List of appointees: Order of Military Merit - May 24, 2024

List of appointees attending the investiture ceremony of the Order of Military Merit on May 24, 2024

Please note that the information below reflects the rank and posting of the appointees at the time of their appointment to the Order of Military Merit.  

COMMANDERS

Major-General Joseph Michel Steve Boivin, C.M.M., M.S.C., M.S.M., C.D.
Canadian Special Operations Forces Command Headquarters
Ottawa, Ontario
(This is a promotion within the Order)

Lieutenant-General Stephen Richardson Kelsey, C.M.M., C.D.
Headquarters Allied Joint Force Command Naples
Naples, Italy
(This is a promotion within the Order)

Major-General William Francis Seymour, C.M.M., C.D. (Ret’d)
Canadian Joint Operations Command Headquarters 
Ottawa, Ontario

Rear-Admiral Christopher Frederick Sutherland, C.M.M., C.D.
Office of the Chief of Military Personnel
Ottawa, Ontario

Brigadier-General Virginia Catherine Tattersall, C.M.M., C.D.
Director General Compensation and Benefits
Ottawa, Ontario

OFFICERS

Lieutenant-Colonel Amanda Elizabeth Aldous, O.M.M., C.D.
Canadian Forces Base Winnipeg
Winnipeg, Manitoba

Lieutenant-Colonel Adam Bradly Battista, O.M.M., C.D.
NATO Allied Joint Force Command
Brunssum, The Netherlands

Lieutenant-Colonel Marie Pauline Chantal Bérubé, O.M.M., C.D.
35 Canadian Brigade Group Headquarters
Québec, Quebec

Colonel Colleen Ann Forestier, O.M.M., M.S.C., C.D.
Canadian Forces Health Services Group Headquarters
Ottawa, Ontario

Lieutenant-Colonel Andrea Marie Keeping, O.M.M., C.D.
Canadian Armed Forces Transition Unit (Manitoba and Saskatchewan)
Winnipeg, Manitoba

Colonel Mark Edward Joseph Lachapelle, O.M.M., C.D.
Canadian Forces Base North Bay
North Bay, Ontario

Captain(N) Jeffrey Lawrence Murray, O.M.M., M.S.C., M.S.M., C.D.
Office of the Chief of Force Development
Ottawa, Ontario

Colonel Cayle Ian Oberwarth, O.M.M., M.S.M., C.D.
Combat Training Centre
Oromocto, New Brunswick

Colonel Patrick Henri Gérard Hubert Robichaud, O.M.M., M.S.M., C.D.
Canadian Manoeuvre Training Centre
Wainwright, Alberta

Captain(N) Peter Scott Robinson, O.M.M., M.S.M., C.D.
Canadian Forces Base Esquimalt
Victoria, British Columbia

Lieutenant-Colonel Erin Elizabeth Smith, O.M.M., C.D.
Canadian Forces Environmental Medicine Establishment
Toronto, Ontario

MEMBERS

Warrant Officer Jeremy John Charles Ion Adams, M.M.M., C.D.
Canadian Army Intelligence Regiment
Kingston, Ontario

Captain Chrystal-Ann Barker, M.M.M., C.D.
5th Canadian Division Support Group
Oromocto, New Brunswick

Chief Warrant Officer Marc Beaumier, M.M.M., C.D.
Canadian Forces Base Bagotville
Bagotville, Quebec

Warrant Officer Eric Joseph Bernard Benoit, M.M.M., C.D.
2nd Canadian Ranger Patrol Group
Richelain, Quebec

Chief Petty Officer 2nd Class Ian Leslie Biller, M.M.M., C.D.
Naval Tactical Operations Group
Victoria, British Columbia

Master Warrant Officer Leo Michael Boland, M.M.M., C.D. (Ret’d)
4th Artillery Regiment (General Support)
Oromocto, New Brunswick

