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Snowbird pilot's death blamed on 'false-lock' problem with lap belt
A known problem with the lap belt design on Snowbird jets was the cause of a pilot losing control and crashing during a practice run in 2007, a report released Monday concludes.IAF to train overseas for Iran strike op
On the day that US Vice President Joe Biden seemed to give Israel a green light for military action to eliminate Iran's nuclear threat, The Jerusalem Post learned that the IAF plans to participate in aerial exercises in the US and Europe in the coming mon
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On the day that US Vice President Joe Biden seemed to give Israel a green light for military action to eliminate Iran's nuclear threat, The Jerusalem Post learned that the IAF plans to participate in aerial exercises in the US and Europe in the coming mon Eyes in the Afghan sky: Chopper crews keep watch over ground forces
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan - In a war fought against a shadowy enemy on what can be profoundly hostile terrain, having eyes in the sky is a huge benefit. Injured Canadian soldier dies of wounds
MONTREAL - A deadly improvised explosive device of the type that has slashed into the ranks of Canadian troops serving in Afghanistan has claimed another victim, bringing the Canadian military death toll in the war-weary country to 122. Half of armoured military vehicles in Afghanistan are useless
The fleet of transport vehicles and combat of the army is in very poor condition. Les conditions extrêmes de Kandahar, avec la poussière, les variations de température et les attentats, usent prématurément les véhicules, ce qui inquiète l'état-major des F Afghanistan allies meet in Calgary
CALGARY- Canada’s top soldier applauded the United States military’s heightened efforts in Afghanistan Friday, but cautioned that there is still a “tough fight” ahead for NATO-led forces. Canadian soldier killed in Afghanistan
A Canadian soldier who was a member of Brig.-Gen. Jonathan Vance's tactical team was killed Friday in Afghanistan by a roadside bomb 424 Squadron goes to the Netherlands
424 Search and Rescue/Transport Squadron from 8 Wing Trenton, Ont. took part in an international search and rescue exercise in the Netherlands The Canadian Forces, a "ghost army" 
Ottawa - The pace of the mission in Afghanistan is too demanding for the officers and soldiers coaches of the land force, which prevents the Canadian military to train new recruits joining every year. Tous les formateurs d'expérience sont occupés avec la Soldier killed, 5 injured in roadside bomb blast
A Canadian soldier travelling in a convoy carrying the senior commander in Kandahar province was killed Friday when his vehicle struck an improvised explosive device. 
Seven years in the making, the Air Force Museum of Alberta in Calgary hopes to attract visitors through its innovative way of telling the history of Canada's Air Force. Troops in Afghanistan foil Taliban ambush
Brig.-Gen. Jonathan Vance spent most of Canada Day visiting Canadian bases in southern Afghanistan, wishing soldiers the best - and helping stop a Taliban ambush in the process.U.S., Afghan troops involved in major operation
KABUL -- Thousands of U.S. Marines and hundreds of Afghan troops moved into Taliban-infested villages with armour and helicopters early Thursday in the first major operation under President Barack Obama's revamped strategy to stabilize Afghanistan.
KABUL -- Thousands of U.S. Marines and hundreds of Afghan troops moved into Taliban-infested villages with armour and helicopters early Thursday in the first major operation under President Barack Obama's revamped strategy to stabilize Afghanistan. Canada Day marked in Afghanistan with tank decor, soldiers' festivities
MA'SUM GHAR, Afghanistan — Even though Canada Day meant more missions to hunt for insurgents and roadside bombs along with an ambush for the commander of the forces in southern Afghanistan, Canadian soldiers still found peaceful ways to mark the country's 
A monument being unveiled at Bowring Park Wednesday comes with a weighty significance.
It features replicas of the plaques at the Newfoundland Memorial in Beaumont Hamel, France.
