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RETIREMENT – MAJOR D. WILLIAMS, CD, 00341 – SIGS
ON 6 JUNE 2023, MAJ D. WILLIAMS WILL BE RETIRING FROM THE CAF AFTER OVER 36 YEARS OF DEDICATED SERVICE TO CANADA. 2. MAJ WILLIAMS ENROLLED IN THE CAF IN JAN 1987. UPON COMPLETION OF BASIC TRAINING AND TRADES TRAINING DARRELL WAS POSTED TO 1CDHSR. AS THE...
RETIREMENT – LIEUTENANT-COLONEL H. YU, CD, 00341 – SIGS
LIEUTENANT-COLONEL YU WILL RETIRE FROM THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES AFTER 25 YEARS OF DEDICATED SERVICE TO CANADA ON 15 JUNE 2023. HE JOINED THE CAF IN JUN 1998 AND ATTENDED THE ROYAL MILITARY COLLEGE IN KINGSTON. NEVER ONE TO SAY NO TO POSTINGS, THE ARMY...
Sergeant Tara Oliver Recognized by WiDS
The C&E Branch would like to commend Sergeant Oliver for her being recognized as an Emerging Leader in the Women in Defence and Security Emerging Leaders program!
RETIREMENT – T. MUNROE, CANADIAN FORCES JOINT SIGNALS REGIMENT
T. MUNROE HAS BEEN A PUBLIC SERVANT FOR 35 YEARS, SERVING THE LAST 23 YEARS AT THE CANADIAN FORCES JOINT SIGNALS REGIMENT, RETIRING ON 15 MAY 2023. 2. SHE STARTED HER TENURE WITH THE C&E BRANCH 26 YEARS AGO WITH 79 COMM REGT WHICH LED TO THE NEXT 23...
RETIREMENT – MASTER WARRANT OFFICER D. JDD LABRANCHE, CD, 00385 – SIG TECH
AFTER MORE THAN 26 YEARS OF GOOD AND LOYAL SERVICE, MASTER WARRANT OFFICER (CWO) D. LABRANCHE WILL RETIRE FROM THE ROYAL CANADIAN SIGNALS CORPS AND THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES ON MAY 26, 2023. MWO LABRANCHE ENLISTED IN THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES IN MARCH...
RETIREMENT – LIEUTENANT-COLONEL K. MORIN, MSM, CD, 00341 – SIGS
1. LIEUTENANT-COLONEL K. MORIN, MSM, CD, WILL RETIRE FROM THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES AFTER 27 PLUS YEARS OF LOYAL AND DEDICATED SERVICE TO CANADA ON 4 JULY 2023. 2. LCOL MORIN JOINED THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES IN JUNE 1996 A SIGNALS OFFICER, AND GRADUATED FROM THE ROYAL...
Congratulations to MCpl T. Gault & WO J. Peerenboom!
In recognition of MCpl T. Gault and WO J. Peerenboom’s promotions to current to their rank on 1 May, 2023 at CFB Trenton in the Command and Control Information Systems Flight (CCISF) Conference Room; presented by the Aerospace and Telecommunications Engineering...
RETIREMENT – LIEUTENANT-COLONEL C. DANNEHL, CD, 00341 – SIGS
1. LIEUTENANT-COLONEL C. DANNEHL WILL RETIRE FROM THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES AFTER 35+ YEARS OF SERVICE EFFECTIVE 4 JUNE 2023. 2. HE ENROLLED IN THE COMMUNICATION RESERVE, 763 (OTTAWA) COMMUNICATIONS REGIMENT, ON 4 NOV 1987. AFTER SEVERAL CLASS B/C...
RETIREMENT – MASTER WARRANT OFFICER J. BEARD, CD, 00109 – ATIS TECH
MASTER WARRANT OFFICER J. BEARD WILL RETIRE FROM THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES (CAF) ON 31 MAY 2023 AFTER 33+ YEARS OF DEDICATED SERVICE TO CANADA. SHE ENROLLED WITH THE CAF RESERVE FORCE IN JUNE OF 1989 AT 728 COMMUNICATION SQUADRON IN ST. JOHN’S,...
RETIREMENT – WARRANT OFFICER, S. SEAL, CD, 00385 – SIG TECH
AFTER CLOSE TO 25 YEARS OF LOYAL AND DEDICATED SERVICE TO CANADA AND THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES, MWO SEAL WILL RETIRE ON, 18 MAY 2023.2. MWO SEAL JOINED THE RESERVES AT, 700 COMM SQN IN BORDEN ON, 25 MAY 1998, AND PROCEEDED TO BASIC TRAINING IN KINGSTON, JULY...
RETIREMENT – MASTER WARRANT OFFICER (MASTER GUNNER) B.J.G. PRONOVOST CD, MBA, 00384 – LINE TECH
AFTER MORE THAN 32 YEARS OF LOYAL AND DEDICATED SERVICE TO CANADA, MASTER WARRANT OFFICER (MASTER GUNNER) B. PRONOVOST HAS RETIRED FROM THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES, THE CANADIAN ARMY, THE ROYAL CANADIAN CORPS OF SIGNALS AND THE LINE OCCUPATION ON 26 MARCH 2023....
