Combat Engineers Build Bridges and Skills during Winter Exercise

Published December 24, 2016

Army Reserve Combat Engineers assemble a Medium Floating Bridge on Cultus Lake near Chilliwack, B.C., during Exercise PALADIN RESPONSE 2013. This exercise allows participating soldiers to practice water and gap crossing tasks. These skills enable the Canadian Army to provide mobility support to provincial and local authorities, if required, in response to natural disasters. Photo credit: Bombardier Albert Law, Canadian Armed Forces

December 22, 2016 – Chilliwack, British Columbia – National Defence / Canadian Armed Forces

More than 200 soldiers from 39 Combat Engineer Regiment, along with additional engineers from across Canada, will practice bridge and raft design and construction during Exercise PALADIN RESPONSE from 26 to 31 December 2016, at 3rd Canadian Division Support Group Detachment Chilliwack, British Columbia. This exercise will offer reserve engineer soldiers the opportunity to train with bridging equipment on complex terrain and water.

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