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Government of Canada
RCAF runners Chief Warrant Officer Claude Faucher and Major Serge Faucher achieved excellent results at the Canadian Masters Indoor Championships held in Toronto, March 10 and 11, 2018.
On the first day of competition, Chief Warrant Officer Faucher, from Canadian Forces Base Borden, Ontario, ran in the 800m, finishing a strong fourth in 2:13.90 minutes. His brother, Major Faucher from National Defence Headquarters in Ottawa, Ontario, picked up a silver medal in the 200m with a finishing time of 25.49.
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Gouvernement du Canada
L'adjudant-chef Claude Faucher et le major Serge Faucher, des coureurs de l'ARC, ont obtenu d'excellents résultats aux championnats canadiens des maîtres d'athlétisme en salle, qui ont eu lieu à Toronto, les 10 et 11 mars 2018.
Le premier jour de la compétition, l'adjudant-chef Faucher, de la base des Forces canadiennes Borden, en Ontario, a couru le 800 mètres en 2 minutes 13,90 secondes, terminant quatrième. Son frère, le major Faucher, du Quartier général de la Défense nationale, à Ottawa, en Ontario, a récolté l'argent au 200 mètres en terminant l'épreuve en 25,49 secondes.
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Government of Canada
The Canadian Forces School of Aerospace Studies was recently renamed in honour of the Commonwealth's most decorated war hero, Wing Commander William George Barker. In the following speech, delivered during the renaming ceremony on April 12, 2018, the school's commandant reflects on Wing Commander Barker's enduring legacy and the strong parallels between the First World War Ace and the modern RCAF school that is now named after him.
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Gouvernement du Canada
L'École d'études aérospatiales des Forces canadiennes a récemment été rebaptisée en l'honneur du héros de guerre le plus décoré du Commonwealth britannique, le lieutenant-colonel d'aviation William George Barker.
Dans le discours suivant, donné lors de la cérémonie de changement de nom
qui s'est tenue le 12 avril 2018, le commandant de l'école décrit l'héritage durable du lieutenant-colonel d'aviation Barker et des parallèles solides à faire entre cet as de la Première Guerre mondiale et l'école moderne de l'ARC
qui est maintenant nommée en son honneur.
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CBC News
Canada is taking over a key role in the peacekeeping mission in Mali, but United Nations officials worry it may not be able to fully implement its mandate because it plans to send limited helicopter support.
Ottawa has said it will supply two CH-147 Chinook transport helicopters for logistical support and medical evacuations and four armed CH-146 Griffon helicopter to the UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission Mali (MINUSMA).
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Ottawa Citizen
The future of the Canadian Forces counterterrorism base in Ottawa could be decided in the next several months as senior defence officials consider whether it makes sense to follow through on plans to move it out of the nation's capital.
Joint Task Force 2 was supposed to relocate to a new facility at the base at Trenton, ON, but that move has been stalled for almost a decade. Top defence officials have been briefed about various options for JTF2 and its base at Dwyer Hill, a farming community within the City of Ottawa.
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Reuters
U.S. defense contractor Lockheed Martin Corp plans to offer Japan a stealth fighter design based on its export-banned F-22 Raptor and advanced F-35 Lightning II aircraft, two sources said. Lockheed has discussed the idea with Japanese defense ministry officials and will make a formal proposal in response to a Japanese request for information (RFI) after it receives permission from the U.S. government to offer the sensitive military technology, said the sources, who have direct knowledge of the proposal.
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Breaking Defense
"I grew up flying fighters," says Gen. David Goldfein, the Air Force Chief of Staff, "and I will tell you, when I see the F-35, I don't see a fighter. I see a computer that happens to fly."
It's not just the F-35, Goldfein told a Mitchell Institute audience this morning: "You also have to think about an Aegis cruiser in a different way. You've got to think about a Brigade Combat Team in a different way."
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Business Standard
The proposal for India and Russia to jointly develop an advanced fighter — the eponymous Fifth Generation Fighter Aircraft (FGFA) — has been formally buried. Business Standard has learnt that National Security Advisor Ajit Doval conveyed the decision to a Russian ministerial delegation at a "Defence Acquisition Meeting" in end-February.
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Flight Global
A senior U.S. diplomat has threatened to use the Lockheed Martin F-35 programme as a retaliatory tool against Turkey for acquiring a sophisticated air defence system from Russia.
Assistant secretary of state for European and Eurasian Affairs Wess Mitchell's remarks during 18 April hearing in Congress escalated a simmering confrontation with a NATO ally and combat partner against ISIS, which agreed to acquire the Almaz-Antey S-400 Triumf system even as it plans to take delivery of its first F-35A later this year.
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BBC
Rivals Airbus and Dassault Aviation have struck a deal to develop and produce Europe's next generation of fighter aircraft.
Franco-German Airbus is part of the consortium behind Eurofighter, while France's Dassault makes the Rafale jet.
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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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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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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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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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