Lieutenant Colonel Ryan Kastrukoff was born and raised in the suburbs of Vancouver, BC then completed an Honours Bachelor of Science in Physics and Computer Science from the University of Toronto prior to joining the Royal Canadian Air Force as a Pilot in 2004.

After receiving his pilot wings in 2007, he was selected as a pipeline Fighter pilot on the CF-188 Hornet, received the call sign “Beef” and started his gun squadron tour in early 2009. During this tour LCol Kastrukoff held NORAD alert in Cold Lake, the West Coast and in the Arctic. He also flew combat air patrols (CAP) over his home-town as part of Op PODIUM support to the Vancouver Olympics before completing an 8-month air liaison deployment with the R22eR battle group in Kandahar, Afghanistan as part of Op ATHENA. Subsequent tours include 4 Wing Operations as the Combat Operations Officer with a focus on NORAD operations in the Arctic, promotion to Major in 2014 and a flying instructor/supervisor tour at 419 Sqn on the CT-155 Hawk as the Training then Operations Officer followed by two years as Deputy Commanding Officer. In 2018 he was posted to 1 Cdn Air Div HQ in Winnipeg. In 2019 he was promoted to his current rank as the Senior Staff Officer Fighters, then in 2020 assigned to be the Deputy Director Fleet Readiness prior to his appointment to command Barker College in 2021.

Professional development has been a keen interest throughout his career including completing a 2013 distance learning (DL) Master of Aeronautical Science with a specialization in Space Science from Embry-Riddle, a 2020 DL Joint Command and Staff Programme grad and numerous smaller courses in between. Since 2015, LCol Kastrukoff has also been fortunate to have multiple articles published in the RCAF Journal, the Canadian Military Journal, and an article by the RAWC’s InFORM publication.

LCol Kastrukoff married his Winnipeg-native wife Stasa, a pediatric intensive care physician, during the first pandemic year. They are both delighted for the opportunity to work with the personnel of Barker College to shape and execute the professional development programs of the RCAF.

Master Warrant Officer Justin St-Onge was born in Edmonton, Alberta. In 1996, he graduated high school with a bilingual diploma. He enrolled in the Canadian Armed Forces on January 4th 2001. After completing trades training at the Canadian Forces School of Aerospace Technology and Engineering as an Aviation Systems Technician, he was posted to 8 Wing Trenton.

During the next 3 years, Pte St-Onge was employed with 8 Air Maintenance Squadron (8 AMS). In 2003 he deployed to the Dominican Republic on Op PRINCIPAL in support of Canadian Special Forces extracting Canadian personnel from Haiti. In 2004 through 2006 he was deployed multiple times to Camp Mirage in the Middle East with the Tactical Airlift Unit, earning the South West Asia Service Medal and General Service Medal with ISAF bar.

After his return to 8 AMS he was posted to 435 Transport and Rescue Squadron in Winnipeg. Cpl St-Onge continued working first line maintenance in Winnipeg for 2 years. Regularly deployed on temporary duties, as a member of mobile repair parties, and took part in an International Search and Rescue Exercise.

Promoted to MCpl in 2009 he was posted to 409 Tactical Fighter Squadron (TFS) in Cold Lake Alberta. On 19 May 2011 he deployed to Italy as part of Op MOBILE Task Force Libeccio. This earned him the NATO non-article 5 medal for Operation UNIFIED PROTECTOR - Libya.

Returning to 435 Squadron in 2014 as a Sergeant, he worked briefly on the first line before moving upstairs where he took on the roles of Aircraft Maintenance Control and Records Officer, Engineering Support Officer, and Quality Control Manager. During his time at 435 Squadron Sgt St-Onge deployed to Hawaii on EX RIMPAC as the Deployed Aircraft Maintenance Officer.

In 2018 newly promoted WO St-Onge was transferred to the 1st Canadian Air Division Headquarters into A4 Maintenance Readiness Fighters, Trainers, and UAVs where he managed to create a plethora of excel spreadsheets. 2021 saw another promotion, this time across the atrium into the A4 Maintenance Armament section to assist in the management of the RCAF Ammunition and Explosives Safety Program. On 14 July 2022 MWO St-Onge accepted the challenge of becoming the RCAF Barker College School Warrant Officer.

