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Colonel shares his war stories … tells cadets about his experiences in Afghanistan Posted By IAN ELLIOT, WHIG-STANDARD MILITARY REPORTER The man who commanded Canada’s battlegroup in Afghanistan in 2006 told today’s crop of Royal Military College cadets that if they expect to be effective commanders on today’s battlefield, they better expect to be shot…
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Recent Announcements for Ex cadet – CO Appointments 18377 Maj Liam McGarry, on promotion to LCol, will assume command of 2 RCHA Petawawa. 17858 LCol Andrew . Jayne will assume command of CFSME3. 21533 Maj Jeremy Small, taking command of 731 Comm Sqn 17876 LCol Daniel MacIsaac is taking command of 5 RGC ___________________________________________________________________________________ E3161…
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Driver who killed Esquimalt sailor in San Francisco sent to jail By Rob Shaw, Victoria Times Colonist, 23 January 2009 Lillian Ashley stood Friday at the downtown San Francisco intersection where her son Mark died and said she finally felt some closure. It had been a year and a half since 22714 Mark Ashley (RMC…
414 EWS Squadron: Back in action!
xxx Re-formation of 414 Electronic Warfare Support Squadron OTTAWA, ONTARIO–(Marketwire – Jan. 20, 2009) Major-General Marcel Duval, Commander of 1 Canadian Air Division, presided over a ceremony today at Vintage Wings of Canada, located at the Gatineau Airport near Ottawa, to mark the re-formation of 414 Electronic Warfare Support (EWS) Squadron. Known as 414 Combat…
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Major (Retired) W.E. (Gary) Campbell was appointed by the Royal Canadian Legion Dominion Command as a Medals Adviser. Major (Retired) W.E. (Gary) Campbell, a former member of the Canadian Army (Militia), Canadian Army (Regular) and the Canadian Armed Forces *, is assisting those who have had problems replacing lost or stolen medals or obtaining ones…
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U of G honours Hillier RYAN PFEIFFER, GUELPH MERCURY Retired general given Lincoln Alexander Outstanding Leader Award January 14, 2009 Nicole O’Reilly MERCURY STAFF In his “soldier’s soldier” frank kind of way, retired general and chief of defence staff Rick Hillier encouraged pride in the Canadian Forces. Yesterday, as he accepted the Lincoln Alexander Outstanding…
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A lesson in scholarly soldiers Photo exhibit documents Afghans’ everyday lives F Troop has a “Big Impact” in Kandahar Province Afghan judges take their act on the road L’enquête sur Borden est complétée Coroners are warriors too TRENTON THE PERFECT LOCATION FOR JTF2 SAYS CANSOFCOM CHIEF JTF2 to build west coast equipment drop Canadian army…
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MGen (Ret’d) Lewis Mackenzie: What is the UN waiting for? Deploy a strong force to Gaza The road ahead for the United States Army 12 things soldiers can expect in 2009 CANADIAN FORCES STILL WITHOUT PERMANENT OMBUDSMAN (or OMBUDSPERSON) Locals live in fear of Taliban gripping parts of Kandahar Hercules logs 45,000 hours Semrau case…
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Eugene Melnyk, left, Pat Quinn, and Bob Nicholson pose for a photo before jumping out of the practice tower during a team building camp at the CFB Petawawa on Tuesday. Before he made his simulated parachute jump Tuesday, Ottawa Senators owner Eugene Melnyk, the chair of the steering committee for the world junior hockey championships,…
Kipling’s Ultraman
Rudyard Kipling said it all: ” If you can meet with Triumph and Disaster and treat those two Impostors just the same; Yours is the Earth and everything that’s in it.” KAILUA-KONA- Hawaii – Lieutenant Colonel Tony O’Keefe is in charge of 1,054 cadets at Canada’s version of West Point. It is his job to…
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Tributes pour in after oldest polar bear dies in Winnipeg The RMC Polar Bear Connection Tributes and remembrances of Debby, who was the world’s oldest living polar bear, flooded into the Winnipeg zoo on Tuesday after officials announced the bear was dead. The 42-year-old polar bear was born in the Russian Arctic in 1966 and…
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Like the Mounties, McGill basketball coach Craig Norman finally got his man. Craig Norman – Former RMC (M) Basketball Coach Redmen football star Erik Galas, a two-time all-Canadian receiver from Ottawa, will make his debut with the basketball Redmen at Quebec City tonight (Nov. 28), when McGill plays the first of a home-and home series…