There have been a number of promotions in the Royal Gibraltar Regiment (RG) recently.
Lance Corporal Alex Mcguffie joined the Regiment in 2015 after completion of his Combat Infantry Course. Initially assigned to 2 Platoon I Company he soon foun.
Roughly 2,500 Canadian and some international soldiers are honing their skills at Canadian Forces Base (CFB) Wainwright after the massive training exercise was…
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Posted: Apr 27, 2021 5:51 PM ET | Last Updated: April 27
Clouds loom over the main gate at Canadian Forces Base Petawawa, Ont. Monday, Sept. 4, 2006.(Jonathan Hayward/Canadian Press)
The Department of National Defence (DND) has confirmed an outbreak of COVID-19 at Garrison Petawawa, one of the country s main military bases.
A written statement from the department followed a tweet from 4th Canadian Division Support Group (4 CDSG) and a Postmedia news report.
The statement describes the outbreak as small. Citing operational security, military officials are refusing to say how many people at the base have been infected. In accordance with Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) COVID-19 protocols, contact tracing and isolation of affected personnel has occurred, the statement said.
Pilot training, spare part shortages among challenges military facing from COVID-19
by The Canadian Press
Last Updated Apr 25, 2021 at 1:44 pm EDT
OTTAWA A senior air force officer says Canada’s military pilots are in danger of losing their edge as COVID-19 restrictions curtail their ability to conduct training exercises.
Brig.-Gen. Iain Huddleston, the Royal Canadian Air Force’s director-general of air readiness, says the pandemic is also making it more difficult to obtain spare parts for some aircraft.
The air force isn’t the only part of the military facing challenges due to the pandemic, particularly when it comes to training.