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Ex MAROON RAIDER 2018

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. This… more...
Members of 24 Reserve Troop rehearse bridge construction on Ex MAROON RAIDER 2018

Engineer Officer to Take Command of CFE

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 appointment that includes the accompanying… more...
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

Sapper Participant in Sydney Invictus Games

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 Canadian Army veteran and Union resident Jason… more...
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Le 4 RAG devient le centre d’excellence pour les cours de capacité d’ouverture d’itinéraire de circonstance (COIC)

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

4 ESR Takes the Lead for Expedient Route Opening Capability (EROC) Courses

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

Missing an Issue of the CMEA Newsbrief?

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 MultiView with the… more...

How a Tiny French Town is Commemorating Canadian Black Battalion Soldiers

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 Luck A French memorial to 3,000 Canadian forestry engineers from the First… more...
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)

Trying To Contact WW II Sapper Vets

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… more...
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Engineer Members of Invictus Team Canada Team Announced

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… more...
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Counter-Terrorism Training in Jamaica – Facility Design and Construction

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,… more...
Counter-Terrorism Training Centre Montague, Jamaica