Air Force Commander Announces Commanding Officer and Senior Appointments for 2025 APS

Above image: left to right, RCAF Lieutenant-Colonel badge, Major badge and RCAF Commander Lieutenant-General (LGen) E.J. Kenny.

A number of significant senior Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) appointments were announced just before the turn of the new year.

The appointments are for the upcoming annual posting season (APS).

“My sincere congratulations to all. These appointments reflect your significant contributions to the RCAF and they carry with them a heightened degree of expectation of your personal and professional attributes,” said Lieutenant-General (LGen) E.J. Kenny, Commander of the RCAF, in a statement.

This is the first announcement of the RCAF unit appointments for the upcoming APS. Further announcements are expected.

Exemplifying highest standards

In the statement, published in CANFORGEN 188/24, Kenny reminds the new appointees of the expectations on them. The new senior leadership of the RCAF was reminded to study and embody the CAF Ethos: Trusted to Serve.

“I depend on you to lead our aviators with integrity, courage and conviction. As you prepare to assume your critical leadership opportunities within the RCAF, I challenge each of you to think about how you will ensure that every member under your command can thrive and grow in a safe, inclusive and respectful environment. I am confident that you are well-prepared to succeed in this critical command responsibility,” said the RCAF Commander in the statement.

New Appointees

The following are the Commanding Officer and senior RCAF appointments for APS 2025, according to the CANFORGEN:

• 1 Cdn Air Div Hq CO – LCol. Jennifer Campbell
• 1 Cdn Air Div A2 – Maj(P). Cochrane
• 1 Cdn Air Div A6 – LCol. Ken Bedley
• JRCC Halifax OIC – Maj. Dan Conway
• JRCC Trenton OIC – Maj. Melanie Rouillard-Lamy
• CFS Alert CO – Maj. David Eisenhauer (Jan-Jun 25)
• 400 Sqn CO – Maj. (P) Jonathan Lemieux
• 403 Sqn CO – LCol. Andrew Webb
• 408 Sqn CO – LCol. Taylor Hall
• 438 Sqn CO – LCol. Guillaume Mallet
• 2 Operational Support Squadron (OSS) CO – LCol. Youri Audy
• 439 Sqn CO – Maj. Martin Canuel
• 12 Radar Sqn CO – Maj. Vanessa Larochelle-Meilleur
• 4 Wing Cold Lake OSS CO – LCol. Brian Kynaston
• 4 Wing Mission Support Squadron (MSS) CO – Maj. (P) Ian Golding
• 401 Sqn CO – LCol. Tristan Mckee
• 10 Field Technical Training Squadron (FTTS) CO – Maj. Vanessa Fulford
• 5 Wg Comd – LCol. William Brake
• 444 Sqn CO – Maj. Colin Strong
• 7 OSS CO – LCol. Ryan Lizotte
• 412 Sqn CO – Maj. (P) Steve Reed
• 424 Sqn CO – LCol. Will Livingston
• 426 Sqn CO – LCol Andrew Oakes
• 440 SqnCO – Maj. (P) Marc-Andre Martin
• 8 Wing Deputy Commander (DComd)- LCol. Martin Beaulieu
• 8 Wing OSS CO – LCol. Gregor Jackson
• 9 Wing Comd – LCol. Bob Mitchell
• 9 Wing DComd – Capt. (P) Philippe Tremblay
• 406 Sqn CO – LCol. Nicole Deschamps
• 405 Sqn CO – LCol. Joel Stubbert
• 413 Sqn CO – LCol Greg Boone
• 14 Air Maintenance Squadron (AMS) CO – Maj. (P) Atif Rizvi
• 14 Wing DComd – LCol. Robert Curtis
• 2 Canadian Forces Flight Training School Commandant – Maj. (P) Craig Cloete
• 431 Sqn CO – LCol. Guillaume Paquet
• 469 Sqn – LCol. Andrew Faith
• 17 Wing DComd – LCol. Josh Van Tine
• 17 Wing MSS CO – LCol. Trish Travers
• 19 Wing DComd – LCol. Anne Gray
• 19 Wing OSS CO – LCol. Brent Vaino
• 19 Wing MSS CO – LCol. Teesha Wheaton-Sparkes
• 21 Sqn CO – LCol. Steve Buckley
• 22 Wing DComd – LCol. Jj Verran
• 22 Wing MSS CO – LCol. Sylvain Blais
• 51 Sqn Co – Maj. Matthew Galvin
• Canadian Component Western Air Defense Sector McChord AFB Detachment Comd – LCol. Oliver Maltais

Branch’s Priorities

In the CANFORGEN, Kenny also touched upon the recently published RCAF strategy and the branch’s priorities for the upcoming years.

“I look forward to the opportunity to articulate my personal views to you at a future RCAF Unit Command Team Orientation Program session. More importantly, I look forward to hearing your ideas and actions in support of our new strategy,” added the CANFORGEN.