Col Guillaume Tremblay joined the Canadian Armed Forces in 1999 under the Regular Officer Training Plan and graduated from the Royal Military College of Canada in Kingston in 2004 with a double major in Business Administration and Politics and Economics (B.A.). Col Tremblay completed the Air Traffic Control course at the Canadian Forces School of Aerospace Control Operations in Cornwall in 2005 and operationally qualified as Tower Controller at 3 Wing Bagotville in 2006.
In 2008, Col Tremblay...
Col Guillaume Tremblay joined the Canadian Armed Forces in 1999 under the Regular Officer Training Plan and graduated from the Royal Military College of Canada in Kingston in 2004 with a double major in Business Administration and Politics and Economics (B.A.). Col Tremblay completed the Air Traffic Control course at the Canadian Forces School of Aerospace Control Operations in Cornwall in 2005 and operationally qualified as Tower Controller at 3 Wing Bagotville in 2006.
In 2008, Col Tremblay was posted to 1 Canadian Air Division in Winnipeg where he was employed in the Strategic Plans and the Air Mobility Divisions. In 2010, Col Tremblay returned to 3 Wing Bagotville as the Chief-Controller of the Military Aerodrome Control Unit and was promoted to the rank of Major in 2012. He served as the 3 Wing Air Traffic Control Officer until 2014 and was then deployed to Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar as the Canadian Liaison Officer at the US Central Command Combined Aerospace Operations Centre under OP FOUNDATION.
In 2015, Col Tremblay was selected to attend the Joint Command and Staff Program at the Canadian Forces College in Toronto where he completed a Master of Defence Studies (MDS). In July 2016, Col Tremblay took command of the Canadian Forces Recruiting Centre Atlantic in Halifax. Promoted to lieutenant-colonel in 2017, he held the position of Gender Advisor to the Commander of Canadian Joint Operations Command in Ottawa until June 2018.
In July 2018, Col Tremblay was given the privilege of being the first Royal Canadian Air Force officer to command the Canadian Forces Leadership and Recruit School in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu. After commanding the largest training establishment of the Canadian Armed Forces for two years, Col Tremblay was posted to the NORAD Headquarters in Colorado Springs as the Executive Assistant to the NORAD Deputy Commander. Promoted to his current rank in 2021, Col Tremblay was appointed Chief of Staff for the formation of Canadian Element NORAD for a period of two years. On June 27th 2023, Col Tremblay was honored to assume command of the Royal Military College Saint-Jean.
Col Tremblay also holds a master degree in Organizational Management (M.Sc.) from the Université du Québec à Chicoutimi. Throughout his career, Col Tremblay has been actively involved in the Canadian Armed Forces Regional and International (CISM) volleyball programs.
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