by Chris Thatcher | Apr 5, 2019 | Leadership, News
by Chris Thatcher Calling it the hitchhiker’s guide to the Canadian Army might be a stretch. But whether you are identifying capability gaps, analyzing requirements for procurement projects, scripting training scenarios, or developing capability, tactics or strategy...
by Chris Thatcher | Mar 31, 2019 | News, Training System
by Capt James Neeley, senior instructor JTAC, RCAS The international Joint Terminal Attack Controller (JTAC) community is unique in its interoperability, collaboration, and collective mindset and training: We share tactics, techniques and procedures and we...
by Chris Thatcher | Mar 27, 2019 | News, Operations
by Chris Thatcher On November 1, a CH-147F Chinook and two CH-146 Griffon escorts responded to an IED strike about 100 kilometres northeast of Gao in central Mali that critically injured two civilian contractors working for the United Nations. As the...
by Chris Thatcher | Mar 26, 2019 | Exercises, News, Training System
by Capt Andrew MG Jarvis This past February, combat divers from all four Canadian Combat Dive Teams deployed to Cultus Lake, BC, where they met with divers from Germany, Holland, the UK, and the US to participate in a training event that has been running since...
by Chris Thatcher | Mar 21, 2019 | Army Reserves, Leadership, News, Training System
By Captain Ian McIntyre, 37 Canadian Brigade Group Public Affairs Large areas of North America, Europe and Asia lie within either the sub-Arctic or Arctic regions, making it critical for the Canadian Armed Forces to be prepared to conduct exercises and...
by Chris Thatcher | Mar 19, 2019 | Exercises, News
by Captain Jamie Tobin, 5th Canadian Division Public Affairs In the spirit of multi-national interoperability and joint readiness, a Canadian contingent participated in Exercise DYNAMIC FRONT 2019 (Ex DF19) alongside soldiers from 27 Allied nations from March...
