2 Air Movements Squadron sees change in command

There has been a change in command at 2 Air Movements Squadron at 8 Wing Trenton.

Lieutenant-Colonel (LCol) Brandon Sing is the new Commanding Officer of the unit, taking over from LCol Teresa Brown who has commanded the squadron for the past two years.

2 Air Movements Squadron supports almost all major deployments and exercises by the Canadian Armed Forces and an average of 40 million pounds of freight and 42,000 passengers are processed through 2 Air Movements Squadron annually.

LCol Sing was the Mobile Air Movements Officer at 2 Air Movements Squadron from 2005 to 2008 as well as Deputy Commanding Officer in 2015.

Throughout his military career as an Air Logistics Officer, LCol Sing has occupied positions with 19 Wing, 19 Wing’s Mission Support Flight, 1 Canadian Air Division Headquarters and Canadian Forces Joint Operations Support Group. He deployed to Southwest Asia on Op ARCHER/ATHENA, Pakistan for Op PLATEAU, Kandahar for Op ATHENA, Latin America and the Caribbean for Op RENAISSANCE – IRMA/MARIA and Dakar for Op PRESENCE.

Lieutenant-Colonel Brandon Sing, the new Commanding Officer of 2 Air Movements Squadron, takes the salute during the Squadron’s change of command parade at 8 Wing Trenton, Ontario on July 8, 2018. (Submitted photo)

LCol Sing holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Politics and Economics from the Royal Military College of Canada as well as having completed the Joint Command and Staff Program in 2017.

“I feel extremely honoured to have been selected to command 2 Air Movements Squadron. I have first-hand experience with the professionalism and dedication of the women and men of this unit and I will do my best to enable them to succeed in their mission. I want to thank Lieutenant-Colonel Teresa Brown for her incredible leadership over the past few years and I look forward to building upon the work she has done,” said LCol Sing.

In addition to the constant airlift support at 8 Wing, 2 Air Mov Sqn maintains a deployable capability with four, 10-person Mobile Air Movements Sections (MAMS). Deployments in Canada and abroad serve to prepare these teams in preparation for any contingencies or wartime operations.