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1 In southern Afghanistan in 2009, a close-knit unit of Canadian soldiers gathered in the sandy courtyard of their small base to get a briefing before their first combat... -
0 The developing problem of what Canada is going to do about replacing its aging CF-18 fighter aircraft is not the only major procurement issue the government now faces. Early in January reports began to surface that the navy’s proposed joint support ship has been under... -
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1 ILLUSTRATION: DAVID JUNKIN Andrew is hiding inside his jacket. He’s hunched over, clutching his gut, clearly in distress. He keeps his head down, his face obscured by a ball cap with an overly large bill. An early arrival, he’s snagged the chair in the corner... -
0 Jeff looks every inch like a guy who can take care of himself, especially when he’s astride his motorcycle. He’s got the beefy upper arms of someone who has worked out a lot and a muscular body proving he does a physically demanding job. Tattoos... -
1 Two nights ago Wolf dreamed he would die in this bunker. He dreamed he was going to burn as the metre-thick concrete walls collapsed on top of him.... -
1 Thirty per cent of those who served in combat zones will suffer an operational stress injury. In Afghanistan, Bosnia, Cyprus, Korea, Europe and dozens of other locations around the globe, Canadian Forces members have proven time and again they are prepared to march into hell to...
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Eye On Defence: May/June 2013
With the possible exception of the first two years of the First World War and the Korean War, governments of Canada have historically spared no effort to make sure its soldiers, sailors and airpersons went to war with the best equipment possible. We may bemoan the fact that the First Division went to war in 1915 with the inadequate Ross Rifle, but by the same token, Canadian battalions had far more light machine guns than did their British counterparts by...
