by Editor | May 4, 2021 | Exercises, Leadership, News
by Chris Thatcher “Odd. I don’t know a better term to describe it.” Brigadier-General Bill Fletcher had just returned to Edmonton in August 2020 after a two-year posting as the Deputy Commanding General – Operations with XVIII Airborne Corps of the U.S. Army at...
by Editor | Mar 17, 2020 | News
The Canadian Army has cancelled Exercise Maple Resolve. The decision was announced by Army commander Lieutenant-General Wayne Eyre in a tweet on March 17. “I have decided to cancel EX MAPLE RESOLVE. While this may impact our higher-level warfighting ability...
by Editor | Dec 18, 2019 | Exercises, News, Training System
by Bill Williams Exercise Maple Resolve (Ex MR 19) continues to bat above its weight when preparing Canadian soldiers to deploy. Nearly a third of the more than 3,000 troops from 1 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group (1 CMBG) who took part in the annual event at...
by Editor | Jan 7, 2019 | Exercises, News
by Captain Grant Cree Influence activities (IA) operations were one of the main focal points at Exercise Maple Resolve 2018 (Ex MR 18), and the Canadian Army intends to substantially increase IA personnel by the end of 2019 to meet escalating demand. A...
by Editor | 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...
