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Government of Canada
While attending Staff College last year, Major Rhea MacLean took several classes on gender-based analysis, and completed an independent research paper on gender integration in the Canadian Armed Forces. That's why, when nominations were being sought for a deployment to Latvia as the gender advisor on Operation Reassurance Roto 8, she quickly submitted her name. She was selected as the perfect fit for this unique role.
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Gouvernement du Canada
Pendant ses études au Collège d'état-major, l'année dernière, la major Rhea MacLean a suivi plusieurs cours sur l'analyse comparative entre les sexes, en plus de terminer un projet de recherche indépendant sur l'intégration des sexes aux Forces armées canadiennes. Ainsi, lorsqu'elle a appris qu'on cherchait des conseillers en matière d'égalité entre les sexes en vue d'un déploiement en Lettonie dans le cadre de la roto 8 de l'opération Reassurance, elle a présenté sa candidature sans tarder. On a retenu son nom en tant que candidate parfaite pour ce rôle unique.
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Government of Canada
On Sept. 22, 2017, following hurricanes in the Jacksonville, FL, area, a parachute and accompanying items were retrieved from a beach near Naval Station Mayport, which is located near Jacksonville.
These items were identified as belonging to Lieutenant William Thomas Barry Troy, a pilot with the Royal Canadian Navy who lost his life on Feb. 25, 1958, when his McDonnell F2H-3 Banshee fighter jet vanished in dense fog following takeoff from Mayport. Lieutenant Troy and the pilots of three other Canadian Banshees had been participating in joint exercises with the United States Navy at Mayport and were returning to Her Majesty's Canadian Ship Bonaventure. Lieutenant Troy's remains were never found.
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Gouvernement du Canada
Le 22 septembre 2017, après le passage d'ouragans dans la région de Jacksonville, en Floride, un homme a retrouvé un parachute et de l'équipement de parachutisme sur une plage près de la station navale Mayport, située à proximité de Jacksonville.
On a déterminé que ces objets appartenaient au lieutenant William Thomas Barry Troy, pilote de la Marine royale canadienne qui a perdu la vie le 25 février 1958 lorsque son chasseur à réaction McDonnell F2H-3 Banshee s'est engouffré dans un épais brouillard après avoir décollé de Mayport. Le lieutenant Troy et les pilotes de trois autres appareils Banshee du Canada participaient à des exercices avec les forces navales des États-Unis à Mayport et retournaient au navire canadien de Sa Majesté Bonaventure. On n'a jamais retrouvé le corps du lieutenant Troy.
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National Post
Canadians could be paying more than $1.5 billion extra as the operating life of the military's aging CF-18 fighter jets is extended for another 14 years.
The jets were to be taken out of service after 2025, but as Postmedia recently reported, delays in the Liberal government's plan to buy replacements means the jets will need to continue operating until 2032. While the Department of National Defence says it still has yet to figure out how much that will cost, a December 2014 report produced by DND and the Canadian Forces raised concerns about further extending the life of the CF-18s.
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Ottawa Citizen
As Defence Watch reported recently, the Liberal government has reversed a 2011 decision that saw Canada withdraw from NATO's AWACS program.
The Conservative government decided at that time to end participation in the airborne early warning plane program to save money.
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Defense News
Poland and Canada have agreed to join a coalition of NATO countries seeking to jointly buy a fleet of maritime surveillance aircraft.
The two countries bring the total number of nations investing in the Multinational Maritime Multi Mission Aircraft Capabilities program to eight. The program launched with France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Spain and Turkey in June 2017.
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iPolitics
Procurement Canada has posted a tender on behalf of the U.S. government inviting Canadian aerospace firms to bid on repair and maintenance contracts for Lockheed Martin F-35 attack warplanes.
The request for information from potential sustainment suppliers for the F-35 fleet worldwide came out in late January, after the Canadian government had launched a new competitive bidding process only last December to determine a fleet to eventually replace Canada's aging CF-18 fighters.
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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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