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En tant que votre Colonel commandant, l’ingénieure militaire en chef des Forces armées canadiennes et de l’adjudant-chef de la Branche, c’est avec grand honneur que nous profitons de cette occasion pour offrir nos meilleurs voeux de Noël à vous, les membres de la Branche du…

This message is sent on behalf of MGen Whitecross to CME Family members.

As your Colonel Commandant, Canadian Armed Forces Chief Military Engineer and CME Branch Chief Warrant Officer, it is with great pleasure that we take this opportunity to offer our best…

It is with great pleasure that the CAF Chief Military Engineer, MGen C.T. Whitecross inform you that the Minister of National Defence has approved following appointments:

• BGen Steve Irwin (Retired) as the 13th Colonel Commandant of our Canadian Military…

By Paul J. Crickard and Mike Gadde

This is a tribute to two well-respected long-serving members of the Alberta Industrial Fire Protection Association – Fire Chief Derrick Manning, Shell Albian Sands Ltd. and Former Fire Chief David Hynes, Canadian Natural Resources and…

Ex SPARTAN SAPPER 14, 15-28 October, was an exciting fall exercise that allowed 2 Combat Engineer Regiment (2 CER) to reinforce lessons learned in the spring during Ex MAPLE RESOLVE 14 in Wainwright. The exercise was a two week deployment into the Petawawa Training Area and…

From Col Dave Carney, (Ret'd) - National Director CMEA

On Thursday[ 18 Dec 14] I had the good fortune to attend an annual Christmas luncheon with over 250 of the best from the Geo world. A touching moment came when someone placed a large…

The Town of Petawawa recently requested the support from Garrison Petawawa in the construction of a sports facility at Valour School. Heavy Equipment Troop (HET) from 25 Support Squadron, 2 CER quickly took the lead to coordinate the contract with the Township and spearhead…

The Town of Petawawa recently requested the support from Garrison Petawawa in the construction of a sports facility at Valour School. Heavy Equipment Troop (HET) from 25 Support Squadron, 2 CER quickly took the lead to coordinate the contract with the Township and spearhead…

Because of the frequent WW II images, we often assume that all WW II bridging operations used Bailey Bridge equipment. But the first operational use of Bailey by the Royal Engineers was not until November 1942. The allies had entered WW II with a severe deficiency in its…

Kingston's historic architecture is evocative of its enduring relationship with military engineers; Fort Frontenac, Fort Henry, the Rideau Canal, and Kingston's iconic Martello towers were all products of military engineering. Echoing this relationship, the Military Engineer…