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Government of Canada
The Canadian Space Operations Centre (CANSpOC) is the Royal Canadian Air Force's Director General Space's operational unit; it provides space domain awareness and surveillance to the Canadian Armed Forces as well as other governmental and commercial entities. The data it collects and analyzes is used to support domestic, deployed military and civil operations on a global scale.
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Gouvernement du Canada
Le Centre des opérations spatiales canadiennes (CANSpOC) est l'unité opérationnelle du Directeur général - Espace, qui relève de l'Aviation royale canadienne; à l'appui des Forces armées canadiennes et d'organismes gouvernementaux et privés, il surveille l'espace afin de recueillir des données qu'il analyse et qui servent ensuite à soutenir les opérations militaires et civiles au pays, mais aussi partout ailleurs dans le monde.
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Skies
Canada's Department of National Defence Airworthiness Investigative Authority has released a final report about a fatal CF-188 crash involving Capt Thomas McQueen of Hamilton, ON. McQueen, a 10-year Royal Canadian Air Force veteran, was part of a two-ship formation on an air-to-ground training mission inside the Cold Lake Weapons Range near 4 Wing Cold Lake, Alta., on Nov. 28, 2016.
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North Bay Nugget
Honorary Col. Tom Hedican, 51 Aerospace Control & Warning (Operational Training) Squadron relinquished his appointment recently to Jacques Lacourse.
"Being associated in such a meaningful way with the men and women who serve our country is a great honour. I am looking forward to continuing the excellent example set by honorary Col. Hedican, and I am absolutely humbled to join 22 Wing as honorary Col. of 51 Squadron," Lacourse said.
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London Free Press
Arthur Lee cried when the red-and-white quilt was draped around his shoulders.
The Royal Canadian Air Force veteran, 94, was overwhelmed Saturday as dozens of family and friends gathered to celebrate his years of service in a joint celebration that marked his 68th wedding anniversary with wife Peggy.
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Cold Lake Sun
"Wow... oh wow," said fighter pilot Capt. Stefan Porteous when he saw the finished CF-18 Hornet that he'll be flying in air shows this summer.
The jet was painted to commemorate 60 years of NORAD — the North American Aerospace Defence Command, which has been defending Canada's North.
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National Post
With a million-man army, a bevy of intercontinental ballistic missiles and a growing nuclear arsenal, North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un has sought to project the image of a powerful leader who can face off against U.S. President Donald Trump and China's Xi Jinping.
Yet as he prepares for a possible summit with Trump next month, it's not clear that Kim possesses another piece of crucial hardware for the aspiring global negotiator — an airplane that could reliably fly him across the Pacific Ocean, or to Europe, without stopping.
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Toronto Star
The head of Canada's military has ordered a new independent investigation into the events around a troubled VIP flight last December that saw former Maple Leafs player Dave "Tiger" Williams charged with assault.
The Royal Canadian Air Force has already completed its own probe of the incident but Gen. Jonathan Vance, the chief of defence staff, requested the new investigation to take another look at issues around the flight and the morale-building visits with Canadian troops abroad.
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CTV News
Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan recently sidestepped a question about Canadian peacekeepers supporting an African-led counter-terror force in Mali, saying Canada has already helped what is known as the Group of Five Sahel.
The UN Security Council in December authorized the peacekeeping mission in Mali to provide assistance to the group, a military force comprised of troops from five African nations.
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National Post
U.S. President Donald Trump recently said that a possible U.S. attack on Syria could be "very soon or not so soon," seeking to inject a sense of uncertainty after suggesting a response was imminent to a suspected chemical attack by Bashar Assad's regime.
"Never said when an attack on Syria would take place," Trump said in an early morning tweet. "Could be very soon or not so soon at all!"
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RCAF
Notice is hereby given, as required by the Constitution and By-Laws, that the 2nd Biennial General Meeting of the RCAF Association will be held in Calgary, Alberta, 12 to 14 October 2018, with convention headquarters located at the Hotel Arts as described below.
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RCAF
Envisioned as Canada's premier and world class youth development movement, the Air Cadet program seeks to encourage and enhance the development of well-adjusted, civic minded youth in undertaking leadership roles in a great Canada and a better world. The Air Cadet League of Canada's mission is to promote Canadian youth to develop an interest in aviation and aerospace and to provide opportunities to engage in enriching program elements such as physical education, music and public speaking.
Since 1941, the Air Cadet League of Canada has supported the Royal Canadian Air Cadets, both financially and through the efforts of our dedicated volunteers, to ensure that Canada's
Supporting Air Cadets makes a difference in the lives of young people. Let's work together to make sure that every Cadet has the opportunities — donate today!
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Ian Allan Travel
On Aug. 17, 1917, South African General Jan Smuts presented a report
to the British government's War Council setting out his ideas on the future
of air power. The report was duly approved and led to the formation of the
world's first air force being born on the April 1, 1918.
The Royal Air Force (RAF) was formed by the amalgamation of the
squadrons and military personnel of the British Army's "Royal Flying Corps"
(RFC) with the Royal Navy's "Royal Naval Air Service" (RNAS).
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Air Cadet League of Canada
Were you an Air Cadet? The Air Cadet League wants to know where being an Air Cadet has taken you; join the Air Cadet Alumni and share your "Cadet Story" with us.
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