If you think moving houes is a PIA check this out

A very Happy Monday to one and all. Less than a month till Santa arrives. Your Canadian Army is very busy packing up the gear and Ammo in Kandahar. I have selkected a couple of very informative Links to view the procedures.

http://www.army.forces.gc.ca/land-terre/home-accueil-eng.asp

http://www.army.forces.gc.ca/land-terre/news-nouvelles/story-reportage-eng.asp?id=5655

Another  bit of information Canada is hosting a very important symposium with regard to IED detection and destruction. Well done Canadian Engineers,

Friday, November 25, 2011

Ottawa, Ontario — The Canadian Forces (CF) counter-improvised explosive device Task Force (C-IED TF) will host a symposium in the city of Québec from December 5–9.

The greater Canadian C-IED community, as well as their international partners, will be among the attendees. The conference is restricted to personnel currently working to mitigate C-IED threats.

The C-IED TF is actively developing techniques and equipment to give troops an edge on the battlefield of tomorrow.

“[The international counter-improvised explosive device symposium] presents the opportunity for Canada and its allies to grow and better understand the IED threat together. It increases our ability to deal with it, side by side, in any of our future conflicts,” says Lieutenant-General Peter Devlin, Chief of the Land Staff.

The IED Threat: Now and in the Future

The theme of the symposium will be The IED Threat: Now and in the Future. It will address key IED challenges within an international and domestic context in an effort to improve tactical and strategic linkages.

One of the key messages of the symposium is that the Canadian Forces remain committed to providing an effective, agile and full-spectrum counter-IED capability. Although this capability mitigates IED threats, the risk is unlikely to disappear completely, given the reality of the security climate in countries like Afghanistan.

“The end of the combat mission only marks the end of offensive actions in the southern province of Kandahar,” says C-IED Task Force commander, Colonel Hercule Gosselin. “CF troops are still working and travelling on roads that may have IEDs.”

Article by Jonathan Dennis, Army News, NCR

Photo by MCpl Robert Bottrill, CF Combat Camera

Todays Sub Title is about Liberal Critic Sean Casey of PEI. I would like to ask him one question "How many Red Rallies" has he attended since 2006 to my recollection the entire 5 years I spent on the Red Island we never saw hime once. Now he is supposedly fighting for the DVA Jobs. This entire HQ in Charlottetown should be reduced to reflect the amount of Veterans on the Island. Move the HQ to Winnipeg, Calgary Edmonton even Quebec City. These areas have far larger populations of both Veterans and serving soldiers ( our Future Veterans).Sean casey flaps hois lips in the wind and is the wrong person to be defending Veterans and their issues.

Please remember our  troops in Afghanistan, our Naval Crew scouring the Med for pirates and illegal arms. HMCS Vancouver is hard at er. Bless all of those troops and their families who are serving anywhere on our Globe.

BRAVO ZULU to Prince William on utiulising his skill waterbirding his Chopper in an Irish sea Rescue

Nil Sine Labore

Robby