Today I got to cover a briefing of the Boeing Maritime Surveillance Aircraft (MSA) which made a stop in Ottawa. We were given a quick briefing on Boeings presence in Canada and then the capabilities of the aircraft itself. This was followed by a tour of the aircraft where we couldn’t take pictures until the…
Today was both a happy and sad day for the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) in that it lost its’ old Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) but got a new one at a ceremony held at the Shaw Centre in Ottawa. Today, Gen Tom Lawson relinquished the CDS chair to the new CDS Gen Jonathan Vance….
Today at the Canadian War Museum, the Canadian Armed Forces contingent was on parade for their departure to the Netherlands to participate in the annual Nijmegan March. This is the 99th year of the march and the 18th year the departure parade has been held at the War Museum. The Nijmegen Marches are 4 days…
On the 9th of July, the RCAF had its’ Change of Command parade where the outgoing Commander of the RCAF, LGen Yvan Blondin, turned over command to LGen Mike Hood, under the auspices of the Chief of the Defence Staff, Gen Tom Lawson. The setting was appropriate as the event was held at the Canada…
This date, 99 years ago, the Royal Newfoundland Regiment, as part of the 3rd wave to attack, went over the ramparts at 0915 hours into the murderous fire of the Germans. The Germans had not been badly affected by the preceeding bombardment and had devastated the two preceeding waves of allied troops. Of the 801…