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Semi loss ends Greenwood ball hockey regional run
14 Wing Greenwood’s men’s ball hockey team started off strong at the Canadian Armed Forces Atlantic regional tournament in Shearwater: two wins on Day 1; but a semi-final loss ended the title run. The team opened against CFB Gagetown July 10, taking a 5-2 win. Corporal Tyler Williams scored the first goal, followed by the… Read more
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Wings & Wheels car show returns to Greenwood July 27
It’s a bird! It’s a plane! No, wait, it’s a flock of planes… surrounded by some of the Maritime’s coolest rides. If you haven’t heard yet, Wings & Wheels is back in the Valley Saturday, July 27; celebrating the 100th anniversary of the RCAF. The show features over 250 classic, antique and special interest cars… Read more
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Unmasking a ‘hidden threat’ to CAF morale
There is a hidden threat that can – and has – subtly infiltrated 14 Wing Greenwood and, indeed, the Canadian Armed Forces, wreaking havoc, damaging the organization and individual lives. This destructive phenomenon has largely gone unnoticed, with other important issues including mental health awareness, sexual misconduct, addictions and racism overshadowing it. The corrosive problem… Read more
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Community Council represents RHU residents
The 14 Wing Greenwood Community Council’s main functions are to conduct activities of interest to the community, provide a voice concerning matters of the Residential Housing Units residents, provide a channel of communication between the wing and RHU residents, and to make recommendations to improve welfare, safety and comfort of the RHU area. The Community… Read more
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Off the back of a Herc
14 Wing Greenwood’s 413 (Transport and Rescue) Squadron crews got in a nice day’s training June 6 over the ZX airfield and nearby lakes: flying, jumping, putting skills and gear to work. Practice means professional, when SAR personnel are called out to bring search, medical and evacuation resources into an emergency scene. Read more
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Always time for special museum visitors…
Two careers’ worth of stories were swapped in a morning’s tour of the Greenwood Military Aviation Museum July 2, as museum society chairman Royal Canadian Air Force Major General (retired) Ian Patrick hosted visiting United States Air Force Colonel (retired) Loran Gierhart, from Texas. The former military pilots compared aircraft flown, bases and airfields they’d… Read more
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14 MSS team marks birthday (a chance to eat cake!)
It has been seven years since 14 Mission Support Squadron (MSS) first stood up, June 29, 2017. To commemorate the reorganized squadron’s “birthday,” 14 MSS’ commanding officer, Lieutenant-Colonel Shawn McGeown, invited all past and present members to the Annapolis Mess June 27 to celebrate with a slice of beautifully decorated cake. The cake, carefully prepared… Read more
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Elevate opportunities inspire youth to ‘make a difference’ in aviation
14 Wing Greenwood was honored to host Elevate Aviation’s eighth cross-country tour May 31 – it’s first visit to Greenwood, one of the 22 stops in an effort to inspire girls and underrepresented youth to follow a career in aviation. Representatives from CAE, PAL airlines and StandardAero attended the day-long event, with goodies for participants… Read more
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Back-to-school weather challenge
Hello, students! I’m Corporal Winter, with 14 Wing Greenwood’s Intelligence and Meteorological Flight. I’d like to invite you to learn more about MET in Greenwood, and task you with entering to become Greenwood’s most accurate student forecaster! The MET section at 14 Wing works around the clock, 365 days a year, to support military operations… Read more
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Remembering Flight Lieutenant James McRae DFC CD: A life of courage, service
It was meant to be a joyous occasion, marking the return of the resurrected Canso 11094 to the skies over Yarmouth, and its reunion with one of its Second World War-time pilots. Instead, the community gathered June 21 in solemn remembrance of Flight Lieutenant (retired) James M. McRae DFC CD, a respected figure whose life… Read more
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