retirement sgt chris neilson, cd, tfc tech-00170 after

RETIREMENTSGTCHRISNEILSON,CD,TFCTECH-00170
AFTER21YEARSOFLOYALANDDEDICATEDSERVICETOTHECAF,SGTCHRISNEILSONWILLBE
RETIRINGON20JANUARY2017.
SGTNEILSONENROLLEDINTHECAFON21FEBRUARY1991ATCFRCST.CATHARINES.UPON
COMPLETIONOFBASICTRAININGATCFRSCORNWALLISHEWASPOSTEDTOTHEARMOURED
BATTLESCHOOLATCFBGAGETOWN.AFTERHISQL3ARMOUREDCREWMANTRAININGHE
WASPOSTEDTOTHEROYALCANADIANDRAGOONS“B”SQUADRONASACOUGARGUNNERAT
CFBPETWAWA.AFTERTWOPOSTINGSWITHINTHEREGIMENT(BSQNANDRECCESQN)AND
TWOOPERATIONALTOURS(OPCAVALIERROTO5-UNPROFOR/OPALLIANCEROTO0-IFOR)IN
BOSNIAHELEFTTHECAFIN1997.
SGTNEILSONREJOINEDTHECAFIN2002ASATRAFFICTECHNICIAN.UPONSUCCESSFUL
COMPLETEIONOFHISQL3TRADESTRAINING,HEWASPOSTEDTO2AIRMOVEMENTS
SQUADRON–CARGOSECTION/CARGOBUILDUP.WHILEAT2AIRMOV,HEWASALSO
EMPLOYEDONLINECREW–1MAMS,PAYLOADCONTROLANDFLIGHTPROGRAMMING.HE
DEPLOYEDONVARIOUSTOURSSUCHASOPAOLLO(CAMPMIRAGE),OPPALLADIUM(ZAGREB
CROATIA),OPAUGURAL(DAKARSENEGAL).HEWASALSOSELECTEDFORA100PERSON
HONOURGUARD,OFWHICHHEWASONEOF12RCAFPERSONNEL,INCELEBRATIONOFTHE
60THANNIVERSARYOFTHELIBERATIONOFTHENETHERLANDS.
IN2007,SGTNEILSONWASPOSTEDTO4AIRMOVEMENTSSECTIONAT4WINGCOLDLAKEAB,
ASTHEOPERATIONSSUPERVISOR,HEOVERSAWTHEDEPLOYMENTOFFORMEDUNITSASWELL
ASTHEIREQUIPMENTTOMANYLOCATIONSAROUNDTHEWORLD.HEWASPROMOTEDTO
SGTIN2008ANDIN2009,SGTNEILSONDEPLOYEDWITHA17PERSONDETACHEMENTTO
KABULAFGHANISTANASPARTOFTASKFORCE3-09.HEWASTHEMCCCOMMANDER,IN
CHARGEOFTHEMOVEMENTSCONTROLCENTRE(MCC)INKABULAFGHANISTAN.
UPONRETURNINGTOCANADAIN2010,HEWASPOSTEDTOCFBPETAWAWAASTHE
FURNITUREANDEFFECTSSUPERVISORWITHIN2SERVICEBATTALION.
IN2011SGTNEILSONWASPOSTEDTOTHETRAFFICTRAININGCADREATTHECANADIAN
FORCESLOGISTICSTRAININGCENTREINCFBBORDEN.WHILEATTHESCHOOLHEHELD
VARIOUSPOSTIONSASANAIRLOGINSTRUCTOR,MATCELLLEADER,AIRCELLLEADERAND
STANDARDSREP.
FORTHETIMEBEINGCHRISWILLPARTICIPATEINTHEVOCREHABPROGRAMANDAFTERHIS
RETIREMENTCHRISANDHISFAMILYWILLBEREMAININGINTHEBARRIEAREA.
ADWDLUNCEHONISBEINGCOORDINATEDATTHEJUNOBEACHMESSATCFBBORDENON15
JULYAT11:30.FORTHOSEWISHINGTOATTENDORANYONEWISHINGTOPASSALONG
CONGRATULATORYORANCEDOTESMAYDOSOVIAEMAILTOMWOAPRILROACH–
[email protected].
RETRAITESGTCHRISNEILSON,CD,TFCTECH-00170
APRES21ANSDEBONSETLOYAUXSERVICES,LESERGENTCHRISNEILSONPRENDRASA
RETRAITEDESFORCESARMEESCANADIENNES,LE20JANVIER2017.
LESGTNEILSONSESTENROLLEDANSLESFORCESARMEES,LE21FEVRIER1991,AUCRFCDEST.
