Jeff Gaye Nicki Niemi Cammack and Susan Tucker came to know each other under the worst circumstances. Each lost a brother in separate CF-18 crashes 15 months apart. Capt Wally Niemi of 410 Squadron died when his Hornet crashed on Seibert Lake, about 80 kilometres northwest of Cold Lake, on January 11, 1989. Then on April 22, 1990, Capt Hollis Tucker of 441 Squadron crashed in the Pacific Ocean off the west coast of VancouverRead More

Jeff Gaye LCol James Kettles has taken command of 410 Tactical Fighter (Training) Squadron, succeeding LCol Seane Doell. LCol Kettles is posted from NATO School in Oberammergau, Germany, where he had been the department director of the Joint Targeting Interoperability Curriculum. This is his fourth posting to Cold lake, where he had previously served with 410 Squadron (twice), 441 Squadron and 409 Squadron. LCol Doell has been wearing two different CO hats since July 12,Read More

Jeff Gaye Twenty thousand aviation buffs had their eyes on the skies over Cold Lake all weekend. In the end, they loved what they saw. Weather had threatened to dampen the fun. Heavy rain Friday night soaked much of the airfield, and the risk of damaging hail from Friday’s storms forced some aircraft to “evacuate” the area until the weather cleared. But the sun was shining when the gates opened Saturday morning. While air showRead More