MWO St-Onge is married to Nadine Julien, a teacher at École Bannatyne. They have two energetic boys, Rémy and Félix.

Lieutenant-General Eric Kenny joined the Canadian Armed Forces in 1989 and graduated from the Royal Military College of Canada (RMC) Kingston with a degree in Computer Engineering. He completed pilot training at 15 Wing Moose Jaw in 1995 and was selected to fly the CF-188 Hornet.

Following CF-188 pilot training, he served as a CF-188 line and instructor pilot, and flight supervisor at 433 and 410 Tactical Fighter Squadrons (TFS) in 3 Wing Bagotville and 4 Wing Cold Lake.

Lieutenant-General Kenny has held a number of command positions, including Commanding Officer of 409 TFS in Cold Lake, Commander of 4 Wing Cold Lake, and Commander of 1 Canadian Air Division (CAD)/Canadian NORAD Region in Winnipeg.

His staff tours consist of Deputy Wing Operations Officer at 4 Wing, A3 Fighter at 1 CAD Headquarters in Winnipeg, Director Air Force Readiness at RCAF HQ in Ottawa, and Deputy Director J7 at NORAD-United States Northern Command (USNORTHCOM) Headquarters in Colorado.

As a Brigadier-General, he held the positions of Deputy Commander Force Generation at 1 CAD in Winnipeg, and subsequently as Director General Air Readiness at RCAF Headquarters in Ottawa.

Lieutenant-General Kenny has deployed numerous times and participated in multiple operations. He deployed twice to Aviano, Italy, to participate in Operation ECHO (Bosnia) and Operation ALLIED FORCE (Kosovo) where he took part in combat missions, and he was the Deputy Director of the Air Operations Control Centre at the International Security Assistance Force HQ in Afghanistan. His deployed command tours include: Task Force Commander for Operation IGNITION in Iceland; Detachment Commander of the CF-188s, CC-130H Hercules and CC-150 Polaris in Trapani, Italy, where he took part in combat missions for Operation MOBILE (Libya); Commander Air Component Coordination Element in Poggio Renatico, Italy, also for Operation MOBILE; and Commander of ROTO 0 Air Task Force – Iraq for Operation IMPACT.

Throughout his career, Lieutenant-General Kenny has accumulated 2,900 flying hours, 2,200 of them in the CF-188. He is a graduate of the NATO Tactical Leadership Program, Fighter Weapons Instructor Course, Canadian Forces College Joint Command and Staff Program, United States Air Force (USAF) Air War College, USAF Combined Force Air Component Commander course, US CAPSTONE course, and has a Master of Defence Studies from RMC.

He was promoted to Lieutenant-General in August 2022 and appointed Commander of the RCAF on August 12, 2022.

Raised in Port Elgin, ON, CWO Hall enrolled in the Canadian Armed Forces on 6 Feb 1987. Upon completion of Basic Training at Canadian Forces Base Cornwallis, he attended POET (Basic Electronics Training) and Radio Technician Qualification Level (QL) 3 training at Canadian Forces School of Communications and Electronics, Kingston. Upon graduating, he was posted to Canadian Forces Station (CFS) Aldergrove, BC as a Transmitter Site Technician. Following successful completion of his QL5 course in 1991 he was promoted to Corporal. After completing a tour at CFS Alert in 1994 as the Transmit Site Technician, CWO Hall was posted to 708 Communications Squadron, 8 Wing Trenton where he was quickly deployed back to CFS Alert for another 6 month tour, this time as the Antenna and Telephone Technician.

