ANNOUNCEMENTS AND RETIREMENTS 

Subject:      Retirement of MWO Kim Marshall - Traffic Technician 00170

 MWO Kim Marshall was born in Toronto, Ontario. He joined the Canadian Forces in March 1976 as a Traffic Technician and was posted to CFB Petawawa with 2 Service Battalion. He spent 5 years working with a TAMS team, completing parachute training, attending numerous exercises and a posting to Jerusalem Israel.

In 1981 he was posted to 2 Air Mov Squadron, Trenton. Again, he spent numerous exercises throughout the world including the Box tops/Eureka, Germany, and Addis Ababa. In 1986, he was promoted to MCpl, and selected for CC130 Loadmaster duties at 436 Sqn. In 1989, 429 Sqn moved to Trenton and he moved to the sister squadron and completed numerous Tactical related courses including Aerial dispatch and LAPES.  Promoted to Sgt in1992, he was posted to 426 Sqn as a CC130 Instructor; teaching new Loadmasters.

He was posted back to the Air Mov Sqn for a short time before moving to Cold Lake in 1996. His 2 year posting there included a tour in the Golan Heights. In 1998 he returned flying at 429 Sqn before moving back to 426 Sqn as WO and become the Chief Tactical LM instructor in charge of tactical courses for Loadmasters.

In 2003 the army called him to Canadian Parachute Company were he was Course Director for Aerial delivery, Helicopter Ops and Drop Zone Control courses.

Promoted to MWO in 2004, he moved and became the SWO at 429 Sqn until the disbandment of the Sqn in 2005.  Qualified as LM on both CC130 and CC150 Aircraft Loadmaster he became the Chief Loadmaster Instructor at 426 Sqn. In 2007, he moved to 437 Sqn were he currently holds the position as the SWO. He has accumulated 8478 flying hours total. >

MWO Marshall is married to Mary Marshall and is the father of 20 year old Laura and 18 years old, Bradley.   Kim will retire with his family in Trenton.

Join 437(T) Sqn to send off and celebrate MWO Kim Marshall's Retirement!!

Date: 03 FEB 2012

Location: Tomasso's Trenton    Time: 1130 hrs

RSVP: Please respond by 20 Jan 2012 if you plan on attending.  Responses can be sent to WO Chuck Hatfield (charles.hatfield@forces.gc.ca) or local 3809.

Subject:      Retirement Sgt Coffey - Traffic Technician
Darrell is originally from Gander NFLD. He joined the Canadian Forces 01 Oct 1987 in St. John' s NFLD. Completed recruit trg in Cornwallis, Completed Armour School and was posted to Calgary Apr 88. Sept 88 he completed first tour of Cyprus. Promoted to Cpl Oct 91. Occupational transfer Oct 94 and posted to 1 Svc Bn in Edmonton. While there he completed 2 tours of Bosina. He was posted to 2 Air Mov Sqn Trenton 2001 did another short 1 month tour Bosina. In 2003 completed 2 month tour in Camp Mirage followed by 2 month tour in Kabul. He then completed  6 month tour of CFS Alert. 2006 3 month tour Afghanistan as IC MAMS. In Apr 05 Promoted to MCpl. Posted to Cold Lake 07. 6 month tour Afghanistan. Promoted to Sgt Apr 08. Jul 2009 posted to 2 Svc Bn. Sept 2010 back to KAF another 10 month tour of Afghanistan which took him to June of this year. Darrell has 1 son named Ryan and 1 daughter named Kelsey.

 His wife Cheryl Ann is also a Tfc Tech currently posted to Trenton. Darrell plans to move back to Trenton with his wife and hook up a reservist job if possible. Sgt Coffey will be back in Petawawa to complete out clearances only on 09 Jan. With him starting leave and such little notice and a luncheon was held for him at Kelsey 's 02 Dec 2011.
All letters and best wishes can be sent to WO Craig Pye at Mov Pl Petawawa.

