Master Corporal Christopher Zomar

West Coast Crew Chief, CF-18 Demonstration Team

Master Corporal (MCpl) Chris Zomar was born and raised in the Comox Valley on Vancouver Island. After graduating from G.P. Vanier Secondary, MCpl Zomar stayed in the Comox Valley where he worked in construction for the next five years.

In March of 2008, MCpl Zomar enrolled as an Avionic Systems Technician (AVS Tech) in the Canadian Armed Forces and was sent to Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec, to complete Basic Military Qualification (BMQ). Following BMQ, MCpl Zomar attended trade training at CFB Kingston and CFB Borden before being posted to the CF-18 Hornet maintenance Cell of the Aerospace Engineering Test Establishment (AETE) at 4 Wing Cold Lake in February 2010. While at AETE, MCpl Zomar deployed multiple times across North America in support of AETE projects involving the CF-18 Hornet.  In 2014, MCpl Zomar was posted to 409 Tactical Fighter Squadron (TFS) where he worked as a first line AVS Technician. While at 409 TFS, MCpl Zomar would deploy several times including deployments on Operation Impact, Red Flag Alaska and SerpentEX.

In 2017, MCpl Zomar was selected to become a Flight Engineer. After his initial training in Trenton, ON, he was posted to 440 Transport Squadron (Sqn) in Yellowknife where he flew on the CC-138 Twin Otter. After a brief two and a half years at 440 Sqn, MCpl Zomar was posted to 442 Transport and Recuse Squadron in Comox. In 2021, seeking a more stable family life for his young son and having a strong desire to return to the fighter fleet, MCpl Zomar remustered back into the Avionics trade and returned to Cold Lake in October 2022.

MCpl Zomar is currently an AVS Tech Junior Supervisor on the CF-18 Hornet with 410 Tactical Fighter Operational Training Squadron at 4 Wing, Cold Lake, Alberta.