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Government of Canada
Imagine this: a man has been missing for four days in rural Nunavut, facing its harsh winter alone. For the next 17 hours, it is your responsibility to locate, stabilize and evacuate him. It is a tough job, and it is one to which Sergeant Dennis Van Sickle has dedicated his career in the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF).
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Gouvernement du Canada
Imaginez la situation suivante : un homme est disparu depuis quatre jours dans une région rurale du Nunavut, faisant face à l'hiver rigoureux seul. Pendant les 17 prochaines heures, il vous revient de le trouver, de le stabiliser et de l'évacuer. C'est un travail difficile, mais un travail auquel s'est consacré le sergent Dennis Van Sickle au cours de sa carrière dans les Forces armées canadiennes (FAC).
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CBC News
The losing bidder in the race to replace Canada's fixed-wing search and rescue fleet is asking a Federal Court judge to toss out the multibillion-dollar contract, CBC News has learned.
Leonardo S.p.A., which offered its C-27J transport for the competition, filed notice of legal action in January, but only delivered supporting arguments and affidavits to the court this last week. The company is challenging the Liberal government's decision last fall to buy 16 new C-295W transports manufactured by rival Airbus Defence and Space.
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The Washington Post
The U.S. Air Force, faced with a potentially protracted war against the Islamic State, aging fighter jets and a shrinking force of pilots, is examining the adoption of a new fleet of "light-attack" planes that are both a throwback to earlier U.S. operations and a current staple of militaries in South America and the Middle East.
The aircraft would be able to carry out airstrikes against the Islamic State and other militants for less money than the F-16 Fighting Falcon or the F/A-18 Super Hornet.
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Ottawa Citizen
"Per Ardua Ad Dis-Astra." This altered RCAF motto sums up what the federal the government's convoluted process to buy 18 "interim" Super Hornets to fill a "capability gap" really means. It will kill Canada's fighter force.
Everything can be traced to the prime minister's election campaign promise to never buy the F-35 fighter jet, allegedly because it is too expensive and doesn't work.
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CBC News
Canada's fleet of frigates will have new airborne assets in the next decade, according to a report listing the advantages of unmanned airborne drones.
An unmanned aircraft system, or UAS, could be deployed from the deck of a ship to identify targets, do reconnaissance and gather intelligence in areas where human-piloted helicopters could not.
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Government of Canada
The Department of National Defence's Airworthiness Investigative Authority has issued the report From the Investigator in relation to the fatal CF-18 accident of November 28, 2016 near 4 Wing Cold Lake, Alta.
This document is a brief summary of the circumstances and factual information known at this time and does not provide information on what caused the crash. The accident is still under investigation.
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Gouvernement du Canada
L'Autorité des enquêtes sur la navigabilité du ministère de la Défense nationale a diffusé le rapport L'Enquêteur vous informe en lien avec l'écrasement mortel d'un CF-18 survenu le 28 novembre 2016 près de la 4e Escadre Cold Lake, en Alta.
Ce document est un bref résumé des circonstances et des faits connus à l'heure actuelle, mais ne fournit aucune information sur les causes de l'écrasement. L'enquête sur l'accident se poursuit.
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Ottawa Citizen
About 200 Canadian Forces members will take part in Operation NUNALIVUT 2017. The annual surveillance and control operation in the High Arctic takes place this year in Resolute Bay and Hall Beach, Nunavut.
Operation NUNALIVUT began in 2007 to provide the Canadian military an opportunity to operate in the northernmost regions of Canada and to enhance the capability to respond to a variety of situations in northern Canada, the Canadian Forces noted in a news release.
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CBC News
The fourth official Conservative leadership debate in Edmonton saw the candidates broadly agree on defence spending, carbon taxes and illegal border crossings, while engaging in spirited exchanges on taxation and plans for growing the economy.
Steven Blaney and Pierre Lemieux both used their opening statements to make an argument for getting Alberta oil to international markets by expanding pipelines into the United States and across Canada.
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Legion Members,
We are requesting your support for The Sky's No Limit — Girls Fly Too! 2017 FREE community event on March 11-12, 2017 at the Abbotsford International Airport. This the world's largest outreach event to inspire gender and cultural diversity in Aviation, Aerospace, Marine and Defence. Held annually during the week of International Women's Day, our EPIC events are family-friendly and change lives!
The event attracts thousands of participants from the Lower Mainland/Fraser Valley as well as other locations in British Columbia and Washington State. Free flights are offered to female first time fliers of all ages to draw them to the airport and pique their interest in further exploring the ground displays. All participants — male and female — are encouraged to try their hand at the many interactive Aviation, Aerospace, Marine and Defence activities. Civilian and non-civilian agencies and VIP's will be on hand with aircraft and ground support/tactical vehicles to explore.
Volunteers are needed for The Sky's No Limit — Girls Fly Too! You can volunteer for a few hours, two days, or more if you'd like to help before and after the event. There are lots of interesting and fun volunteer opportunities available. For more information and to register as a volunteer, check us out at www.girlsfly2.ca. Volunteers of any gender, age, skill and physical abilities are welcome — we will work with you to find a position that you'll enjoy.
This exciting event is being held March 11-12 in Abbotsford, B.C., and we knew you would want your members and friends to know about it. Feel free to share the exciting news about this non-profit free event, we hope you get the opportunity to come and visit us during The Sky's No Limit — Girls Fly Too!
Best Regards,
Linda Gilzean
www.girlsfly2.ca
www.facebook.com/SkysNoLimitGirlsFlyToo
@GirlsFly_Too
Event Poster
Participation 2017
Volunteer Information
Volunteer Waiver & Consent Form
Check this out: U.S. Navy diver decided she had the skills to build space stations (Achieve Anything Foundation & The Sky's No Limit — Girls Fly Too!)
RCAF Airwomen's 13th Reunion will be held in Moncton, NB, from June 2-4, 2017. For more information, contact:
Glen Cole
911-800 Chieftain St.
Woodstock, ON, N4T 1T8
E-mail: glencole@bell.net
Phone 1-519-290-0352
Please visit this website for more information: http://www.rcafairwomen.ca/Reunion_13_Letter.php
Attention all ex- and currently-serving members of 442 Transport and Rescue Sqn/ 121 KU/ 442 Auxiliary Fighter Sqn/ Number 14 Fighter Sqn. We will be celebrating 75 years of service to Canada with a squadron reunion. The 75th Reunion celebrations will take place from June 2-4, 2017, in Comox B.C. For more information or interest, please contact Capt. Corey McPhee at 442sqn75th@gmail.com and follow us on Facebook at 442 Squadron 75th Anniversary (@442Sqn75th) as more details become available.
Calling all Thunderbirds home to the nest!! This year, we're celebrating our 75th anniversary and are hoping to have the flock come home to help us remember our history and heritage. Please mark Oct. 20-22 in your calendar and join us for a huge party. If you have humorous stories or anecdotes to share, please send them to the following address:
MWO Christine Krueger
426 Sqn 8 Wing/CFB Trenton
PO Box 1000, Stn Forces
Astra, ON, Canada K0K 3W0
christine.krueger@forces.gc.ca
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