When the 200 Series trades were reorganized in 1995, he was assigned to the Aerospace Telecommunications and Information Systems trade, which included a switch from the tan Distinctive Environmental Uniforms of the Army to RCAF blue. The year 1999 saw CWO Hall deployed to OP Palladium, Stabilization Force Headquarters in Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina, as an Integrated Digital Network Exchange (IDNX) technician. Promotion to Master Corporal in 2001 included a posting to Wing Telecommunications and Information Services (WTIS) at 19 Wing Comox where he served as a Network Technician until 2004, when he was promoted to the rank of Sergeant and moved to the role of the Network Services Supervisor. 8 Wing Trenton welcomed CWO Hall back in 2005, this time to Aerospace and Telecommunications Engineering Support Squadron (ATESS) where, as the Deployable Network Supervisor, he led the team which designed and built deployable Defence Wide Area Network and Classified computer networks for the RCAF. Promoted to Warrant Officer (WO) in 2008, he assumed the role of Standards WO at ATESS Command and Control Information Systems Flight. July 2009, he received a posting to Director Aerospace Equipment Program Management (Radar and Communications Systems) in Ottawa as the Air Force Command and Control Information System Life Cycle Materiel Manager, a job he held until 2011 when he was promoted to Master Warrant Officer and posted as Project Manager to the Canadian Forces Network Operation Center at CFS Leitrim. 4 Wing Cold Lake became home in 2012 as the Squadron WO of 4 WTIS and then, in 2014, he returned to the National Capital Region to attend Second Language Training in Gatineau, QC.

In Feb 2015, CWO Hall was invested into the Order of Military Merit and, in July 2015, he was promoted to Chief Warrant Officer and posted to 19 Wing Comox as the Wing Operations Branch Chief Warrant Officer. In 2016, he was chosen to be RCAF Air Task Force CWO at Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) at Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii. He was appointed Wing Chief Warrant Officer at 15 Wing Moose Jaw in 2017, a role he held until April 2019, when he was selected as Division CWO at 2 Canadian Air Division in Winnipeg. CWO Hall was appointed to his current position as the 6th Command CWO of the Royal Canadian Air Force on 10 June 2021.

A graduate of the Royal Military College of Canada in Engineering, Lieutenant-General Jennie Carignan was commissioned into the Canadian Military Engineers in 1990.

Since then, she commanded two Combat Engineer Regiments, Royal Military College Saint-Jean and the 2nd Canadian Division, where she led more than 10,000 soldiers and spearheaded crisis operations during the flood relief efforts in the spring of 2019 in Quebec. More recently, she led NATO Mission Iraq from November 2019 to November 2020. LGen Carignan participated in three previous expeditionary operations in Bosnia-Herzegovina, the Golan Heights, and Afghanistan.

Along the way, LGen Carignan earned a Master's degree in Business Administration from Université Laval and a second Master’s degree from the United States Army Command and General Staff College and the School of Advanced Military Studies. She is also a graduate of the National Security Studies Programme from Canadian Forces College in Toronto.

LGen Carignan has been invested as Commander of the Order of Military Merit and is the recipient of the Meritorious Service Medal. She received the prestigious Gloire de l'Escolle medal which recognizes graduates from Université Laval who have distinguished themselves professionally and in service to their communities. She was recently awarded an honorary doctorate in Business Administration from Université Laval.

LGen Carignan was promoted to her current rank in April of 2021 and appointed as Chief of Professional Conduct and Culture, a newly created position in the CAF.

Married, Jennie is the mother of four children, two of whom proudly serve in the Canadian Armed Forces.

Chief Petty Officer First Class Pascal Harel was born in 1976 in Baie-Comeau, Quebec, a small town on the north shore of the Saint Laurent’s river. He is the youngest of three siblings. He lived in Baie-Comeau until the age of 19 before joining the Navy. Now, he has twin stepchildren and a daughter. He likes to bike, run and play any sports. At home he always has a work project on the go around the house which consumes most of his free time.

He joined the Navy in 1996 as a marine electrician after college. He went to basic training in Saint Jean until completion where he was sent to Halifax for language training. He was then sent to Victoria to complete his QL3 Marine Electrician training and environmental training. He completed his course early so he could sail for a six month deployment in the Persian Gulf on HMCS Regina. 26 years later, he completed seven deployments, multiple RIMPACs, Westploys, and OP CARIBBEs, 3 postings as an instructor and UCPO at the Fleet School, FMF, MOG4, Sea Training, Base Administration UCPO, PCC(P) UCPO and a posting to the NCR as the Career Manager for the new Marine Technician trade. He was the first Reg Force Coxn on an MCDV on the west coast (HMCS Yellowknife). He was appointed as HMCS WINNIPEG COXN in 2020 and deployed on OP PROJECTION/NEON. He recently served Director General Military Careers / Director Senior Appointments Chief Warrant Officer. CPO1 Harel was recently appointed the Chief of Professional Conduct and Culture Command Chief Petty Officer.

