This message was sent to ##Email## To advertise in this publication please click here November 27, 2020 .TOP NEWS NORAD Agile Basing Airpower Seminar investigates options to bring further innovation to Canada's North Government of Canada As the Canadian NORAD Region (CANR) looks to further project joint airpower into the Arctic region for full-spectrum and pan-domain operations, an ongoing series of seminars known as the Joint Agile Basing Airpower Seminar (JABAS) brings key stakeholders in the fields of science, environment, information, governance, and logistics together to take a broad look at some of the challenges of agile basing in the Arctic. Originally known as the Arctic Airpower Seminars, they focus on exploring synergies between air operations, security, climate science, Indigenous communities, economic development, and other key concerns. READ MORE Les colloques du NORAD sur la puissance aérienne fondée sur le positionnement agile visent à susciter plus d'innovation dans le Nord canadien Gouvernement du Canada Alors que la région canadienne du NORAD (RC NORAD) cherche à poursuivre le projet de puissance aérienne interarmées dans la région arctique pour y mener des opérations dans l’ensemble du spectre et dans l’ensemble des domaines, une série de colloques, connue sous le nom de Colloques sur la puissance aérienne fondée sur le positionnement agile interarmées, ou Joint Agile Basing Air Power Seminar, rassemble les principaux intervenants œuvrant dans les domaines de la science, de l’environnement, de l’information, de la gouvernance et de la logistique pour jeter un regard sur certaines des difficultés liées au positionnement agile dans l’Arctique. Initialement connus sous le nom de Colloques sur la puissance aérienne dans l’Arctique, les colloques se concentrent sur l’exploration des synergies entre les opérations aériennes, la sécurité, la science du climat, les communautés autochtones, le développement économique et d’autres préoccupations d’importance. EN SAVOIR PLUS Canadian military looking to conduct its own coronavirus testing CBC News The Canadian military has embarked on a plan to acquire its own coronavirus testing capacity, senior defence officials told a House of Commons committee. The plan is still in the early stages, but Rear-Admiral Rebecca Patterson, commander of the Canadian Forces Health Services Group, said the Armed Forces is working to ramp up testing — both rapid and laboratory tests — for those in uniform. READ MORE The history behind the Hercules Skies A little over 60 years ago, a very special aircraft joined the ranks of the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF). The Hercules first flew in 1954, and was subsequently acquired by the RCAF in 1960. The aircraft has served Canada and Canadians quite well throughout its long and diverse history. If you consider that, when it was first designed and built, it had been barely fifty years since the Wright Brothers made their first heavier than air flight, it’s safe to say that the designers at Lockheed really got it right. READ MORE Canadian military says 'no concerns' raised by troops working with Australians in Afghanistan Global News The Canadian military’s special operations branch says while some of its members did work with Australian special forces in Afghanistan — some of whom are now accused of war crimes — no concerns were ever raised by Canadians about Australian conduct witnessed during those interactions. The statement from the Canadian Special Operations Forces Command comes on the heels of a horrific war crimes inquiry report out of Australia last week that found elite Australian troops killed Afghan farmers, prisoners and civilians between 2009 and 2013. READ MORE Ontario's COVID-19 vaccine task force will be led by former head of Canadian military CP24 The province's new COVID-19 vaccine task force will be led by retired Canadian Gen. Rick Hillier, Premier Doug Ford announced on Monday. The task force, which Ford said will be made up of the "best and brightest minds," will oversee the distribution of vaccines in the province once they are approved by Health Canada and shipped out by the federal government. 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. Let's work together to make sure that every Cadet has the opportunities — donate today! 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