Unsung Logisticians lauded at birthday bash
[caption id="attachment_34258" align="aligncenter" width="595"] Members of the Base Logistics team gather for cake and refreshments at the Chief and Petty Officers' Rainbow Room during a 56th Anniversary party for the Royal Canadian Logistics Service on Feb. 1.[/caption] Peter Mallett, Staff Writer — A rare opportunity to get all Logisticians from CFB Esquimalt under one roof arose on Feb. 1, when members celebrated the 56th birthday of the Royal Canadian Logistics Service (RCLS). Approximately 250 members of Base Logistics (BLog) filled the Rainbow Room of the Chief and Petty Officers’ Mess to capacity. Heartfelt handshakes, hi-fives and congratulations were the order of the day, along with speeches, refreshments, awards and a large birthday cake. The last time BLog held an anniversary party was in 2021. In his address, Commander Dan Saunders, BLog Commanding Officer, said there is a growing realization in the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) of the RCLS’s importance. “The RCLS is critical to all RCN initiatives and nothing would get done without you; things in the Navy would grind to a halt,” Cdr Saunders said. RCLS includes civilians and military members, spread out between all three Canadian Armed Forces branches and CFB Esquimalt units. They perform various jobs, encompassing multiple trades such as Human Resources, Financial Service Administrators, Mobile Support Equipment Operators, Traffic Technicians, Material Management Technicians, Postal Technicians, Ammunition Technicians, Cooks from Base Foods and musicians. “I’m glad we were able to come together again as a group because this event is about reuniting and seeing familiar face but also meeting people,” said Chief Petty Officer Second Class Troy McGregor, Base Foods West Coast Occupational Advisor. The anniversary party is also an opportunity to educate the public and even those within the military about the RCLS, say event’s co-organizers Master Warrant Officer (MWO) Donald Quenneville of BLog Systems Control Division and Major (Maj) Weena Boutin of Transport Electrical and Mechanical Engineering (TEME). “We are often seen as the unsung heroes of the Canadian Armed Forces,” Maj Boutin said. “This gathering gave people of different ranks, professions...



