RETIREMENT – WARRANT OFFICER T. JAGOE, CD, 00385 – SIG TECH
1. WO T. JAGOE RETIRED FROM THE CAF 04 APRIL 2023, AFTER MORE THAN 34 YEARS OF SERVICE. STARTING FROM THE RECRUITING OFFICE IN PETERBOROUGH, ON THE FALL OF 1988, RECRUIT JAGOE HEADED OFF TO CFRS CORNWALLIS, NS, FOR THE FUN-FILLED ADVENTURE AHEAD. 2. UPON COMPLETION OF...
RETIREMENT – CHIEF WARRANT OFFICER S. LOYER, CD, 00381 – CWO
1. CHIEF WARRANT OFFICER S. LOYER WILL RETIRE FROM THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES ON 15 MAY 2023 AFTER 25 YEARS OF DEDICATED SERVICE TO CANADA. 2. S. LOYER ENROLLED WITH THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES IN JANUARY 1998 IN MONTREAL CITY AS A RADIO OPERATOR (211) AND LATER...
Celebration of Life: James (Jim) Palmer LCol (Ret’d)
Jim’s celebration of Life will be held on Sat., April 29, 2023 at Beechwood, Ottawa, from 2 - 4 PM. There will be an informal gathering for the first hour and then a live stream event. Here is the link to preregister for a live stream that will be take place during...
AFCEA Ottawa PD Luncheon 2nd May: Col Corey Crosby, Commander CFIOG
The Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association - Ottawa Chapter will host their next PD Hybrid Luncheon on 2 May 2023, registration is now open! Date : Tuesday, May 2nd Time: 11:30AM - 1:30PM In Person: Canadian Army Officers' Mess - 149 Somerset Street...
ASSOCIATION NEWSLETTER – SPRING 2023
ASSOCIATION NEWS Vol. 2, Issue 1, Spring 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...
RETIREMENT – MASTER CORPORAL B. A CURTIS, 00109 – ATIS TECH
MASTER CORPORAL B. A. CURTIS WILL RETIRE ON 20 JUNE 2023, AFTER 12 YEARS OF LOYAL AND DEDICATED SERVICE TO THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES AND THE COMMUNICATION AND ELECTRONICS BRANCH. 2. MCPL CURTIS ENROLLED IN THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES WITH THE 2 NOVA SCOTIA...
RETIREMENT – LIEUTENANT COLONEL M. LUPTON, CD, 00341- SIGS
LIEUTENANT COLONEL M. LUPTON WILL BE RETIRING FROM THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES ON 28 APRIL 2023 AFTER 31+ YEARS OF LOYAL AND DEDICATED SERVICE. 2. LCOL LUPTON ENROLLED IN THE MILITIA IN JANUARY 1992 AND IN 1999 TRANSFERRED TO THE REGULAR FORCE. UPON COMPLETION OF...
RETIREMENT – MASTER WARRANT OFFICER VINCENT TRAVERS, CD, 00109 – ATIS TECH
IN HIS 25TH YEAR OF DISTINGUSIHED AND HOUNRABLE SERIVCE, MWO VINCENT (VINCE) TRAVERS WILL RETIRE FROM THE CAF ON 18 APRIL 2023. 2. VINCE’S CAF CAREER BEGAN IN 1998 WITH HASTING AND PRINCE EDWARD REGIMENT AS AN INFINTRY RIFLEMEN. AFTER NUMERIOUS RELAXING CAMPING...
RETIREMENT – CHIEF PETTY OFFICER FIRST CLASS SHERRI JONES, 00381 CPO1 AND CWO CORPS
AFTER 31+ YEARS OF LOYAL AND DEDICATED SERVICE TO CANADA AND THE SIGNALS INTELLIGENCE SPECIALISTS (SIGINT SPEC) OCCUPATION, CPO1 JONES WILL HANG UP HER NAVAL UNIFORM FOR THE LAST TIME ON 30 JUNE 2023. 2. SHERRI, HAILS FROM CORNER BROOK, NL AND JOINED THE CANADIAN...
RETIREMENT – MAJOR WILLIAM (BILL) SALMINEN, CD, 00341 SIGS
1. MAJOR BILL SALMINEN HAS RETIRED FROM THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES ON 2 FEBRUARY 2023 AFTER 32 YEARS OF DEDICATED SERVICE TO CANADA. 2. IN MAR. 1990, MAJ SALMINEN JOINED 736 (THUNDER BAY) COMMUNICATION SQUADRON UNDER THE RESERVE ENTRY SCHEME, OFFICERS AS A SIGNALS...
RETIREMENT – CORPORAL MICHAEL BERUBE, ATIS TECH, 00109-1
1.CORPORAL BERUBE WILL BE RETIRING FROM THE REGULAR FORCE 10 APR 2023 AFTER 6+ YEARS OF LOYAL AND DEDICATED SERVICE. 2. CPL BERUBE ENROLLED IN THE RCAF AS AN AEROSPACE TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION SYSTEMS TECHNICIAN ON THE 16TH OF DECEMBER 2016 IN NOTH...
AFCEA PD Event: LCol Caleb de Boer, CAF Cyber Deputy Director Policy and Engagement
The Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association - Ottawa Chapter will host their next PD Hybrid Luncheon on 3 April 2023, registration is now open! Date : April 3rd (Monday instead of Tuesday) Time: 11:30AM - 1:30PM In Person: Canadian Army Officers' Mess...
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
1. MASTER CORPORAL ANTIQUIERA WILL BE 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...
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 Line Regiment Newsletters
77 LINE REGIMENT 77 Line 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 June 2023 The Cable - Volume 7...
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)...