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Semrau 'saved my life,' soldier testifies
A private in the Canadian army testified in court Monday that Capt. Robert Semrau saved his life when their outpost came under heavy mortar fire in Afghanistan. CF-18 crash pilot applauds ejection seat
The Canadian Forces pilot who ejected from a fighter jet just moments before it crashed and exploded suffered back injuries but is expected to make a full recovery. Navy helicopter contract renegotiated
The federal government is dropping key performance standards for navy helicopters due this fall in exchange for the manufacturer's promise to guarantee another $80 million in work to Canadian aerospace companies. Captain can be sentenced under act: court
GATINEAU, Que. � A military court says a Canadian soldier found guilty of shooting a wounded Afghan insurgent can be sentenced under the National Defence Act.US condemns massive leak of Afghan war files
A whistleblower leaked tens of thousands of secret military files on the Afghan war Monday, documenting the deaths of innocent civilians and how Pakistan's spy agency secretly supports the Taliban.
A whistleblower leaked tens of thousands of secret military files on the Afghan war Monday, documenting the deaths of innocent civilians and how Pakistan's spy agency secretly supports the Taliban. Sappers, infantry reinforce northern troop presence
Yellowknife, Northwest Territories — 41 Canadian Brigade Group (41 CBG) recently held Exercise SOVEREIGN GRIZZLY to bolster support for the newly formed C Company (The Yellowknife Company), The Loyal Edmonton Regiment (LER), in Yellowknife, North West Ter Semrau sentencing Monday
Capt. Robert Semrau, 36, who shot a severely injured Afghan in what's been described as a mercy killing, was found guilty of disgraceful conduct last week. The maximum sentence under the National Defence Act is five years in prison. Drab cement walls provide backdrop for 'healing hands' of Canadian medics
SPERWAN GHAR, Afghanistan - Hundreds of medics have literally made their mark taking care of the sick and dying at the Canadian military's Forward Operating Base Sperwan Ghar, in Afghanistan's Panjwaii district.Taliban says 1 U.S. sailor dead, another captured
The Taliban wants to trade the body of an American sailor killed during a firefight Friday for captured Taliban prisoners, according to an Afghan government official.
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The Taliban wants to trade the body of an American sailor killed during a firefight Friday for captured Taliban prisoners, according to an Afghan government official.Three new ships, three submarines to join Russian Black Sea Fleet
Three patrol boats of a new project and three submarines of 636 project will be laid up at Russian shipyards for the Black Sea Fleet before the end of 2010, Russian Navy Commander Admiral Vladimir Vysotsky said.
Three patrol boats of a new project and three submarines of 636 project will be laid up at Russian shipyards for the Black Sea Fleet before the end of 2010, Russian Navy Commander Admiral Vladimir Vysotsky said.Gay rights Republicans seek halt to military policy
Lawyers for a gay rights group asked a U.S. federal judge Friday to impose an injunction halting what they called the military's unconstitutional "don't ask, don't tell" policy.
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Lawyers for a gay rights group asked a U.S. federal judge Friday to impose an injunction halting what they called the military's unconstitutional "don't ask, don't tell" policy. Canadian soldier's body home from AfghanistanMilitary | 206690 hits | 12:04 PM on Saturday | posted by wildrosegirl
The body of Sapper Brian Collier, the latest Canadian soldier to die in Afghanistan, returned to Canada on Friday afternoon. Crashed jet's pilot in good conditionMilitary | 206792 hits | 12:02 PM on Saturday | posted by wildrosegirl
One of Canada's top jet fighter pilots is in good condition in hospital following the crash of his jet in Lethbridge, Alta., on Friday.Taliban capture 2 Americans: report
The Taliban claimed Saturday that it had captured two American soldiers, the CBC's Cameron MacIntosh reported from Afghanistan.
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The Taliban claimed Saturday that it had captured two American soldiers, the CBC's Cameron MacIntosh reported from Afghanistan.Russia may develop fully-fledged fleet by 2050
The main bulk of the fleet, however, may be ready by 2035, he said.
The main bulk of the fleet, however, may be ready by 2035, he said.Germany and Israel fail to agree on submarine sale
Germany funded more than 80 percent of the cost of Israel's first three Dolphin submarines in the 1990s.
