Greenwood summer programs underway July 17: aviation skills, tours and training July 17, 30 Air Cadets will arrive at 14 Wing Greenwood, kicking off the Greenwood Cadet Training Center’s (GCTC) 2023 program with the first serial of the Advance Aviation Course of the summer. The Advance Aviation Course, which involves activities such as meteorology and… Read more

June 25, 1943, five light Ventura Mk II bombers left the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan aerodrome at Pennfield Ridge, New Brunswick, on a low-flying cross-country navigation exercise. The Lockheed Ventura was a Second World War-era twin-engine medium bomber and patrol bomber. While two Venturas were flying over the Avon River in the Falmouth, Windsor… Read more

Saturday afternoon June 17 saw the return to the stage of the Canadian Military Wives Choir Greenwood . Their last public performance was held back in 2019, when I also had the privilege of being in the audience of their Spring concert at Saint Mark’s Chapel. After their very successful first year in operation in… Read more

Hands dyed the colour of their gloves; soft, white, wrinkly toes inside their shoes and socks: it was a WET three days June 26 to 28 on the greens for 14 Wing Greenwood golfers. Twenty-seven golfers – 21 men and six women – were in the field for the play-down event at Paragon Golf &… Read more

Valley kids heading into summer day camps and recreation programs will benefit from a mega-training Held June 27 in Greenwood. With “back pocket games,” training in safety planning and practices, engaging with youth and parents – and more – 80 summer staff workers joining recreation departments from West Hants to Clare are ready to lead… Read more

14 Construction Engineering Squadron will welcome a new commanding officer July 13 at the home of 143 Construction Engineering Flight in Pine Grove, just outside Bridgewater. Major Paul Morillo will turn responsibility for the unit over to Lieutenant-Colonel James Gannon, arriving from 14 Mission Support Squadron at 14 Wing Greenwood. Morillo departs for his next… Read more

The scope of responsibilities in 14 Wing Greenwood’s Deputy Wing Commander Branch was a common theme June 29, as the branch marked its change of command. The outgoing commanding officer, Lieutenant-Colonel Eric Travis; the incoming, Lieutenant-Colonel Dev Paquette; and both of the men’s boss, 14 Wing Commander Colonel Jeff Davis; all commented on the branch’s… Read more

Reservists, civilian workplaces make a field connection June 23, 5th Canadian Division Training Centre’s Delta Company (D Coy) hosted an ExecuTrek event at 5th CDSB Detachment Aldershot for 18 Atlantic Canadian business leaders. The Canadian Forces Liaison Council’s (CFLC) ExecuTrek program shows civilian employers the benefits military training provides. In addition to incentivizing their potential… Read more

After 30-plus years in the Canadian Armed Forces, Chief Warrant Officer Jim McKenzie wondered, as he was appointed chief warrant officer of the Air Reserve in January 2020, “what would be ahead? “The same challenges as my predecessors? Did I miss that mark!” McKenzie spoke at 14 Wing Greenwood June 15, as he prepared to… Read more

Air Reserve working to meet people, work, change A June 14 town hall session with 14 Wing Greenwood’s Air Reserve members was an opportunity for the national leadership to recognize their work, but also to address their questions and concerns. “Thank you for coming – seeing your work on tours around 14 Wing this morning… Read more