CHANGE OF COMMAND at The CANADIAN ARMY ADVANCED WARFARE CENTRE (CAAWC).

Bruce Ewing, Rick Hatton, LCol Brown, and LCol Gauvreau

Located at 8 Wing CFB Trenton, the CAAWC is the Centre of Excellence for all parachute and aerial delivery training in the CAF and conducts over 20 different courses in several technical domains.

On 24 July 2025, presided by Commander Combat Training Centre Colonel Loic Darras, a Change of Command ceremony was conducted between

Lieutenant-Colonel Jéremie Gauvreau and Lieutenant-Colonel Jeff Brown.

Rick Hatton and Bruce Ewing, outgoing and incoming Presidents respectively of the Canadian Airborne Forces Association (CAFA) attended the event as a show of appreciation for the excellent support from LCol Gauvreau for our association and its activities and to welcome LCol Brown in his new command.

Thanks and best wishes to LCol Gauvreau, who takes up his new position as Deputy Commander of the Canadian Forces Recruiting Group HQ at CFB Borden.