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...
New strategy for information operations
Canadian soldiers have faced many accusations in Latvia and Ukraine, including polluting the Adazi training area (social media photos of littered garbage were actually from the countryside), raising the cost of housing in downtown Riga by renting all available...
Electronic warfare: A holistic approach to the electromagnetic spectrum
by Ken Pole The terms “leading edge” and “outside the box” tend to be overused when discussing evolving technologies, but they're truly applicable to the Canadian Forces Land Electronic Warfare Modernization (CFLEWM), a project that envisages improved...
Paratrooper: Airborne with the Army’s advanced warfare centre
by Ian Coutts “We’re up in the air and we’re flyin’ around.” Forty attentive faces focus on Sergeant Brandon James. “Get ready, stand up…” As one, the soldiers rise from the benches, and pointing one hand stiffly, almost theatrically, off to their side and then...
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