15 Wing Moose Jaw welcomes new honorary colonel

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Vaughan Soloman Schofield was named the caller honorary colonel for 15 Wing Moose Jaw connected Friday.

Vaughn Solomon Schofield's alteration of bid ceremonial scheduled for June 12

Aliyah Marko-Omene · CBC News

· Posted: May 23, 2025 7:58 PM EDT | Last Updated: 12 minutes ago

Vaughn Solomon Schofield stands successful beforehand of microphones smiling arsenic she discusses her caller role.

Canadian Armed Forces base 15 Wing Moose Jaw named a caller honorary colonel connected Friday.

Vaughn Solomon Schofield is stepping into the presumption aft 13 years of serving as honorary colonel for 10 Field Regiment and some the 16 and 38 Service Battalions. She besides served arsenic Saskatchewan's 21st lieutenant-governor from 2012 to 2018.

Her caller relation volition see mentoring commanding officers and members successful the unit, gathering relationships with different units crossed the country through the Honorary Colonel Network, and helping the basal to support customs and traditions.

The presumption has been held by honorary Col. Lisa Franks since 2019.

Solomon Schofield said she has had a batch of assistance stepping into her archetypal Air Force uniform.

"As you tin imagine, each the decorations and things instrumentality a batch of learning, truthful I'm connected a learning curve astatine the infinitesimal but precise excited," she said.

Solomon Schofield said she is already having conversations with the outgoing commanding serviceman astir wherever she tin assistance the base. She is besides reasoning astir however she tin enactment the families of those successful the subject service.

"They sometimes get neglected and forgotten and they are very, precise supportive of the subject and of their families," Solomon Schofield said.

Vaughn Solomon Schofield sits astatine a array with 15 Wing Commander, Daniel Coutts arsenic they hole to motion a document.

Col. Daniel Coutts, commandant of 15 Wing, said the basal is honoured to invited Solomon Schofield.

"She has demonstrated unwavering dedication and committedness to the state of Saskatchewan, but besides the Canadian Armed Forces," helium said.

"I person implicit religion that Mrs. Solomon Schofield volition beryllium a invaluable summation to the 15 Wing squad who volition further heighten the enslaved betwixt 15 Wing and the section community."

The alteration of bid ceremonial volition instrumentality spot connected June 12. Solomon Schofield volition beryllium sworn successful for a three-year term.