Welcome to the jungle
How a Brazilian exchange officer is helping the Army develop its jungle warfare doctrine and train future specialists. by Ian Coutts Sometimes it really is a jungle out there. And when it is, the Canadian Army may have to respond. That isn’t easy. The jungle...
Duty to understand
Lieutenant-General Wayne Eyre was surprised as anyone when he was asked to take command of the Canadian Army in August. But two months into the job, he has visited a few bases in Canada and operations in Iraq and is finding his feet as he reconnects with an...
Fall 2019
This Issue Interview: LGen Wayne Eyre Trialing new camouflage Meet the Army Sergeant Major Jungle warfare doctrine Reserve cyber warriors New guns: C6 and C20 Unit cohesion in Latvia Le « sans équipage » est en demande
The trials of Prototype J
by Chris Thatcher “Contact!” The shout comes from a soldier in the lead section of a platoon conducting an attack through the scrub, sand and small trees of Canadian Forces Base Petawawa. Behind him, soldiers quickly drop to a knee or lie prone, their weapons...
Cyber operations an enjoyable puzzle
by Steven Fouchard, Army Public Affairs A Canadian Army (CA) member is Canada’s first female Cyber Operator. She says she prefers to stay focused on the pleasures of the job rather than dwell on her place in the ongoing history of female advancement in the...
Army Reserve’s second female door gunner welcomes the challenge
by Steven Fouchard, Army Public Affairs A Montreal-based Army Reservist has attained the distinction of becoming the second female door gunner in Canadian Army history. While Sergeant Brigitte O’Driscoll of the Royal Montreal Regiment (RMR) does not consider...
X-Men Origins: Rise of a unique combat support brigade
by Allan Joyner and Chris Thatcher As far as anyone knows, none of the units of the Canadian Combat Support Brigade (CCSB) possess mutant powers – nobody can teleport, manipulate weather or bend metal with their minds. Still, when your soldiers are...
A video game champion tests reality at Valcartier
By Édouard Dufour, Adsum newspaper Stéphanie Harvey – known as “missharvey” by the international video gaming community – is a five-time world champion in the Counter-Strike shooter video game. In July 2019, she was at 2nd Canadian Division Support Base...
A tests of combat arms leadership
by Chris Thatcher It is arguably one of the more difficult exercises in the career of a major or seasoned captain – Exercise Common Ground. For an intense 24-hour period, young leaders are thrust into command of a combined arms team for the first time in a...
Together we will stand strong: Commander Canadian Army
By Steven Fouchard, Army Public Affairs The new Commander Canadian Army (Comd CA) has officially stepped into the role with a pledge to give as much back to the institution as it has given him. Lieutenant-General Wayne Eyre was formally introduced to Canadian...