CATHARINES.AUTERMEDESONINSTRUCTIONDEBASEALERFCCORNWALLIS,ILESTAFFECTE
AL’ECOLEDECOMBATDESBLINDESALABFCGAGETOWN.APRESAVOIRREUSSISONCOURS
DEMEMBRED’EQUIPAGEDEBLINDEDUNQ3,ILESTAFFECTEAL’ESCADRONBDESROYAL
CANADIANDRAGOONS,ALABFCPETAWAWA,ATITREDETIREURCOUGAR.APRESDEUX
AFFECTATIONSAUSEINDUREGIMENT(ESCBETESCRECO)ETDEUXAFFECTATIONSADES
OPERATIONS(OPCAVALIERROTO5-FORPRONU/OPALLIANCEROTO0-IFOR)ENBOSNIE,IL
QUITTELESFACEN1997.
EN2002,SGTNEILSONREVIENTAUXFACATITREDETECHNICIENDESMOUVEMENTS.AUSSITOT
QUILREUSSITL’INSTRUCTIONPROFESSIONNELLEDUNQ3,ILESTAFFECTEAU2EESCADRON
DESMOUVEMENTSAERIENS–SECTIONDUFRET/RASSEMBLEMENTDESCHARGEMENTS.
PENDANTCETTEAFFECTATION,ILTRAVAILLEEGALEMENTAUSEINDELEQUIPEDEPOSEURS
DELIGNES–1SMMA,CONTROLEDELACHARGEMARCHANDEETPROGRAMMATIONDESVOLS.
SGTNEILSONAAUSSIPARTICIPEADIVERSESOPERATIONSNOTAMMENT,LOPAOLLO(CAMP
MIRAGE),L’OPPALLADIUM(ZAGREBCROATIE),L’OPAUGURAL(DAKARSENEGAL).ILFAUT
AUSSINOTERQUILAETEL’UNDES12MEMBRESDUPERSONNELDEL’ARCAAVOIRETE
CHOISISPOURFORMERLAGARDED’HONNEURDE100PERSONNES,AUXCELEBRATIONSDU
60EANNIVERSAIREDELALIBERATIONDESPAYS‑BAS.
EN2007,SGTNEILSONESTAFFECTEATITREDESUPERVISEURDESOPERATIONS,ALA4E
SECTIONDESMOUVEMENTSAERIENS,DELA4EESCADREACOLDLAKEENALBERTA.ILYA
SUPERVISELEDEPLOIEMENTD’UNITESFORMESAINSIQUELEURSEQUIPEMENTSPARTOUT
DANSLEMONDE.EN2008,ILESTPROMUSERGENTETEN2009,ILESTAFFECTEAKABOULEN
AFGHANISTAN,AUSEIND’UNDETACHEMENTDE17PERSONNES,DANSLECADREDELAFORCE
OPERATIONNELLE3-09,OUILAOCCUPELESFONCTIONSDECOMMANDANTDE
L’ORGANISATIONDESMOUVEMENTSETTRANSPORTS.
EN2010,ASONRETOURAUCANADA,ILESTAFFECTEALABFCPETAWAWA,AUPOSTEDE
SUPERVISEURDESMEUBLESETEFFETS,AUSEINDU2EBATAILLONDESSERVICES.
EN2011,SGTNEILSONESTAFFECTEAUCADRED’INSTRUCTIONENMOUVEMENTSDUCENTRE
D’INSTRUCTIONDELOGISTIQUEDESFORCESCANADIENNESALABFCBORDEN.ILYAOCCUPE
DIVERSPOSTES,NOTAMMENTD’INSTRUCTEURDELOGISTIQUEAERIENNE,DECHEFDELA
CELLULEDEMOUVEMENTDEMATERIEL,DECHEFDELACELLULEDEMOUVEMENTAERIENET
REPDESNORMES.
POURLEMOMENT,CHRISPARTICIPERAAUPROGRAMMEDEREADAPTATION
PROFESSIONNELLE,ETUNEFOISALARETRAITE,SAFAMILLEETLUICOMPTENTRESTERDANSLA
REGIONDEBARRIE.
UNDINERDEDEPARTDANSLADIGNITEESTPREVUENSONHONNEUR,LE15JUILLET,A11H30
AUMESSJUNOBEACH,ALABFCBORDEN.LESPERSONNESQUISOUHAITENTYPARTICIPEROU
TRANSMETTREDESMESSAGESDEFÉLICITATIONSET/OUDESANECDOTESSONTPRIEESD
ENVOYERUNCOURRIELALADJUMAPRILROACH–[email protected].