RETIREMENT -‐ LCOL TIM O SHEA,CD,LOG

RETIREMENT -­‐ LCOL TIM O SHEA,CD,LOG-­‐LAND 00328 1.
AFTER MORE THAN 25 YEARS OF LOYAL AND DEDICATED SERVICE TO THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES, LCOL TIM O SHEA WILL RETIRE AND COMMENCE HISFINAL LEAVE ON THE 11TH OF JUNE 2015. 2.
ORIGINALLY FROM LAMBETH, ONTARIO, TIM JOINED THE CAF ON THE 30TH OF AUGUST 1989. UPON COMPLETION OF HIS INITIAL TRAINING HE WAS POSTED TO THE SPECIAL SERVICE FORCE IN PETAWAWA WHERE HE SERVED AS A PLATOON COMMANDER IN 2 SERVICE BATTALION (91-­‐93) AND AS BATTALION QUARTERMASTER WITH THE 1ST BATTALION OF THE ROYAL CANADIAN REGIMENT (RCR). IN 1995 HE WAS POSTED TO LONDON, ONTARIO WHERE HE SERVED AS THE OPERATIONS OFFICER WITH THE FIGHTING 22 SERVICE BATTALION. IN 1997 HE RETURNED TO PETAWAWA TO 2 CANADIAN MECHANIZED BRIGADE GROUP (2 CMBG) WHERE HE SERVED AS THE QUARTERMASTER OF 3 RCR (97-­‐99) AND AS G4 MATERIAL AND G4 OPERATIONS (99-­‐03). HE WAS PROMOTED TO MAJOR IN 2003 AND POSTED BACK TO LONDON, ONTARIO TO 31 CANADIAN BRIGADE GROUP WHERE HE SERVED AS THE G4 (03-­‐06). HIS NEXT POSTING TOOK HIM TO KINGSTON ONTARIO WHERE HE SERVED WITH THE CANADIAN FORCES JOINT SUPPORT GROUP AS J3 OPS AND J5 PLANS 1 (06-­‐11). ON PROMOTION TO LCOL HE WAS POSTED TO THE CANADIAN EXPEDITIONARY FORCES COMMAND WHERE HE SERVED AS THE ACOS INTERNATIONAL J5 AND ON REORGANIZATION AS THE J5 PLANS 2 OF THE NEWLY STOOD UP CANADIAN JOINT OPERATIONS COMMAND. IN SEPTEMBER 2012 HE WAS POSTED BACK TO KINGSTON TO THE NEWLY STOOD UP CANADIAN FORCES JOINT OPERATIONAL SUPPORT GROUP WHERE HE SERVED AS THE J3 AND CHIEF OF STAFF OPERATIONS. 3.
APART FROM MOVING BACK AND FORTH BETWEEN PETAWAWA, LONDON, KINGSTON AND OTTAWA, TIM PARTICIPATED IN NUMEROUS EXPEDITIONARY OPERATIONS INCLUDING OP MARQUIS IN CAMBODIA (92-­‐93) AS A PLATOON COMMANDER, AS A BATTLE GROUP QUARTERMASTER IN BOTH OP HARMONY IN CROATIA (94-­‐95) AND OP PALLADIUM IN BOSNIA (98-­‐99), AS THE LOGISTICS OFFICER AND 2IC OF A TRAINING ASSISTANCE TEAM MISSION IN THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES (UAE) (07), AS COMMANDING OFFICER OF TWO INTERMEDIATE STAGING TEAMS IN FUJARAH UAE (08), THEATRE OPENING TEAM LEAD FOR OP JAGUAR (11) IN JAMAICA AND AS DEPUTY COMMANDER OF THE OP ATTENTION MISSION CLOSURE TEAM IN KABUL AFGHANISTAN (13). DOMESTICALLY, HE PARTICIPATED IN THE ICE STORM IN 1996 WITH 1 RCR AND SERVED AS THE OPERATIONS OFFICER OF THE JOINT TASK FORCE SUPPORT ELEMENT FOR OP PODIUM IN VANCOUVER IN 2010. 4.
TIM WILL RETIRE IN THE KINGSTON AREA WHERE HE PLANS ON TAKING THE SUMMER OFF SO HE CAN FURTHER CONTEMPLATE COMPLETING HIS OPDP S AND TO PREPARE FOR HIS NEXT ENDEAVOUR. 5.
TIM DWD WILL BE HELD ON THE 12TH OF JUNE 2015 AT THE ARMY NAVY CLUB IN KINGSTON, (GORE ROAD) AT 1430HRS. THOSE WISHING TO ATTEND ARE ASKED TO RSVP TO LCOL JAMIE STEWART AT [email protected] BY THE 30TH OF MAY. 6.
A RETIREMENT BOOK IS BEING PREPARED. CONGRATULATORY MESSAGES, ANECDOTES, STORIES AND NON-­‐COMPROMISING PHOTOS CAN BE SENT TO LT(N) ELIZABETH MOHAMMED AT [email protected] RETRAITE DU LCOL TIM O SHEA,CD,LOG-­‐TERRE 00328 1.
