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Health Services visit chance to recognize dedication, excellence
Captain (retired) Colin Muise remembers “running around as a 17-year-old in training, with a bag and webbing. “A lot has changed since then in health care – stuff is just amazing.” 14 Wing Greenwood’s community health nurse was recognized February 9 with a 45-year service award to Canada, as Brigadier-General Scott Malcolm and Chief Warrant… Read more
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Cormorants take most recent SAR calls
January 28, at 11:29 a.m., the Halifax Joint Rescue Coordination Centre tasked a Cormorant helicopter from 14 Wing Greenwood, with 413 (Transport and Rescue) Squadron, to conduct a medevac of a possible heart attack patient off the fishing vessel Grumpy’s Boys, in the vicinity of Yarmouth. Rescue 906 departed Greenwood at 12:31 p.m. The medevac… Read more
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Canadian military eye on space opportunities, challenges
“The West’s space postures will be increasingly challenged,” said Captain Marcel Janowitz, and intelligence officer with 7 Space Operations Squadron (7 SOps). Janowitz, with Sergeant Anthony Rietta, the squadron’s electronic warfare and aggressor non-commissioned member, visited 14 Wing Greenwood January 31 – interestingly enough, in the days a Chinese high-altitude balloon was moving through North… Read more
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Valley airpark expanding Greenwood offerings
Ground work at the Annapolis Valley Airpark is underway, widening access to Valley skies. A second hangar space is under construction this winter, expected to be complete in March. “We’re very excited to have this new facility at Greenwood to help expand flight operations,” says Paul Easson, chairman of the Freedom Aviation Society, which manages… Read more
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Tough tournament, but 14 Wing’s basketball future another story…
After nearly three years of waiting, the CFB Halifax men’s basketball team reclaimed the title of Canadian Armed Forces Atlantic Region Basketball champions. The Mariners took down teams from 12 Wing Shearwater, 14 Wing Greenwood and their rivals from 5 Canadian Division Support Base Gagetown to win gold at the 2023 regional championship January 24… Read more
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ZX Multisport hopes to make a comeback
Interested in running? Swimming? Cycling? All of them? The 14 Wing Greenwood ZX Multisport Club will meet February 15, 4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m., in the Fitness & Sports Centre classroom. Lieutenant-Colonel Eric Travis is a dedicated triathlete with international experience. On a past posting at 14 Wing (and pre-pandemic), the ZX Multisport Club had… Read more
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Canada adds Aurora to Haiti support
February 5, Minister of National Defence Anita Anand and Minister of Foreign Affairs Mélanie Joly announced Canada has deployed a Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) CP140 Aurora long range patrol aircraft to support Canada’s efforts to disrupt the activities of gangs in Haiti, and demonstrate Canada’s commitment to the Haitian people. Canada making efforts to… Read more
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Women’s hockey regionals take to Greenwood ice
14 Wing Greenwood hosts the Canadian Armed Forces Atlantic region women’s hockey championships next week, February 13 to 17, marking the return of CAF live sports since pandemic interruptions. The 2023 tournament is a three-team round robin at the Greenwood Gardens Arena, featuring the home team 14 Wing, CFB Halifax and 5th Canadian Division Support… Read more
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All in the details
Coast Guard visit on-the-ground opportunity to compare search, rescue work Search and rescue responders meet many times under the worst conditions to do the best work possible. Canadian Coast Guard rescue training centre personnel travelled from Dartmouth to 14 Wing Greenwood January 24, making time to find out more about 413 (Transport and Rescue) Squadron’s… Read more
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Black History Month opportunity to celebrate
Crisp black, red and green colours went up over 14 Wing Greenwood February 1 – a brand new Pan African flag, raised for the first time at the wing to launch February as Black History Month. “We’ve celebrated Black History Month on the wing, and now we have the flag – this is the first… Read more
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