Major-General (MGen) Iain Huddleston enrolled in the Canadian Armed Forces in 1989, graduating with a Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering from the Royal Military College in 1994. After completing wings training in 1995, he flew with both 415 Maritime Patrol and 404 Maritime Patrol and Training Squadron flying the CP-140 Aurora at 14 Wing Greenwood in Nova Scotia.

In late 2002, he was posted on exchange with the Royal Air Force (RAF) in Scotland, where he flew the Nimrod MR2 with 206 and then CXX Squadron. Promoted to Major in 2003, MGen Huddleston deployed to the Middle East twice with the RAF, operating from Muscat, Oman and Basrah, Iraq in an Overland Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance role. Returning to Canada in August 2006, he was selected as aide-de-camp to the Chief of the Defence Staff, General (retired) Rick Hillier.

Completing the Canadian Joint Command and Staff Program in 2009, he was promoted to Lieutenant-Colonel and appointed Commanding Officer 429 Transport Squadron, operating the CC-177 Globemaster III at 8 Wing Trenton, Ontario and supporting global CAF operations. MGen Huddleston deployed to Kandahar Airfield in Afghanistan as the Joint Headquarters Plans Officer, serving thereafter at the RCAF Aerospace Warfare Centre in Trenton, the Strategic Joint Staff and then the Defence Renewal Team in Ottawa. He was promoted to Colonel in June 2013 and appointed Commanding Officer 14 Wing Greenwood where he led the Long Range Patrol Force in operationalizing and deploying the modernized Block III CP-140 Aurora on Operation IMPACT.

MGen Huddleston was selected in 2015 to attend the Royal College of Defence Studies in London, UK and returned to Canada in 2016 to become Director Fleet Readiness at 1 Canadian Air Division Headquarters in Winnipeg, Manitoba. In June 2018, he was promoted to Brigadier-General and served as the 1 Canadian Air Division Deputy Commander Force Generation and then as the Deputy Commander. Posted to the Air Staff in Ottawa in July 2020, he became the Director General Air and Space Readiness and upon his promotion to Major-General in May 2021 he was appointed as Chief of Staff for the Canadian Joint Operations Command Headquarters.

In July 2022 MGen Huddleston assumed command of 1 Canadian Air Division in Winnipeg. He has 5,600 total flying hours across several airframes and resides in Winnipeg with his wife and two children.

Born in Montreal, Quebec, CWO Campbell enrolled in the Canadian Forces in 1990 as an Aero Engine Technician. Upon graduation from the Canadian Forces School of Aerospace Technology and Engineering (CFSATE) in Borden, Ontario he was posted to 4 Wing Cold Lake where he served as an Engine Technician in the CF-18 Propulsion Facility. In 1993 he was transferred to 416 Tactical Fighter Squadron in Cold Lake where he served in the Maintenance and Servicing organizations.

In 1997, he deployed with NATO to Aviano, Italy on Operation Deliberate Guard in support of CF-18 operations enforcing the no-fly zone over the Former Yugoslavia. Promoted to Master Corporal in January 2001 he spent the subsequent five years at 10 Field Technical Training Flight as a CF-18 maintenance instructor. In 2006 he was promoted to Sergeant and posted to 410 Tactical Operational Training Squadron as a Maintenance Supervisor.

Upon promotion to Warrant Officer in 2009 he was posted to the Canadian Forces Recruit School in Saint-Jean, Quebec where he served as a Recruit Platoon Commander and General Military Training Instructor.

In 2011, he completed both the NATO International Advanced Leadership Course in Lucerne, Switzerland as well as the Officer Professional Military Education Program (OPME).

Promoted to Master Warrant Officer in 2012, he was transferred to 408 Tactical Helicopter Squadron in Edmonton, Alberta as the Senior Aircraft Maintenance Superintendent and Employment Training Officer. He deployed with Canada’s Disaster Assistance Response Team (DART) to Panay Island, Philippines as the Squadron Aircraft Maintenance and Engineering Officer in December of 2013, as part of the Canadian Government’s response to Typhoon Haiyan.