Germany funded more than 80 percent of the cost of Israel's first three Dolphin submarines in the 1990s.Bombings claim lives of 5 U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan
A pair of bombings claimed the lives of five American soldiers in Afghanistan Saturday, amid the latest push by international forces to target Taliban hot spots.
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A pair of bombings claimed the lives of five American soldiers in Afghanistan Saturday, amid the latest push by international forces to target Taliban hot spots. First-time camp for the kids of fallen soldiersMilitary | 206972 hits | 7:32 PM on Friday | posted by wildrosegirl
Allan's Angels Camp is a place where the children of fallen Canadian soldiers come to heal.Pak Navy chief lauds performance of China's F-22P frigate, keen to expand co-operation
Two of the four F-22P frigates it ordered are already in service in the Pakistan Navy, while a third is to be commissioned on September 15 this year.
Two of the four F-22P frigates it ordered are already in service in the Pakistan Navy, while a third is to be commissioned on September 15 this year. CF-18 crashes in southern Alberta; pilot alive
A CF-18 fighter jet has crashed in southern Alberta, after witnesses saw it flying at low altitude midday Friday.
The jet crashed at the Lethbridge County Airport and the pilot reportedly ejected before impact.
CTV Calgary's Jacquie Scantlebury repo Fallen soldier's body to return home to CanadaMilitary | 206621 hits | 7:25 AM on Friday | posted by wildrosegirl
The body of a Canadian soldier killed this week in a makeshift bomb blast while on foot patrol southwest of Kandahar City returns home today. Chinooks not returning to Canada after Afghan mission
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan — Six aging Canadian Chinook helicopters that have become the pride of the air force in Afghanistan may not be headed to the scrap heap when the mission is over but they are not coming home either.Changing attitudes: Medics getting more respect in Afghan National Army
PANJWAII, Afghanistan - With their military mission to Afghanistan ending in a year, Canadian mentors are training Afghan medics to teach their soldiers about combat first aid.
PANJWAII, Afghanistan - With their military mission to Afghanistan ending in a year, Canadian mentors are training Afghan medics to teach their soldiers about combat first aid. Semrau hopes to continue soldiering
TORONTO - As he uneasily awaits sentencing for “disgraceful behaviour” in the shooting death of a wounded Taliban insurgent in Afghanistan in 2008, Capt. Robert Semrau has for the first time expressed his feelings on the case. CF members honour those who fought at Vimy
On July 18, 2010, a Canadian Forces (CF) contingent of 220 persons on their way to the Netherlands for the 94th International Four Days Marches Nijmegen stopped in France to commemorate the sacrifice of more than 66,000 Canadian service personnel who died Ramp ceremony for Canadian sapper in KandaharMilitary | 206813 hits | 5:47 PM on Wednesday | posted by wildrosegirl
Canadian troops and their NATO allies attended a ramp ceremony Wednesday night to say goodbye to Sapper Brian Collier, the latest Canadian soldier to die in the Afghan mission.Laser used to shoot down a moving aircraft for first time
Star Wars-style laser beams have been used for the first time to shoot down aircraft in flight, it was revealed last night.
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Star Wars-style laser beams have been used for the first time to shoot down aircraft in flight, it was revealed last night. Stealth F-35 Lightning II will change the way Canada fights in the air
Now that Canada has announced it will purchase 65 F-35 Lightning II fighter jets under the Joint Strike Fighter program, one of the fighter pilots who will fly them some day is more enthusiastic than ever about his future. Canadian soldier killed in Afghanistan
A Canadian soldier, Sapper Brian Collier, was killed by a bomb in Afghanistan Tuesday.U.S., S.Korea to conduct military drills next week
The U.S. and South Korean defense chiefs say they will hold military exercises starting Sunday as part of efforts to sharpen their readiness against North Korean aggression.
Military | 206708 hits | 7:09 AM on Tuesday | posted by wildrosegirl
The U.S. and South Korean defense chiefs say they will hold military exercises starting Sunday as part of efforts to sharpen their readiness against North Korean aggression.USS George Washington deployed to South Korea
The US military has announced it is sending one of its biggest aircraft carriers to South Korea to take part in military exercises that officials say will send "a strong signal" of deterrence to North Korea.
