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14 CES Attends Deployment for Training at Fort Indiantown Gap

14 Construction Engineering Squadron (CES) attended Deployment for Training (DFT) in Fort Indiantown Gap, PA (FTIG) on 12-26 May, 2016. The squadron sent equal representation from each of its four CE Reserve flights - 91 CEF Gander, 143 CEF Lunenburg, 144 CEF Pictou, 192 CEF Aldergrove – to conduct training at FTIG. A total of 30 members from 14 CES attended the DFT. Fort Indiantown Gap (FTIG) is known as one of the “Big Three” National Guard training posts in the United…

Ex SUSPENDED SAPPER

Written by Capt Nicholas Bonderoff, OC 46 ES, 38 CER During two weeks in September 2016, members of 38 Combat Engineer Regiment (CER) constructed a Pedestrian Suspension Bridge across the Moose Jaw River completing the Trans Canada Trail through Saskatchewan. Once at the bridge site in Moose Jaw, the towers were assembled and the construction of the bridge commence. Both squadrons from Saskatoon and Winnipeg also came to Moose Jaw allowing for a regimental exercise during…

Appointments, Promotions and Retirements for CME Colonels

The Chief of Military Personnel recently announced the following promotions, appointments and retirements for colonels and RCN captains.  He wished deepest appreciation for the service and sacrifices of those moving on to retirement, and offered heartfelt congratulations and sincerest best wishes to those taking on new appointments and new responsibilities.(CANFORGEN 042/17) Among those listed are the following CME officers: Col C Ayotte Appointed Director…

Appointment - CME Branch CWO - CANFORGEN 048/17

The Canadian Armed Forces Chief Military Engineer, MGen J.S. Sirois,  is pleased to announce the appointment of CWO Glenn Simpkin as the Canadian Military Engineer Branch Chief Warrant Officer effective APS 2017. Chimo!

Joint Task Force-Iraq Welcomes New Commander

Reprinted from National Defence News March 3, 2017 – Ottawa Brigadier-General Daniel MacIsaac assumed command of Joint Task Force-Iraq (JTF-I) at a ceremony today at Camp Canada in Kuwait. Rear-Admiral Bob Auchterlonie, Deputy Commander Canadian Joint Operations Command, presided over the ceremony. Taking over as Commander of JTF-I from Brigadier-General Shane Brennan, Brigadier-General MacIsaac will command Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) personnel deployed on Operation IMPACT…

Army Divers are Muddy Water Divers – Every Dive is Like a Night Dive

Army News Article / February 22, 2017 / Project number: 16-0031 By WO William Finnamore, Diving Inspector, Canadian Armed Forces Directorate of Diving Safety Ottawa, Ontario — Imagine sitting on the dive boat all geared up and ready for entry into the water. It’s a nice warm sunny day and the task at hand is a relatively easy one. The dive supervisor has done his checks and you and your dive buddy are told to enter the water and dive. As your head goes below the waterline…

Update Your Personal CMEA profile

The CMEA has adopted a new member management system that features a much easier to use and much fuller description of your personal profile.  It will assist you in finding friends and colleagues with similar background and help us identify which Chapter a member should belong to as well as what other groups you participate in.  The new system is completely Canadian as is our new membership payment system.  Please click here and update your profile now!

Gagetown Chapter Presents 2016 CMEA Bursaries

The CMEA's Annual Bursary Program awards up to six $1000 educational bursaries to CMEA members and their dependents across Canada. This year two such bursaries were awarded to Talia Morgan, Spouse of Cpl Morgan-Boudreau (4ESR) and Tyler Snook, Son of MWO Brian Snook, CD (CFSME). Talia Morgan currently attends NBCC Woodstock's LPN program and plans to attend Nurses College to become a Registered Nurse. Tyler Snook is a third-year student at Queens University in Kingston ON.…

CMEA-TD Insurance Relationship Continues to Growth

A picture says a thousand words and these pictures show the dynamic growth and success of the CMEA's partnership with TD's Home & Automobile Insurance affinity programme. Download the attached file to see the whole story.  

Exercise Worthy Sapper - Reserve Training on Cultus Lake, BC

By 2Lt Jim Wood, UPAR, The British Columbia Dragoons Photos by: Cpl John Swannack, The British Columbia Dragoons Napoleon had more than a hundred maxims of war. His first was that mountains and rivers often serve as effective barriers, and a good many of the remainder centre on how and when to cross them. Others stress the importance of knowing what lies on the other side, especially when it comes to determining an enemy’s intentions. Two-hundred-year-old advice, but the…