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Government of Canada
The Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) is pleased to announce the appointment of Captain Stefan Porteous as the pilot for the 2018 CF-18 Demonstration Team.
Captain Porteous will wow audiences across North America and in the United Kingdom during the 2018 air show season, flying his specially painted CF-18 Hornet commemorating the 60th Anniversary of the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD).
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Gouvernement du Canada
L'Aviation royale canadienne (ARC) est fière d'annoncer le nom du pilote de l'équipe de démonstration du CF-18 pendant la saison 2018 : le capitaine Stefan Porteous.
Le capitaine Porteous émerveillera les spectateurs d'Amérique du Nord et du Royaume-Uni pendant la saison de spectacles aériens de 2018 aux commandes d'un CF-18 Hornet spécialement peint pour célébrer le 60e anniversaire du Commandement de la défense aérospatiale de l'Amérique du Nord (NORAD).
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Government of Canada
When Captain Catherine (Cathy) Coombs went to a recruiter in Sydney, Nova Scotia, as a 17-year-old in 1976, she never imagined the kind of remarkable career she would have in the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF).
At the time, she was one of seven children looking for a way to make a living in an economy that was dominated by a male workforce. She saw her enrolment as a way to provide for herself and as a way to travel the world. Forty-one years later, she has decided it's time to retire from a career that gave her everything she wanted, and which she describes as "something I always loved to do."
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Gouvernement du Canada
Lorsque la capitaine Catherine (Cathy) Coombs s'est présentée devant un recruteur à Sydney, en Nouvelle-Écosse, en 1976, à l'âge de 17 ans, elle n'aurait jamais imaginé la remarquable carrière qu’elle allait mener dans les Forces armées canadiennes (FAC).
Enfant d'une famille de sept, elle cherchait, à l'époque, à gagner sa vie dans une économie dominée par la main-d'œuvre masculine. Quand elle s'est enrôlée, elle venait de trouver un moyen de subvenir à ses besoins et de partir à la découverte du monde. Quarante et un ans plus tard, elle décide que le temps est venu de prendre sa retraite après avoir mené une carrière qui l'a comblée à tous les égards, et qu'elle décrit comme « quelque chose que j'ai toujours aimé faire ».
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National Post
Canada is scrapping a plan to buy 18 Boeing Super Hornet fighter jets amid a deepening dispute with the U.S. aerospace company, three sources familiar with the matter said recently.
Instead, the Liberal government will announce next week it intends to acquire a used fleet of older Australia F-18 jets, the same kind of plane Canada currently operates, said the sources, who asked not to be identified because of the sensitivity of the situation.
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CTV News
While the Canadian military is preparing to work with the U.S. on upgrading North America's aging defences, Canada's top general says there have been absolutely no talks about joining its ballistic-missile shield program.
Chief of defence staff Gen. Jonathan Vance's comments come amid swirling questions over Canada's potential involvement in ballistic-missile defence, particularly given rampant concerns about North Korea.
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The Aviationist
The Israeli Air Force has declared its first F-35 Lightning II jets, designated "Adir" ("Mighty One") by the Israeli, operational.
"The declaration of the squadron's operational capability is occurring at a time in which the IAF is operating on a large scale in a number of fronts, in the constantly changing Middle East," said Maj. Gen. Amikam Norkin, Commander of the IAF in an official blog. "The operational challenge, which is becoming more and more complex each day, receives an excellent aerial response. The "Adir" aircraft's operational status adds a significant layer to the IAF's capabilities at this time."
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CTV News
Hundreds of aircraft including two dozen stealth jets recently began training as the United States and South Korea launched a massive combined air force exercise. The war games come a week after North Korea test-fired its most powerful missile ever, an ICBM that may be able to target the eastern seaboard of the United States.
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Ian Allan Travel
On Aug. 17, 1917, South African General Jan Smuts presented a report
to the British government's War Council setting out his ideas on the future
of air power. The report was duly approved and led to the formation of the
world's first air force being born on the April 1, 1918.
The Royal Air Force (RAF) was formed by the amalgamation of the
squadrons and military personnel of the British Army's "Royal Flying Corps"
(RFC) with the Royal Navy's "Royal Naval Air Service" (RNAS).
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Sea King Retirement Committee
After more than 50 years of service, the Sea King will be retired December 2018 at 443MH Victoria. Advance planning is underway. Visit www.skr18.ca for updates.
Air Cadet League of Canada
Were you an Air Cadet? The Air Cadet League wants to know where being an Air Cadet has taken you; join the Air Cadet Alumni and share your "Cadet Story" with us.
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