PHOTOS: 3RCR at JOAX Ft Bragg/Pope

[tomahawk6]

U.S. Soldiers assigned to the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division and Canadian soldiers with 3rd Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment fill the cargo area of a U.S. Air Force Globemaster III aircraft during an in-flight rigging mission during a joint operational access exercise (JOAX) at Pope Field, N.C., Feb. 9, 2012. A JOAX is a joint airdrop exercise designed to enhance service cohesiveness between U.S. Army and Air Force personnel, allowing both services an opportunity to properly execute large-scale heavy equipment and troop movement. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Andy M. Kin/Released)

Photo Credit: Air Force Staff Sgt. Greg C. Biondo
Master Corp. Jay Bulger, with the Royal Canadian Regiment, stows his parachute after an airdrop with the 82nd Airborne Division during the Joint Operational Access Exercise on Fort Bragg, N.C., Feb. 12.

 

[cupper]

Love that shot taken on the inside of the Globemaster. Awesome.

 

[PMedMoe]

Love that shot taken on the inside of the Globemaster. Awesome.

:nod:

 

[Jarnhamar]

Love that shot taken on the inside of the Globemaster. Awesome.

Those dudes have so much zeal that they are warping the reality around the camera.

My buddy is a medic who was on that ex and got his US jump wings.  He said Americans can wear Canadian jump wings on their dress uniform but Canadians can't wear American ones on ours.

 

[tomahawk6]

Yep we can wear foreign jump wings over our right pocket over any unit citations.

 

[chriscalow]

Bad ass! I'm actually in that C-17 pic. Any ideas how to get a hi-res copy of that?  And it's true, we can't wear foreign wings on CF DEU.

 

[tomahawk6]

Best I could find.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/soldiersmediacenter/6779492542/sizes/o/in/photostream/

 

[aesop081]

  And it's true, we can't wear foreign wings on CF DEU.

You can but only if you are in the US.

 

[chriscalow]

T6- thank you, much appreciated.

Cdn Aviator, you have made a good point. There are several stipulations about wearing foreign badges, ie: equivalent courses don't exist in CF (Ranger) etc. but in general, joe trooper can't just wear foreign wings on DEU. Although I do believe that in mess dress, there are exceptions to this. I don't know the details first hand but if someone is curious enough, I can ask around.

 

[cupper]

T6- thank you, much appreciated.

Cdn Aviator, you have made a good point. There are several stipulations about wearing foreign badges, ie: equivalent courses don't exist in CF (Ranger) etc. but in general, joe trooper can't just wear foreign wings on DEU. Although I do believe that in mess dress, there are exceptions to this. I don't know the details first hand but if someone is curious enough, I can ask around.

Just do a search here, there are a crap load of posts about said regs. Particularly on mess dress recently if I recall correctly.

 

[armyvern]

A-DH-265-000/AG-001, Section 3, para 16c

(page 3-3-4 / or 104 & 105 of the linked PDF).

BADGES

14. Personnel who have been presented
equivalent badges of allied countries as a result of
qualifications obtained on a course prescribed by
the CF, shall wear the applicable CF badge
according to wear instructions in paragraphs 7. and
8. and Annex B.

15. Where an equivalent CF badge has not
been designed or approved for wear, the allied
country badge presented for the prescribed
qualification shall be worn like a CF badge
according to wear instructions In paragraphs 7. and
8. and Annex B. If wearing both a CF badge and a
foreign badge, the CF badge shall take precedence.
The following prescribed foreign qualification
badges are authorized for wear on the CF uniform:

a. United States Army Ranger Badge (a cloth
sleeve badge);

b. United States Army Special Forces Badge
(a cloth sleeve badge);

c. United States Army Ranger Badge (metal
pocket badge); and

d. United States Army Special Forces Badge
(metal pocket badge).

16. Personnel who have been presented
equivalent badges of allied countries as a result of
qualifications obtained on a course prescribed by
the CF, and those who have been presented
honorary qualification badges while attached to, or
serving with the armed forces of an allied country,
may wear the appropriate metal or cloth badge, on
the right breast of the service dress and mess dress
jacket only while on duty in the specific allied
country, when subsequently working with the armed
forces of the country or when attending a formal
function sponsored by the country concerned.
Foreign badges shall be positioned as follows:

a. Navy (Blue Service Dress Jacket). Centred
0.6 cm (1/4 in.) below the name tag, displacing
downward any command badge worn.

b. Navy (High Collared White Jacket), Army
and Air Force. Centred on the right breast
pocket, above and evenly spaced with any
command badge.

c. Mess Dress. A single miniature metal foreign
flying, or specialist skill badge may be worn on
mess dress under the same circumstances as
the full size version on service dress
Naval personnel may wear foreign miniatures, but
only of a cloth format.