Special Service Force Headquarters and Signal Squadron

Special Service Force Headquarters and Signal Squadron
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Active	April 1977 – 1 June 1995
Garrison/HQ	CFB Petawawa Ontario
Nickname	SSF Sigs

Special Service Force Headquarters and Signal Squadron (SSF HQ and Sigs) (fr: Escadron du quartier general et des transmission, Force d’operations speciales) was created in April 1977 when the Special Service Force was formed in Petawawa by the amalgamation of units from 2 Combat Group and the Canadian Airborne Regiment. The official redesignation of 2 Combat Group Headquarters and Signal Squadron was eventually issued on 1 December 1978.^[1]

In 1987 the French version of the unit name was amended to be Quartier général et Escadron des transmissions de la Force d’opérations spéciales.^[2]

In the Fall of 1988 Canada committed to the United Nations Iran-Iraq Military Observer Group (UNIIMOG) mission and SSF Sigs supplied the majority of members deployed as part of 88 Signal Regiment.

When the Special Service Force was renamed 2 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group in 1995, the squadron was redesignated 2 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group Headquarters and Signal Squadron.^[3]

Commanding Officers

Maj D.A. (Doug) Belliveau, 1978 - 1979

Maj R.K. (Bob) Martineau, 1979 - 1981

Maj G.K. (Gord) MacDougall, 1981 - 1984

Maj P.B. (Pete) Ellis, 1984 - 1986

Maj W.J. (Bill) Blondon, 1986 - 1988

Maj A.F. (Al) Batchelar, 1988 - 1990

Maj M.E. (Mike) Hanrahan, 1990 - 1991

Maj A. (Al) Black, 1991 - 1993

Maj S.P. (Steve) Woodland, 1993 - 1994

Maj R.M. (Mark) Lilienthal, 1994 - 1995

Squadron Sergeants Major

CWO J.R. Nicholson, 1978

CWO K.E. Stuart, 1980 - 1982

CWO W.G. Fallows, 1982 - 1985

CWO R.S. McRae, 1985 - 1988

CWO G.S. Smith, June 1988 - August 1988

WO P.H.A. Eagar, August 1988 - December 1988

MWO L.J. Hildebrandt, January 1989 - July 1989

CWO J.E. Savoie, 1989 - 1991

CWO W.H. Forward, 1991 - 1994

CWO G.F. (Gerry) Cook, 1994-1995

Lineage

Unit lineage
Created from 2 Combat Group Headquarters and Signal Squadron	Special Service Force Headquarters and Signal Squadron 1978 - 1995	Succeeded by 2 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group Headquarters and Signal Squadron