These photos show the progress of a 500-man RTC* built on the outer perimeter of Latvian Military Camp Kadaga as part of the EFP* Latvia Theater Opening (TO). As of 25 Apr 2017, 4 ESR has deployed a Squadron to the Joint Task Force Support Component TO team including Field Engineers and Tradesman. The TO deployment to Latvia marks 4 ESR’s 25th deployment of a troop or more in 25 years of existence as a Regiment.
* Re-locatable Temporary Camp
* Enhanced Force…
The following article originally appeared in the Canadian Military Families Magazine (http://cmfmag.ca/latest_stories/caf-combat-shooting-team-on-target-at-r…) and is republished here to highlight Lt. Matthew Clancey, of 4 Engineer Support Regiment who the Team Captain of Canadian Armed Forces Combat Shooting Team (CAFCST).
Members of the Canadian Armed Forces Combat Shooting Team (CAFCST) made their country proud at the internationally exclusive, annual marksmanship…
Sappers from 5 RGC, 31 CER, 32 CER, 33 CER on the completed “Pont Castor” with the “rescued” fire truck on completion of the build on 16 May 17 in Ville Laval, QC.
See the original story at https://cmea-agmc.ca/engineers-buld-bridge-ile-verte.
From the CBC:
More than 100 Canadian Forces engineers have been working around the clock building a new temporary bridge on Île-Verte, to restore road access to part of the island, after the regular bridge was heavily damaged by flooding.
Île-Verte, an island that is part of Laval, has been experiencing major flooding and dozens of residents have had to evacuate. Residents on the eastern part of the island have only been able to access the rest of Île-Verte by boat…
Applications for the CMEA Bursary Program for 2017 are due by 15 September 2017. See https://cmea-agmc.ca/cmea-bursary-program for entry requirements and application details.
A husband-and-wife team of WW I researchers in Belgium have helped identify the location of a WW I Sapper Officer attached to the Royal Flying Corps whose final resting place, until recently, was only “Known unto God”.
Lieutenant Lindsay Drummond was a student at Upper Canada College from 1906-1911 and then attended the Royal Military College of Canada in Kingston where he graduated with Honours in Civil Engineering. After graduating from RMC in 1914 he joined 1st Field…
Details of the 2017 Support Our Troops Scholarship Program available to families of currently serving members of the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) and veterans for the 17/18 academic year have been distributed across the normal channels. This program is made possible through Support Our Troops, the official charity of the CAF Community.
Support Our Troops is supported by donations from individual Canadians, contributions from third party events and external organisations and…
Article by David Pugliese, Ottawa Citizen, 29 April 2017
Approximately 50 members of 4 Engineer Support Regiment (4 ESR) left for Latvia Saturday for Operation REASSURANCE, the Canadian military’s contribution to NATO assurance measures in Central and Eastern Europe.
The group of soldiers from 4 ESR’s Vertical Construction Squadron will be constructing a 500-person camp facility that will serve as a base of operations for the Battle Group that will arrive in the area of…
Article by : Lt MB Clancey – IRU Vanguard Composite Troop Commander
On January 25th 2017, a destructive ice storm hit the Acadian Peninsula in Northern New Brunswick. The ice storm damaged or destroyed over 400 transmission poles and left 22,000 citizens without power. By January 29th the situation had not significantly improved and the Province of New Brunswick requested support from the Government of Canada in the form of Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) personnel and equipment…
Since the end of the regimental winter exercise, EX SAPEUR BLANC 2017, troops from 5 CER have switched gears in preparation for the upcoming high readiness period which begins in the fall of 2017.
The 5 CER maintenance troop is working hard to maximise the availability of our equipment, as all vehicles must be fully operational for the upcoming exercises. Since Christmas break, aggressive maintenance strategies have been developed and implemented in order to meet this…
