• Medics’ summer field training: hands on, ‘super cool’

    Medics’ summer field training: hands on, ‘super cool’

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    Students in 33 Field Ambulance (33 Fd Amb)’s Qualification Level 3 course were overjoyed at the surprise visit they received from a 413 (Transport and Rescue) Squadron’s CG149 Cormorant search and rescue (SAR) team June 5. The students’ rainy morning at 5th Canadian Division Support Base Detachment Aldershot started with “Stretcher PT,” a physical training…

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  • Training to save together

    Training to save together

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    Members of 14 Fire and Emergency Services and 26 Canadian Forces Health Services teamed up to train May 11, running through multiple incident and response scenarios during a joint casualty extraction exercise at 14 Wing Greenwood’s firefighters’ training area. The exercise was a good opportunity to integrate the heavy equipment firefighters rely on to respond…

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  • Students get exclusive eye on military career options

    Students get exclusive eye on military career options

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    A group of West Kings Grade 10 students had an inside look at 14 Wing Greenwood workspaces most people will never see, all in the hopes of recruiting them for a Canadian Armed Forces career. May 10 and 11, volunteers at 404 (Long Range Patrol and Training) Squadron and 14 Air Maintenance Squadron toured students…

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  • Help firefighters Fill the Boot June 7!

    Help firefighters Fill the Boot June 7!

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    For more than 67 years, firefighters across Canada have been enduring partners and supporters of Muscular Dystrophy Canada (MDC) and Canadians affected by neuromuscular disorders. Firefighters have stood beside MDC since the beginning. They are part of the organization’s DNA. More than 600 fire departments and associations across Canada raise over $3 million annually in…

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  • Flag a sign of welcome – for all

    Flag a sign of welcome – for all

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    14 Wing Greenwood kicked off June as International Pride Month, with Colonel Jeff Davis and Wing Chief Warrant Officer Jonathan Proulx raising the progress pride flag at the main gate June 1. 404 (Long Range Patrol and Training) Squadron Lieutenant-Colonel Josh Christianson, 14 Wing’s Defence Team Pride Advisory Organization (DTPAO) champion, welcomed the crowd who…

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