1. MCPL SANTOS RETIRED ON 30 JANUARY 2021 AFTER 20 YEARS OF LOYAL AND DEDICATED SERVICE TO THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES.

2. MCPL SANTOS JOINED THE CF ON 09 APR 2002. AFTER COMPLETION OF QL3 ATIS COURSE, HE WAS POSTED TO 16 WING HQ AND WORKED WITH WTIS UNTIL JUL 2008.
FROM JULY 2008 TO OCT 2013, HE WAS A CREW TECHNICIAN SUPPORTING CADS AND NORAD.
HE RELEASED OCT 2013 AND BEGAN EMPLOYMENT AS A RESERVIST SUPPORTING 400THS. HE PROVIDED TECH SUPPORT TO 400THS UNTIL JAN 2015.
AT THE END OF JAN 2015 HE BECAME A REG FORCE MEMBER AND WAS POSTED TO CFB TRENTON MACS SITE BUT DUE TO PROMOTION TO MCPL WAS POSTED OUT TO CFB NORTH BAY JUL 2016.
FROM JUL 2016 TO MARCH 2018 HE WAS AGAIN SUPPORTING NORAD AS A 2 I/C CREW CHIEF.
AT THE END OF MARCH 2018 HE WAS POSTED TO RCAF ACADEMY AND INSTRUCTED 2 SERIALS. UPON COMPLETION OF INSTRUCTION HE WAS POSTED TO CFB BORDEN TECH SVCS CISS AND WAS THE 2 I/C FOR VARIOUS SUPPORT TEAMS UNTIL MARCH 2021. FROM APRIL 2021 UNTIL JAN 2022 HE WAS THE TRAINING COORDINATOR FOR TECH SERVICES OPS.

3. RICO AND HIS WIFE TIBBY WILL REMAIN IN THE BARRIE AREA. RICO WILL CONTINUE TO WORK IN TECH SERVICES CISS IN THE CAPACITY OF A CIVILIAN TEAM LEAD.

4. A LUNCHEON WILL BE HELD LATE SEPT/EARLY OCT @ THE MANDARIN. CONTACT STEPHAN BERTRAND/MWO LOCKWOOD FOR RESERVATIONS.
ANECDOTES AND BEST WISHES MAY BE SENT TO STEPHAN BERTRAND – [email protected] OR MWO DAREN LOCKWOOD – [email protected]