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Gathering ‘green’ intelligence
Green means much more on the maps and screens of those who make decisions in combat zones. This colour has...
New Focus: The operations imperative
As organizations such as the United Nations and NATO examine their mandates and corporations such as Nortel revolve CEOs through...
Honouring non-commissioned ranks
Prior to the Crimean War (1854 -1856), Britain and Commonwealth countries did not have an exclusive official gallantry award for...
The effect of Canada’s Jamaica Garrison
‘Effects based planning’, in military lexicon, describes a process for obtaining a desired strategic outcome. Canada’s deployment of a garrison...
Canadian organizations face new criminal liabilities
On May 9, 1992, twenty-six workers lost their lives in the Westray Mine in Nova Scotia as a result of...
The Wings of Fantasy or a Practical Alternative?
The entire airlift issue is a challenge,” a senior Air Force staff officer acknowledged in the Ottawa Citizen in October...
Making the most of the mechanic’s Mentor
When flight attendants discovered that the PA system of a commercial aircraft was inoperative in flight but worked well on...
The move to unmanned aerial systems
As a former C-130 Hercules pilot with well over 8,000 hours of experience, Lt.-Col. Gord Smith is the first to...
From the Crimea to Chinese Cannon
No discussion about Canadian gallantry awards can begin without first mentioning their origins — and for that we must return...
Ballistic Decision
The federal government’s recent announcement that Canada would not be taking part in the United States ballistic missile defence (BMD)...