Improving Land Forces capabilities for airspace coordination and monitoring
March 14, 2022 – Ottawa, ON – National Defence / Canadian Armed Forces Situational awareness across air, land and sea, is key to successful military operations and supporting the safety and security of our land forces while on operations. It helps alert troops to any incoming direct or indirect fire, monitor unmanned aerial systems and other enemy aircraft, and prevent friendly fire incidents....
Unique program aids transition to an IT civilian workforce
Captain Travis Rivard on Operation Nanook-Nunalivut, Resolute Bay, NU, March 2019. After retirement, he found work as an IT professional with help from With you With Me Attention veterans and currently transitioning military personnel. There’s a free training program designed to prepare you for a career in information technology. Australian-based company With You With Me (WYWM) works with...
Defence Minister Anand and Chief of the Defence Staff conclude visit to Europe
March 9, 2022 – Naples, Italy – National Defence / Canadian Armed Forces Today, Defence Minister Anita Anand, accompanied by Chief of the Defence Staff (CDS), General Wayne Eyre, concluded a trip to Europe during which they reaffirmed Canada’s strong support to Ukraine and commitment to working with North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Allies and partners to strengthen the Alliance’s...
George St-Pierre set to inspire military families
LAS VEGAS, NV – NOVEMBER 13: UFC Welterweight Champion Georges St-Pierre poses for a portrait on November 13, 2013 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images) World famous mixed martial arts champion George St-Pierre has come aboard as a presenter in a two-day online inspirational symposium for teenagers of military families. The Ultimate Fighting...
New Year, New Calling, New Career Move
Corporal Shannon Clayton, an Aviation Systems (AVN) Technician from Her Majesty’s Canadian Ship (HMCS) REGINA’s helicopter air detachment hooks up an engine rinse bottle to a CH-148 Cyclone helicopter during Operation ARTEMIS on April 3, 2019. AVN Tech is one of the occupations that will be featured in the RCAF Virtual Job Fair 7-9 March, 2022 – Photo: MCpl PJ Letourneau, Canadian Forces...
It Takes a Team: Meet the players behind your relocation
Meet nine members of your relocation team – Photo from the Department of National Defence Relocation is a necessity in the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF). It ensures that CAF members are provided the professional development and experiential opportunities to train in a variety of work environments and locations, both inside and outside Canada. There will always be a certain amount of stress...
Volunteer helping WWII, Korea veterans access medals
Veterans who served in the Korean War may be eligible for the Ambassador for Peace Medal – Photo from the Government of Canada website The Government of France and the Republic of Korea have made available the National Order of the Legion of Honour and Ambassador for Peace medals. Guy Black’s goal is to connect as many eligible veterans as possible with these medals. While the Ambassador...
Health Services Patient Care Feedback Tool goes live
A new tool that allows Canadian Forces Health Services (CFHS) to hear directly from patients is now online. The Patient Care Feedback Tool (PCFT) allows members to give feed back anonymously. It can be used on any device connected to the internet and does not require a DWAN connection. “Quality improvement in health care has shifted in recent years and has become a continuous evolving...
Op NANOOK-NUNALIVUT reinforces skill sets in Canada’s North
February 14, 2022 – Ottawa – National Defence / Canadian Armed Forces More than 200 Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) personnel from across Canada will take part in Operation (Op) NANOOK-NUNALIVUT, between February 14 and 28, 2022, in Tuktoyaktuk and Inuvik, Northwest Territories. Participating CAF members will work together with armed forces members from the United States, the United Kingdom, and...
Wanted: Youth Reporters
Karam is curious, interested in others and that led him to enroll in the 687 Richelieu Laval Squadron cadets and to participate in the competition – Supplied Photo Canadian Forces newspapers are looking for youth reporters from military families between the ages of 13 and 18 who want to share a story about an issue that is important to their life or the community around them. The Canadian...