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RETIREMENT – WO JAMES JOHN DAVIS, CD – 00109 ATIS TECH
1. AFTER 24 YEARS OF DEDICATED SERVICE, WO JAMES DAVIS’ LAST DAY IN UNIFORM WILL BE 14 JUNE 2021. 2. WO JAMES DAVIS WAS BORN IN OSHAWA, ONTARIO. HE JOINED THE CAF IN JULY 1989 AND WAS SENT TO CFRS CORNWALLIS FOR BASIC TRAINING. UPON COMPLETION OF HIS TRAINING, HE WAS...
RETIREMENT – PO2 LISA J. BURGESS, CD – 00120 SIGINT SPEC
1. PETTY OFFICER 2ND CLASS LISA J. BURGESS IS RETIRING ON 20 MAY 2021 AFTER 16 YEARS OF DEDICATED SERVICE TO CANADA. 2. PO2 LISA BURGESS JOINED THE CAF IN OTTAWA ON 20 DEC 2004. SHORTLY AFTERWARDS SHE BEGAN BMQ-C IN ST JEAN, AND CLOSE TO COMPLETION OF BMQ, SHE NEARLY...
RETIREMENT – CAPT IAN MCEACHERN, CD – 00341 SIGS
1. CAPTAIN IAN MCEACHERN WILL RETIRE FROM THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES ON 16 JUN 2021 AFTER 22+ YEARS OF SERVICE TO QUEEN AND COUNTRY. 2. BORN IN THUNDER BAY, ONTARIO, CAPT MCEACHERN BEGAN HIS MILITARY CAREER BY JOINING THE LAKE SUPERIOR SCOTTISH REGIMENT AS AN...
RETIREMENT – MWO NEIL D. FORSYTH, CD – 00383 SIG OP
1. AFTER 30 YEARS OF RESERVE AND REGULAR FORCE SERVICE TO THE QUEEN AND CANADA, MASTER WARRANT OFFICER NEIL FORSYTH WILL RETIRE FROM THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES ON 20 SEPT 2021. 2. MWO FORSYTH ENROLLED ON 2 JULY 1991 JOINING 736 (THUNDER BAY) COMMUNICATION SQUADRON AS...
Veterans Affairs Update May 2021
In this edition: Budget 2021 highlights for Veterans and families Results are in: 2020 VAC National Client Survey Commemorating the 20th anniversary of Canada’s peacekeeping mission to Timor-Leste Commemorating Canadians of Asian heritage Veteran success story:...
RETIREMENT – MCPL DARREN LOWE – 00394 IS TECH
1. ON 14 JUNE 2021, MASTER CORPORAL DARREN LOWE WILL RETIRE FROM THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES AFTER MORE THAN 12 YEARS OF LOYAL AND DEDICATED SERVICE TO CANADA. 2. MCPL LOWE JOINED IN HALIFAX, NOVA SCOTIA ON 25 FEB 2009 AS A LCIS TECH. AFTER COMPLETION OF HIS QL3 COURSE,...
RETIREMENT – MCPL MARK PELTON, CD – 00384 LINE TECH
1. AFTER 19.5 YEARS OF EXEMPLARY SERVICE TO THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES (CAF) AND THE ROYAL CANADIAN CORPS OF SIGNALS, MASTER CORPORAL MARK PELTON WILL RETIRE ON 17 MAY 2021. 2. BORN AND RAISED IN WATERVILLE N.S., MARK JOINED THE CAF ON 12 SEPTEMBER 2001 AS A LINEMAN....
Op REASSURANCE Newsletter
TFL Alert Exercise – eFP Sig Sqn Authors: Lt A.C. Mosnier and WO G.J.F. Limbert The enhanced Forward Presence Signal Squadron (eFP Sig Sqn) is one of three units within Task Force Latvia (TFL) deployed on Op REASSURANCE. eFP Sig Sqn ROTO 15 is in theatre from 12...
Army Run
Members of the C&E Branch currently stationed outside of Canada have teamed up to compete in the Canada Army Run, which will take place virtually from September 10 to 19, 2021. In 2020, the Canada Army Run launched a virtual event. In virtual races, you can run or...
