Adding history to tribute - Lookout Newspaper

February 14, 2011 BRAVO ZULU LOOKOUT • 13
Lt(N) Mai Guo (centre) is promoted by HMCS Regina’s
Commanding Officer, Cdr Arthur Wamback, right, and
Lt(N) Andrew Willis, left.
During a visit to CFB Esquimalt,
MGen Benjamin, the Chief of Staff
from the Assistant Deputy Minister
for Infrastructure and Environment
ADM(IE) and Canadian Military
Engineers Chief Engineer, made the
following presentations at a ceremony
in the Wardroom on Dec. 14:
Top left: Marcel Gingras, Base
Development Engineer at the
BCE Branch, was presented the
ADM(IE) Realty Asset Management
Achievement Award (Individual) for
his significant and innovative contributions
to the development of CFB
Esquimalt’s Master Real Property
Development Plan (MRPDP), soon
to be the first of its kind to be
approved for the CF.
Bottom left: Sgt Steve Burton, Senior
Firefighter on HMCS Algonquin, was
awarded the ADM(IE) Fire Services
Award (Individual) for his efforts
with the Drager SCBA project.
Photos by Alex Croskery, MARPAC Imaging
Above left: Cdr Guy Bolduc, Commanding Officer MARPAC/JTFPHQ, presents Tammy Jones with
her 25-year Service to the Government of Canada Certificate.
Above right: Cdr Bolduc presents Guylaine Lambert with her 35-year Service to the Government
of Canada Certificate.
HMCS Algonquin Fire Services Section was awarded the ADM(IE) Fire Services
Award (Group). Algonquin was the first ship in the West Coast fleet to complete
the “Phase 1” issue and integration of the new Drager SCBAs and related equipment.
Algonquin was also first to complete the full annual servicing requirement
for this new equipment using the new Drager support facility located on the
BC Mainland. The team included Dave Salvatore, LCdr Brennan Blanchfield, Sgt
Steve Burton, MCpl Gerry Wicht, MCpl Jeremy Buckingham, Cpl Mike Lavers and
Cpl Noah Eckenswiller.