2 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group Headquarters and Signal Squadron

2 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group Headquarters and Signal Squadron
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Founded	1 June 1995
Country	Canada
Garrison/HQ	Petawawa Ontario
Nickname	2 CMBG HQ & Sigs; 2 Sigs

2 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group Headquarters and Signal Squadron (2 CMBG HQ & Sig Sqn) is a Regular Force Army unit of the Canadian Forces garrisoned at Canadian Forces Base (CFB) Petawawa. The Special Service Force Headquarters and Signal Squadron (SSF HQ & Sig Sqn) was redesignated 2 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group Headquarters and Signal Squadron on 1 June 1995^[1], coincident with the name change of its parent formation.

Tragedy struck 1 June 1999 when MCpl Donald LaSante was killed in an accident during a training exercise when, at an arena parking lot in Beachburg, Ontario, soldiers were in the process of setting up some equipment for a command post when an antenna on one of the vehicles touched live hydro wires.

During the War in Afghanistan, two members of the unit lost their lives: Cpl Matthew Jonathan McCully was killed by an improvised explosive device while he was on a joint Afghan-Canadian foot patrol on 25 May 2007 and Cpl Kenneth Chad O’Quinn who was killed by a roadside bomb that exploded near his armoured vehicle on 3 March 2009.

Commanding Officers

Major R.M. (Mark) Lilienthal, CD, 1995 - 1996

Major S. (Steve) Saulnier, CD, 1996 - 1998

Major J.A.D. (Donald) Rousseau, CD, 1998 - 2000

Major J.M.A. (Maurice) Audet, CD, 2000 - 2002

Major T.S. (Sean) Sullivan, CD, 2002 - 2004

Major J.G. (Gilles) Fortin, CD, 2004 - 2006

Major D.J. (James) Lambert, CD, 2006 - 2008

Major D.R. (David) Yarker, CD, 2008 - 2009

Major C.W. (Chris) McGuffin, CD, 2009 - 2010

Major M.C. (Marie-Claude) Arguin, CD, 2010 - 2012

Major N.B. (Neil) Marshall, CD, 2012 - 2014

Major G.R. (Gavin) Hunt, 2014 - 2016

Major Michael Janelle, CD, 2016 - 2018

Lieutenant-Colonel Patrick Perron, CD, 2018 - 23 June 2020

Major J.L.M. Boudreau, CD, 23 June 2020 - Present

Squadron Sergeants Major

CWO G.F. (Gerry) Cook, CD, 1995 – 1996

CWO W.E.C. (Wilf) Wityshyn, CD, 1996 - 2000

CWO J.R. (René) Maillet, CD, 2000 – 2002

CWO A.E. (Tony) Fequet, CD, 2002 – 2005

CWO K.M. (Kevin) Symes, CD, 2005 – 2008

CWO G. (Gerry) Blais, CD, 2008 – 2010

CWO G. (Gilles) Ouellet, CD, 2010 – 2013

CWO S.G. (Stephen) McNabb, MMM, CD, 2013 - 2016

CWO Michelle Harris, CD, 2016 - 2019

CWO Scott Tanner, CD, 2019 – 2021

CWO Raymond Laplante, CD, 2021 – Present

Lineage

Unit lineage
Created from Special Service Force Headquarters and Signal Squadron	2 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group Headquarters and Signal Squadron	Succeeded by Current Unit