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Defense News
Canada will explore an interim buy of 18 Super Hornet fighter jets from Boeing, a blow to Lockheed Martin that kicks a final decision on whether to procure the F-35 further down the road.
"Canada will immediately explore the acquisition of 18 new Super Hornet aircraft to supplement the CF-18s until the permanent replacement arrives," the Canadian government announced in a release. "Canada's current fleet is now more than 30 years old and is down from 138 aircraft to 77. As a result, the Royal Canadian Air Force faces a capability gap."
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The Chronicle Herald
Just over a year ago, I was given the mandate to work with the Minister of Global Affairs to re-engage Canada in peace operations. Supporting and building peace has long been a tradition of our great country. Canadian values include our desire and our ability to bring people together, to find common ground, and to build relationships based on trust and friendship. We have also always believed in doing the right thing; in standing up for our friends and helping them back up when they fall.
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Vertical Magazine
HMCS Vancouver, with its embarked Royal Canadian Air Force CH-124 Sea King helicopter and air detachment, recently completed emergency relief operations in New Zealand. In support of the New Zealand Defence Force, the Canadian crew evacuated people from the affected area of Kaikoura, assisted in the delivery of emergency supplies, and repaired damaged infrastructure following a 7.8 magnitude earthquake that struck the South Island.
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Globe and Mail
The mental health system for treating military personnel and veterans will undergo a sweeping overhaul to better care for them from boot camp through their retirement years, Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan has revealed. Top-ranking officials in Defence and Veterans Affairs are looking at "creating a new structure that's going to not just look after the veteran at the end but start with keeping our soldiers healthy when they're in the military," Mr. Sajjan said in an interview with the Globe and Mail.
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CBC News
A Second World War military aircraft that has been a landmark at the New Brunswick-Quebec border for more than 50 years has finally found a new home.
The Lancaster bomber is badly in need of restoration work, and it seemed no one could afford to do it.
The City of Edmundston couldn't, so it searched for an institution willing to take on the project.
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Blackburn News
There is new signage at Jackson Park in Windsor that's been installed at the foot of the WWII fighter plane monument to better explain the significance of the two planes to city and country.
The Essex Memorial Spitfire Committee donated the three signs that were installed by City of Windsor staff.
Michael Beale with the park signage team associated with the committee feels the new addition will be well received.
"There wasn't anything in Jackson Park to explain what these two aircraft mean to the City of Windsor," says Beale.
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Westman Journal
Plans are underway for the 75th anniversary celebration of the No. 82 Royal Canadian Air Cadet squadron in Brandon.
The service and being able to offer the program to cadets in Brandon and the Westman area for 75 years is definitely something to be celebrated, so Brandon and the surrounding communities are invited to come and join in on the celebration, Jan. 14.
In thinking back over the past 75 years of the unit's history, Dan Fontaine, captain of the No. 82 squadron in Brandon, said there is definitely a need for celebration.
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Ottawa Citizen
In late September, Defense News and Bloomberg news service reported that the U.S. was going to proceed with fighter jet sales of F-15s and Super Hornets to various Middle East nations.
The package was to include 72 Boeing F-15 Strike Eagles for Qatar and 40 Boeing F/A-18 E/F Super Hornets for Kuwait.
The fighter jets were requested more than two years ago by Kuwait and Qatar.
The U.S. Defense Security Cooperation Agency has now confirmed that deal (it needs Congressional approval but that is expected to be given).
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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
442 Squadron
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.
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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