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CAF collaboration enhances cadet sailing experience 

CAF collaboration enhances cadet sailing experience 

A/SLt Alexandre Khoury, MARPAC PA  —  A Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) CC-130H Hercules (CC-130H) from 442 Squadron in Comox flew near patrol craft training vessels as part of a small search-and-rescue exercise with sea cadets, a last-minute collaboration between the Royal Canadian Navy and RCAF.    The day before the exercise, Lieutenant(N) (Lt(N)) Serge Sabourin, […]

La collaboration des FAC améliore l’expérience des cadets en matière de voile

La collaboration des FAC améliore l’expérience des cadets en matière de voile

Ens 2 Alexandre Khoury, AP FMAR(P)  —  Un CC-130H Hercules (CC-130H) de l’Aviation royale du Canada (ARC) du 442e Escadron à Comox a volé près de navires-écoles de patrouille dans le cadre d’un petit exercice de recherche et de sauvetage avec des cadets de la marine, une collaboration de dernière minute entre la Marine royale du […]

A taste of the sailor's life in cadets inspires many to make it their career. At 16 cadets are eligible for trade training in the regular navy. For cadets who wish to continue their education, several scholarships are offered.

Dilapidated dinghy gets museum makeover

Peter Mallett, Staff Writer — A historic navy sail-training dinghy completed an improbable journey from castaway at an Army surplus store to a prized addition to a naval museum’s collection.  “It still astounds me the stories behind how many of our naval artifacts turn up,” says Bradley Froggatt, Alberta Naval Museum curator. “Because of the builder’s date, this […]