Charles Tidd was promoted to sergeant the night before the West Nova Scotia Regiment was on parade in Annapolis Royal, where members would receive their new regimental colours from then-Lieutenant Governor Major-General the Honourable E.C. Plow. He was up late sewing on his rank badges: as the right marker, and with his height, he’d be… Read more

Wing, community marks ‘sacred experience” September 30 From the mist of the early September 30 morning, hundreds of 14 Wing Greenwood Defence Team members, family and community friends emerged to share a walk and “sacred experience” together, marking National Truth and Reconciliation Day together. The wing’s Defence Indigenous Advisory Group organized the reflective walk, gathering… Read more

Major Colin Bond, second from left, and Corporal Valarie Ducharme, second from right, were happy to have gotten the call: they won the two Wing Welcome 2023 weekend grand prizes. Greenwood Home Hardware sponsored the September 7 to 9 weekend, and, September 27, Home Hardware’s Rhonda Porteous, left, and 14 Wing Greenwood Community Recreation manager… Read more

14 Wing Greenwood’s CAF Sports Day is returning for its 11th edition Thursday, October 19. Defence Team members may take a break from regular duties and participate in various sports and events to promote morale and team building throughout the day. Offerings will be broken into two sessions, so members have the flexibility to participate… Read more

The 14 Wing Greenwood Bombers women’s soccer team made history September 23 to 28, as the first women’s team from Greenwood to compete at the Canadian Armed Forces National soccer championship at CFB Borden. Players from Greenwood have competed in the past, either as part of a regional selection camp or by being asked to… Read more

For Claire Grazette, director of the Macdonald Museum in Middleton, poppies have always been close to her heart. “I grew up in Guelph and I went to John McCrae school. So, you know: John McCrae, ‘In Flanders Field…;’ and the poppies have been in my life since day one.” When the president of the community… Read more

Although the Greenwood Military Aviation Museum’s (GMAM’S) display aircraft all wear the colours and numbers of aircraft that actually flew with Greenwood squadrons; in reality, they had very different backgrounds. These revelations indicates the depth of restorations undertaken, and the skills and perseverance of the volunteers who work for years on each project to ensure… Read more

14 Wing Greenwood firefighters and medical technicians teamed up for a second round of Summer’23 joint training August 17, setting up and working through a number of vehicle debris and victim rescue and treatment scenarios in the base’s fire training area. Personnel from 14 Fire and Emergency Services and 26 Canadian Forces Health Services prepared… Read more

October 24, at 2 p.m., the Greenwood Military Aviation Museum Society will hold its annual general meeting in the museum conference room. All paid-up society members are invited to attend the AGM; any current member, as of October 15, may vote, offer to serve on the board or nominate a member for the board of… Read more

Through the tremendous efforts of a combined team from Airbus Defence and Space, Material Group and the Royal Canadian Air Force, the CC295 Kingfisher completed its polar navigation test campaign in the summer of 2023. Canada is acquiring a fleet of 16 new fixed-wing search and rescue (SAR) sensor-equipped aircraft, the CC295 Kingfisher, to replace… Read more