The trio of plates lists 820 Newfoundlanders and Labradorians who died dur Birds of prey keep airfield safe
The bird strike hazard team at 3 Wing Bagotville, Que., now has its own air support squadron "staffed" by two birds of prey: a Saker Falcon and a Harris's Hawk. Canadian Rangers expand in Northern Ontario/356
Eabametoong, Ontario — The Canadian Rangers have opened their first new patrol in six years in Northern Ontario.U.S. tests missile on Pacific target
VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, California - The U.S. Air Force says it has successfully launched an unarmed Minuteman 3 intercontinental ballistic missile from a California base, firing it to targets in the Pacific Ocean.
VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, California - The U.S. Air Force says it has successfully launched an unarmed Minuteman 3 intercontinental ballistic missile from a California base, firing it to targets in the Pacific Ocean. Governor General presents Canadian navy with new ceremonial colours
HALIFAX -- Carrying on an age-old tradition, Canada's navy received its Queen's Colour on Saturday during a parade full of pomp and circumstance at the foot of Halifax's historic Citadel.US Navy: sonar impact on endangered whales negligible
JACKSONVILLE, Florida -- The Navy believes sonar in a planned training range for submarine warfare off the coast of north Florida will not disturb calving by endangered North Atlantic right whales, it said in an environmental impact statement Friday.
JACKSONVILLE, Florida -- The Navy believes sonar in a planned training range for submarine warfare off the coast of north Florida will not disturb calving by endangered North Atlantic right whales, it said in an environmental impact statement Friday. Soldier apologized to fallen comrade: witness
SYDNEY, N.S. -- Cpl. Matthew Wilcox held his dying friend in his arms and apologized as Cpl. Kevin Megeney slumped to the floor of their shared tent in Afghanistan, bleeding from a gunshot wound to the chest Soldier playing quick draw game when shot from pistol kills comrade, hearing told
A Canadian soldier charged with fatally shooting a fellow reservist in Afghanistan was playing a game with a loaded weapon when the firearm went off and killed his comrade, the lead prosecutor in a court martial told a military panel Thursday. Vet's medals linked to B.C. native
TORONTO -- A search that spanned close to half the globe looking for the family of a First World War veteran has ended with the location of a niece in B.C. Military will encourage soldiers to discuss combat stress
OTTAWA - The Canadian military will launch a campaign Thursday to bring the suffering of mental illness - particularly post-traumatic stress disorder - out of the shadows. Governor General to invest 58 individuals into the Order of Military Merit
OTTAWA—Her Excellency the Right Honourable Michaëlle Jean, Governor General and Commander-in-Chief of Canada, announced today the appointment of 58 members of the Canadian regular and reserve forces to the Order of Military Merit. Vice-Admiral Dean McFadden assumes command of Canada's Navy
Vice-Admiral Dean McFadden assumed command of the Canadian Navy this morning at a formal ceremony held in Ottawa at the Cartier Square Drill Hall. Canada's Afghan tab will be $1.35B more
OTTAWA — The Treasury Board says that the cost of Canada's military mission in Afghanistan for the next two years will be $1.35 billion higher than projected a year ago by the Defence Department. Canada takes wraps off 'model village' project in Afghanistan
DEH-E BAGH, Afghanistan - Canada has taken the wraps off its "model village" project in southern Afghanistan. Calgary run honours troops' sacrifice
CALGARY - As a crowd of Calgarians completed a charity run in honour of Cpl. Nathan Hornburg, the fallen soldier's sister said the silver memorial cross she clasped on her Support the Troops sweatshirt Sunday will always remind her of her brother. Would use Pakistani nuclear weapons: Al Qaeda
DUBAI -- If it were in a position to do so, Al Qaeda would use Pakistan's nuclear weapons in its fight against the United States, a top leader of the group said in remarks aired on Sunday. Soldiers raise almost US$6,000 in Kandahar
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan -- Father's Day brought heightened memories of home for many Canadian soldiers Sunday, while others arose early for a different kind of mission: a charity run around part of Kandahar Airfield. Snowbirds cleared to fly again
The Snowbirds' fleet of jets has been cleared to fly in air shows again after an overhaul and inspection of its lap belts, the Department of National Defence said Saturday. Def. Dept. using forensics to identify missing soldiers
