We Were Warriors
“From 9-14th Feb, the Winnipeg Women’s Volleyball Team traveled to Cold Lake, Alberta for the first post-covid regional tournament. We...
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Director General Defence Security
- Jan 25
- 2 min
Security Awareness Week
Director General Defence Security (DGDS) is hosting its annual virtual Security Awareness Week (SAW) on behalf of Department of National...
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Martin Zeilig
- Dec 14, 2022
- 2 min
O Christmas Tea: A British Comedy
Winnipeg Fringe favourites James (Aaron Malkin) & Jamesy (Alastair Knowles) are touring Eastern Canada this season, with 31 cities across...
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Military Personnel Command
- Dec 14, 2022
- 1 min
The Canadian Armed Forces are modernizing: what this means for members and families
The rewards and benefits for military members and their families are unlike anything you will find in the private sector. The Canadian...
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Martin Zeilig
- Dec 14, 2022
- 2 min
Home For The Holidays
“The RCAF Band is a national band that calls Winnipeg its home. Every time I hear them I’m blown away by how professional, dedicated and...
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Martin Zeilig
- Dec 14, 2022
- 2 min
On This Day, We Remember
Despite the freezing temperature, about 20 military and civilian personnel turned out at the snow-covered grounds of the Diversity Garden...
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Martin Zeilig
- Dec 14, 2022
- 3 min
Battle of the Atlantic: Gauntlet to Victory
“This book will serve to put faces and emotions to the facts and dates of the Battle of the Atlantic, the longest-running campaign of the...
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DTPAO
- Nov 23, 2022
- 6 min
2SLGBTQ+ History in the CAF
Anyone who has received Defense Team and higher CAF leadership emails the last three years can testify to the consistent messaging of...
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Martin Zeilig
- Nov 23, 2022
- 2 min
Presentation on Major John Wickey
On 26 October 2022, LCol (ret’d) Robert Nash, a former RCAF Intelligence Officer, provided a 45-minute presentation for 35 guests at an...
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Martin Zeilig
- Nov 23, 2022
- 3 min
Hans Wolpe Evening
For Lisa Wolpe, sharing the story of her father, Hans (John) Wolpe, with an audience is, among other things, a way to combat, in her...
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Martin Zeilig
- Nov 23, 2022
- 2 min
Remembrance Day Service 2022
A diverse crowd of about 1500-2000 people were in attendance for the Remembrance Day Ceremony at the RBC Convention Centre on November...
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Martin Zeilig
- Nov 23, 2022
- 2 min
Operation London Bridge
During the funeral for Her Royal Highness Queen Elizabeth ll on September 19, 2022, Warrant Officer Dwayne Pettitt was, as he confesses,...
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Captain Krystle Sloan
- Nov 23, 2022
- 3 min
Original 435 Squadron Members Reunited with the Squadron
435 Sqn was stood up on 01 November 1944 in Gujrat, India as the RCAF’s 34th squadron formed overseas, sporting a fleet of Douglas Dakota...
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Fardous Hosseiny
- Nov 9, 2022
- 3 min
Remembrance Day 2022 – We do remember them
Remembrance Day truly is a day of memorial — a way we as Canadians join the citizens of other Commonwealth countries to recognize those...
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Martin Zeilig
- Oct 26, 2022
- 2 min
Cameron Highlanders Monument
The journey from the initial idea to the dedication ceremony of the Queen’s Own Cameron Highlanders of Canada memorial and statue was...
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John Robins
- Oct 12, 2022
- 4 min
Lieutenant Colonel “Lockie” Fulton CM, DSO, ED Hometown Hero
September 17, 2022 marked a significant day in the history of The Royal Winnipeg Rifles when they honoured their last Commanding Officer...
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Sara White
- Oct 12, 2022
- 2 min
Is it a plane? No, but the 2024 Decal Challenge is Catching Military Aviation Buffs’ Imagination
Major (retired) Bob Johnson was “man one” on the start of CF104 Starfighter 891 as it left the Italian runway in March 1986 for Turkey,...
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Martin Zeilig
- Oct 12, 2022
- 2 min
Girls in Aviation at the Royal Aviation Museum of Western Canada
Moments after Jillian and Meagan emerged from the narrow pilot and co-pilot seats in the fuselage of a CF-101 Voodoo, they were trying on...
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Martin Zeilig
- Sep 28, 2022
- 4 min
Padre Antin Sloboda
Captain Padre Antin Sloboda feels “grateful” for being able to participate in Operation Reassurance, a recent Canadian Armed Forces...
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Martin Zeilig
- Sep 14, 2022
- 4 min
Karen Storwick and the Film Fallen Heroes
In her film, Fallen Heroes, Calgary based co-producer Karen Storwick states she wants to generate “a surge of pride in Canadians in...
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