APRES PLUS DE 25 ANS DE BONS ET LOYAUX SERVICES DANS LES FORCES ARMEES CANADIENNES, LE LCOL TIM O SHEA PRENDRA SA RETRAITE ET COMMENCERA SON DERNIER CONGE LE 11 JUIN 2015. 2.
NE A LAMBETH, EN ONTARIO, TIM S ENROLE DANS LES FAC LE 30 AOUT 1989. APRES AVOIR TERMINE SON INSTRUCTION DE BASE, IL EST AFFECTE A LA FORCE D OPERATIONS SPECIALES A PETAWAWA, OU IL SERT A TITRE DE COMMANDANT DE PELOTON DANS LE 2E BATAILLON DES SERVICES (91-­‐93), PUIS COMME QUARTIER-­‐MAITRE DU 1ER BATALION DU ROYAL CANADIAN REGIMENT (RCR). EN 1995, IL EST MUTE A LONDON, EN ONTARIO, OU IL DEVIENT OFFICIER DES OPERATIONS DANS LE 22E BATAILLON DES SERVICES DE COMBAT. EN 1997, IL RETOURNE A PETAWAWA AU SEIN DU 2E GROUPE-­‐BRIGADE MECANISE DU CANADA (2 GBMC) COMME QUARTIER-­‐MAITRE DU 3 RCR (97-­‐99) ET COMME G4 MATERIAL ET G4 OPERATIONS (99-­‐03). EN 2003, IL EST PROMU AU GRADE DE MAJOR ET ENVOYE DE NOUVEAU A LONDON, EN ONTARIO, DANS LE 31E GROUPE-­‐ BRIGADE DU CANADA OU IL OCCUPE LES FONCTIONS DE G4 (03-­‐06). SA PROCHAINE PERIODE DE SERVICE SERA A KINGSTON, EN ONTARIO, AU SEIN DU GROUPE DE SOUTIEN INTERARMEES DES FORCES CANADIENNES, EN TANT QUE J3 OPS ET J5 PLANS 1 (06-­‐11). APRES UNE PROMOTION AU GRADE DE LCOL, IL ENTRE AU COMMANDEMENT DE LA FORCE EXPEDITIONNAIRE DU CANADA, OU IL SERA LE J5 CEMA INTERNATIONAL ET, APRES UNE REORGANISATION, LE J5 PLANS 2 DU NOUVEAU COMMANDEMENT DES OPERATIONS INTERARMEES DU CANADA. EN SEPTEMBRE 2012, IL EST AFFECTE DE NOUVEAU A KINGSTON DANS LE NOUVEAU GROUPE DE SOUTIEN OPERATIONNEL INTERARMEES DES FORCES CANADIENNES, A TITRE DE J3 ET DE CHEF D ETAT-­‐MAJOR DES OPERATIONS. 3.
EN PLUS DE SES NOMBREUSES REINSTALLATIONS A PETAWAWA, LONDON, KINGSTON ET OTTAWA, TIM PARTICIPE A BON NOMBRE D OPERATIONS EXPEDITIONNAIRES. PLUS PRECISEMENT, PENDANT L OP MARQUIS AU CAMBODGE (92-­‐93), IL SE RETROUVE COMMANDANT DE PELOTON, EN OUTRE, IL EST QUARTIER-­‐MAITRE DE GROUPEMENT TACTIQUE PENDANT L OP HARMONY EN CROATIE (94-­‐95), ET AUSSI PENDANT L OP PALLADIUM EN BOSNIE (98-­‐99), OFFICIER DE LA LOGISTIQUE ET COMMANDANT ADJOINT D UNE MISSION D EQUIPE D AIDE AL INSTRUCTION AUX EMIRATS ARABES UNIS (UAE) (07), IL DEVIENT AUSSI COMMANDANT DE DEUX EQUIPES D ETAPE INTERMEDIAIRE A FOUDJAIRAH (UAE) (08), IL SERA EGALEMENT CHEF D OUVERTURE DE THEATRE LORS DE L OP JAGUAR (11) EN JAMAIQUE ET COMMANDANT ADJOINT LORS DE L OP ATTENTION, IL A AUSSI L OCCASION D ETRE MEMBRE DE L EQUIPE DE CLOTURE DE MISSION A KABOUL, EN AFGHANISTAN (13). AU PAYS, IL PARTICIPE AUX OPERATIONS DE LA CRISE DU VERGLAS EN 1996 DANS LE 1 RCR ET SERT A TITRE D OFFICIER DES OPERATIONS DE L ELEMENT DE SOUTIEN DE LA FORCE OPERATIONNELLE INTERARMEES DANS LE CADRE DE L OP PODIUM A VANCOUVER EN 2010. 4.
TIM PRENDRA SA RETRAITE DANS LA REGION DE KINGSTON OU IL PREVOIT SE REPOSER PENDANT L ETE POUR REFLECHIR DAVANTAGE A TERMINER SON PPPO ET SE PREPARER A SON PROCHAIN PROJET.