Col Carol Potvin took command of 2 Wing

On July 8, 2 Wing Bagotville welcomed the 5th commander in its history. Colonel Luc Girouard has given way to the new commander, Colonel Carol Potvin.

Colonel Potvin graduated from the Aeronautical Industry Training Center at Cégep de Chicoutimi and joined the Canadian Armed Forces in 1997. He spent eleven years in operational flight, for which he accumulated nearly 3,000 flight hours. tactical helicopter. In the course of his duties, he was deployed to Yugoslavia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, among others, and later with the United Nations Multinational Force in Haiti.

The ceremony took place outside the CFB Bagotville Air Defense Museum in front of 25 guests gathered for the occasion in the presence of the Commander of 1 Canadian Air Division, Major-General Eric Kenny. In order to minimize the contact that a traditional parade would generate, the ceremony was broadcast virtually.

During this brief ceremony, Chief Warrant Officer Robert Sullivan also handed over his responsibilities to Chief Warrant Officer Dany Flamand.