In December of 2014, he was inducted into the Order of Military Merit.

In 2016 he was promoted to Chief Warrant Officer (CWO) and posted as the School Chief Warrant Officer at the CFSATE, in Borden Ontario.

In September 2017, he was honoured to be selected as the parade CWO to accept and consecrate the RCAF’s new Queen’s Colour and RCAF Command Colour, only the third stand of Colours in RCAF history.

In 2018 he was appointed as the Wing Chief Warrant Officer at 14 Wing Greenwood.

CWO Campbell assumed the role of 1 Canadian Air Division/Canadian NORAD Region Chief Warrant Officer in 2021.

He is a graduate of the United States Air Force Senior Non-Commissioned Officer Academy in Montgomery, Alabama; the Strategic Security Studies Program at the Canadian Defence College in Toronto and holds a Master’s Degree in Leadership from Royal Roads University.

Major-General Keiver was born and raised on a fourth generation family farm in Alberta. Bit by the aviation bug at an early age, he was very active in Air Cadets where he not only obtained his glider’s license but also met his future wife who was the first in the family to obtain a pilot’s license.

After almost four years in the Primary Reserve as an Infantry Officer with The Calgary Highlanders, Colin joined the RCAF in 1991. He was awarded his pilot wings in 1994 and began his long relationship with the C130 Hercules. This included six years with 435 Squadron in Winnipeg, three years on exchange with the United States Marine Corps in Cherry Point, North Carolina and command of 436 Squadron in Trenton from 2010-2012. He was heavily involved in the transition to the C-130J with both the USMC and the RCAF and had the honour of delivering the final CC130J to Trenton. His final flight in a C130 was on 12 July 2017 as he finished his tour as the 8 Wing Commander, Trenton. As a staff officer he has spent time in 1 Canadian Air Division HQ as both A3 Transport Ops and A3 Transport, two years on the Air Staff in Ottawa as Director Air Simulation and Training and a year as Director of Defence Programme Coordination in NDHQ.

He has deployed extensively during his career including a six month tour in Darfur, Sudan as the Air Operations Advisor to the African Union. Promoted to the rank of Brigadier-General in Apr 2018, he was honoured to command Joint Task Force Impact, responsible for the CAF Counter-DAESH mission in the Middle East, from June 18 to May 19. Brigadier-General Keiver was appointed Director General Air Force Development in July 2019, where he oversaw the progression of key RCAF capabilities such as the arrival of the first CC-295 Kingfisher aircraft and addition of the space procurement portfolio to his responsibility. He made modernization of RCAF C4ISR and cyber competencies a key goal during his tenure. During the COVID-19 pandemic he was especially proud to oversee the rapid delivery of projects such as the Aeromedical Bio-containment Evacuation System to support Canadians at home and abroad. He was promoted to his current rank and assumed the roles and responsibilities of the Deputy Commander Royal Canadian Air Force in May 2021.

Major-General Keiver has a BA in Political Science, a Masters in Defence Studies concurrent with completing the Joint Command and Staff Program and is a graduate of the Royal College of Defence Studies in London, UK. He has almost 5000 hours of flight time in the C130 family of aircraft and is looking forward to breaking 10,000 hours of PowerPoint time. His wife and two children keep Colin grounded and he is incredibly grateful for their love and support over the years through multiple deployments and moves.

Brigadier-General G. Michael (Mike) Adamson joined the Canadian Air Force in 1993 after completing his Bachelor’s degree in Political Science and International Affairs at Carleton University in Ottawa, ON. Upon receiving his Navigator’s Wings in 1995, he was posted to 405 (Maritime Patrol) Squadron in Greenwood, NS where he was employed as a CP-140(A) Nav/Com, Crew Commander, and Sqn Standards and Training Officer. In 2001 he was posted to 404 (Maritime Patrol and Training) Squadron where he served as an Instructor, Simulator Operator, Crew Commander, Standards Officer and Chief Aircrew Instructor.

Promoted to Major in 2004, BGen Adamson was transferred to National Defence Headquarters in Ottawa as the Career Manager for LRP Navigators. In 2007 he was selected to attend the Joint Command and Staff Course in Toronto, ON, returning to Ottawa upon completion to conduct an Occupation Review for the Air Navigator trade. In January 2009, he returned to 405 Long Range Patrol Squadron and was appointed Deputy Commanding Officer.

