Report of the SC on National Defence: "Canada and the Defence of North America"

[MilEME09]

Canada's hesitancy on military defence is leaving us vulnerable

Paul Wells: NORAD says the threats are higher than they’ve been in decades and action is needed now. Good luck getting Canada on board.

www.macleans.ca

Knock knock, reality

 

[Good2Golf]

Canada's hesitancy on military defence is leaving us vulnerable

Paul Wells: NORAD says the threats are higher than they’ve been in decades and action is needed now. Good luck getting Canada on board.

www.macleans.ca

Knock knock, reality

Canadians…

 

[MarkOttawa]

Can anyone imagine the RCN allowing a Canadian network TV crew on a frigate doing ASW in North Atlantic vs Russian subs? Our Navy never highlights such NATO work vs those SSNs. Royal Navy has, post at Thin Pinstriped Line:

""Verify Range to Target - One Ping Only" - HMS NORTHUMBERLAND and the Russians..."

"Verify Range to Target - One Ping Only" - HMS NORTHUMBERLAND and the Russians...

Defence blog focusing on 21st century analysis of Cold War defence, security and continuity of government problems.

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Mark
Ottawa

 

[dimsum]

Can anyone imagine the RCN allowing a Canadian network TV crew on a frigate doing ASW in North Atlantic vs Russian subs? Our Navy never highlights such NATO work vs those SSNs. Royal Navy has, post at Thin Pinstriped Line:

Me playing Devil's Advocate, and granted, I haven't seen an episode of Warship:

• There's a lot of classified stuff involved with those missions. Would the CO or higher want TV crews showing it? If it's scrubbed, it'll be like the Aurora episode of "Mighty Planes" - superficially interesting but not much to show
• The RCN has done quite a bit of social media stuff, and arguably it hits the younger demographic more so than TV
• If they invite the TV crew on and have free (minus classified stuff) access, what happens if something negative happens? First example coming to mind is the PBS show Carrier, where the TV crew went on a 6-month sail onboard a CVN. It focused on a few people, and ended up with one of them being charged with sexual assault (or something like that). It can paint the RCN/CAF in an even worse light.

 

[dapaterson]

Clearly, we'd have to give all the crew members intensive DLN training in advance of the camera crew being given access.

 

[Journeyman]

Can anyone imagine the a Canadian network interested in reporting RCN allowing a Canadian network TV crew on a frigate doing ASW in North Atlantic vs Russian subs?

Nope.

 

[Czech_pivo]

Not sure if this article belongs here but its an interesting read on Alaska/NORAD.

Royal Canadian Air Force Arctic Guardian keeps watch with 176th Air Defense Squadron​

Royal Canadian Air Force Arctic Guardian keeps watch with 176th Air Defense Squadron

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- Besides her distinctively mottled Canadian Disruptive Pattern uniform and a habit of pronouncing lieutenant as “left-tenant,” there is nothing

www.ang.af.mil

 

[Journeyman]

I had a friend who had been posted up there. She said that "from a woman's perspective, the odds are good.... but the goods are odd."

 

[FSTO]

Not sure if this article belongs here but its an interesting read on Alaska/NORAD.

Royal Canadian Air Force Arctic Guardian keeps watch with 176th Air Defense Squadron​

Royal Canadian Air Force Arctic Guardian keeps watch with 176th Air Defense Squadron

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- Besides her distinctively mottled Canadian Disruptive Pattern uniform and a habit of pronouncing lieutenant as “left-tenant,” there is nothing

www.ang.af.mil

Canada have folks in Space Force?

 

[dimsum]

Canada have folks in Space Force?

Yes, there are RCAF folks in Vandenberg, amongst other places.