408 Squadron

Commanding Officer

Lieutenant-Colonel Melissa Snook LCol Melissa Snook is originally from Conception Bay South Newfoundland, and enrolled in the Canadian Armed Forces in 2001 to commence her studies at the Royal Military College of Canada. After a preparatory year in St. Jean Quebec, she spent the next four years in Kingston where she graduated with a double...

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Squadron CWO

Chief Warrant Officer Carlos Oliveira Chief Warrant Officer (CWO) Carlos Oliveira was born in Toronto, Ontario and joined the Canadian Armed Forces in 1991 as a reserve Airframe Technician. Following basic trades training, he worked on the CH136 Kiowa helicopter with 2 Tactical Aviation Support Squadron (2 TASS) in Downsview, Ontario. In 1997, he transferred...

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HONORARY COLONEL

  HCOL  J’lyn Nye  J’lyn Nye was appointed as Honorary Colonel of 408 Tactical Helicopter Squadron, Edmonton, AB, in July 2015. Honorary Colonel Nye was born in Smiths Falls, ON and raised in Belleville and Sault Ste.Marie.  She graduated from Confederation College in Thunder Bay, ON, with a Broadcasting Radio and Television Diploma. Currently the Afternoon Talk Show host at 630...

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Former Commanding Officers

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