1 CMBG hones warfighting skill on Ex Iron Ram
By 1 CMBG Public Affairs Wainwright, Alberta — Much of 1 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group (1 CMBG) descended on the Wainwright training area in mid-October to participate in Exercise Iron Ram. With nearly 2000 Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) members representing...
Back in black: Refresh of an old combat boot
“If you ever want to light up a townhall meeting,” my neighbour, the lieutenant-colonel, told me when...
Precision strike: Close air support goes digital
by Chris Thatcher When Bold Quest 2017, a U.S. Joint Staff-led interoperability demonstration, begins this fall at Fort Stewart, Georgia, one capability likely to attract widespread attention will be a Digitally-Aided Close Air Support (DACAS) system fielded by...
The challenge of a lifetime
Captain Michelle Whitty spent the past year pushing both her mind and body to their outermost limits in hopes of being named one of Canada’s next generation of astronauts. The combat engineer and medical doctor hung in as the field of nearly 4,000 candidates narrowed...
Iron Ram sharpens combined arms
In the run up to the Road to High Readiness (RTHR), Exercise Iron Ram is a key test of individual and combined arms skills. Soldiers with 1 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group (1 CMBG) are at the mid point of the three-week exercise at Canadian Forces Base Wainwright....
Light forces
by Captain Richard Masson The current Light Infantry Battalions (LIB) represents the foundation upon which the Canadian Army will build a Light Forces (Lt Forces) capability. These units, however, are not currently designed, equipped, nor purpose-built to...
Countering hybrid warfare with Close Engagement
by Major (Ret’d) Tony Balasevicius What was so remarkable about the Russian annexation of Crimea in 2014, and the subsequent fighting in Eastern Ukraine, was that Russia’s conventional military forces, which traditionally lead such operations, played only a...
What’s your cognitive shoe size?
Despite the abundance of advanced technology available to the modern warfighter, warfare is still a human endeavour. And yet leaders have little empirical data about the soldiers they command. New vehicles come with an operating manual and, increasingly, with onboard...
Combat support brigade to institutionalize key capabilities
In an historic move, the Canadian Army is transferring command of several key operational enabling capabilities to 5th Canadian Division, headquartered in Halifax. In early October, command authority for the Canadian Combat Support Brigade (CCSB) was handed over from...
2nd Canadian Division team claims Worthington Cup
The Royal Canadian Armoured Corps School this week wrapped up Exercise Worthington Challenge, the Army’s premier mounted warfare competition. The week-long exercise, hosted at 5th Canadian Division Support Base Gagetown in New Brunswick, is an important...
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