Veteran Build Day
images from the Habitat for Humanity Greater Ottawa site in Orleans during Veteran Build Day.
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Ex Ready Soteria 2018
Operation Nanook is an annual Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) exercise held across the Yukon, Northwest Territories, Nunavut, and Labrador with the goal to show sovereignty in the north, improve its ability to operate in the Arctic, improve coordination with indigenous, territorial, and federal governments and partners, and work with mission partners to respond to safety…
CAFSAC 2018
The Canadian Armed Forces Small Arms Concentration (CAFSAC) is an annual shooting match for CAF and foreign military teams using rifles, pistols and light machine guns, held to help improve marksmanship and small arms proficiency. In 2018 the competition was held at the Connaught Ranges and Primary Training Centre from 10th to 22nd September with…
Maid in the Shade
images of the B-25J bomber from the Arizona Commemorative Air Force Museum when it visited Ottawa
FIFI Has Come to Town
images from the visit of FIFI, the B-29 bomber from the Commemorative Air Force in Texas
Fortissimo 2018
Fortissimo has completed another year of performances on Parliament Hill to the applause of thousands of each of the three shows from the 19th-21st July, 2018. Fortissimo is a free show of martial music, precision marching, and historical re-enactments sponsored by the Department of National Defence and highlights two military functions: the Retreat and the…
Theatre in the Cemetery
The Company of Fools performed The 12th Night from its Torchlight Shakespeare Series on Friday night behind the Mausoleum at Beechwood Cemetery. The weather was lovely and warm without the humidity that we’ve been experiencing and a gentle wind to keep the mosquitoes away. And, although it was heavily overcast with clouds, the rain stayed…
Nijmegen Marches Departure Parade
Today was the 21st time the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) Nijmegen Task Force has held their official departure parade at the Canadian War Museum in Ottawa. The Nijmegen Marches consists of teams from over 50 countries totally over 51,000 personnel marching 160 km in four days through the Dutch countryside carrying rucksacks with a minimum…
Russian Federation vs
Esprit de Corps Hockey
The Russian Federation once more girded it loins to field the Red Machine hockey teams to do battle with the Esprit de Corps Commandos in a pre-Canada Day celebration on the 29th June. Each side put together two teams with the first game of the Red Machine “B” squad against the Commando Lites and the…
65th Anniversary of
the Korean Armistice
With the U.S.A. and North Korea in the news the last few weeks, it is fitting to remember the Korean War and its outcome, which led to the current political positions of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (a.k.a. DPRK or North Korea) and the Republic of Korea (a.k.a. ROK or South Korea) and the…