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Ottawa Citizen
Exercise Vigilant Shield has started.
"The Canadian North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) Region has begun its participation in NORAD's annual VIGILANT SHIELD field training exercise," the news release from the Canadian Forces noted. "The live-fly field training exercise, which runs Oct. 17-21, is part of a larger series of annual NORAD VIGILANT SHIELD exercises that take place throughout the United States and Canada."
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Skies Magazine
The Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) marked the recent completion of a major upgrade of all 17 CC-130J Hercules aircraft, keeping Canada's CC-130J Hercules at the forefront of airlift operations. The 17th and last upgraded Hercules was received. The modifications include significant improvements to navigation, communication, and maintenance capabilities. The Hercules model J can now fly more efficiently amongst large commercial aircraft in heavily congested and controlled airspace and perform much more fuel-efficient long-range flights.
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Brantford Expositor
The Brantford Air Force Club is celebrating its 70th anniversary with a dinner on Saturday, Oct. 29.
The club started in 1946 as a way to maintain friendships and support veterans from the Royal Air Force and Royal Canadian Air Force after the Second World War. It has been located at 144 Grey St. for more than 60 years.
"Originally, it was a group of guys who wanted to stay in touch and honour the fallen," said club president Stewart Bayley. "They got together regularly at the club rooms at the armoury building until the Grey Street club building got built in the mid-1950s."
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Hamilton Spectator
An Afghanistan war memorial will be installed at the Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum next spring.
For some Hamilton soldiers' families, including Silver Cross recipient Bev McCraw, the memorial has long been a wish that many thought would never be granted.
"It was something I would never dream would ever happen," said McCraw as she attended the announcement at the Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum. "It's such an honour."
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CBC News
With a big smile and a dramatic salute, Euan MacDonald climbed up the stairs into the WWII-era Lancaster bomber to fulfill a dream.
His dreamed-about flight on Hamilton's restored Avro Lancaster came recently, with money he collected through online donations.
The 11-year-old launched a GoFundMe campaign earlier this year to help him get together the $3,500 it costs to ride the Lancaster.
"It means everything to me. This is what I've worked for and so many people have helped me do," he told CBC News before boarding the bomber, one of only two still flying in the world.
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Vertical Magazine
The Sikorsky S-92 flies to places most people have never been. From Barrow, AK, in the Arctic; to Mecca, Saudi Arabia, in the Middle East; and to the Falkland Islands in the South Atlantic, the S-92 has proved itself across an extraordinary range of challenging missions and operating environments since it entered service in late 2004.
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Hamilton Spectator
In a field outside Moscow, workers armed with little more than green fabric and air compressors are creating an imposing weapon.
A sleek, slate-gray MIG-31 fighter jet suddenly appears, its muscular, stubby wings spreading to reveal their trademark red star insignia. It is a decoy, lifelike in appearance from as close as 300 yards.
This trick is another entry in Russia's repertoire of deceit and disguise, known as maskirovka, a psychological warfare doctrine that is becoming an increasingly critical element in the country's geopolitical ambitions.
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Halifax International Security Forum
The Halifax International Security Forum announced recently that the 8th Halifax International Security Forum will take place from Nov. 18-20, 2016 in Halifax, N.S.
The annual Forum brings together democratic security leaders from more than 60 countries to address the most pressing international security challenges.
"As local communities deal with the consequences of global security threats, I am proud that Halifax provides an important venue for people with shared values to come together and build strategies for working more closely together," said Peter Van Praagh, President of the Halifax International Security Forum.
For more information about the Halifax International Security Forum, please contact info@halifaxtheforum.org.
RCAF Airwomen
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
Air Cadet League of Canada
As part of our anniversary celebration, we have been reaching out to past Cadets to share with us where being an Air Cadet has taken them. Celebrate 75 years of Cadets in Canada by sharing your "Cadet Story."
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