by Editor | May 18, 2021 | News, Training System
Story and photos by Lt(N) Andrew McLaughlin With the COVID-19 pandemic placing new restraints and constraints on Canadian Army Reserve training, staying closer to home has become a solution for 31 Canadian Brigade Group (31 CBG) in Southwestern Ontario. In...
by Editor | Oct 30, 2020 | News, Training System
Article by Lt(N) Andrew McLaughlin, PAO 31 CBG; photos by MWO Colin Hock and Andrew McLaughlin There’s nothing remarkable about the 11th Field Artillery Regiment, Royal Canadian Artillery, conducting live-fire range shoots. Exercise Autumn Gunner 20, however,...
by Editor | Sep 2, 2020 | Army Reserves, News, Training System, Uncategorized
By Lt(N) Andrew McLaughlin, Public Affairs Officer, 31 Canadian Brigade Group Training a large number of new recruits is a challenge for Army Reserve formations at the best of times. Add a global pandemic to the mix, and a team effort becomes even more of a...
by Editor | Jun 17, 2020 | Army Reserves, News, Training System
by Lt (N) Andrew McLaughlin With advances in battlefield technology outpacing many tactical and operational capabilities, today’s infantry soldiers must adapt to this new reality. But waiting for new multi-domain, autonomous and artificial intelligence systems...
by Editor | May 13, 2020 | Army Reserves, News, Training System, Uncategorized
by Allan Joyner The images are indelible and, in some ways, misleading. Nightly news footage of troops filling sandbags and armoured vehicles wading flooded city streets are well known across Canada. The reality is that smaller communities, and more...