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<b>Service History:</b> | <b>Service History:</b> | ||
− | + | [[file:Liath_Rook_Cpl.jpg|40px|left]] <b>Promotion - Corporal [1993 Dec 17]</b> | |
− | + | Following Completion of Special Weapons Training and first deployment<br><br> | |
*<b>Operation RECORD [1994/1998/2000/2001]</b> | *<b>Operation RECORD [1994/1998/2000/2001]</b> | ||
**Canadian support to the United Nations Iraq-Kuwait Observer Mission (UNIKOM)<br><br> | **Canadian support to the United Nations Iraq-Kuwait Observer Mission (UNIKOM)<br><br> | ||
− | + | [[file:Liath_Rook_MCpl.jpg|40px|left]] <b>Promotion - Master Corporal [1994 Nov 30]</b><br><br><br> | |
*<b>Operation PALLADIUM [1995/1996]</b> | *<b>Operation PALLADIUM [1995/1996]</b> | ||
**Contribution to the NATO Stabilization Force in Bosnia-Herzegovina<br><br> | **Contribution to the NATO Stabilization Force in Bosnia-Herzegovina<br><br> | ||
*<b>Operation STANDARD [1996]</b> | *<b>Operation STANDARD [1996]</b> | ||
**Support to United Nations Support Mission in Haiti (UNSMIH)<br><br> | **Support to United Nations Support Mission in Haiti (UNSMIH)<br><br> | ||
− | + | [[file:Liath_Rook_Sgt.jpg|40px|left]] <b>Promotion - Sergeant [1996 Aug 15]</b><br><br><br> | |
*<b>Operation STABLE [1996/1997]</b> | *<b>Operation STABLE [1996/1997]</b> | ||
**Support to United Nations Support Mission in Haiti (UNSMIH)<br><br> | **Support to United Nations Support Mission in Haiti (UNSMIH)<br><br> | ||
*<b>Completion - B.S. Management (2:1) [1997 Jun 30]</b><br><br> | *<b>Completion - B.S. Management (2:1) [1997 Jun 30]</b><br><br> | ||
− | + | [[file:Liath_Rook_2Lt.jpg|40px|left]] <b>Promotion - Second Lieutenant [1998 Jan 24]</b> | |
− | + | Following Completion of Officer Training<br><br> | |
*<b>Operation REPTILE [1999/2000]</b> | *<b>Operation REPTILE [1999/2000]</b> | ||
**Canadian peacekeeping contribution to the United Nations Mission in Sierra Leone (UNAMSIL)<br><br> | **Canadian peacekeeping contribution to the United Nations Mission in Sierra Leone (UNAMSIL)<br><br> | ||
*<b>Operation TOUCAN [2000/2001]</b> | *<b>Operation TOUCAN [2000/2001]</b> | ||
**Peacekeeping support to the International Force in East Timor and United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor (UNTAET)<br><br> | **Peacekeeping support to the International Force in East Timor and United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor (UNTAET)<br><br> | ||
− | + | [[file:Liath_Rook_Lt.jpg|40px|left]] <b>Promotion - Lieutenant [2000 Sep 30]</b><br><br><br> | |
*<b>Operation APOLLO [2001/2002]</b> | *<b>Operation APOLLO [2001/2002]</b> | ||
**Operations in support of the United States in its military operations in Afghanistan.<br><br> | **Operations in support of the United States in its military operations in Afghanistan.<br><br> | ||
*<b>Operation ATHENA [2001/2002/2003]</b> | *<b>Operation ATHENA [2001/2002/2003]</b> | ||
**Canadian deployment with the International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan<br><br> | **Canadian deployment with the International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan<br><br> | ||
− | + | [[file:Liath_Rook_Cap.jpg|40px|left]] <b>Promotion - Captain [2003 March 31]</b><br><br> | |
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<font style="font-size:20px; color:#990000; text-shadow: 1px 1px 2px #000000;"><b>Operation Checkmate...</b></font><br> | <font style="font-size:20px; color:#990000; text-shadow: 1px 1px 2px #000000;"><b>Operation Checkmate...</b></font><br> | ||
[[image:Liath_Rook_fortchurchill.jpg|thumb|400px|left|Fort Churchill / Operation Checkmate]]While in Afghanistan in 2003, Warren was approached by a Major General Brock. Brock had been charged with forming a covert team of military specialists to fight the growing menaces which were appearing in Canada almost daily it seemed. Whether super powered villains attracted to Canada by the likes of VIPER and ARGENT or alien invaders, the Military was not willing to leave the defense of the nation to the handful of so called Super Heroes which called Canada home. Intrigued by this new challenge, Warren readily agreed to join the team. Strings were thus pulled and Warren soon found himself stationed near the small Manitoba town of Churchill on the western shore of Hudson Bay.<br><br>Fort Churchill is an Arctic site on Hudson Bay with a rail link. It is near the point of maximum auroral activity. This combination of circumstances made it ideal for far-north sounding rocket launches. Initially used by the Canadian Army in 1954, construction of more elaborate facilities in support of the International Geophysical Year began in 1956. The range was closed again in December 1958 after the IGY program ended. It was reopened again in August 1959 by the US Army as part of its network of sounding rocket stations. This allowed use of the site by other groups over the years. In late 1960 a fire largely destroyed the facilities at Fort Churchill. When the United States decided to end its activities at Churchill by June 1970, the Canadian National Research Council took over operations to support the Canadian Upper Atmosphere Research Program. The Canadian military also found the site useful for characterization of the ionosphere for military communications.<br><br>[[image:Liath_Rook_EarlyFilePhoto.