2024 Guest Speaker

Brigadier General Jocelyn J. Schermerhorn
Deputy Commander 1 Canadian Air Division and Canadian NORAD Region

Brig. Gen. Jocelyn Schermerhorn is the senior U.S. military officer in Canada and serves as Deputy Commander, Canadian North American Aerospace Defense Region, and Deputy Joint Force Air Component Commander for 1 Canadian Air Division, Winnipeg, Manitoba. She assumes command of coalition forces assigned to Canadian North American Aerospace Defense Command Region in the Canadian Commander’s absence. Brig. Gen. Schermerhorn leads force employment of airpower, while ensuring the region’s battle staff, air operations center, flying units, radar sensors, intelligence and joint, all-domain command-and-control assets provide joint air, space and maritime warning and control.

Brig. Gen. Schermerhorn entered the Air Force in 1995 as a distinguished graduate of Colorado State University, earning a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering. She earned her wings as a distinguished graduate of navigator training at Randolph Air Force Base, Texas and holds Master of Business Administration and Master of Strategic Studies postgraduate degrees. She has served as a flight commander, executive officer, Air Force Special Operations Command plans and programs chief of special projects, Special Operations Command South chief of air operations, squadron operations officer, squadron commander, joint special operations air component commander, faculty instructor, vice-wing commander and wing commander. Prior to her current position, Brig. Gen. Schermerhorn was the Director of Operations, Air Force Special Operations Command, Hurlburt Field, Florida.

Brig. Gen. Schermerhorn is a master navigator with over 3,500 flight hours as a C-130E evaluator navigator, a MC-130H evaluator navigator, a U-28A combat systems officer, and a UH-1N observer navigator. She has participated in a number of worldwide contingency operations and is a veteran of Operations Joint Guard, Allied Force, Enduring Freedom, Iraqi Freedom and Freedom’s Sentinel.


Brig. Gen. Schermerhorn, Cadet CPO2 Wynn Loiselle-shire and
HCol Bob Vandewater

Brig. Gen. Schermerhorn, Cadet CPO2 Keona Mariel Vierneza and
Mrs. Pamela Shaw

Mr. Ron Skelton, Cadet CPO1 Aylee Braschuk and
Brig. Gen. Schermerhorn

Brig. Gen. Schermerhorn, Cadet CWO Tristen Darren Vincent and
Col Shawn Fortin

Brig. Gen. Schermerhorn, Cadet MWO Mateo Villanueva and
HCol Cameron Buchanan

Brig. Gen. Schermerhorn, Cadet WO1 Malia Maciuszonek and
HCol Barry Rempel

Brig. Gen. Schermerhorn, Cadet WO2 William O’Donnell and
Mr. Michael Poitras

Brig. Gen. Schermerhorn, Cadet WO2 Yekyeong Cha and
LCol James Popplow (Retd)

Brig. Gen. Schermerhorn, Cadet WO2 Arianna Mackenzie Olivia Bergeron and
Mrs. Arlene VanRuiten

Brig. Gen. Schermerhorn, Cadet FSgt Krrish Bakshi and
LCol Barb Gillis (Retd)

Cadet CPO2 Wynn Loiselle-shire and family

Cadet CPO2 Keona Mariel Vierneza and family

Cadet CPO1 Aylee Braschuk and family

Cadet CWO Tristen Darren Vincent and family

Cadet MWO Mateo Villanueva and family

Cadet WO1 Malia Maciuszonek and family

Cadet WO2 William O’Donnell and family

Cadet WO2 Yekyeong Cha and family

Cadet WO2 Arianna Mackenzie Olivia Bergeron and family

Cadet FSgt Krrish Bakshi and family

Brig. Gen. Schermerhorn

BGen Eldren Thuen (Retd) and Brig. Gen. Schermerhorn

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