Wing Chief Warrant Officer, 1 Wing Kingston 

Chief Warrant Officer M.A. Keown, CD

Chief Warrant Officer (CWO) Mark Keown joined the Canadian Armed Forces in September 2000, in North Bay, Ontario. After completing his basic training in December 2000, he was posted to Canadian Forces Base (CFB) North Bay, where he worked as a Surveillance Technician and Data Link Operator supporting the North American Air Defence (NORAD) mission.

In September 2004, he was posted to 51 Aerospace Control and Warning Operational Training Squadron as the Lead Data Link Instructor. Promoted to Master Corporal in July 2007, he was posted to the Canadian Detachment at Tinker Air Force Base in Oklahoma, where he qualified as an Air Surveillance Technician on the Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) surveillance aircraft. He earned his Senior Surveillance Technician qualification in 2008.

From January to June 2010, he deployed to Al Dhafra Air base in the United Arab Emirates, flying missions over Afghanistan in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. Upon returning to Tinker, he became the Data Link Unit Manager for the 552nd Wing.

In 2011, he was promoted to Sergeant and posted to 12 Radar Squadron in Bagotville, Quebec. He was selected for a year of French language training and then posted to 2 Air Expeditionary Squadron (AES) in July 2012, where he served as the Current Operations Cell Warrant Officer. During this time, he deployed on Operation IMPACT and Operation REASSURANCE.

Promoted to Warrant Officer in July 2015, he was posted to the Canadian Detachment at the Eastern Air Defense Sector (EADS) as a Mission Crew Commander Technician and Squadron Warrant Officer. He was promoted to Master Warrant Officer in 2018.

In July 2019, CWO Keown was posted to Canadian Defence Academy Headquarters in Kingston, Ontario, where he served as the Qualification Manager for Non-Commissioned Member Developmental Period 3. He was promoted and appointed as the Squadron Chief Warrant Officer of 437 Transport Squadron in Trenton in July 2022.

On July 31, 2025, CWO Keown was appointed as the Wing Chief Warrant Officer for 1 Wing Kingston.