1. CAPT BOB ADAMS WILL BE RETIRING FROM THE CF ON 02 OCT 07 AFTER 25 PLUS YEARS OF DEDICATED SERVICE TO THE CF

2. CAPT ADAMS ENROLLED IN THE FORCES IN DEC 1981. HE INITIALLY JOINED THE COMMUNICATIONS BRANCH AS A COMM RESEARCH TECH AND REMUSTERED TO THE PLUMBER/GAS FITTER TRADE AND BEGAN HIS TRAINING AT THE CF SCHOOL OF MILITARY ENGINEERING AT CHILLIWACK IN 1982. CAPT ADAMS WAS POSTED TO CFB BORDEN UPON COMPLETION OF INITIAL TRADES TRAINING WHERE HE COMPLETED A TOUR IN NICOSIA, CYPRUS IN 1986, BEFORE BEING POSTED TO 1 CONSTRUCTION ENGINEER UNIT WINNIPEG IN 1989. CAPT ADAMS THEN MOVED INTO WING CE AT CFB WINNIPEG IN 1992 WHERE HE COMPLETED TWO MORE TOURS, FIRST A TOUR IN HAITI IN 1995 AND THEN A TOUR IN THE GOLAN HEIGHTS IN 1998. CAPT ADAMS WAS POSTED BACK TO 1 CONSTRUCTION ENGINEER UNIT IN MONCTON WHERE HE ACCEPTED THE CFR PROGRAM IN 2000, ONCE AGAIN A POSTING RETURNED HIM TO CFB WINNIPEG AS AN AF ENGR OFFICER. CAPT ADAMS MOVED OVER TO 1 CDN AIR DIV IN 2005 AS A MEMBER OF MISSION SUPPORT COORDINATION, PART OF AFSC. CAPT BOB ADAMS WILL BE RETIRING FROM THE REG F IN WINNIPEG TO ACCEPT EMPLOYMENT WITH THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IN THE CANADIAN BORDERS SERVICE AGENCY TO BECOME THE MANAGER OF FIXED INFRASTRUCTURE PRAIRIE REGION

3. CONGRATULATORY MESSAGES AND ANECDOTES ARE TO BE FORWARDED TO 1 CDN AIR DIV HQ, MSN SP RDNS MGMT, CAPT M.R. LILLICO, TEL (204) 833-2500 LOCAL 4156, CSN 257-4156, OR VIA E-MAIL AT mailto:Lillico.MR@forces.gc.ca