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Canadian warship makes historic visit to Pakistan
HMCS Iroquois, flagship to Combined Task Force (CTF) 150 and Canada’s Task Force Arabian Sea (TFAS), made a two-day stopover in Karachi, Pakistan from Aug. 6-8, 2008. This marked the first ever visit of a Canadian warship to this Middle Eastern country, k Frigate unable to aid pirate victims
HMCS Ville de Quebec under orders not to stop out of concern for hostages MacKay launches Arctic sovereignty operation Nanook in Iqaluit
Defence Minister Peter MacKay travelled to Iqaluit Tuesday to launch Operation Nanook, Canada's annual military operation to exercise Arctic sovereignty and prepare for emergencies in the North10 French troops killed in Afghan skirmish
Military | 206604 hits | 8:46 AM on Tuesday | posted by Alta_redneck
Legacy of Dieppe Aug 19 1942
On Aug. 19, 1942, after nearly three years of waiting in England for a chance to fight, Canadian troops were sent to raid the French coast at Dieppe. But the Germans were ready for them, and the attack became a massacre. Of nearly 5,000 Canadians sent to 
CFD Dundurn, Saskatchewan – "Private! I need you to go up to the NOB from the FOB and find the 2IC. Then get an Int Sit Rep from the FOO at OP on the OPFOR ASAP." Military targets roadside bombs
Canada looks toward new technologies to pinpoint improvised explosive devices before they explode Taliban to target Canadian civilians
Group says slaying of aid workers was act of 'revenge'; open letter threatens more bloodshed if troops don't pull out of AfghanistanDeserter may fare worse because of flight
Military | 206492 hits | 9:14 PM on Sunday | posted by mixedfarmer
Canada to rely on NATO partners to protect new transport helicopters.
OTTAWA - Canada's NATO partners are being asked to ride shotgun on rented Russian-built transport helicopters and newly purchased Chinooks once the air force takes possession of them in Afghanistan Canada to send 5 soldiers to boost NATO in Kosovo
CFB GAGETOWN -- Defence Minister Peter MacKay says Canada will send five soldiers to Kosovo to help a NATO-led peacekeeping force. Georgia invasion prompts Canada to pull out of military exercise with Russia
CUPIDS, N.L. - Prime Minister Stephen Harper accused the Russian government of reverting to a Soviet-era mentality as he called on democratic countries to condemn the invasion of Georgia. Canadian Navy to Escort World Food Programme Ships
OTTAWA - The Government of Canada is deploying the frigate HMCS Ville de Quebec to the coastal region of Somalia for the next few weeks to conduct naval escorts of World Food Programme ships carrying life-saving supplies to the area. Canada may be powerless to take action in death of Canadian soldier
OTTAWA - The probe into the possible friendly fire death of a Canadian soldier by a private security force falls into a grey area of international law that could end up in Afghanistan's dysfunctional justice system, says a legal expert. New technology helps gun troop fight and protect
With state-of-the-art howitzer orientation devices and data computation transfer methods, 1 Royal Canadian Horse Artillery (1 RCHA), B Battery´s Field Artillery gun troops are prepared to face a formidable, yet lesser equipped opponent. Sailors accused of sabotage could face 10 years in jail, dismissal
OTTAWA - Two sailors could face up to 10 years in jail and dismissal from the Canadian Forces if they are found guilty of sabotage in a case involving a classified computer database at Ottawa's National Defence headquarters.Afghanistan blast kills 3 soldiers in U.S.-led coalition
The coalition did not release the soldiers' nationalities or the location of the attack, but a military official at Kandahar Airfield told CBC News there were no Canadians among the casualties.
The coalition did not release the soldiers' nationalities or the location of the attack, but a military official at Kandahar Airfield told CBC News there were no Canadians among the casualties. Retired general Hillier wins 2008 Vimy Award
OTTAWA - Retired general Rick Hillier has been named the 2008 winner of the Vimy Award, which recognizes Canadians who have made a significant and outstanding contribution to the defence and security of Canada. Video shows soldiers confronting contractors over Canadian's death
A video by a U.S. military newspaper shows Canadian, American and Afghan soldiers confronting and detaining a convoy of private security contractors whom they believe may have been responsible for the accidental shooting of a Canadian soldier.
Canadian soldier dies as militants attack outpost in Afghanistan
A soldier from an Edmonton-based battalion was killed early Monday in southern Afghanistan when insurgents attacked his combat outpost in the Panjwaii district, military officials sayVolunteering to Kill Georgians
"I want to go to Tskhinvali. The Georgians shot small children there. I want to go kill Georgians."
