By Captain Nicola LaMarre, Operation CALUMET Public Affairs Officer
Approaching the remote site, you can’t help but be struck by the rock, sand and lack of anything green on the island. For the past seven months, Corporal Colton Larade has worked tirelessly to improve the living and working conditions for personnel of the Multinational Force and Observers (MFO) who live at the remote observation post.
Deployed on Operation CALUMET since the end of March 2018, Corporal…
The following article is about a former Engineer Officer, Major Nicholas Vlachopoulos, PhD, CD, P.Eng. His retirement biography can be read at https://cmea-agmc.ca/nicholas-vlachopoulos.
Reprinted from the Kingston Whig-Standard by Steph Crosier 16 Oct 18
A civil engineering professor will be awarded an award of excellence in teaching after being nominated by his students.
Nicholas Vlachopoulos, a professor of civil engineering at Royal Military College…
The International Historical and Military Film Festival is a public weal of the Polish culture which serves the non-commercial promotion of the cinema dedicated to the past and defense traditions of the countries from which films were submitted and accepted to the Festival.
IH&MFF’s mission has its origin in the civil initiative of people of culture who, after the changes of 1989, saw a great force in the new documentary and historical films made behind the “iron curtain…
5 October 2018
Dear Fellow Engineers,
All members of the Canadian Military Engineer Family are invited to the National Capital Region Canadian Military Engineers’ Mess Dinner, which will be held on Thursday, 29 November 2018, at the Sala San Marco Banquet and Conference Centre, 215 Preston Street, Ottawa.
The Guest of Honour for this event will be the Vice Chief of Defence Staff, Lieutenant- General P.F. Wynnyk, CMM, MSM, CD 999 The timings for this function are 1800…
The series of Allied offences all along the Western Front beginning on 5 August 1918 and ending on 11 November 1918 is known as the Last Hundred Days. It defeated Germany and ended the First World War.
The Canadian Corps played a pivotal role in these actions, and although much has been written about the campaign, too little credit has been given to the Canadians and most especially to the Canadian Engineers. In two articles published in McLean’s’…
When your United Way campaigner asks for a donation, you can direct your donation to the Charity of your choice by completing the proper section of the donation form. To make a United Way Campaign donation to the CME Museum through MEMAC (Military Engineers Museum Association of Canada), provide the name and address below and this Revenue Canada registration no: 119245231 RR0001
Canada Revenue Agency link: The Military Engineers Museum Association of Canada
http…
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 duty of National Military Representative to Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe (SHAPE).
The ceremony was presided by the Deputy Vice Chief of the Defence Staff, Major-General Frances Allen, and attended by Canadian officers…
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 Pollett will be competing in the Invictus Games in Sydney, Australia from Oct. 20 to 27.
The Invictus Games were created by Prince Harry in 2014 for wounded, sick or injured military personnel or veterans to compete in sporting…
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 contre les engins explosifs improvisés (43e Esc C-IED) lors de la planification des cours. Le 4 RAG est aussi impliqué dans l’amélioration de la doctrine du COIC et supporte l’exécution d’essais de véhicules tels le Wolf et le…
