1. WARRANT OFFICER A. WELTON IS RETIRING FROM THE CANADIAN FORCES AFTER 17 YEARS OF SERVICE ON 7 JUNE 2023.

2. WO WELTON JOINED THE CAF ON THE 29^TH OF MARCH 2006 IN HAMILTON ONTARIO. UPON COMPLETION OF HER ATIS TECH QL3 SHE WAS POSTED TO NORTH BAY WHERE SHE MET HER FUTURE HUSBAND DAN AND SPENT THE NEXT 2 YEARS.

IN 2009 WO WELTON WAS POSTED TO OTTAWA WHERE SHE WORKED FOR SJS AND ACHIEVED THE APPOINTMENT TO MCPL IN 2013.

IN 2015 WO WELTON WAS POSTED TO SSU DET WINNIPEG WHERE SHE WAS PROMOTED TO THE RANK OF SGT IN 2017. IN DEC 2017 WO WELTON DEPLOYED TO KUWAIT ON OP IMPACT AS THE JTFSC IT SUPERVISOR.

IN 2018 WO WELTON WAS POSTED TO 14 WING GREENWOOD WHERE SHE HAS WORKED AS THE SMC SUPERVISOR. IN 2022 SHE WAS PROMOTED TO HER CURRENT RANK AND MADE SMC MANAGER.

3. WO WELTON HAS BEEN AN INSTRUMENTAL PART OF CIS FLT SINCE HER ARRIVAL AND WE ARE VERY FORTUNATE THAT EVEN THOUGH SHE IS RETIRING FROM THE CAF SHE HAS CHOSEN TO REMAIN IN GREENWOOD AND HAS TAKEN A DND POSITION WITHIN THE FLT. WO WELTON AND HER HUSBAND DAN LOOK FORWARD TO REMAINING IN THE VALLEY. THEY HAVE PURCHASED LAND AND ARE EXCITED TO START BUILDING THEIR FOREVER HOME.

4. ANY ANECDOTES AND WELL WISHES CAN BE SENT TO MCPL VANDENHOF AT NATHEN(DOT)VANDENHOF(AT)FORCES(DOT)GC(DOT)CA