by Chris Thatcher | Jan 29, 2019 | Exercises, News
by Tim Bryant, Western Sentinel Being able to conduct an effective patrol is a key skill for any soldier. It is with that in mind that the Canadian Manoeuvre Training Centre (CMTC) at Canadian Forces Base/Area Support Unit Wainwright welcomed troops from across...
by Chris Thatcher | May 2, 2018 | News, Training System
by Allan Joyner During Exercise Certain Challenge, the 1988 iteration of NATO’s series of immense Reforger exercises, I watched a master corporal from the Royal Canadian Dragoons glumly climb down off 24 Bravo. He listened incredulously as the umpire explained that...
by Chris Thatcher | Jan 31, 2018 | Exercises, News
by Allan Joyner and Chris Thatcher The road to high readiness is paved with exercises intended to prepare a brigade and its supporting units and tactical aviation to conduct full spectrum warfare. Until 2014, those exercises had a specific focus – the mission...