Subject:      RETIREMENT OF WO CHRIS PRETTY, TRAFFIC TECH 00170 / DEPART DE LA RETRAITE DE L> '> ADJUDANT CHRIS PRETTY, TECHNICIEN MOUVEMENT 00170

1. AFTER ALMOST 22 YEARS OF LOYAL AND DEDICATED SERVICE TO THE CANADIAN FORCES, WO PRETTY WILL BE RETIRING ON 03 JAN 2012.

2. UPON COMPLETION OF BASIC TRAINING AT CFB CORNWALLIS IN SEPTEMBER OF 1990 WO PRETTY BEGAN HIS ILLUSTRIOUS CAREER IN THE ARMOURED CORP (STRATHCONA). AFTER ALMOST FOUR YEARS HE SAW THE LIGHT AND BECAME A TRAFFIC TECHNICIAN. HIS POSTINGS HAVE INCLUDED LDSH (RC) CALGARY, ARMOURED SCHOOL CFB GAGETOWN, J4 MAT/DG LOG OTTAWA, DGT OTTAWA, CFSU OTTAWA, 2 AMS TRENTON, CFB HALIFAX, CFSU OTTAWA AND HIS FINAL POSTING TO DGMC OTTAWA. DURING HIS CAREER HE ALSO COMPLETED TOURS OF  DUTY IN CAMP MIRAGE, CFS ALERT, AND KANDAHAR AFGHANISTAN. HE ALSO DEPLOYED AS AN FLS SUPPORTING THE NAVY WHILE ON JOINT OPERATIONS IN THE U.S. AS WELL, HE DEPLOYED TO COLOMBO SRI LANKA IN SUPPORT OF OP STRUCTURE AS PART OF THE TSUNAMI RELIEF EFFORT.
 3. CHRIS, KAREN, AND THEIR DAUGHTER KESHIA PLAN ON REMAINING IN THE OTTAWA AREA. CHRIS HAS ACCEPTED A OSITION IN THE PUBLIC SERVICE WITH CANOSCOM CMSG NPCC WHERE HE WILL CONTINUE TO BE INVOLVED IN THE TRAFFIC MOVEMENT WORLD.
4. FORTUNATE TO SERVE IN THREE ENVIRONMENTS, WO PRETTY WOULD LIKE TO EXPRESS HIS APPRECIATION TO THOSE HE SERVED WITH THROUGHOUT HIS CAREER AND A SPECIAL THANKS TO HIS WIFE KAREN, SON JEREMY AND DAUGHTER KESHIA FOR THEIR CONTINUED SUPPORT.
A RETIREMENT LUNCHEON TO HONOUR WO PRETTY> '> S SERVICE WILL BE HELD AT A LATER DATE

Subject: Retirement Sgt Barry White - Traffic Tech

1. AFTER 32 PLUS YEARS OF LOYAL AND DEDICATED SERVICE TO THE CANADIAN FORCES AND CANADA, SGT BARRY WHITE WILL BE RETIRING EFFECTIVE 17 APR 2012. BARRY AND JANET WILL BE REMAINING IN THE ORLEANS AREA WITH THEIR TWO DAUGHTERS SAMANTHA AND SHAWNA.
2. BARRY ENROLLED IN THE CANADIAN FORCES AS AN INFANTRYMAN ON 25 MARCH 1980. UPON COMPLETION OF BASIC AND OCCUPATION TRAINING HE WAS POSTED TO THE 2ND ROYAL CANADIAN REGIMENT IN GAGETOWN, NB COMPLETING A UN TOUR TO CYPRUS WITH THE REGIMENT IN 1983/84. IN 1988 SGT WHITE REMUSTERED TO TRAFFIC TECHNICIAN AND AFTER COMPLETING OCCUPATION TRAINING HE WAS POSTED TO CFB BORDEN, 2 SVC BN, 2 GS BN AND CMED CFB PETAWAWA, CFSU OTTAWA, AND CANOSCOMHQ OTTAWA. BARRY HAS DEPLOYED IN SUPPORT OF BOTH DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL EXERCISES AND OPERATIONS INCLUDING NATO TOURS OF BOTH BOSNIA AND SERBIA.
3. INDIVIDUAL CONGRATULATORY MESSAGES, BEST WISHES OR ANECDOTES CAN BE SENT TO SGT JIM MELANSON, CANOSCOMHQ J3 OS MOV OPS 2-3, NATIONAL DEFENSE HEADQUARTERS, MGEN GEORGE R. PEARKES BLDG, 101 COLONEL BY DRIVE, OTTAWA, ON, K0K 1BO OR BY EMAIL TO JAMES.MELANSON(AT)FORCES.GC.CA. A COLLECTION OF THESE MESSAGES WILL BE PRESENTED TO BARRY AT THE LUNCHEON IN DECEMBER.

