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The Chief of the Defence Staff, General Rick Hillier, (CDS) has taken to recognizing members of the Canadian Forces when he travels across Canada delivering speeches at various community events. He calls them his “CF heroes.”...

As in many years past, 12 Wing Shearwater showed an outstanding amount of support for the National Fire Prevention Week campaign...

The Adventure Training Club of 12 Air Maintenance Squadron (12 AMS) will be hitting the trails of the Grand Canyon this week during Expedition Maple Oak 2007....

At the age of 60, Captain Gerald MacLellan is an ‘anomaly.’ He has spent most of the last 44 years in the military and he is still serving...

Four members of the 12 Wing Shearwater Pipes and Drums recently participated in a historical first at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia...

The Shearwater 2007 Nijmegen Team presented its team medal to the Wing Commander during a tour of the Wing on Sept 19th. The tour was organized to celebrate the team’s accomplishments and to thank units for supporting the team’s training...

Stirring musical notes from the Stadacona Band will mingle with ancient naval aviation aircraft when the Shearwater Aviation Museum hosts the first commemorative Battle of Britain concert in September...

Three members of the 12 Wing Pipes and Drums will participate in the first military tattoo hosted by Russia in Moscow’s Red Square from Sept. 13-16...

443 Maritime Helicopter Squadron lived up to their motto “Our Sting is Death” as they supported the RCMP in seizing tens of thousands of marijuana plants in August...

More than 100 members of 12 Wing Shearwater picked up hammers and paint brushes this summer, aiding in the construction of four Habitat for Humanity HRM (Halifax Regional Municipality) homes in Lower Sackville...

Waterbird. A seemingly routine training exercise here at 12 Wing Shearwater and a routine air show for those lucky enough to live in Portland Estates...

Twelve future Air Navigators spent three weeks in late-June, early-July at Shearwater as part of the Air Navigator Summer Orientation Training Program (ANAV SOT)...

The command torches of 406 (Maritime) Operational Training Squadron and 423 Maritime Helicopter Squadron were passed in a dual-squadron ceremony for the first time in 12 Wing history on July 13, 2007...

I expected a routine flight as I walked into the briefing room...

Last month, 85 personnel from 12 Wing Shearwater accepted the Canadian Commuter Challenge and biked, ran, bussed, or car-pooled to work instead of driving to work in single-occupancy vehicles...