Après 35+ années de bons et loyaux services au sein des Forces armées canadiennes et la Branche du Génie militaire canadien, le Capt Tony Brake, CD (voir bio ci-jointe), prendra sa retraite le 4 avril 2018. Une cérémonie pour souligner son départ aura lieu le 4 avril 2018 au restaurant Mingler's (situé au centre-ville d'Oromocto, NB). Veuillez acheminer vos messages de félicitations et anecdotes au Maj Christian D. Gagnon christian.gagnon4@forces.gc.ca
Capt Brake enrolled in the Canadian Forces in 1983 as an Artilleryman, with postings to Shilo Manitoba, Lahr Germany and Gagetown NB. He remustered to Construction Technician in 1991, Capt Brake was posted to CFB Petawawa and after a short stay at CE, he was posted to 2 CER in 1994. In 1999, He was posted to the Airfield Engineering Flight at CFB Greenwood. In 2006 Capt Brake was posted to CE Contracts Gagetown followed by a posting to CETS Sqn CFSME in 2008. MWO Brake received a CFR in June 2013, promoted to Capt and replaced Capt Smythe as CESO at CFSME STDS Sqn. Capt Brake has served overseas in Lahr Germany, 3 tours with the UN peacekeeping mission in the Golan Heights, Bosnia, Somalia, a 3 Month power plant project in Alert, and a 1 month JTF tasking during Honduras Flood relief. Domestic operations Capt Tony Brake was involved with Winnipeg Floods and the Quebec Ice Storm.
After 35+ years of loyal and dedicated service to his country, he has decided to retire from the Canadian Armed Forces on 04 Apr 2018. Tony’s next phase of his life is to reconnect with his large extended family as well as spending quality time with his granddaughters, enjoying what most grandpa’s like to do, fishing and camping enjoying the great outdoors with the ones he loves.