Vincent C.Benoit MSM CD

Warrant Officer, Search and Rescue Technician
Directorate of Diving Safety
Canadian Armed Forces

WO Vincent C. Benoit is a Search and Rescue Technician with the Directorate of Diving Safety, specializing in rescue medicine and complex operations. His medical foundation began during his 2009 deployment to Kandahar, where he provided Tactical Combat Casualty Care under combat conditions. A former sniper and advanced mountain instructor, he transitioned to SAR after a pivotal 2015 mountain rescue.

He has served at 424 and 435 Squadrons, leading demanding missions including the Diavik mine plane crash in 2023, critical humanitarian missions, and other rescues in austere, remote environments. He now oversees national diving safety while continuing to apply extensive frontline SAR and medical experience across the CAF.