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Who made Canada a better place in 2010? Former veterans ombudsman 12723 Pat Stogran (RRMC RMC 1980) Retired colonel Pat Stogran was the first to lead a Canadian battalion in Afghanistan in 2002. He was Canada’s first veterans ombudsman in 2007. But when the Harper government decided not to renew his three-year term in 2010,…
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CF-18s get perfect “hit” score on exercise “The complexity of engaging a moving target with a laser-guided bomb cannot be overstated,” said Lieutenant-Colonel Eric Kenny, the squadron’s commanding officer. “There are a number of variables that need to be solved by the pilots both before and after the bomb has been released to ensure proper…
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Canadian colonel says Taliban defeated, will run in to a ‘brick wall’ on return “We weren’t really sure how things were going back April-May,” he said. “The insurgents had a lot of the momentum. They had freedom of movement, but the excellent efforts of the OMLT in concert with the rest of the task force,…
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CDS Message to the Troops From: Chief of the Defence Staff/Chef d’état-major de la Défense Friday, 19, November, 2010 Subject: Canadian Forces Engagement in Afghanistan beyond 2011 // Engagement des Forces canadiennes en Afghanistan après 2011 Earlier this week, the Government of Canada directed that the CF will remain engaged in Afghanistan beyond 2011 in…
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Keynote speaker, Dr. Paul Roman of The Royal Military College of Canada, at the NATO Modelling and Simulation Group workshop held at the NATO Modelling and Simulation Centre of Excellence (NATO M&S COE) in Rome. “As an emerging suite of education and training technologies it is clear that these experiential-based learning tools should be simply…
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16142 J.J. Smith (RRMC 1988) has been appointed counsel to the Ministry of Culture for the Saharawi Arab Democratic Republic, with particular responsibility for the creation of a transnational socio-heritage monitoring organization and the application in Western Sahara of the Hague Convention, 1954, for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict.…
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Caption: Outgoing HCol Fred Sutherland (left) signed over command as the Snowbirds’ Honourary Colonel to Michael Potter (right), founder of Vintage of Wings of Canada. Snowbirds CO LCol Maryse Carmichael sits centre. Photo Credit: Sgt Frank Morin. Snowbirds 40th Anniversary Weekend The evening continued with a formal ceremony in which Lieutenant-General (ret’d) Fred Sutherland handed…
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What is the warrior’s code? “One of the reasons I enjoy teaching is that students often make their professors think more about issues such as those raised in the Semrau case. In a recent graduate class, the students made me question the wisdom of what has been said about it.” 8662 Allan English (CMR RMC…
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Her Excellency the Right Honourable Michaëlle Jean, Governor General and Commander-in-Chief of Canada, announced the awarding of Meritorious Service Decorations (Military Division), to individuals whose specific achievements have brought honour to the Canadian Forces and to Canada. The recipients will be invited to receive their decorations at a ceremony to be held at a later…
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Canadian soldiers’ experience living in Afghan village: a lesson in patience “We experienced almost daily contact. My platoon experienced seven IED blasts,” 23578 Ashley Collette (2007) READ THE ENTIRE ARTICLE ______________________________________ Ottawa to increase benefits to wounded war veterans The Conservatives appeared stung by the attack from veterans and their ombudsman, retired colonel Pat Stogran.…
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Intl Meeting on Military Academies, Colleges and Schools – Nov 3-5, 2010, RMC Saint-Jean The Royal Military College Saint-Jean, with the support of the Canadian Defence Academy and in collaboration with the Royal Military College of Canada, will host the International Meeting on Military Academies, Colleges, and Schools from November 3rd to 5th, 2010. This…
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9/11 brought maturation of Forces: top general “I’ve been on the job (as chief of defence staff) two years now and I can tell you, man for man, woman for woman, we are second to none and we don’t give ourselves enough credit for that.” 12320 Walt Natynczyk (RRMC CMR 1979) READ THE ENTIRE ARTICLE…