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    Ebola: outbreak, Canadian/other response (merged)

    No, we permit them to land, refuel, and fly back to France without letting anyone deplane. Air France being refused landing rights in the US means we refuel them and send them home. If the crew have timed out, Air France can fly in another crew. And we can provide catering service to feed pax...
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    Snowbird Future

    A310: hydraulic A330: FBW Not the same.
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    Snowbird Future

    CAF is beginning the F35 and P8 transition, posting crew to allies to get them experienced. The old A310s are not comparable to A330s; last I looked the largest users of A310s are in Iran, hardly a hotbed of aviation modernity. RPAS is also driving demand, nTACS will be transitioning from...
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    Liberal (Minority/Majority) Government 2025 - ???

    Only because contracting for legal advice / legal support is even more convoluted than every other form of contracting ;)
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    Liberal (Minority/Majority) Government 2025 - ???

    He's the next Supreme Court Justice. https://www.pm.gc.ca/en/news/news-releases/2026/05/19/prime-minister-carney-announces-members-independent-advisory-board
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    Liberal (Minority/Majority) Government 2025 - ???

    With the NATO job not changing over until 2027, we're a bit premature in calling out person X or Y as the next CDS.
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    Liberal (Minority/Majority) Government 2025 - ???

    Exactly. MND just announced the CDS' best before date.
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    Funny Pix & Video Thread

    Of course people talked about Art. Both Picasso and Garfunkel.
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    Liberal (Minority/Majority) Government 2025 - ???

    MND has announced that Canada is nominating Gen Carignan for chair of the NATO military committee. Election this fall; position change summer of 2027. https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/nato-military-chief-carignan-9.7205492
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    Trump administration 2024-2028

    The immediate question: How will he next top it?
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    Political impacts of Ukraine war

    Good.
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    Snowbird Future

    Also gives additional training capacity by redirecting aircraft from show team to training system.
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    Liberal (Minority/Majority) Government 2025 - ???

    Unless they pull a Fetterman.
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    Liberal (Minority/Majority) Government 2025 - ???

    Trump 80 is June 14th.
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    Snowbird Future

    Aussies fly the PC-21 for their air demo team. So the same.
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    17 May 2026: Two EA-18 Growlers crash at Mountain Home AFB air show

    So the chain of command above them that ordered them to perform at a show with low density / high cost aircraft should face sanctions? Because those are the folks who need to be punished, not the pilots ordered to perform a show.
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    Liberal (Minority/Majority) Government 2025 - ???

    Gurney Halleck is my favourite Star Fleet captain.
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    Police Folk Allegedly Behaving Badly

    Military police on HLTA?
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    Indirect Fires Modernization Project - C3/M777 Replacement

    I am bemused / concerned that any arm is publishing its own plan. There needs to be an Army plan. That's all. Informed by experts around the table, but no RCA plan, No RCE plan. No Airdrop Systems Technician plan Just an Army plan. Perhaps with annexes for the RCA, RCE, RCCS etc etc.
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    Liberal (Minority/Majority) Government 2025 - ???

    Modern international relations theory for the US is basically Applied Calvinball. https://calvinandhobbes.fandom.com/wiki/Calvinball
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