SUJET: RETRAITE > -> SGT B.A. (BARRY) WHITE TECHNICIEN DES MOUVEMENTS.

1. APRÈS PLUS DE 32 ANS DE LOYAUX SERVICES ET DE DÉVOUEMENT AU SEIN DES FORCES CANADIENNES ET LE CANADA, SGT BARRY WHITE PRENDRA SA RETRAITE À COMPTER DU 17 AVRIL 2012. BARRY ET JANET DEMEURERONS DANS LE RÉGION D ORLÉANS AVEC LEUR DEUX FILLES SAMANTHA ET SHAWNA.
2. BARRY S EST ENROLLÉ DANS LES FORCES CANADIENNES COMME FANTASSIN LE 25 MARS 1980. APRÈS AVOIR COMPLETÉ SON ENTRAINEMENT DE BASE ET SON ENTRAINEMENT OCCUPATIONEL IL FUT MUTÉ AU 2E RÉGIMENT ROYAL CANADIEN À GAGETWON AU NOUVEAU-BRUNSWICK, COMPLETANT UN TOUR À CHYPRE EN 1983/84. EN 1988 SGT WHITE TRANSFERRA AU MÉTIER DE TECHNICIEN DE MOUVEMENTS ET APRÈS AVOIR COMPLETÉ SON ENTRAINEMENT VOCATIONNEL IL FUT MUTÉ À LA BASE DE BORDEN, AU 2E BATAILLON DE SERVICE, AU BATAILLON DE SUPPORT GÉNÉRAL ET CMED À LA BASE DE PETAWAWA, À L UNITÉ DE SUPPORT DES FC ET AU QUARTIER GÉNÉRAL DU COMMANDEMENT DU SUPPORT OPÉRATIONEL DU CANADA À OTTAWA. BARRY FUT DÉPLOYÉ EN SUPPORT D EXERCICES AU CANADA AINSI QU À L ÉTRANGER ET EN OPÉRATIONS INCLUANT UN TOUR DES OTAN EN BOSNIE ET EN SERBE.
3. MESSAGES INDIVIDUELS DE FÉLICITATIONS, BON SOUHAITS OU ANECTDOTES PEUVENT ÊTRE ENVOYÉS AU SGT JIM MELANSON QG COMOSCAN J3 SO OPÉRATIONS DU MOUVEMENT OPS 2-3, QUARTIER GÉNÉRAL DE LA DÉFENCE NATIONALE, ÉDIFICE MGEN GEORGE R. PEARKES, 101 COLONEL BY DRIVE, OTTAWA, ON, K0K 1B0 OU PAR COURRIEL À JAMES.MELANSON(AT)FORCES.GC.CA. UNE COLLECTION DE CES MESSAGES SERA PR> ÉSENTÉE À BARRY AU DINER EN DÉCEMBRE.

