For Major Louis Allard and Captain Sébastien Allard, the saying ‘like father, like son,' rings true. "I grew up in Greenwood [N.S.] and when I was young every time I saw a plane over our house I thought it was my dad flying it," says Capt Allard, whose father, Maj Allard,is a CP-140 Aurora pilot in the Canadian Forces (CF). "I knew early on that's what I wanted to do as... » More
Her Majesty's Canadian Ship (HMCS) Charlottetown is deploying for six months on Operation Altair, Canada's maritime contribution to the continuing U.S.-led campaign against terrorism known as... » More
Although Remembrance Day generally focuses mainly on remembering those fallen heroes from the First and Second World Wars and the Korean War, it is also a time to remember the sacrifices made by all... » More
Maj Penner received a Mention in Dispatches this October for his courageous and selfless actions while serving as a United Nations (UN) military observer in Sudan last year as part of Operation UNMIS. » More
"Highlights within my SAR career include: SAR Camilla-rescuing the crew of a Finnish freighter in the Atlantic for which our rescue Cormorant crew was inducted into the Smithsonian Hall of Fame; SAR Rex Air-rescuing the survivors of a crash..." » More