BGen Adamson returned to NDHQ in July of 2010, and worked as a Strategic Coordination Staff Officer for Chief of Force Development. During that period, he completed his Masters in Defence Studies from the Royal Military College of Canada (RMC) Kingston, and was promoted to Lieutenant-Colonel in January 2011. In September 2011, he deployed to CMF Bahrain as Chief of the Air Coordination Element supporting Maritime Security and Counter-Piracy operations in the Arabian Gulf and Indian Ocean.

In 2012 BGen Adamson was appointed Commanding Officer of 405 (Long Range Patrol) Squadron, overseeing the introduction of Squadron first-line maintenance and unit conversion to the upgraded Block III CP140M Aurora.

BGen Adamson returned to NDHQ in 2014 as Executive Assistant to the Vice Chief of the Defence Staff. Promoted to Colonel in 2015, BGen Adamson assumed duties with Chief of Force Development as Director C4ISR.

In 2017, BGen Adamson was extremely honoured and proud to culminate 15 years in the Annapolis Valley as Wing Commander of 14 Wing Greenwood.

In 2019, BGen Adamson was selected to attend the National Securities Program at Canadian Forces College in Toronto, and was promoted to his current rank in May 2020.

BGen Adamson assumed the role of RCAF Director General Space and the Joint Force Space Component Commander in June 2020. In 2022, he became Commander of 3 Canadian Space Division when DG Space transitioned to 3 CSD.

He and his wife are the proud parents of two wonderful young ladies. BGen Adamson loves boating with his family, Senators’ hockey, and playing the piano.

Chief Warrant Officer Debbie Martens enrolled in the Canadian Armed Forces in May 1989. Upon completion of basic training at Canadian Forces Base (CFB) Cornwallis, Performance Oriented Electronics Training and Radio Technician training at the Canadian Forces School of Communications and Electronics at CFB Kingston, she was posted to CFB North Bay, where she worked on the FYQ-93 mainframe computer system. While in North Bay, she supported the Wing and the community as a member of the 22 Wing Ground Search and Rescue team.

In 1996, she was posted to Aerospace and Telecommunications Engineering Support Squadron at CFB Trenton where she was employed as an airfield equipment technician, completing installations in Goose Bay, Borden, Debert, Alert and Eureka.

In 2002, she was posted to the Canadian Forces Support Training Group at CFB Borden where she served for three years as a Network Administrator.

Promoted to Sergeant in 2005, she was posted to 4 Wing Cold Lake and held the positions of Information Management Supervisor and Communications Maintenance Supervisor at the Wing Telecommunications and Information Services Squadron. It was here that she deployed with Joint Task Force Afghanistan as the Theatre Support Element Wide Area Network and Helpdesk Supervisor.

In 2009, she was promoted to Warrant Officer and subsequently posted to Canadian Forces Information Operations Group Headquarters at Canadian Forces Station Leitrim, where she was employed as a Life Cycle Material Manager for Signal Intelligence equipment. Promoted to Master Warrant Officer in 2012, she moved across the road to the Canadian Forces Network Operations Centre as the Technical Security Inspection Team Manager.

Promoted to her current rank in June 2016, she was posted to 4 Wing Cold Lake and assumed the role of Wing Operations Branch Chief Warrant Officer.

In August 2017, CWO Martens deployed as the Air Task Force Chief Warrant Officer as part of Operation REASSURANCE – Romania.

On 24 April 2019, she was appointed 22 Wing, Wing Chief Warrant Officer.

CWO Martens assumed her current position as Chief Warrant Officer of 3 Canadian Space Division in July 2022.

Brigadier-General John Alexander enrolled in the Canadian Armed Forces in 1989 under the Direct Entry Officer program. Upon completion of pilot training, he was assigned to 450 Tactical Helicopter Squadron flying the CH-135 Twin Huey.

