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1. BGEN DAVID MARTIN WILL BE RETIRING FROM THE CANADIAN FORCES AFTER
36 YEARS OF OUTSTANDING SERVICE.  HIS DISTINGUISHED CAREER WILL BE
RECOGNIZED AT A RETIREMENT CEREMONY AT THE RCAF OFFICERS MESS IN
DOWNTOWN OTTAWA ON 10 OCT 08

2. BGEN MARTIN JOINED THE CF ON 10 AUG 1972 AND GRADUATED FROM THE
ROYAL MILITARY COLLEGE IN 1976. HE RECEIVED HIS PILOTS WINGS IN
1977, AND AFTER CONVERSION TRAINING ON HELICOPTERS, WAS ASSIGNED TO
443 HELICOPTER ANTI-SUB SQN IN SHEARWATER, NS WHERE HE SERVED FOR
FOUR YEARS ONBOARD A VARIETY OF HMC SHIPS. AFTER LEAVING SHEARWATER,
BGEN MARTIN UNDERTOOK POST-GRADUATE TRAINING AT THE UNIV OF WATERLOO
PRIOR TO RETURNING TO RMC AS AN ASSISTANT PROFESSOR IN THE
DEPARTMENT OF ENGINEERING AND MANAGEMENT. HE WAS THEN SELECTED TO
ATTEND THE 2 YR GERMAN GENERAL STAFF COLLEGE IN HAMBURG, GERMANY. ON
COMPLETION HE WAS POSTED BACK TO SHEARWATER FOR A TOUR WITH 423
HELICOPTER ANTI-SUBMARINE SQN WHICH INCLUDED A DEPLOYMENT ON HMCS
ATHABASKAN DURING THE 1990/1991 PERSIAN GULF WAR AS THE DET COMD. HE
LATER SERVED 2 YEARS AS DET CO WITH 406 MARITIME OPERATIONAL
TRAINING SQN IN SHEARWATER AND THEN ONE YR AT MARITIME AIR GROUP HQ
IN HALIFAX AS THE ROTARY WING MARITIME AIR STANDARDS TEAM LEADER.
BGEN MARTIN WAS PROMOTED TO LCOL IN 1995 AND APPOINTED STAFF OFFICER
TO THE CDS. IN 1997 HE RETURNED TO SHEARWATER TO TAKE COMMAND OF 423
MARITIME HELICOPTER SQN. THE FOLLOWING YEAR HE WAS PROMOTED TO COL
AND POSTED BACK TO OTTAWA AS PROJECT DIRECTOR YEAR 2000 FOR THE DND
OPERATIONAL READINESS PROGRAM AND THEN SERVED AS THE EA TO THE CDS.
IN 2002 BGEN MARTIN ATTENDED THE ROYAL COLLEGE OF DEFENCE STUDIES IN
LONDON, ENGLAND PRIOR TO ASSUMING COMMAND OF 12 WING IN 2003. IN
2004 BGEN MARTIN WAS PROMOTED TO HIS CURRENT RANK AND APPOINTED TO
THE AIR STAFF AS DIRECTOR GENERAL AIR FORCE DEVELOPMENT. IN 2006 HE
WAS APPOINTED ASSISTANT COS AND IN FEB 07 HE ASSUMED HIS PRESENT
POSITION AS CEO CFPSA.

3. THE FAREWELL LUNCHEON WILL START AT 1145 AND WILL BE PRECEDED BY
THE RETIREMENT CEREMONY. RSVP FOR THE EVENT WITH LT JENNIFER KENNEDY
AT KENNEDY.JR4 AT FORCES.GC.CA, PHONE 613-995-9565.  COST IS 20.00
DOLLARS PER PERSON, PLEASE RSVP PRIOR TO 30 SEP 08.

4. CONGRATULATORY MESSAGES AND BEST WISHES ARE ALSO REQUESTED BY LT
KENNEDY BEFORE THIS DATE.