old Second World War veteran.
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.
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...
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.
RETIREMENT – MASTER CORPORAL ALAN JONES, CD, 00109 – ATIS TECH
1. AFTER NINETEEN PLUS YEARS OF SERVICE WITH THE REG FORCE, MCPL JONES WILL RETIRE FROM THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES (CAF) ON 15 MAR 23. 2. MCPL JONES JOINED THE ROYAL CANADIAN AIR FORCES (RCAF) IN 2004. AFTER COMPLETING BASIC MILITARY QUALIFICATION (BMQ) IN 2004, MCPL...
RETIREMENT – WARRANT OFFICER JORGE G. ARGUETA, CD, 00394 – IS TECH
1. AFTER 19 YEARS 6 MONTHS AND 11 DAYS IN THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES, WARRANT OFFICER JORGE ARGUETA WILL RETIRE ON 14 MARCH 2023. 2. WO ARGUETA JOINED IN SEPTEMBER 2003 AT THE RECRUITING CENTRE IN OTTAWA, ONTARIO, AS A SIG OP. AND THEN, THE ADVENTURE BEGAN....
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...
RETIREMENT – MASTER CORPORAL MAXIME ROUSSEL, LINE TECH – 00384-01
1. MASTER CORPORAL MAXIME ROUSSEL WILL BE RETIRING FROM THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES ON 01 APRIL 23 AFTER MORE THAN 13 PLUS YEARS OF DISTINGUISHED, DEDICATED AND LOYAL SERVICE TO THE LINE TRADE AND THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES (CAF). 2. MAXIME JOINED THE CAF ON 28 MAY 2009...
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...
RETIREMENT – MASTER WARRANT OFFICER KEVIN HILLS, CD, ATIS TECH 00109-01
MASTER WARRANT OFFICER KEVIN HILLS WILL RETIRE FROM THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES (CAF) ON 26 MARCH 2023 AFTER 40 YEARS OF DEDICATED SERVICE TO CANADA. KEVIN ENROLLED WITH THE CAF IN JUNE OF 1982. AFTER COMPLETION OF BASIC TRAINING IN CORNWALLIS NS. HE WAS SENT TO...
RETIREMENT – MASTER WARRANT OFFICER W. M. RIDING, CD, 00120 – SIGINT SPEC
1. AFTER 27 + YEARS OF COMBINED LOYAL AND DEDICATED SERVICE, MASTER WARRANT OFFICER WILLIAM (BILL) RIDING WILL RETIRE FROM THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES ON 20 MARCH 2023. 2. BILL EMBARKED ON HIS MILITARY CAREER IN 1988 WHEN, WHILE ATTENDING HIGH SCHOOL/COLLEGE, HE...
RETIREMENT – WARRANT OFFICER FRED B. TRAINOR, CD, 00394 – IS TECH
1. AFTER 20 YEARS OF LOYAL AND DEDICATED SERVICE TO CANADA AND THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES, WO TRAINOR WILL BE RETIRING ON 31 MARCH 2023. 2. WO TRAINOR JOINED THE CAF ON 2 OCTOBER 2002 AND PROCEEDED TO BASIC TRAINING IN SAINT-JEAN, QC. AFTER BASIC TRAINING HE WAS SENT...
RETIREMENT – WARRANT OFFICER CARL W. KEEPING (WOODY), CD, 00383 – SIG OP
1. AFTER 36 PLUS YEARS OF LOYAL AND DEDICATED SERVICE TO THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES (CAF) WO CARL KEEPING (WOODY) WILL BE RETIRING ON THE 13TH OF MARCH 23. WOULD ALSO LIKE TO THANK ALL OF THE AMAZING PEOPLE HE HAS HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO MEET DURING HIS TIME IN...
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...
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
Corporal Alan Haley: Signals Intelligence Specialist of the Year 2022
Congratulations to Corporal Alan Haley who was presented with the 2022 Signals Intelligence Specialist of the Year. The citation reads: Signals Intelligence Specialist of the Year 2022 Award presented to Corporal Alan Haley Corporal Haley displayed exemplary...
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...
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...
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...
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)...
RETIREMENT – MASTER CORPORAL DAVID SAVOY, CD, 00384 – LINE TECH
1. MASTER CORPORAL DAVID SAVOY WILL RETIRE FROM THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES ON 3 FEB 23 AFTER 19+ YEARS OF DEDICATED SERVICE TO THE CAF, ROYAL CANADIAN CORPS OF SIGNALS AND THE SUPERIOR TRADE, THE LINE TRADE. 2. MCPL SAVOY ENROLLED IN THE CAF AS AN...
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...
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...
RETIREMENT – MASTER WARRANT OFFICER PATRICK T. LOVE, MMM, CD, 00383 – SIG OP
1. AFTER MORE THAN 40 YEARS OF DEDICATED SERVICE TO QUEEN, KING AND COUNTRY, MASTER WARRANT OFFICER PATRICK LOVE MMM CD RCCS WILL RETIRE FROM THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES ON 31 MARCH 2023. THIS SERVICE INCLUDES 2 YEARS AS A MEMBER OF THE PRIMARY RESERVE. 2....