RETIREMENT – MWO MATTHEW MCCORMACK, CD – 00109 ATIS TECH
1. AFTER ALMOST, BUT NOT QUITE 25 YEARS OF SERVICE TO CANADA, MASTER WARRANT OFFICER MATTHEW MCCORMACK WILL BE RETIRING FROM THE CAF ON 31 MAY 2021. 2. MATT ENROLLED IN THE CAF IN 1996 AS AN INFANTRY SOLDIER. AFTER COMPLETING BASIC TRAINING AND RCR BATTLE SCHOOL IN...
Veterans Services Update
Attention Veterans! Check out the NCVA site for the latest news including the impact of the recent Federal budget. https://www.ncva-cnaac.ca AND A new link has been added to the Veterans’ Services Dashboard, a page in the C&E Association Menu, to the dialogue and...
Op PROTEUS Jimmies Pay Respects to Israel Defense Forces Brothers and Sisters-in-Signals
On 8 April 2021, C&E members deployed on Op PROTEUS (including TAVs) were given the opportunity to participate on a guided tour of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) Signal Corps Heritage and Memorial Center in Yehud. The day was especially special, as it was...
RETIREMENT – LCOL WALTER GAMBLIN, CD – 00341 SIGS
1. AFTER 28 YEARS OF SERVICE, LIEUTENANT-COLONEL WALTER GAMBLIN WILL BE RETIRING FROM THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES ON 2 JULY 2021. 2. EVENTUALLY GRADUATING FROM THE ROYAL MILITARY COLLEGE OF CANADA IN 1999, HE STARTED THE NEW MILLENNIUM WITH AN OCCUPATION TRANSFER FROM...
RETIREMENT – MWO BRADLEY MCCAUGHEY, CD – 00385 SIG TECH
1. MASTER WARRANT OFFICER BRAD MCCAUGHEY WILL RETIRE FROM THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES ON 15 JUN 2021 AFTER 25+ YEARS OF SERVICE TO QUEEN AND COUNTRY. 2. BORN IN FERGUS, ONTARIO, MWO MCCAUGHEY BEGAN HIS MILITARY CAREER BY ATTENDING CFLRS ST. JEAN IN JANUARY 1995. UPON...
Maj Pinto Canas Receives the United States of America’s Joint Service Achievement Medal
On 9 April 2021, Maj Elmar Alberto Pinto Canas received the American Joint Service Achievement medal from LGen Mark Schwartz, the U.S. Security Coordinator (USSC) to Israel and the Palestinian Authority. Maj Pinto Canas distinguished himself through exceptionally...
RETIREMENT- WO GUY GIRARDEAU, CD – 00109 ATIS TECH
1. AFTER MORE THAN 34 YEARS OF DEDICATED SERVICE, WARRANT OFFICER GUY GIRARDEAU WILL RETIRE ON 15 AUG 2021 FROM THE RCAF. 2. WO GUY GIRARDEAU ENROLLED IN THE CAF ON 21 JAN 1987. UPON COMPLETING HIS POET COURSE IN KINGSTION, HE CONTINUED HIS EDUCATION IN BORDEN AS AN...
RETIREMENT – CWO SCOTT TANNER, CD – 00381 CWO
1. CHIEF WARRANT OFFICER SCOTT TANNER WILL RETIRE FROM THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES ON 18 JUN 2021 AFTER 31+ YEARS OF SERVICE TO QUEEN AND COUNTRY. 2. BORN AT A VERY YOUNG AGE IN LUNENBURG, NOVA SCOTIA, CWO TANNER BEGAN HIS MILITARY CAREER BY ATTENDING CF RECRUIT SCHOOL...
Museum Anniversary Greetings
25th Museum Anniversary Greetings from Branch Leader, Colonel Commandant and Commandant CFSCE The Military Communications and Electronics Museum has been a Branch Institution for 60 years. It exists to commemorate the dedication and commitment of our soldiers who...
RETIREMENT – CAPT DAN ANECA, CD – 00341 SIGS
1. CAPTAIN DAN ANECA WILL RETIRE FROM THE CAF ON MAY 3, 2021 AFTER 30 + YEARS OF LOYAL AND DEDICATED SERVICE TO THE CAF, CANADIAN ARMY AND THE RCCS. 2. DAN JOINED THE CAF AS AN NCM IN TORONTO IN MARCH 1991 AS A POET. AFTER COMPLETING BASIC TRAINING IN CORNWALLIS, HE...