Warrant Officer Sébastien Joseph Bouchard, M.M.M., C.D.
Canadian Forces Joint Operational Support Group Headquarters
Kingston, Ontario

Master Warrant Officer Martin Joseph Roland Gaétan Buisson, M.M.M., C.D.
Canadian Special Operations Forces Command Headquarters
Petawawa, Ontario

Chief Petty Officer 1st Class Edward George Burns, M.M.M., C.D. (Ret’d)
Her Majesty’s Canadian Ship Ville de Québec
Halifax, Nova Scotia

Petty Officer 1st Class Charmaine Foye Chaddock, M.M.M., C.D.
The Maritime Forces Atlantic Band
Halifax, Nova Scotia

Master Warrant Officer Mathieu Cloutier, M.M.M., C.D.
2nd Canadian Division Training Centre
Courcelette, Quebec

Master Warrant Officer Geneviève Marie Micheline Couture, M.M.M., C.D.
Canadian Forces Joint Signal Regiment
Kingston, Ontario

Chief Warrant Officer Barry Crocker, M.M.M., C.D.
Canadian Forces Joint Operational Support Group Headquarters
Kingston, Ontario

Master Warrant Officer Bryce Kenneth Culver, M.M.M., C.D.
Canadian Joint Operations Command Headquarters
Ottawa, Ontario

Warrant Officer Anton Brian Daniel Gérard Deschambault, M.M.M., C.D.
1st Battalion, Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry
Edmonton, Alberta

Chief Warrant Officer Robert Scott Doyle, M.M.M., C.D.
41 Canadian Brigade Group Headquarters
Calgary, Alberta

Chief Warrant Officer Joseph Roland Éric Dugas, M.M.M., C.D.
3rd Battalion, Royal 22e Régiment
Courcelette, Quebec

Master Warrant Officer Stephen Douglas Junior Eddy, M.M.M., C.D.
1 Service Battalion
Edmonton, Alberta

Chief Petty Officer 2nd Class Peter Kent Ellerbeck, M.M.M., C.D. 
Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe
Casteau, Belgium

Petty Officer 1st Class Joan Ohiovbemi Emode, M.M.M., M.S.M., C.D.
Her Majesty’s Canadian Ship York
Toronto, Ontario

Chief Warrant Officer Craig Steven Joseph Frost, M.M.M., C.D.
1 Canadian Air Division Headquarters
Winnipeg, Manitoba

Chief Warrant Officer Pascal Joseph Gagné, M.M.M., C.D.
2nd Battalion, Royal 22e Régiment
Québec, Quebec

Master Warrant Officer Philippe Gagné, M.M.M., C.D.
5 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group Headquarters and Signal Squadron
Courcelette, Quebec

Master Warrant Officer Bethany Lynn Grant, M.M.M., C.D.
3rd Field Artillery Regiment (The Loyal Company), RCA
Saint John, New Brunswick

Warrant Officer Logan Ross Gray, M.M.M., C.D.
41 Signal Regiment - Detachment Calgary
Calgary, Alberta

Captain Charles Patrick Gresl, M.M.M., C.D.
20th Independent Field Battery, RCA
Lethbridge, Alberta

Chief Petty Officer 2nd Class Michael Anthony Hamilton, M.M.M., C.D.
Her Majesty’s Canadian Ship Windsor
Halifax, Nova Scotia

Warrant Officer Lance Thomas Hooper, M.M.M., M.S.M., C.D.
Canadian Armed Forces Transition Centre
Kingston, Ontario

Master Warrant Officer Jason Gary Houle, M.M.M., C.D. (Ret’d)
Canadian Forces School of Aerospace Technology and Engineering
Borden, Ontario

Chief Warrant Officer Stéphane Joseph Benoît Larouche, M.M.M., C.D.
The Royal Canadian Dragoons
Petawawa, Ontario

Chief Petty Officer 1st Class Daniel Martial Sylvain Legault, M.M.M., C.D.
Regional Cadet Support Unit (Atlantic)
Shearwater, Nova Scotia

