14 Wing Greenwood’s Road and Vehicle Safety Section (RVSS) is excited to announce the return of its National Road Safety Week wreck display, mounted at the approach to 14 Wing’s front gate May 15 to 21. National Road Safety Week provides RVSS members the opportunity to engage with the Greenwood community and raise awareness on… Read more

A three-day powerlifting clinic at 14 Wing Greenwood will be a great occasion for interested Canadian Armed Forces members to familiarize themselves with the sport. The May 31 to June 2 clinic at the Fitness & Sports Centre will be divided into two daily sessions, one in the morning and one in the afternoon. The… Read more

Mess members getting their game on with state-of-the-art sports simulator The birds singing and tweeting as Chief Warrant Officer Jamie Rideout took a swing on the Fair Mont Banff Springs links weren’t the only chirps in the background. “Hey, Chief! Why is your ball in the woods?” called Major Damon Murray from the theatre seating… Read more

When I first met Hormidas Fredette, it was after a call from a friend in 2021 asking if I would put on my uniform and visit a Second World War veteran in New Minas who had just turned 104. I jumped at the chance and sit down with this incredible man, who not only survived… Read more

Two new flight engineers at 14 Wing Greenwood have the potential to become the “heart and soul” of future aircrew. Corporal Andrew Draaisma and Corporal Steph Fiola graduated from their MOAT (Maritime Operational Aircrew Training) Course at 404 (Long Range Patrol and Training) Squadron April 18 and were presented their flight engineer’s wings during a… Read more

Safety was on the minds of 14 Wing Greenwood May 1 to 6, Safety and Health Week, as wing leadership and general and occupational safety advisors set out information banners and raised the week’s dedicated flag at the main gate entrance. The May 1 events and the week’s focus are meant to ensure workplaces are… Read more

Three Royal Canadian Air Force members recently graduated from the United States Air Force Airmen Leadership School in Montgomery, Alabama. At the ceremony, each of the grads, the first official RCAF attendees, were acknowledged for their efforts. Special recognition went to Master Corporal Katharina Meihuizen, 405 (Long Range Patrol) Squadron, 14 Wing Greenwood; who received… Read more

RCAF career ‘perfect fit’ for retiring airframe tech If Bob Somerset had gone Coast Guard in 1977, he wanted the new hovercrafts operating on the West coast. Navy? He wanted submarines. If he could rejoin today, 45-and-a-half years later, he’d pick the Canadian Armed Forces’ newest space division. He picked aviation. “That was it, really,… Read more