MCpl J.D. Hunt & Cpl C.S.J. Duplessis-Daigle – TFL Commander’s Commendations
Master Corporal J.D. Hunt – 2 CMBG HQ & Sigs MCpl Hunt is being recognized for consistently exceeding expectations and maintaining operational excellence. As the CDMN Det Comd, MCpl Hunt has been instrumental in providing awareness of network capabilities. He has...
Sgt Bickerstaffe – TFL Commander’s Commendation
Sgt Bickerstaffe went above and beyond in his support of the Sig Sqn throughout his deployment. His work ethic, determination, and problem-solving made an incredible impact on mission success. Notably, he assisted in demonstrating joint communication interoperability...
Sgt Smith – TFL Commander’s Commendation
Sgt Smith displayed outstanding technical prowess and advised on matters relating to various networks. On numerous occasions, he advised the Spanish S6 on signal pathways throughout A Compound and Camp Adazi. As a result, he enabled the Spanish contingent to plan the...
RETIREMENT – MCPL RICHARD ROUSSEL, CD – 00383 SIG OP
MASTER CORPORAL RICHARD ROUSSEL IS RETIRING FROM THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES ON 3 MAY 2021 AFTER 19 YEARS OF SERVICE TO CANADA AND THE CAF. HE ENROLLED ON 28 SEPTEMBER 2001. 2. MCPL ROUSSEL PROUDLY SERVED AS A SIGNALER THROUGHOUT HIS ENTIRE CAREER. MCPL ROUSSEL STARTED...
RETIREMENT – SGT JOHN PATRICK BANGS, CD – 00109 ATIS TECH
1. AFTER MORE THAN 20 YEARS OF LOYAL AND DEDICATED SERVICE, SERGEANT JOHNNY BANGS WILL RETIRE FROM THE RCAF ON 30 APRIL 2020. 2. SGT BANGS ENROLLED IN THE CAF IN JULY 2000 AS AN INFANTRYMAN WITH THE 1ST BATTALION OF THE ROYAL CANADIAN REGIMENT, WHERE HE WAS TRAINED AS...
Veterans Affairs Update April 2021
Please share this e-mail magazine with your friends and contacts, and encourage them to register by visiting letstalkveterans.ca to keep up on issues that matter to Veterans and their families. Let us know what you think about the new Salute! by...
Heritage Awards
Do You Know Someone Who Should Be Recognized? As part of the Communications & Electronics Association’s Awards and Recognition Program, the Heritage Awards supplement other forms of recognition in our community such as Branch commendations and the Foundation’s...
RETIREMENT – CWO SCOTT EDWARDS, CD – 00381 CWO
1. AFTER 33 + YEARS OF REGULAR FORCE SERVICE TO THE QUEEN AND CANADA, CHIEF WARRANT OFFICER SCOTT EDWARDS WILL RETIRE FROM THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES ON 31 AUG 2021. 2. CWO EDWARDS ENROLLED ON 10 JUNE 1988 UNDER THE POET PROGRAM IN CORNER BROOK, NL. UPON COMPLETION...
RETIREMENT – CPL BRIAN TROTTIER-GAGNON – 00383 SIG OP
1. AFTER MORE THAN SEVEN YEARS OF LOYAL SERVICE WITH THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES (CAF) AND THE ROYAL CANADIAN CORPS OF SIGNALS, CORPORAL BRIAN TROTTIER-GAGNON WILL RETIRE ON 21 APRIL 2021. 2. BRIAN ENROLLED IN THE CAF IN THE FALL OF 2013 AS A SIGNAL OPERATOR AND WAS...
RETIREMENT – SGT JOHN B.E. MICHAUD, CD – 00120 SIGINT SPEC
AFTER 33+ YEARS OF LOYAL AND DEDICATED SERVICE TO THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES, SERGEANT JOHN B.E. MICHAUD IS RETIRING ON 10 MARCH 2021. SGT MICHAUD JOINED THE CAF IN KINGSTON ON 21 JULY 1987, AND COMPLETED HIS BASIC TRAINING IN CORNWALLIS. UPON GRADUATION FROM BASIC,...
RETIREMENT – WO MATHIEU POULIN, CD – 00383 SIG OP
WARRANT OFFICER MATHIEU POULIN WILL RETIRE FROM THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES ON 20 MAY 2021 WITH ALMOST 18 YEARS OF LOYAL AND DEDICATED SERVICE. 2. HE JOINED THE CANADIAN ARMY RESERVE IN MAY 2001. AFTER COMPLETING BASIC MILITARY TRAINING IN DUNDURN, SASKATCHEWAN, HE...
