by Chris Thatcher | Oct 31, 2019 | Equiment, News, Procurement
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...
by Chris Thatcher | Oct 28, 2019 | News
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...
by Chris Thatcher | Oct 7, 2019 | Army Reserves, News
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...
by Chris Thatcher | Sep 20, 2019 | Leadership, News
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...
by Chris Thatcher | Sep 18, 2019 | News
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...
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...
