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HMCS Athabaskan left with six punctures after tugboat crash
A navy destroyer was left with six punctures when a tugboat crashed into it, and then four lines snapped one after another as the warship was being towed from Ontario to Nova Scotia, a military report says. 
The senator and former lieutenant-general described a number of recent encounters with 'politicians who are second-guessing the cost of veterans'REPORT: Active shooter situation at Fort Hood, 'shelter in place' in effect
FORT HOOD, Texas (AP) - ABC has confirmed that there has been a shooting at Ford Hood Army base in Texas.
Military | 207042 hits | 3:24 PM on Wednesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
FORT HOOD, Texas (AP) - ABC has confirmed that there has been a shooting at Ford Hood Army base in Texas. 
The military officer in charge of providing help for injured soldiers says they are being asked for their own good to sign a form governing what they can and can’t say in public. In September, the Citizen reported that the Canadian Forces were requiring pBritish sniper in Afghanistan kills six Taliban with one bullet
Lance Corporal in the Coldstream Guards hit trigger switch of suicide bomber whose device then exploded, Telegraph learns
Lance Corporal in the Coldstream Guards hit trigger switch of suicide bomber whose device then exploded, Telegraph learnsUkraine's secret unit of spy DOLPHINS have defected to Russia
The Ukraine Army's dolphins, trained to hunt for mines, plant bombs on hostile ships and attack enemy divers, will be transferred to the Russian Navy.
Military | 208817 hits | 11:40 AM on Wednesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
The Ukraine Army's dolphins, trained to hunt for mines, plant bombs on hostile ships and attack enemy divers, will be transferred to the Russian Navy. HMCS Protecteur crew fought engine fire for 11 hours
CBC News has learned Canadian sailors aboard fire-stricken HMCS Protecteur last month battled the blaze that disabled their ship for more than 11 hours before they were able to put it out.Obama to Kill Tomahawk, Hellfire Missile Programs
Cornerstone of U.S. Naval power eliminated under Obama budget
Military | 209015 hits | 9:23 PM on Tuesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Cornerstone of U.S. Naval power eliminated under Obama budgetYpres: World War One weapon explodes, killing two
A shell or grenade buried in Ypres in Belgium since World War One explodes, killing two people and injuring two more.
A shell or grenade buried in Ypres in Belgium since World War One explodes, killing two people and injuring two more. F-35's French rival pitches 'Canadianized' fighter jet
Dassault Aviation of France is making an aggressive bid to sideline the F-35 and to sell its own jet fighter to Canada, offering to transfer technology, create jobs and share billions of dollars in business if Canada buys its Rafale fighter to replace its Veterans don't have social contract, Ottawa says in lawsuit responseMilitary | 209073 hits | 10:43 PM on Tuesday | posted by Zipperfish
The federal government is arguing it does not have a social contract with veterans in response to a class-action suit brought by veterans upset with the compensation arrangement offered to wounded soldiers under the New Veterans Charter. Last of Canadian soldiers in Afghanistan return home | CTV News
The last group of Canadian soldiers serving in Afghanistan has returned home. The troops arrived in Ottawa Tuesday morning on a military transport plane escorted by fighter jets.Criticising Islam, gays sets army major up for a fall
Major Bernie Gaynor jnr has served three tours of duty in Iraq but he is going to be thrown out of the army very soon. And he is not going quietly, writes Paul Sheehan.
Military | 207228 hits | 9:46 AM on Sunday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Major Bernie Gaynor jnr has served three tours of duty in Iraq but he is going to be thrown out of the army very soon. And he is not going quietly, writes Paul Sheehan. Taliban issues congratulations to its forces on 'defeat' of Canadians
A round of goodbye messages are following the last Canadian troops out the door in Afghanistan and some of them are rather nasty. The Taliban's information arm issued a statement Thursday to followers in Kandahar congratulating its fighters in the rural d 9 Shilo soldiers injured after military trucks collide
Nine Canadian Forces soldiers were sent to hospital after two military trucks collided at CFB Shilo in western Manitoba on Wednesday evening. Canadian soldiers in Afghanistan: a video timeline
As Canada officially ends its engagement in Afghanistan, which started in 2002, CBC News takes a look back at the most memorable moments of this highly controversial mission. How one defence staffer stood up for Access to Information
A lone civilian public affairs adviser for the Canadian army defied military officials last month and insisted on the public release of a potentially embarrassing email, according to newly released documents. Canada's Lancaster bomber to cross Atlantic for U.K. tour
The Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum's WWII Lancaster bomber will soon be flying across the Atlantic to join the only other airworthy plane of its kind for a series of special flights over the U.K.Hagel to call for shrinking Army to pre-WWII size
Military | 206811 hits | 7:51 AM on Monday | posted by saturn_656
Arctic military exercises underway in Nunavut
Hundreds of soldiers are learning cold-weather survival and warfare techniques with the help of Canadian Rangers in the Kivalliq and the Kitikmeot regions of Nunavut this month. Canadian Forces gear stuck in Kandahar for nearly 3 yearsMilitary | 207142 hits | 2:44 PM on Monday | posted by wildrosegirl
Hundreds of shipping containers filled with expensive and important military equipment used in the Canadian combat mission in Kandahar were stranded in Afghanistan for years and are only now finally finding their way back to military storehouses in Canada Veterans' medical records to be held by private American firm: NDP | CTV NewsMilitary | 206546 hits | 4:06 PM on Saturday | posted by Freakinoldguy
Feds shelve plans to buy new military patrol airplanesMilitary | 206831 hits | 4:24 PM on Thursday | posted by saturn_656
Snowbirds flying team cancels U.S. shows after budget cuts
Canada’s famed Snowbirds aerobatic flying team has been forced to cancel all shows in the United States because of budget cuts. Captain Thomas Edelson, a spokesman for the Snowbirds, said the number of flying hours were cut for the Canadian Forces squadroSuicide Bomb Instructor Accidentally Kills Iraqi Pupils
Military | 206785 hits | 10:03 AM on Monday | posted by commanderkai
Tight Funding Pushes Indian Fighter Buy Further Out
Military | 206929 hits | 9:04 AM on Saturday | posted by saturn_656
Royal Canadian Navy Says Only Operating Sub On The East Coast Will Be Out of Commission Until SeptemberMilitary | 206804 hits | 8:05 PM on Wednesday | posted by saturn_656
The feds really want a procurement win
The mere mention of the word procurement probably makes federal ministers restless in their seats. Military procurement has, shall we say, not gone well for the Tory government. So rare is the occasion that the army or air force or navy execute the big buSome 130 Canadians support foreign extremists, 30 in Syria alone: CSIS
OTTAWA - A senior intelligence official says some 130 Canadians are working abroad in support of extremist activities — including about 30 in Syria alone.