Subsequent postings included 427 Tactical Helicopter Squadron (CH135 and CH146 Griffon); Joint Task Force Two; exchange pilot with 33 Squadron Royal Air Force (Puma HC1 helicopter); 403 Helicopter Operational Training Squadron; Headquarters' Commanding Officer Canadian Special Operations Forces Command in Ottawa; Commanding Officer of 427 Special Operations Aviation Squadron; Commander of Operation Calumet to the Multinational Force and Observers in the Sinai, Egypt; Director Flight Safety; Director General Air & Space Readiness.

Tours of operations include Bosnia (2002-3), the War in Iraq (2003, 2005), Northern Ireland (2004) and the Multinational Force & Observers (2015-16).

Brigadier-General Alexander is a graduate of the University of Western Ontario (Bachelor of Arts 1989), Royal Military College of Canada (RMC) Kingston, (Masters of Defence Studies - 2009) and the NATO Defence College Rome (2015).

Brigadier-General Alexander was appointed to his current position, Commander, 2 Canadian Air Division on 8 July 2022.

Born in Newmarket, ON, CWO Marlene Shillingford enrolled in the Canadian Armed Forces on October 1, 1986 at Toronto, ON as an Airframe Technician. Shortly after enrollment she received her basic training in Cornwallis, NS. Upon graduation she attended basic occupational training (QL3) at the Canadian Forces School of Aerospace Technology and Engineering in Borden, ON.

CWO Shillingford started her career on the CT-114 Tutor at Canadian Forces Base (CFB) Moose Jaw in July 1987. After obtaining qualifications and gaining valuable experience she was selected as the first female technician of 431 Air Demonstration (AD) Squadron (Canadian Forces Snowbirds) for the 1993-1994 show seasons. In 1995, CWO Shillingford was posted to 8 Air Maintenance Squadron (AMS) at 8 Wing Trenton maintaining the CC-130 Hercules. As a corporal she participated in two international air mobility competitions, several exercises, and mobile repair parties.

After a promotion to Master Corporal in 2001, she was a key junior supervisor on a six-month deployment to South West Asia on Op APOLLO, Roto 1 in 2002. Promoted to Sergeant in 2005 she was selected to the Air Command Academy in Borden, ON where she carried out the duties as a Primary Leadership Qualification Directing Staff training future junior leaders and involving them in community service with Habitat for Humanity as the Director of the Student Community Service Program. In 2006, she was selected to return to 431 AD Squadron (Canadian Forces Snowbirds) as the Crew Chief. In 2008 she was promoted to Warrant Officer and posted overseas to Geilenkirchen, Germany with the Canadian Contingent at the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Airborne Early Warning & Control Force. She was employed as a Quality Assurance inspector for propulsion on the NATO Airborne Warning and Control System and later as a Staff Officer in the HQ A7 Exercises and Training Branch. During her four plus years overseas she was deployed to Mazar-E-Sharif, Afghanistan as the E-3A Component Detachment Chief. While in Germany, she was also the co-chair and chair for two consecutive international Terry Fox committees.

In December 2012 she was promoted to Master Warrant Officer and posted to Asticou in Gatineau, QC where she successfully completed second language training then posted to the Canadian Forces Warfare Centre in Shirleys Bay, Ottawa as the Deputy Operations Officer. In June 2014 she was invested into the Order of Military Merit. She was promoted to Chief Warrant Officer in June 2017 and posted to 12 Wing Shearwater as the 12 AMS Squadron Chief Warrant Officer. She has completed the NATO Non-Commissioned Officer Intermediate Leadership Course in Lucerne, Switzerland, the NATO NCO Advanced Leadership Course in Oberammergau, Germany, and is a graduate of the Officer Professional Military Education Program. In March 2019, CWO Shillingford was appointed as Wing Chief Warrant Officer at 15 Wing Moose Jaw. On 3 June 2020, she was appointed as the 2 Canadian Air Division, Division Chief Warrant Officer at 17 Wing, Winnipeg.

Colonel Grenier-Lachance joined the Canadian Armed Forces in Quebec City, Québec, in 2002 as a Logistics Officer. He completed a master’s degree in 2008 after completing a semester in Indonesia to work on an applied supply chain project with the Canadian Red Cross.

