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Members of 24 Reserve Troop rehearse bridge construction on Ex MAROON RAIDER 2018

Tue, 09/25/2018 - 12:00

By 2Lt Jonathan Carpino

Canadian Army members of the Mighty Maroon Machine descended onto CFB Gagetown from all over the Maritimes last week to participate in the premier 5 Division Collective Training Exercise: MAROON RAIDER 2018…

Left to right: Brigadier-General Darlene Quinn, Commander Formation Europe; Lieutenant-General Chris Whitecross, Commandant NATO Defence College – Rome; Vice Chief of the Defence Staff Chief Warrant Officer Colleen Halpin; and Deputy Vice Chief of the Defence Staff Major-General Frances Allen. Photo: DND/CAF

Thu, 09/20/2018 - 12:00

Reprinted from The Maple Leaf

At a ceremony at NATO’s operational headquarters in Belgium on September 7, Brigadier-General Darlene Quinn assumed command of Canada’s Formation Europe – an…

Sat, 09/15/2018 - 12:00

Article by Laura Broadley Reprinted from St Thomas Times-Journal

Published on: September 14, 2018 | Last Updated: September 14, 2018 6:07 PM EDT

Local veteran competing at Invictus Games…

An arm operator from the Buffalo exercising further investigation to find an Improvised Explosive Device (IED)

Wed, 09/12/2018 - 12:00

Par Lt W.D.J. Dumais, 4 RAG

Cette année, le 4e Régiment d’appui du Génie (4 RAG) a adopté la responsabilité d’instruire les cours d’opérateur et de commandant de section de COIC. Ceci a donné plus de flexibilité au 43e Escadron de lutte…

Wed, 09/12/2018 - 12:00

By Lt W.D.J. Dumais, 4 ESR

This year, 4 Engineer Support Regiment (4 ESR) took the lead for the EROC section commander and operator course. This gave 43 Counter Improvised Explosive Devices Squadron (43 C-IED Sqn) more flexibility with the…

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Mon, 09/10/2018 - 12:00

From the publisher:

As many of you know, there have been some delivery issues. Here is the latest from our publisher:

Our apologies: We produce our digital publication, the CMEA News Brief, via a partnership with…

Members of the No. 2 Construction Battalion line up in Truro, N.S., before they depart for England and France in WW I. (Submitted by George Borden)

Wed, 08/29/2018 - 12:00

Memorial to Canadian Forestry Corps helps preserve the story of black Canadians who served in WW I

Reprinted from CBC Nova Scotia story by Shaina…

Wed, 08/15/2018 - 12:00

A Professor of History at Salem University in West Virginia, USA is currently in the process of writing a book concerning Allied engineering operations in World War II. He is interested in any interviews/oral testimonials of veterans who served in engineering units in…

Wed, 08/15/2018 - 12:00

Four members of the CME family have been named to this year's Invictus Games taking part in Sydney, Australia. The international event, slated for October 20 to 27, aims to harness the power of sport to inspire the recovery and rehabilitation of physically…

Counter-Terrorism Training Centre Montague, Jamaica

Wed, 07/25/2018 - 12:00

By Capt Mitchell Hargreaves, Design Officer and Capt Vincent Boivin, QA/QC Officer

Canada’s security being inseparably related to that of other states, it is in our interest to support other countries with training, funding, equipment…