1. MASTER CORPORAL JORDAN STELLA RETIRED FROM THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES (CAF) ON 07 MARCH 2022 AFTER 22 YEARS OF LOYAL AND DEDICATED SERVICE TO CANADA.

2. MASTER CORPORAL STELLA JOINED THE FORCES AS A COMBAT ENGINNER STATIONED IN BC. HE SPENT TIME WITH 39 COMBAT ENGINEER REGIMENT, 39 CANADIAN BRIGADE GROUP HQ, 1 CER AND 39 CER. DURING THIS TIME HE WAS DEPLOYED TO AFGANISTAN AND JOINT TASK FORCE GAMES FOR THE 2010 OLYMPICS. IN 2012 HE CHANGED TRADES TO ATIS WHEN HE DISCOVERED ALL THE COOL THINGS WE SETUP ON DEPLOYMENTS. HE COMPLETED HIS ATIS TRAINING IN KINGSTON AND THEN WAS POSTED TO ATESS IN TRENTON AS A PART OF THE INSTALLATION CREWS. HE DEPLOYED FROM ATESS AS PART OP REASSURANCE IN 2018. IN 2019 MASTER CORPORAL STELLA WAS PROMOTED TO HIS CURRENT RANK AND POSTED TO 8 OSS CIS FLT TRENTON AS THE NAV AIDS SUPERVISOR. IN 2020 HE WAS DEPLOYED ON OP FOUNDATION. HE WAS THEN MOVED TO DESKTOP SUPPORT TEAM LEAD POSITION.

3. THROUGHOUT HIS CAREER MASTER CORPORAL STELLA ALWAYS MAINTAINED A HIGH LEVEL OF PHYSICAL FITNESS. WHILE AT ATESS HE ENJOYED TAKING PART IN 8 WING SURF N TURF EXCELLING AT THE MOUNTAIN BIKE PORTION OF THE RACE.

4. MASTER CORPORAL STELLA WILL BE REMAINING IN THE TRENTON AREA IN THE SHORT TERM BUT PLANS ON RETURNING TO BC TO CONTINUE HIS SCHOOLING.

5. MASTER CORPORAL STELLA HAS REQUESTED THAT THERE BE NO DEPART WITH DIGNITY FOR HIMSELF. PLEASE FORWARD CONGRATULATIONS AND CAREER ANECDOTES TO SGT VAN DER VELDEN AT [email protected]