Colonel Grenier-Lachance was first posted to 5 Service Battalion in Valcartier and served in various staff and platoon command positions. He was then posted to the 1st Battalion Royal 22e Régiment as Quartermaster. During that time, he deployed to Afghanistan at a time when the Battle Group completed the last combat mission and consolidation in Kandahar. During the tour, he served as Battle Group Quartermaster and S4 Plans. He then occupied staff positions within 5 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group and was posted in 2012 to Ottawa to work at Canadian Army Headquarters, as G4 Defence Resource Management Information System (DRMIS) and then G4 Operations 3 (Continental). In 2014, he was posted to 1 Service Battalion in Edmonton to serve in the position of Officer Commanding Supply Company. After completing the Joint Command and Staff Program in 2017, he was posted to Ottawa to serve as Staff Officer and upon promotion to Lieutenant-Colonel, as Executive Assistant to the Commander Military Personnel Command. He was then appointed Commanding Officer of 1 Service Battalion in 2019. He then assumed command of the Operational Support Hub – South West Asia in Kuwait from July 2021 to July 2022. He was appointed to his current position as Director Military Careers Administration (DMCA) in 2022.

Colonel Grenier-Lachance is a graduate of the Royal Military College (RMC) Kingston and the Canadian Forces College, Toronto. He holds master’s degrees in business administration (RMC) and Defence Studies (RMC).

Colonel Genevieve Lehoux enrolled in the Canadian Forces in 1992 and graduated from Royal military College of Canada (RMC) Kingston in 1997 with a Baccalaureate in Civil Engineering. Her career covered various postings within the Royal Canadian Air Force and the Joint Environment.

Her operational tours include a deployment to Kumanovo in the Republic of North Macedonia in 1998 where she served as a construction projects Contracts Officer and a deployment to Aviano, Italy, in 2000 as the Task Force Engineer.

Col Lehoux was posted to Wing Construction Engineering Units as Airfield Engineer Flight Commander, Assistant Requirements Officer, Operations Officer and as a Study and Design Officer. She was Officer Commanding of the Construction Engineering and Management Squadron at the Canadian Forces School of Military Engineering from 2012 until 2014. Her primary staff duties included assignments as assistant-professor in the Civil Engineering Department at RMC, J3 Operations Officer at the Canadian Forces Joint Support Group HQ and Joint Engineer at Canadian Joint Operations Command.

In 2015, Col Lehoux became the Commanding Officer of 17 Wing Logistics and Engineering Branch and later took on the role of the newly created position of Deputy Wing Commander. She was employed as the Director Military Careers Administration within the Military Personnel Command from 2019 to 2021 and assumed Command of the RCAF Aerospace Warfare Centre in May 2021.

Col Lehoux is a graduate of the Joint Command Staff Programme and has a Master of Applied Science in Civil Engineering and a Master of Defence Studies.

CWO Andy Sargent joined the military in 1997 as an ACS Tech and completed his TQ3 training at École nationale d’aérotechnique (ENA) in St-Hubert, QC. In 1998, CWO Sargent was posted to ATESS at CFB Trenton, ON to hone his trade skills.

In 2004, he deployed to Camp Mirage with the CC130 Tactical Airlift Unit. Upon promotion to MCpl in 2005, CWO Sargent was posted to CFLRS in St-Jean, QC. Promoted to Sergeant in 2009, he was posted to 8 AMS.

In 2012, CWO Sargent was promoted to Warrant Officer and employed as an ACS Tech/ALSE Superintendent. He deployed to Afghanistan in 2013 as an air advisor earning a CJOC Commendation for his efforts.

Promoted to MWO in 2016, he attended the NCM Executive Professional Development Programme at RMC in Kingston, ON. Posted to the Strategic Joint Staff (SJS) in 2017, he also deployed to CFS Alert as the SWO.

Returning from CFS Alert in 2019 he attended SLT at CFB Trenton. Promoted to his current rank in 2020, CWO Sargent was posted to 1 Wing Headquarters at CFB Kingston as the HQ CWO and Tactical Aviation CAG CWO. During this timeframe he deployed to Baghdad, Iraq with NATO Mission Iraq (NMI) as an advisor to the Iraq Ministry of Defence on NCO Leadership and the Canadian camp Sergeant-Major.

CWO Sargent will become the RCAF AWC CWO in June 2022 and would like to thank his family for their continued support.