Chief Warrant Officer Kevin Wezenbeek
Chief Warrant Officer Kevin Wezenbeek joined the Canadian Armed Forces in May of 1990. After basic training at Canadian Forces Recruit School Cornwallis, Nova Scotia, he completed Performance Oriented Electronics Training in Kingston, Ontario, followed by his Instrument Electrical Technician trades training at Canadian Forces School of Aerospace Technology and Engineering in Borden, Ontario.
CWO Wezenbeek started his career on the CF-18 Hornet at 4 Wing Cold Lake, Alberta in the summer of 1991. During his 18 years in Cold Lake, he was initially posted to the Base Aircraft Maintenance Engineering Organization, which was subsequently renamed 1 Air Maintenance Squadron. After his promotion to MCpl in 2001, he was posted to 416 Tactical Fighter Squadron and remained there until the Unit was officially retired. He received the privilege of being chosen as a member of the honour guard that returned the Squadron colours to the home city of Oshawa, Ontario. Promoted to Sergeant in 2006, CWO Wezenbeek moved to 409 Tactical Fighter Squadron.
In 2009, he was posted to Ottawa, Ontario and attended a yearlong French course at Asticou in Gatineau, Quebec, during which, was promoted to Warrant Officer in December of that year. After successful completion of the course in 2010, he was employed as Life Cycle Material Manager for the CF-18 Gun System in Ottawa, Ontario.
Promoted to Master Warrant Officer in 2013, he was posted to 443 Maritime Helicopter Squadron in Pat Bay, British Columbia and completed tours as the Detachment Air Maintenance Superintendent on HMCS VANCOUVER, where he sailed on both SOUTHPLOY and WESTPLOY.
In 2017, CWO Wezenbeek was chosen as Senior Aircraft Maintenance Superintendent and in June of that year completed a 6 month deployment as Station Warrant Officer at Canadian Forces Station Alert. Upon returning from tour, he filled the role as Acting Senior Maintenance Manager during the transition to the new CH-148 Cyclone Helicopter.
In 2019, he was promoted to his current rank and appointed as the Squadron Chief Warrant Officer at 14 Air Maintenance Squadron in Greenwood, Nova Scotia and also filled the role as Maintenance CAG Chief for the Long Range Patrol Fleet.
In 2021, CWO Wezenbeek was selected for the Non-Commissioned Member Executive Development Program at Royal Military College in Kingston, Ontario and completed his Certificate in Advanced Military Studies. Upon completion, he was appointed as the Wing Chief Warrant Officer of 12 Wing in Shearwater, Nova Scotia.