RETIREMENT – MASTER WARRANT OFFICER SEAN A. HEWITT, CD, 00385 – SIG TECH
1. AFTER MORE THAN 32 YEARS OF LOYAL AND DEDICATED SERVICE, MASTER WARRANT OFFICER SEAN HEWITT WILL TAKE HIS RETIREMENT ON THE 11TH OF FEBRUARY 2023 FROM THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES, COMMUNICATION AND ELECTRONICS BRANCH AND THE SIG TECH TRADE. 2. MWO SEAN HEWITT...
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...
RETIREMENT – MASTER CORPORAL LUCAS EDWARDS, CD – 00109 ATIS TECH
1. MASTER CORPORAL LUCAS EDWARDS WILL RETIRE FROM THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES (CAF) ON 18 JAN 2023 AFTER 14 + YEARS OF LOYAL AND DEDICATED SERVICE TO CANADA. 2. MASTER CORPORAL (MCPL) EDWARDS JOINED THE CAF AS A CELE OFFICER AS A PART OF THE REGULAR OFFICER...
Happy 101st Birthday to Cpl Hugh Patterson, WWII Dispatch Rider!
Cpl (Ret) Hugh Patterson recently celebrated his 101st birthday in a modest celebration with friends and family on the 30th of December, 2022. The C&E Branch has previously highlighted Cpl Patterson's career and this year, The Hamilton Spectator wrote an...
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...
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...
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...
RETIREMENT – MASTER WARRANT OFFICER TIM LYTTLE, CD, 00385-01, SIG TECH
MWO TIM LYTTLE HAS DECIDED TO HANG UP THE COMBAT BOOTS AFTER 32 PLUS YEARS OF LOYAL AND DEDICATED SERVICE TO CANADA, THE CAF AND THE COMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTRONICS BRANCH. STARTING OUT AS AN OCEANOGRAPHIC OPERATOR, LIFE...
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....
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...
RETIREMENT – MASTER CORPORAL VINCENT MONGEAU-FRANCOEUR, V, 00109 – ATIS TECH
1. AFTER 13 YEARS OF LOYAL AND DEDICATED SERVICES, MASTER CORPORAL MONGEAU-FRANCOEUR WILL TAKE HIS RETIREMENT FROM THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES, COMMUNICATION AND ELECTRONICS BRANCH AND THE ATIS-TECH TRADE. 2. MCPL MONGEAU-FRANCOEUR JOINED THE RCAF...
RETIREMENT – MASTER CORPORAL JOHN LAKATOS, CD, 00385 – SIG TECH
ON 16 DECEMBER 2022, MASTER CORPORAL JOHN LAKATOS WILL RETIRE FROM THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES (CAF) AFTER 12 YEARS OF LOYAL AND DEDICATED SERVICE. BORN AND RAISED IN TOTTENHAM, ON, MCPL LAKATOS JOINED THE CAF ON 25 FEBRUARY 2010 IN BARRIE, ON AS AN LCIS TECH. HE...
RETIREMENT – PETTY OFFICER 2ND CLASS DOMINIC MORIN, CD1 – 00120, SIGINT SPEC
PETTY OFFICER 2ND CLASS (PO2) DOMINIC MORIN WILL BE RETIRING FROM THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES ON JANUARY 13TH, 2023 AFTER 25 + YEARS OF LOYAL AND DEDICATED SERVICE TO CANADA. PO2 MORIN ENROLLED AS A NAVAL COMMUNICATOR IN HULL, QUEBEC ON MAR 20TH, 1996....
RETIREMENT – MASTER WARRANT OFFICER WILLIAM GOETTING CD, 00385 – SIGNAL TECHNICIAN
1. MWO WILLIAM “BILL” GOETTING WILL BE RETIRING FROM THE REG FORCE ON 25 DEC 22 AFTER 39 PLUS YEARS OF DEDICATED AND LOYAL SERVICE TO THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES, AND THE ROYAL CANADIAN CORPS OF SIGNALS. 2. MWO GOETIING ENROLLED IN THE RESERVES WITH 44 FD ENGR...
RETIREMENT – MASTER WARRANT OFFICER DARRYL S. FAUBERT, CD2 – SIG TECH – 00385
1. HAVING SERVED 35 YEARS OF LOYAL AND DEDICATED SERVICE WITH THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES, THE ROYAL CANADIAN DRAGOONS, THE COMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTRONICS BRANCH, AND THE ROYAL CANADIAN CORPS OF SIGNALS. MASTER WARRANT OFFICER DARRYL FAUBERT WILL RETIRE...
77 Line Regt Newsletter – The Cable Dec 22
Dear C&E Family: Please read exciting stories about important events and updates from 77 Line Regiment in Dec 22 newsletter: The Cable - Volume 6 Issue 3
RETIREMENT – LIEUTENANT COLONEL ANIL SHEEHAN, CD, 00340 – CELE
1. LCOL ANIL SHEEHAN WILL RETIRE FROM THE CAF ON 16 DECEMBER 2022 AFTER 26 YEARS OF LOYAL AND DEDICATED SERVICE TO CANADA, THE CAF AND THE COMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTRONICS BRANCH. 2. ORIGINALLY FROM STEPHENVILLE, NL, LCOL SHEEHAN ENROLLED IN 1991 AS A SIGNALS...