Military | 206926 hits | 2:12 PM on Tuesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
OTTAWA - A senior intelligence official says some 130 Canadians are working abroad in support of extremist activities — including about 30 in Syria alone. CFAV Quest, navy's only research vessel, docked indefinitely
The future of the Royal Canadian Navy’s only research vessel could be in jeopardy. Quest should be on a five-day project off the coast of Nova Scotia. Instead, the ship remains docked in Halifax. Ex-Soldiers Take Aim At Vets Office ClosuresMilitary | 208798 hits | 6:03 PM on Tuesday | posted by JaredMilne
OTTAWA - Veterans Affairs Minister Julian Fantino appeared to add insult to injury late Tuesday in firmly rejecting the pleas of ex-soldiers to halt the impending closure of eight of the department's regional offices. Today on the Hill: veterans speak out against shutdown of local service offices | CTV News
A number of military veterans are in Ottawa today to denounce government plans to close Veterans Affairs district offices in communities across the country. DND budget turf war hindered hiring of psychiatrists, social workers: sources
A bureaucratic, budgetary turf war that has stymied the hiring of psychiatrists and other mental health professionals at National Defence may be finally coming to an end in the wake of a suicide crisis that's gripped the military. Two Canadian vets who suffered combat injuries in Afghanistan reach South Pole
Chris Downey and Alexandre Beaudin D’Anjou shared their reflections on the last night of their trek French fighter-jet maker pushes Ottawa for decision on fleetMilitary | 209007 hits | 11:12 PM on Thursday | posted by saturn_656
Dassault Aviation says the government has enough information to make its decision, stating that billions of dollars of work in Canada are at stake Sun News : Ontario Legion co-sergeant at arms, outspoken PTSD sufferer made up his military history, say soldiersMilitary | 207021 hits | 8:38 PM on Tuesday | posted by Guy_Fawkes
First World War diaries available online, 100 years later
Offering a rare glimpse into life on the frontlines, detailed “unit” diaries written by British soldiers during the First World War are now available online.
Offering a rare glimpse into life on the frontlines, detailed “unit” diaries written by British soldiers during the First World War are now available online.Source: Missing U.S. soldier Bowe Bergdahl seen in video
The U.S. military has obtained a new video made by those holding missing U.S. soldier Bowe Bergdahl.
Military | 207193 hits | 11:39 AM on Wednesday | posted by wildrosegirl
The U.S. military has obtained a new video made by those holding missing U.S. soldier Bowe Bergdahl. Farmer Frank Meyers vows to fight CFB Trenton expropriation
An 85-year-old Quinte West, Ont., farmer — reinvigorated by sudden support he has received through a social media campaign — is vowing to fight the federal government's expropriation of his land as part of a planned expansion to CFB Trenton. Canadian soldier's death 3rd suspected suicide in a weekMilitary | 207391 hits | 5:29 PM on Saturday | posted by wildrosegirl
The Canadian military is dealing with another case of suspected suicide, the third sudden death in a week. Rising housing costs at CFB Cold Lake prompt one soldier to buskMilitary | 207288 hits | 10:40 PM on Friday | posted by Guy_Fawkes
'Final desperate act': husband reveals details of another Canadian soldier's suicide
What initially appeared to be a tragic Christmas Day accident on an Alberta highway was actually the “final desperate act” of a Canadian soldier who died of suicide, her husband has revealed to CTV News. Military going to the ends of the earth to keep search-and-rescue airplanes flying | National Post
The Canadian military has been going across the globe to keep its aging search-and-rescue airplanes flying, reiterating the desperate need for replacement aircraft following decades of delays and political squabbling. Air force bending on medical requirements to deal with experienced pilot shortageMilitary | 207173 hits | 3:16 PM on Friday | posted by wildrosegirl
Canada’s air force has been bending on minimum medical standards such as vision and hearing requirements as it contends with a critical shortage of experienced pilots. Tories sticking with troubled military helicopters to replace ancient Sea KingsMilitary | 207166 hits | 3:13 PM on Friday | posted by wildrosegirl
The federal Conservative government is standing beside its commitment to a controversial replacement for the military’s aging Sea King helicopters despite years of delays and political damage.Back to Canada News
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