RCCS Collar Pins
By Order of Director Signals, all members of the RCCS are hereby authorized to the wear the historic RCCS collar pins on all orders of DEU Dress (items 1, 2, and 3) effective immediately. The Royal Canadian Corps of Signals is the oldest dedicated arm of military...
RETIREMENT – MWO WILLIAM THERIAULT, CD – 00383 SIG OP
1. MASTER WARRANT OFFICER BILL THERIAULT RETIRED FROM THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES ON 11 NOVEMBER 2020 AFTER SERVING 25+ YEARS OF DEDICATED SERVICE TO THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES. 2. BILL JOINED THE CANADIAN ARMY IN MAY 1995 AS A RADIO OPERATOR AND UPON COMPLETION OF HIS...
RETIREMENT – CWO KENNETH HOWE, CD – 00381 CWO
1. AFTER 40 YEARS OF SERVICE, CHIEF WARRANT OFFICER KENNETH (KEN) HOWE HAS RETIRED FROM THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES ON 3 MARCH 2021. 2. BORN IN SAINT JOHN, NEW BRUNSWICK, CWO HOWE BEGAN HIS MILITARY CAREER IN THE CAF UPON HIS ENROLMENT IN THE PRIMARY RESERVE IN 1981...
RCCS Belt Buckle
Director Signals has permitted all members of the Corps to the wear the RCCS Belt Buckle as an optional item with their DEU (Order #1 – Ceremonial and #3 – Service Dress) effective immediately. Belt Buckles are available for sale at the Mercury Kit Shop. The new...
Cpl Price – CMTC Comd Coin
On 26 Mar 2021, Cpl Price, member of the eFP Sig Sqn Latvia, received the CMTC Coin from the CMTC Commander, Col Robichaud and CMTC CWO, CWO Robin, for his extensive support to CMTC personnel during Ex CRYSTAL ARROW 2101. Throughout the exercise his initiative,...
eFP Sig Sqn Line Section Article
Line Section Article 22 Mar 21 eFP Signal Squadron Op REASSURANCE 21-01 (ROTO 15) Written by: Cpl Morin and Cpl Cyr The Line Section currently deployed on Op REASSURANCE 21-01 (ROTO 15) consists of Line Technicians from across Canada within 2 Canadian Mechanized...
RETIREMENT – MWO ALEX BERGMAN, CD – 00384 LINE TECH
1. AFTER 31+ ILLUSTRIOUS YEARS OF SERVICE TO THE QUEEN AND COUNTRY, MASTER WARRANT OFFICER ALEX BERGMAN WILL RETIRE FROM THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES ON 07 MAY 2021. 2. MWO BERGMAN FIRST ENROLLED IN THE CAF 01 MARCH 1990 AT CFRC VANCOUVER INTO THE INFANTRY. AFTER...
RETIREMENT – SGT JEREMIE TREMBLAY, CD – 00384 LINE TECH
1. SERGEANT JEREMIE TREMBLAY HAS RETIRED FROM THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES ON 5 MAR 21 AFTER MORE THAN 20 YEARS OF LOYAL AND DEDICATED SERVICE TO THE ROYAL CANADIAN CORPS OF SIGNALS AND THE CANADIAN ARMY. 2. JEREMIE ENROLLED IN THE CAF ON 20 SEP 2000 IN HIS HOMETOWN OF...
Loss of Canadian Rear Link Communications in Cyprus – July 1974
NDHQ/DHIST is collecting personal reminisces on the Canadian Army’s long stay in Cyprus. Please find below the link to the story of how it came to be that two HF Radio Teletype (HF RTT) Detachments, complete with three-man crews, were airlifted from 73 Canadian Signal...
RETIREMENT – LCOL RICHARD BOYLE, CD – 00341 SIGS
1. LIEUTENANT-COLONEL RICHARD BOYLE WILL BE RETIRING FROM THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES ON 28 APRIL 2021 AFTER 22+ YEARS OF LOYAL AND DEDICATED SERVICE. 2. LCOL BOYLE ENROLLED IN THE CAF IN JULY 1998 AS PART OF THE REGULAR OFFICER TRAINING PLAN AND GRADUATED FROM THE...
