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Cadet experience puts youth in pilot’s seat for peer flights
Cadets from the Greenwood Cadet Training Centre’s Advance Aviation Course were able to participate in Cessna familiarization (famil) flights – piloted by own of their own peers, Course Cadet Staff Sergeant Ryan Stevens. Stevens successfully completed his power pilot license at the Moncton Flight College in New Brunswick last summer through the Cadet program. Though… Read more
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14 Wing Greenwood leadership awards
July 12, 14 Wing Greenwood Commander Colonel Jeff Davis and Wing Chief Warrant Officer Jonathan Proulx recognized the leadership skills of four wing members, as nominated by peers for 2022 contributions. This includes awards for civilian, officer, junior and senior non-commissioner members of the year. Read more
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404 Squadron marks change of command August 4
August 4, 404 (Long Range Patrol and Training) Squadron will mark a change of command with a ceremony at 14 Wing Greenwood’s Annapolis Mess. Out-going Lieutenant-Colonel Josh Christianson will turn responsibility for the unit over to the incoming commanding officer, Lieutenant-Colonel Alex Gignac. 14 Wing Greenwood Commander Colonel Jeff Davis will be the presiding officer.… Read more
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‘You give your all’
Change of command at 413 Squadron marks bittersweet experience Lieutenant-Colonel Greg Surek left 14 Wing Greenwood July 7 as he arrived some number of years ago as a second lieutenant – in his own red convertible Mustang, “liberated” from his garage for the day, he guessed, with the help of his sons. “Drive it like… Read more
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14 CES welcomes back familiar face as new CO
July 13 saw the change of command of 14 Construction Engineering Squadron, as the outgoing commanding officer, Major Paul Morillo, turned over command to Lieutenant-Colonel James Gannon in a ceremony presided over by 14 Wing Greenwood Commander Colonel Jeff Davis. Morillo said in his address the last two years had been challenging, but went past… Read more
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405 Squadron welcomes ‘home’ original Pathfinders’ medals, memory
July 25 at 1 p.m., the 405 Squadron Association will host a presentation of Second World War-era medals in front of the Lancaster aircraft at the Greenwood Military Aviation Museum, marking the 80th anniversary of the crash of the Halifax Pathfinder bomber HR864 LQ-M for Mother. The aircraft was affectionately named M for Mother by… Read more
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415, 429 squadrons visit, live wartime history in U.K. memorial visit
East Moor Memorial is an annual event that honours the veterans of 415, 429 and 432 squadrons, who served during the Second World War at Royal Air Force (RAF) Station East Moor, Yorkshire, England. The memorial takes place in Sutton-on-the-Forest, a small village adjacent to the former airfield that once was the home to nearly… Read more
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Forster’s spirit, sportsmanship lives on in 17th tournament
July 14, soccer teams from Yarmouth to West Hants gathered under the 14 Wing Greenwood Apple Bowl picnic shelter for the opening ceremony of the 17th Amanda Forster Tournament. The ceremony began with the singing of “O Canada,” by the Canadian Military Wives Choir Greenwood, which brought the same enthusiasm to their performance the youth… Read more
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Atlantic region grapplers compete at 12 Wing
The combat sports community continues to grow across the Canadian Armed Forces, and 12 Wing Shearwater recently tapped into that popularity, hosting the first Atlantic region grappling development camp and tournament May 30 and 31. More than two dozen grapplers from across the region gathered for the two-day event, which featured training seminars from both… Read more
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Leadership makes a difference in sports experience
14 Wing celebrates 22/ 23 athletic achievements Sometime this summer, 50 years from the 1976 Montreal Olympics where Ann Dodge and her kayak partner, Sue Holloway, were the first Canadian women to make a paddling final; Dodge expects to be in a boat with Dodge – her friend – again. “We’ll race again. That’s the… Read more
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