The US military has announced it is sending one of its biggest aircraft carriers to South Korea to take part in military exercises that officials say will send "a strong signal" of deterrence to North Korea. Canadians feel 'empowered' by new rules
After months of complaints from NATO troops about strict rules of engagement, Canada's trigger-pullers are expressing universal approval of a new written tactical directive from Brig.-Gen. Jon Vance that clarifies when soldiers in Task Force Kandahar can 17 Wing Squadron helps Coast Guard find missing boaters on Lake Winnipeg
17 WING WINNIPEG, Man. - Four boaters on Lake Winnipeg are safe today thanks to the combined efforts of a CC-130 Hercules aircraft and crew from 435 ‘Chinthe’ Transport and Rescue Squadron based at 17 Wing, Winnipeg, Man., the regional Canadian Coast Guar Cameron Highlanders of Ottawa meet Prince Philip
The Camerons, affectionately known as “Ottawa’s Own Regiment,” were formed April 3, 1856, as the 1st Volunteer Militia Rifle Company of Ottawa. War museum buys medals of WWI chaplain
The Canadian War Museum has bought the medals of Canon Frederick G. Scott, a First World War chaplain and poet, for $28,000.
For the first time, a solid-state laser has successfully destroyed a flying drone in a naval environment.
The tests, performed by Raytheon with the Navy, occurred off of San Nicholas Island, Calif. over several days in late May. Four UAVs were destroye Court martial acquits captain of murder in battlefield death
Canadian Forces Capt. Robert Semrau has been found not guilty of second degree murder and attempted murder in a battlefield death in Afghanistan. But he has been found guilty of disgraceful conduct.
Suicide attacks kill at least 48 in Iraq
A suicide bomber ripped through a line of anti-al Qaeda Sunni fighters waiting to collect their paychecks near an Iraqi military base as nearly 50 people were killed in violence west of Baghdad.
Military | 206685 hits | 7:43 AM on Monday | posted by wildrosegirl
A suicide bomber ripped through a line of anti-al Qaeda Sunni fighters waiting to collect their paychecks near an Iraqi military base as nearly 50 people were killed in violence west of Baghdad. Canada's navy hardly got off to a glorious start
Canada's navy is celebrating its centennial this year. Its birth, alas, was marked by farce and near-disaster. 
The Government of Canada today announced it is acquiring the fifth generation Joint Strike Fighter F-35 Lightning II aircraft to contribute to the modernization of the Canadian Forces, while bringing significant economic benefits and opportunities to regiU.S. approves Ecstasy testing on vets
U.S. researchers say the outlawed drug Ecstasy can help victims of post-traumatic stress recover.
U.S. researchers say the outlawed drug Ecstasy can help victims of post-traumatic stress recover. Canadian soldiers marching down memory lane as Afghan pullout looms
MA'SUM GHAR, Afghanistan - With Canada set to begin its troop pullout from Afghanistan in a year, a number of veterans are allowing themselves to march down memory lane to reflect on the mission. Military forms new quick reaction task force
Canada's special forces command is creating a new quick-reaction task force to be led by a Petawawa-based officer and capable of responding to an international crisis. Deliberations begin in Semrau court martialMilitary | 206857 hits | 1:43 PM on Saturday | posted by wildrosegirl
The fate of a Canadian Forces captain charged in a battlefield murder in Afghanistan is now in the hands of a jury of his uniformed peers.
Lockheed wins $9 billion deal to supply fighter jets to CanadaMilitary | 206832 hits | 7:01 PM on Friday | posted by wildrosegirl
Bethesda defense giant Lockheed Martin said Friday that it secured a roughly $9 billion deal to sell the Canadian government 65 of its new fighter jets, a move that industry analysts called a positive sign for one of the company's biggest and most closely With battlefield operations reshaped, Canadian soldiers get to fight back
PANJWAI DISTRICT, AFGHANISTAN—A pair of Canadian helicopters circled low over a vineyard, watching two insurgents try to slip away, waiting for permission to shoot.US army heat-ray gun in Afghanistan
A newly-developed heat-ray gun that burns the skin but doesn't cause permanent injury is now with US troops in Afghanistan.
A newly-developed heat-ray gun that burns the skin but doesn't cause permanent injury is now with US troops in Afghanistan. Memorial pays homage to NL peacekeepers
St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador — Thanks to the dedication and tenacity of a small group of veteran Canadian peacekeepers, the Peacekeeping Memorial stands guard in the heart of downtown St. John’s. Canada hands over Kandahar city to U.S.
Canada has handed over command of Kandahar city to the Americans, as part of a major reorganization of NATO's southern command in Afghanistan.Back to Canada News
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