The Commander of 2 Canadian Air Division, Brigadier-General Denis O’Reilly, has recently lifted the operational pause on the CT-114 Tutor fleet. The operational pause was implemented following a Snowbirds CT-114 Tutor accident in Kamloops, B.C. on May 17, which resulted in the death of Captain Jennifer Casey, the Snowbirds Public Affairs Officer.
Le brigadier-général Denis O’Reilly, commandant de la 2e Division aérienne du Canada, a mis fin à la pause opérationnelle imposée à la flotte de CT-114 Tutor. Cette pause opérationnelle a été imposée après un accident mettant en cause un avion CT-114 Tutor des Snowbirds à Kamloops, en Colombie-Britannique, le 17 mai dernier. La capitaine Jennifer Casey, officière des affaires publiques des Snowbirds, a perdu la vie lors de cet accident.
22 Wing/Canadian Forces Base North Bay, Ontario, is no stranger to Americans. It is the home of the Canadian Air Defence Sector, which conducts the North American Aerospace Defence (NORAD) Command mission. For more than 65 years, our partners to the south have been part of the bi-national mission at 22 Wing, and currently, about 30 Americans and 70 dependents call North Bay home.
La 22e Escadre et la base des Forces canadiennes North Bay, en Ontario, sont bien connues des Américains. C’est le siège du Secteur de la défense aérienne du Canada, qui dirige la mission du Commandement de la défense aérospatiale de l’Amérique du Nord. Depuis plus de 65 ans, nos partenaires du sud participent à la mission binationale à la 22e Escadre et, à l’heure actuelle, environ 30 Américains et 70 de leurs proches habitent North Bay.
The Pentagon's top weapons buyer recently said that the Lockheed Martin-built F-35 Joint Strike Fighter should finally go into full production by next March following a series of delays — the latest for COVID-19 workplace restrictions.
When a new piece of military technology is lost, it gets people’s attention, particularly among sailors and aviators. The technology’s novelty and its usually impressive performance tend to lend tremendous confidence to the crews that fly them.
As you are aware, the Federal and Provincial Governments have taken steps to limit the size of gatherings across Canada, in order to help combat the spread of the COVID-19 virus. While some restrictions have been lifted, the Wing Commander and the Museum Board of Directors have decided that regrettably it is necessary to cancel this year’s Ad Astra Ceremony on the 26th of September, 2020.
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