MILNEWS.ca News Highlights – August 28, 2015

 

#CANvsISIL

• “Canadian Armed Forces accused of killing civilians in Iraq air strike”
• “Iraq Situation Report: August 25 – 27, 2015” (via the Institute for the Study of War)
• “Military airstrikes continue against ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq” (via the Pentagon’s Info-machine)
• “The ISIS Hackers and Their War on the West”
  

Federal Election 2015

• “Conservatives using ex-soldiers for extra security on Harper’s campaign”
• “Defence procurement an elephant in the war room” – more from ceasefire.ca
  

Attacks on CF in Canada

• “A serviceman to the core – Cpl. Taj Aujla is the first Sikh soldier to take part in the National Ceremonial Guard at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier ….”

Internal Security

• “The B.C. Civil Liberties Association lawyers and Canadian Association of Refugee Lawyers are taking the federal government to court (pro bono) to challenge Bill-24 ….”
  

Way Up North

• “Photos de l’Opération NANOOK 15”
  
• “Her Majesty’s Canadian Ships operating in Canada’s Arctic waterways”
• “Russian Mi-8AMTSh-VA Ready for Arctic Ops”
• “Strengthen Arctic cooperation between the US and China”
• “Chinese sailor Guo Chuan intends to make it from Murmansk to the Bering Strait in 14 days without engine power and pit stops ….”
  

Other

• “14 Wing Greenwood plane slides off runway on takeoff, military says”
• “Canadian Armed Forces members take part in Operation Career Transition”
• From the Pentagon’s Info-machine  “Army Reserve brigade exchange ideas with Canadian counterparts”

World War Two

• “Battle of Britain profile of courage: Squadron Leader James Arthur “Johnnie” Walker”
• “Among Canada’s “Few”: The RCAF’s No. 1 Squadron in the Battle of Britain”

What’s Canada Buying?

• “Canadian Armed Forces award simulator support contract to Meggitt”

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