Canada is turning to modern forensics to identify soldiers who died on the battlefields of Europe and Korea. Canadian military coping well with risky Afghan deployment, top soldier says
PANJWAII DISTRICT, Afghanistan - Equipment, not manpower, is the key stress point facing the Canadian military as it struggles with a lengthy and dangerous deployment in the harsh and hostile environment of southern Afghanistan, Canada's top soldier said Ejection system to be overhauled in Snowbirds aircraft
The Snowbirds, Canada's military aerobatic demonstration team, will be back in the air as soon as some maintenance work is done on their aircraft ejection-seat system. Soldier dies in pickup rollover north of Edmonton
Just after 6 p.m., Master Cpl. Don Pike, 35, tried to pass other vehicles on 66th Street during off-duty hours on Canadian Forces Base Edmonton. The truck ultimately went into the ditch and rolled. Soldier killed in rollover near army base
EDMONTON -- An Edmonton-based soldier is dead after his truck rolled and crashed on CFB Edmonton grounds, according to military officials. HMCS Winnipeg sailors honoured for counter-piracy operations
On 2 June 2009, while HMCS Winnipeg was alongside in Victoria, Seychelles Islands, a number of commendations were awarded, including one Chief of the Defence Staff (CDS) Commendation and six Commander Canadian Expeditionary Force Command (CEFCOM) CommendaNew Afghan mission commander vows to protect civilians
A four-star U.S. general took charge of roughly 88,000 American and NATO soldiers in Afghanistan Monday in a move the Pentagon hopes will help advance efforts to end the increasingly violent eight-year war.
A four-star U.S. general took charge of roughly 88,000 American and NATO soldiers in Afghanistan Monday in a move the Pentagon hopes will help advance efforts to end the increasingly violent eight-year war. Military | 206621 hits | 4:02 AM on Monday | posted by dino_bobba_renno
The Snowbirds, Canada's iconic military aerobatic team, have had their wings temporarily clipped while investigators probe a technical problem with their aging fleet of 20 CT-114 Tutors. Canadian soldier killed defusing bomb in southern Afghanistan
A Canadian soldier was killed in southern Afghanistan on Sunday when an improvised explosive device he was trying to defuse blew up, the military said. Ejection seat problem keeps Snowbirds acrobatic team on the ground
OTTAWA - Canada's acrobatic flying team, the Snowbirds, has been grounded due to a technical problem with the ejection seat system.Some in Qaeda Leave Pakistan for Somalia and Yemen
WASHINGTON — American officials say they are seeing the first evidence that dozens of fighters with Al Qaeda, and a small handful of the terrorist group’s leaders, are moving to Somalia and Yemen from their principal haven in Pakistan’s tribal areas. In c
Military | 206772 hits | 4:13 AM on Friday | posted by commanderkai
WASHINGTON — American officials say they are seeing the first evidence that dozens of fighters with Al Qaeda, and a small handful of the terrorist group’s leaders, are moving to Somalia and Yemen from their principal haven in Pakistan’s tribal areas. In cMilitary Hush-Up: Incoming Space Rocks Now Classified
For 15 years, scientists have benefited from data gleaned by U.S. classified satellites of natural fireball events in Earth's atmosphere � but no longer.
A recent U.S. military policy decision now explicitly states that observations by hush-hush govern
Military | 206823 hits | 4:10 AM on Friday | posted by commanderkai
For 15 years, scientists have benefited from data gleaned by U.S. classified satellites of natural fireball events in Earth's atmosphere � but no longer.
A recent U.S. military policy decision now explicitly states that observations by hush-hush governSouth Korea Braces for 3rd Nuclear Test by North
SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea was bracing for a possible third nuclear test by North Korea, which a U.S. official said was likely despite looming U.N. sanctions on the communist state for its previous test in May.
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SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea was bracing for a possible third nuclear test by North Korea, which a U.S. official said was likely despite looming U.N. sanctions on the communist state for its previous test in May. Canadian soldiers cleared of alleged Taliban abuse
OTTAWA -- A military investigation two years in the making has cleared Canadian soldiers of any wrongdoing in the handling of captured Taliban fighters in Kandahar.Back to Canada News
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