RETIREMENT – COL MICHEL ROY, CD – 00340 CELE
AFTER 29 YEARS OF DEDICATED SERVICE TO CANADA, COLONEL MICHEL ROY WILL RETIRE FROM THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES ON 30 MARCH 2021. THE SON OF AN RCAF OFFICER, MICHEL SPENT HIS FORMATIVE YEARS IN NORTH BAY, ONTARIO. UPON ENROLLMENT IN THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES IN 1992 AS...
RETIREMENT – CAPT TIMOTHY F. STEVENS, CD – 00341 SIGS
1. AFTER 34 + YEARS OF REGULAR FORCE SERVICE TO QUEEN AND COUNTRY, CAPTAIN TIMOTHY STEVENS WILL RETIRE FROM THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES ON 09 APR 2021. 2. CAPT STEVENS’ CAREER BEGAN ON 20 OCT 1985 WHEN HE ENROLLED IN THE MILITIA AS AN INFANTRYMAN WITH THE HASTINGS AND...
C&E Functional Centre of Excellence Newsletter
On behalf of CFSCE Commandant LCol Walter Gamblin: Please follow the link to access C&E FCoE Newsletter: The SIGNAL - March 2021 | Volume 2
RETIREMENT – MCPL ZACHARY BERNARD-DEMERS – 00109 ATIS TECH
1. MASTER CORPORAL ZACHARY BERNARD-DEMERS WILL RETIRE FROM THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES ON 10 MAY 2021 AFTER 10+ YEARS OF LOYAL AND DEDICATED SERVICE. 2. MCPL ZACHARY BERNARD-DEMERS ENROLLED IN THE CANADIAN FORCES ON 10 DECEMBER 2010 AS AN ATIS TECH IN MONTREAL, QC. IN...
Veterans Affairs Update March 2021
Veterans Affairs Canada’s magazine, Salute! is now an e-newsletter. Please share this e-mail with your friends and networks, and encourage them to register by visiting letstalkveterans.ca to keep up on issues that matter to Veterans and their families. Let us know...
RETIREMENT – SGT CRYSTAL CARRIERE, CD – 00384 LINE TECH
1. AFTER MORE THAN 24 YEARS OF DEDICATED AND LOYAL SERVICES WITH THE BRANCH OF COMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTRONICS, THE ROYAL CANADIAN CORPS OF SIGNALS, THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES (CAF) AND FOR CANADA, SERGEANT CRYSTAL CARRIERE WILL RETIRE ON 16 APRIL 2021. 2. SGT CRYSTAL...
RETIREMENT – WO GLEN LAMBE, CD – 00385 SIG TECH
1. WARRANT OFFICER GLEN LAMBE WILL RETIRE FROM THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES ON 29 MAY 2021, AFTER 25 PLUS YEARS OF LOYAL AND DEDICATED SERVICE TO CANADA. 2. WO LAMBE JOINED THE CAF IN 1995 AT THE CFRC IN ST JOHN’S NL AND WAS SOON OFF TO HIS BASIC TRAINING IN ST JEAN...
RETIREMENT – SGT MARIO HORWOOD, CD – 00384 LINE TECH
1. AFTER 23 PLUS YEARS OF DEDICATED AND LOYAL SERVICES WITH THE CANADIAN ARMY, THE COMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTRONIC BRANCH, THE ROYAL CANADIAN CORPS OF SIGNALS, THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES (CAF) AND FOR CANADA, SERGEANT MARIO HORWOOD WILL RETIRE ON 6 APRIL 2021. 2. MARIO...
RETIREMENT – CPL ARUNWENGAD ARULANANTHAM – 00109 ATIS TECH
CORPORAL ARUNWENGAD ARULANANTHAM WILL RETIRE FROM THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES ON 30 MARCH 2021 AFTER 6 YEARS OF DEDICATED SERVICE IN THE REGULAR FORCES. 2. ARUN ENROLLED IN THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES ON 02 NOVEMBER 2014 AS AN AEROSPACE TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION...
RETIREMENT – MCPL KENNETH FRASER, CD – 00385 SIG TECH
1. MASTER CORPORAL KEN (KENNETH) FRASER WILL BE RETIRING FROM THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES ON 26 APR 21 AFTER MORE THAN 32 YEARS OF LOYAL AND DEDICATED SERVICE TO THE ROYAL CANADIAN CORPS OF SIGNALS . 2. KEN ENROLLED IN THE CAF ON 5 OCTOBER 1988 AS A RADIO TECHNICIAN....