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Early shot of Rook's battle armor]]By the 1990's the facility was inactive and various attempts to revitalize it failed. It was at this point that the Canadian Army chose to use the site as a base for several of it's covert projects. The majority of the new base was built underground with only several small structures at ground level to give any indication of habitation. The movement of people in and out of the site was explained as chemical and fallout testing due to the checkered history of the site. In early 2002 use of the site was allocated to Major General Brock for Operation Checkmate.<br><br>Brock began his monumental task by setting up his operations team and tasking them with reviewing the best and brightest that the Canadian Military had to offer, alongside collating as much information on threats to Canadian soil as they could beg, borrow or even steal. By late summer Brock was ready to begin assembling his team.<br><br> | [[image:Liath_Rook_fortchurchill.jpg|thumb|400px|left|Fort Churchill / Operation Checkmate]]While in Afghanistan in 2003, Warren was approached by a Major General Brock. Brock had been charged with forming a covert team of military specialists to fight the growing menaces which were appearing in Canada almost daily it seemed. Whether super powered villains attracted to Canada by the likes of VIPER and ARGENT or alien invaders, the Military was not willing to leave the defense of the nation to the handful of so called Super Heroes which called Canada home. Intrigued by this new challenge, Warren readily agreed to join the team. Strings were thus pulled and Warren soon found himself stationed near the small Manitoba town of Churchill on the western shore of Hudson Bay.<br><br>Fort Churchill is an Arctic site on Hudson Bay with a rail link. It is near the point of maximum auroral activity. This combination of circumstances made it ideal for far-north sounding rocket launches. Initially used by the Canadian Army in 1954, construction of more elaborate facilities in support of the International Geophysical Year began in 1956. The range was closed again in December 1958 after the IGY program ended. It was reopened again in August 1959 by the US Army as part of its network of sounding rocket stations. This allowed use of the site by other groups over the years. In late 1960 a fire largely destroyed the facilities at Fort Churchill. When the United States decided to end its activities at Churchill by June 1970, the Canadian National Research Council took over operations to support the Canadian Upper Atmosphere Research Program. The Canadian military also found the site useful for characterization of the ionosphere for military communications.<br><br>[[image:Liath_Rook_EarlyFilePhoto.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Early shot of Rook's battle armor]]By the 1990's the facility was inactive and various attempts to revitalize it failed. It was at this point that the Canadian Army chose to use the site as a base for several of it's covert projects. The majority of the new base was built underground with only several small structures at ground level to give any indication of habitation. The movement of people in and out of the site was explained as chemical and fallout testing due to the checkered history of the site. In early 2002 use of the site was allocated to Major General Brock for Operation Checkmate.<br><br>Brock began his monumental task by setting up his operations team and tasking them with reviewing the best and brightest that the Canadian Military had to offer, alongside collating as much information on threats to Canadian soil as they could beg, borrow or even steal. By late summer Brock was ready to begin assembling his team.<br><br> | ||
<font style="font-size:15px; color:#990000;"><b>Team Leader</b></font> | <font style="font-size:15px; color:#990000;"><b>Team Leader</b></font> | ||
− | + | [[file:Liath_Rook_ColArmy.jpg|80px|left]] Code: White King<br> Rank: Colonel, Army<br> Name: Jean-François Lévesque<br> Place of Birth: Quebec<br><br> | |
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<font style="font-size:15px; color:#990000;"><b>Aerial Surveillance & Assault</b></font> | <font style="font-size:15px; color:#990000;"><b>Aerial Surveillance & Assault</b></font> | ||
− | + | [[file:Liath_Rook_MajAF.jpg|80px|left]] Code: Black Queen <br> Rank: Major, Air Force<br> Name:<br> Place of Birth:<br><br> | |
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<font style="font-size:15px; color:#990000;"><b>Strategist & Explosives: Knight Errant</b></font><br><br> | <font style="font-size:15px; color:#990000;"><b>Strategist & Explosives: Knight Errant</b></font><br><br> | ||
<font style="font-size:15px; color:#990000;"><b>Intelligence & Extraction: The Bishop</b></font><br><br> | <font style="font-size:15px; color:#990000;"><b>Intelligence & Extraction: The Bishop</b></font><br><br> | ||
− | <font style="font-size:15px; color:#990000;"><b>Ground Surveillance & Assault</b></font> | + | <font style="font-size:15px; color:#990000;"><b>Ground Surveillance & Assault</b></font><br> |
− | + | [[file:Liath_Rook_Cap.jpg|80px|left]] Code: Rook<br> Rank: Captain, Army<br> Name: Warren McKenzie<br> Place of Birth: Yukon<br><br> | |
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<font style="font-size:20px; color:#990000; text-shadow: 1px 1px 2px #000000;"><b>The Valiant Few...</b></font><br><br> | <font style="font-size:20px; color:#990000; text-shadow: 1px 1px 2px #000000;"><b>The Valiant Few...</b></font><br><br> |
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