Captain Thomas Gordon Gerard Leslie, M.M.M., C.D.
Regional Cadet Support Unit (Eastern)
Montréal, Quebec

Warrant Officer Simon Gregory Linklater, M.M.M., C.D. (Ret’d)
Military Personnel Generation Group
Borden, Ontario

Chief Warrant Officer Deborah Lynn Martens, M.M.M., C.D.
Canadian Forces Base North Bay
North Bay, Ontario

Warrant Officer Steve Joseph Pierre Milot, M.M.M., C.D.
2nd Canadian Division Support Group Base Valcartier Detachment Montréal
Montréal, Quebec

Petty Officer 1st Class Verena Mary Murphy, M.M.M., C.D.
3rd Canadian Division Support Group – Detachment Wainwright
Wainwright, Alberta

Petty Officer 1st Class Christopher Robert Newstead, M.M.M., C.D.
Her Majesty’s Canadian Ship Star
Hamilton, Ontario

Master Warrant Officer Harold Zachary Norman, M.M.M., C.D.
2nd Battalion, Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry
Shilo, Manitoba

Ranger Scott Ernest Odian, M.M.M., C.D.
1st Canadian Ranger Patrol Group
Yellowknife, Northwest Territories

Master Warrant Officer Sean Osztian, M.M.M., C.D.
4th Canadian Division Headquarters
Toronto, Ontario

Master Warrant Officer Jason Joseph Patterson, M.M.M., C.D.
405 Long Range Patrol Squadron
Greenwood, Nova Scotia

Chief Warrant Officer Robert Wye Patterson, M.M.M., C.D.
3rd Canadian Ranger Patrol Group
Borden, Ontario

Master Warrant Officer Jean-Louis Proteau, M.M.M., C.D.
Royal Military College Saint-Jean
Richelain, Quebec

Captain Mélanie Marie Rhéaume, M.M.M., C.D.
Canadian Forces Health Services Centre (Ottawa)
Ottawa, Ontario

Warrant Officer John Robert William Robins, M.M.M., C.D. (Ret’d)
6 Intelligence Company
Winnipeg, Manitoba

Master Warrant Officer Gail Maxine Ross, M.M.M., C.D. (Ret’d)
2 Field Ambulance
Petawawa, Ontario

Chief Warrant Officer Andrew Geoffrey Rusconi, M.M.M., C.D.
16 Wing Headquarters
Borden, Ontario

Ranger John Elmer Sam, M.M.M., C.D.
2nd Canadian Ranger Patrol Group
Richelain, Quebec

Master Corporal Maryse Emilie Savoie-Lagacé, M.M.M.
4th Canadian Division Support Base Petawawa
Petawawa, Ontario

Master Warrant Officer Drew Russell Scott, M.M.M., C.D.
Real Property Operations Unit (Pacific)
Victoria, British Columbia

Warrant Officer Réal Eric Marco Sorel, M.M.M., C.D.
Canadian Forces Base Suffield
Medicine Hat, Alberta

Chief Petty Officer 2nd Class Shawn Russell Swinimer, M.M.M., C.D.
Naval Fleet School (Atlantic)
Halifax, Nova Scotia

Ranger Jean Julienne Tsannie, M.M.M., C.D.
4th Canadian Ranger Patrol Group
Victoria, British Columbia

Warrant Officer Gilberte Audrey Marie Eve Walton, M.M.M., C.D.
NATO Allied Land Command
Izmir, Turkey

Warrant Officer Danette Marlene Weyh, M.M.M., C.D.
21 Aerospace Control and Warning Squadron
North Bay, Ontario

Master Warrant Officer Gordon John Whan, M.M.M., C.D.
1st Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment
Petawawa, Ontario

Chief Petty Officer 1st Class Steven Joseph Wist, M.M.M., C.D.
Naval Training Development Centre (Pacific)
Victoria, British Columbia