"I want to go to Tskhinvali. The Georgians shot small children there. I want to go kill Georgians."Russia expands Georgia blitz, deploys ships
Military | 206648 hits | 11:52 AM on Sunday | posted by CanadianLynx
Canadian soldier dies of firefight injuries
A Canadian soldier has died of a gunshot wound suffered in a firefight with Afghan insurgents in the volatile Zhari district. HMCS Regina and HMCS Ottawa welcomed home after 12-week deployment
After a 12-week deployment across the Pacific, more than 400 sailors aboard HMCS Regina and HMCS Ottawa were welcomed home by their families yesterday at CFB Esquimalt.Stratfor Red Alet.Georgian troops fire rockets
Military | 206509 hits | 12:45 PM on Friday | posted by CanadianLynx
Offensive against Taliban under way
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan — Bomb-making supplies, guns, narcotics and money — but no Taliban — were seized by Canadian troops during the first days of what is being called a major offensive into the northwestern part Afghanistan's dangerous Kandahar province. High Arctic surveillance study hampered by strong winds
Inclement weather is creating delays for Canadian defence scientists trying to test surveillance devices in the High Arctic this weekRussia sends forces into Georgian rebel conflict
Military | 206791 hits | 9:20 AM on Friday | posted by commanderkai
Military to probe Arctic blast that killed whalesMilitary | 206837 hits | 6:49 AM on Friday | posted by C.M. Burns
EDMONTON - The Canadian military is sending a long-range Aurora aircraft to investigate reports of a mysterious explosion along Canada's Northwest Passage that may have killed several whales.
Rescue experts recount hair-raising jump into helicopter crash site
Warrant Officer Jeff Warden and Cpl. Marc Tremblay from the base's search and rescue squadron performed a rare parachute jump and swift-water rescue operation, leaping from a circling Buffalo aircraft onto a gravel bar in the river Six Canadians suffer minor injuries in gunbattle in Afghanistan
ZHARI DISTRICT, Afghanistan - Six Canadian soldiers have suffered minor injuries in a firefight with insurgents in Zhari district west of Kandahar city. Canadians to fly Chinooks in Afghanistan
FORT RUCKER, Ala. - The first Canadians slated to fly helicopter combat missions in Afghanistan have been secretly training for duty since last March at a U.S. army base in Alabama. Feds to confirm helicopter lease for Afghan mission
OTTAWA -- The Tory government is set to announce the lease of helicopters and unmanned surveillance planes for the Canadian military in Afghanistan. DND under fire for scoping out Dutch shipyard
With its plan to construct a new fleet of navy supply ships in disarray, the Defence Department dispatched a retired admiral to the Netherlands for discussions that some in Canada's maritime industry worry could lead to the vessels eventually being built Preliminary work underway on High Arctic naval port
Officials with the Department of National Defence say they are moving ahead with plans to build a military deep-sea port in Nunavut's High Arctic, with a team surveying the site this summer HRH Prince Edward meets with CF families
WINNIPEG, Manitoba – His Royal Highness Prince Edward, The Earl of Wessex, and Manitoba Premier Gary Doer hosted a reception for military families that currently have loved ones serving overseas Security, costs stall major military purchase
OTTAWA — Ottawa is facing an uphill battle to carry out a promised purchase of $17-billion in new military equipment because of stringent U.S. security rules and ballooning costs caused by a series of delays, newly released documents show. Fighting for their lives: Canadian veterans are struggling when they come home
Machinegunner Tony Spiess, a Seaforth Highlander from Vancouver, was having nightmares, drinking heavily and causing enough trouble to get himself repeatedly arrested. Treat Chicoutimi survivors same as war vets: Veterans Affairs
Sailors who survived the devastating fire aboard HMCS Chicoutimi almost four years ago could be eligible for the same kind of benefits consideration as veterans of the Afghan war, if one federal department has its way. Canada to lease Russian-made helicopters: MacKay
LEVIS, Que. -- Defence Minister Peter MacKay says Canada will lease six to eight Russian-built helicopters to ferry troops around the battlefield in Afghanistan until it can purchase new U.S. aircraft. Disciplinary charges soar since the push into Afghanistan
Military charges against Canadian Forces members have risen dramatically in the years since Canada sent troops to Afghanistan, a CBC investigation has found. In fact, the charges have risen by as much as 62 per cent over an eight-year period. DND offers diplomats training to handle capture by Taliban
OTTAWA - The Canadian Forces now offers diplomats and development staff deployed in Afghanistan specialized training in how to handle themselves if they're ever captured by the Taliban Porn film made at First World War memorialMilitary | 206789 hits | 2:25 PM on Monday | posted by ManifestDestiny
More sailors needed for Canada's warships
ABOARD HMCS IROQUOIS, Indian Ocean -- About 800 Canadian sailors are now patrolling the politically turbulent waters near Iran and Pakistan. But mustering crews to man warships near global flash points has increasingly become a nightmare for navy plannersBack to Canada News
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