Subject: RETIREMENT MCPL CLIFF MACKEY,CD2 TRAFFIC TECHNICIAN

AFTER MORE THAN 41 YEARS OF LOYAL AND DECICATED SERVICE TO THE CANADIAN FORCES AND THE TFC TECH TRADE, MCPL CLIFF MACKEY WILL BE RETIRING ON THE 22 OCT 2011, WHERE HE WILL REACH CRA.MCPL MACKEY SIGNED ON THE DOTTED LINE 22 OCTOBER, 1968 AS A CREWMAN 011, STARTING BASIC TRAINING AT CFB CORNWALLIS ON 22 JAN 1969. UPON COMPLETION OF BASIC TRAINING HE WAS POSTED TO COMBAT ARMS SCHOOL IN CFB BORDEN FOR AN ARMY INDOCRINATION COURSE AND THEN ONTO THE ARMOURED CORP SCHOOL FOR CREWMAN 011 TRAINING. UPON COMPLETION OF HIS TQ3 TRAINING HE WAS POSTED TO THE 8TH CANADIAN HUSSARS (PRINCESS LOUISES) IN PETAWAWA, ONTARIO. HE SUBSEQUENTLY REMAINED WITH THE 8CH UNTIL HIS POSTING TO THE ROYAL CANADIAN DRAGOONS IN LAHR, GERMANY
IN MAY 1972; HE THEN REMAINED WITH THE DRAGOONS UNTIL AUGUST 1975, WHEN HE RETURNED TO HIS ORIGINAL REGIMENT THE 8TH CANADIAN HUSSARS IN PETAWAWA, ONTARIO. AFTER BEING BLINDED BY THE MUZZLE BLASTS FROM THE CENTURION TANK TO MANY TIMES CLIFF RE-MUSTERED TO THE TRAFFIC TECHNICIAN TRADE IN 1978. AFTER COMPLETION OF HIS TQ3 TRAINING HE WAS POSTED TO 2 AIR MOVEMENTS IN TRENTON, ONTARIO WHERE HE WAS DEPLOYED ON MANY EXERCISES DURING HIS TOUR THERE. IN APRIL 1982 HE TOOK HIS HERCULES LOADMASTER COURSE AND WAS THEN POSTED TO 436 HERCULES SQUADRON IN JULY OF 1982, WHERE HE DID TAL AND LAPES COURSES. HE WAS POSTED TO3 AMU AUGUST 1986 AND REMAINED IN OTTAWA UNTIL JULY 1989. AFTER WHICH HE WAS POSTED TO AIR TRANSPORT GROUP HEADQUARTERS IN TRENTON, ONTARIO. IN 1991HE WAS DEPLOYED TO 5AMU LAHR ON OP FRICTION AND IN 1992 HE DID A 6 MONTH TOUR IN CYPRUS. ON HIS FINAL POSTING CLIFF WAS SENT TO 9 WING GANDER IN 1993
UNTIL HIS RELEASE FROM THE REGULAR FORCE IN APRIL 1995 AS A SERGENT. HE JOINED THE AIR RESERVES AT TORBAY, NFLD AND SUBSEQUENTLY TRANSFERRED TO GANDERIN APRIL 2003.CLIFF AND HIS WIFE TAMMY WILL REMAIN IN THE GANDER AREA AND MAY BE SEEN ON A FEW OCCASIONS RUNNING BACK AND FORTH TO HIS CABIN ON THE
NORTHWEST GANDER RIVER.

A SMALL RETIREMENT LUNCHEON WILL BE HELD ON FRIDAY 21 OCT 2011 WITH A FEW CO-WORKERS TO BID FAREWELL TO CLIFF. THOSE WHO WOULD LIKE TO PROVIDE ANECDOTES, PHOTOS, BEST WISHES OR MESSAGES OF CONGRATULATIONS MAY DO SO BY FOWARDING THEM VIA EMAIL TO MCPL JEAN KORTH. (through the LMA) THESE WILL BE PASSED ON TO CLIFF ON FRIDAY AND AT OUR ANNUAL SECTION CHRISTMAS DINNER.

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