MWO LINDA FONTAINE, CD, MM TECH 00168
1. AFTER MORE THAN 20 YEARS OF PROUD AND LOYAL SERVICE TO CANADA AND THE RCLS, MASTER WARRANT OFFICER LINDA FONTAINE WILL RETIRE FROM THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES ON 26 DECEMBER 2022.
2. MASTER WARRANT OFFICER LINDA FONTAINE ENROLLED IN THE CANADIAN FORCES IN JANUARY 2002. UPON COMPLETION OF HER BMQ IN ESQUIMALT SHE WAS SENT TO CFB BORDEN TO COMPLETE HER SUPPLY TECH QL3. UPON COMPLETION OF HER TRAINING SHE WAS POSTED TO 8 ACSS SQN AT CFB TRENTON IN CLOTHING STORES AND LPO. IN 2009, MWO FONTAINE WAS APPOINTED TO THE RANK OF MCPL AND POSTED TO CFB KINGSTON IN CLOTHING STORES. MWO FONTAINE WAS PROMOTED TO THE RANK OF SGT IN 2012 AND SUSEQUENTLY POSTED TO CFJSR AS 3 SQN SQMS. SHE WAS PROMOTED TO WO IN 2016 AND POSTED TO 2 SERVICE BATTALION AT CFB PETAWAWA AS MCO PL WO, WHILE AT 2 SERVICE BATTALION SHE WAS ALSO EMPLOYED AS CQMS OF MAINT COY. MWO FONTAINE WAS PROMOTED TO HER CURRENT RANK IN 2019 AND POSTED TO CMED AS THE DEPOT SERGEANT MAJOR. SHE WAS POSTED TO HER CURRENT POSITION AS 2 RCHA’S RQMS IN 2020.
3. HER DEPLOYMENTS INCLUDE 2 DEPLOYMENTS TO DUBAI ON OP ATHENA IN 2004 AND 2007 AS AIRCRAFT SPARE PARTS AND LPO, A DEPLOYMENT TO IRAQ ON OP IMPACT AS THE CONTRACTS NCO IN 2018, AND A DEPLOYMENT TO UKRAINE ON OP UNIFIER IN 2021 AS THE J4 OPS NCO. OTHER UNIQUE OPPORTUNITIES SHE HAS HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO TAKE PART IN INCLUDE A DEPLOYMENT TO NUNAVUT ON OP NEVUS IN 2011.
4. MASTER WARRANT OFFICER LINDA FONTAINE HAS BEEN MARRIED TO HER HUSBAND DENIS FOR 36 YEARS AND TOGETHER THEY HAVE 2 CHILDREN. THEY WELCOMED THEIR FIRST GRANDCHILD IN NOVEMBER 2020.
5. IN RETIREMENT, MWO FONTAINE INTENDS TO TRAVEL, ENJOY THE OUTDOORS, MOVE CLOSER TO HER FAMILY, AND SPEND TIME WITH HER GRANDSON.
6. MWO FONTAINE’S DWD WILL BE HELD AT THE REICHWALD SNCO MESS IN PETAWAWA AT 1400 ON 17 NOV 2022. PLEASE SEND YOUR INTENTION TO ATTEND TO THE DWD COORDINATOR, CAPT P.C. LAVACK AT PATRICK.LAVACK@FORCES.GC.CA. YOU MAY ALSO SEND ANY ANECDOTES, MESSAGES, OR WELL WISHES TO THE DWD COORDINATOR.