by Chris Thatcher | Sep 5, 2019 | Combat Capability, News, Training System
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...
by Chris Thatcher | Aug 26, 2019 | Leadership, News, Uncategorized
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...
by Chris Thatcher | Aug 14, 2019 | News, Training System
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...
by Chris Thatcher | Aug 1, 2019 | News, Procurement
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...
by Chris Thatcher | Jul 22, 2019 | News, Training System
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...
by Chris Thatcher | Jul 9, 2019 | C4ISR, News, Procurement
By Chris Thatcher Imagine buying your home wireless network and your cellphone by taking four to eight years to analyze your options and define your requirements and a year or more to purchase and install the system, all with the intent of operating it for the...
