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Specializing for Land environments
It’s not unusual for a new boss to want to restructure an organization. Not so MGen David Fraser. The new...
Preparing an air wing for Afghanistan
“Steady up.” Like a conductor bringing an orchestra to attention, LCol (Ret’d) “Herm” Harrison barks a few words, grabbing everyone’s...
Countering the IED
The improvised explosive device, or IED, is the deadliest weapon in the arsenal of Afghanistan’s insurgents, and they know how...
Preparing a PRT – A cerebral approach for collaborative training
Delve into the tool kit of any Canadian soldier and you’ll find a multidimensional skill set – part warrior, part...
Policing Sudan: A tale of two forces
As the African Union peacekeeping force in Darfur gradually merges into a larger AU-United Nations force (UNAMID), expect a call...
Lack of security limits police training
Effective police training requires a secure environment. That may seem self-evident, but for Canadian police it’s a hard lesson drawn...
Re-thinking intelligence analyst training
Canada has not had commissions of inquiry or reviews of analytic capability – nothing of the scale of our allies...
Professionalizing the Afghan Police Force
Wayne Martin rarely completes an interview without having to assure that the sound of rapid gunfire reverberating over the phone...
A New Dimension
The increased pace of operations, and need to cross-train technical personnel, all within ever-shrinking training budgets, creates a daunting challenge...
Paradigm Shift: Training the Military for Emergency Relief
Canada’s military has a long tradition of responding to natural calamities in support of local (i.e., civil) authorities. During the...