Chief Warrant Officer Marlow

Chief Warrant Officer Marlow joined the Royal Canadian Air Force in 1988 as a Performance Orientated Electronics Technician (POET). On completion of POET training in Kingston, ON he was assigned to the Air Weapons Systems trade and posted to the Canadian Forces School of Aerospace Technology and Engineering at CFB Borden.

CWO Marlow’s first posting was to 419 Tactical Fighter (Training) Squadron in Cold Lake in 1989 to work on the CF-116 Freedom Fighter. In 1996 CWO Marlow moved across the aerodrome to 441 Tactical Fighter Squadron and the CF-188. On promotion to MCpl he was assigned to 1 Air Maintenance Squadron, Load Standards and Training in 2003. After 4 years at 1 AMS CWO Marlow returned to 3 Hanger as a Sgt and the newly re-formed 409 TFS for a very short period before being assigned to 1 Combat Engineer Regiment in preparation to deploy with Task Force Afghanistan 1-08 as an Explosive Ordnance Disposal Team Leader. CWO Marlow completed work up training with 1 CER and deployed to Afghanistan in 2008, assigned to Joint Task Force Afghanistan 1-08 Counter Improvised Explosive Device Team #4 as the section commander. CWO Marlow rejoined 409 TFS after the deployment where he participated in NATO air policing in Iceland in 2011 and then forward deploying to Operation Mobile in Trapani, Italy in support of the NATO mission in Libya as an Air Maintenance Superintendent and the rank of Warrant Officer. In 2013 CWO Marlow released from the CAF to pursue other opportunities, in 2014 he re-joined the RCAF, spent a short time again with 409 TFS before being assigned to 1 Canadian Air Division, A4 Maint Arm, where he managed RCAF EOD capability. In 2017 CWO Marlow returned to Cold Lake where he was assigned to supervise the Explosive Storage Area.

In 2018 CWO Marlow again returned to 3 Hanger and 409 TFS where he was then promoted to MWO in Dec 2018 and employed as the Deputy Air Maintenance Officer.

In 2022 CWO Marlow was promoted to his current rank and appointed as the 4 Mission Support Squadron Chief Warrant Officer. After one-year CWO Marlow moved to 410 Tac F(OT) Sqn as the Squadron CWO. In 2025 CWO Marlow was then assigned to 408 THS in Edmonton, AB.

CWO Marlow is engaged and has a son and Grandson that live in Sylvan Lake, AB. He enjoys camping, kayaking, golf, scuba diving and travel in his spare time.