This message was sent to ##Email## To advertise in this publication please click here October 23, 2020 .TOP NEWS In Celebration of William Carr: March 17, 1923 - October 14, 2020 The family is saddened to announce the passing of Lieutenant-General William Keir Carr the morning of October 14, 2020 at the Civic Hospital. William Keir Carr was born on St. Patrick’s Day, 1923 at Grand Bank, Newfoundland, son of Percy L. Carr and Eleanor H. (Harris) Carr. He attended Mount Allison University, New Brunswick receiving a BA degree. Carr joined the Royal Canadian Air Force in 1941. He graduated, as a pilot, from Flying Training School at Ottawa (Uplands) July 31, 1942. READ MORE Lieutenant-Colonel Lisa Baspaly-Hays, Commander of 9 Wing Gander, receives the United States' Defense Meritorious Service Medal Government of Canada On September 21, 2020, Brigadier-General Edward Vaughan, Deputy Commander, Canadian NORAD Region, presented the United States’ Defense Meritorious Service Medal (DMSM) to Lieutenant-Colonel Lisa Baspaly-Hays, Commander of 9 Wing Gander, (Newfoundland and Labrador), for her distinguished service as Intelligence Manager and Deputy Chief, Directorate of Intelligence, while at North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) Headquarters from June 2017 to June 2019. READ MORE La lieutenant-colonel Lisa Baspaly-Hays, commandante de la 9e Escadre Gander, reçoit la Médaille du service méritoire de la défense des États-Unis Gouvernement du Canada Le 21 septembre 2020, le brigadier-général Ed Vaughan, commandant adjoint de la Région canadienne du NORAD, a présenté la Médaille du service méritoire de la défense (Defense Meritorious Service Medal) des États-Unis à la lieutenant-colonel Lisa Baspaly-Hays, commandante de la 9e Escadre Gander, à Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador, pour son service distingué en tant que gestionnaire du renseignement et chef adjointe de la Direction du renseignement au quartier général du Commandement de la défense aérospatiale de l’Amérique du Nord (NORAD) de juin 2017 à juin 2019. EN SAVOIR PLUS RCAF partners with Transport Canada to trial multi-engine conversion training Skies As the global competition for skilled pilots continues to grow, and the RCAF works to maintain and expand the level of experience among its pilots, work mandated under the Chief of the Defence Staff-directed Operation Experience has resulted in inventive ways of tackling the challenge. The latest initiative to be trialed was a three-week multi-engine conversion course conducted in June 2020 by the Transport Canada Aircraft Services Division (TC-ASD) in Ottawa. While the course addressed the RCAF’s immediate need to find additional training capacity, the wider interdepartmental agreement over a longer term will allow officers in ground jobs to continue flying during their tour in order to maintain their skills. READ MORE Career caravan offers Canadian military veterans opportunity to learn skills in software, cyber security Global News A career fair in Toronto is offering the more than 7,000 military veterans, who leave the Canadian Forces every year, the opportunity to learn new skills in software and cyber security. The “Coding for Veterans Career Caravan” is making its first stop in Toronto on Wednesday with the mission to help those working in the military go from “deployment to employment.” READ MORE Troops ordered to keep guard up to protect military from COVID-19 resurgence 570 News Top defence officials have ordered Canadian troops to keep up their guard against COVID-19 while painting a gloomy picture of how the pandemic could affect the military and country. The order is in a new directive to Canadian military personnel and Defence Department officials from chief of defence staff Gen. Jonathan Vance and Defence Department deputy minister Jody Thomas. READ MORE .UPCOMING EVENTS Royal Canadian Air Force Association Trust CanadaHelps People who wish to make donations to the Air Cadet League, through the SPAADS effort can do so at this link. Air Cadet League 2020 Campaign 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. 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