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  • Apr. 21, 2010 - Archives 2010
    Image Tech Apprentice course 0902F
    Taking place at CFSATE, 16 Wing Borden, the basic training - Apprentice level, for Imagery Technicians is 105 training days long and covers a variety of subjects related to photography...
  • Apr. 14, 2010 - Archives 2010
    RCAF 86th Anniversary Mess Dinner
    On Wednesday March 31st, 16 Wing held an all-rank Mess Dinner in celebration of the 86th anniversary of the Royal Canadian Air Force...
  • Apr. 7, 2010 - Archives 2010
    Precious Cargo
    Sergeant Gaétan Roy of 16 Wing took the long way around to see the Stanley Cup since he is currently six months into a nine-month deployment in Afghanistan...
  • Apr. 1, 2010 - Archives 2010
    The Mighty (CC-130) Hercules
    The aircraft selected this year in Borden for the RCAF 86th Anniversary, the CC-130 Hercules, is arguably the most successful military transport aircraft program in the history of aviation...
  • Mar. 16, 2010 - Archives 2010
    It wasn’t that bad
    On Thursday, March 11th, members of 16 Wing held their annual Staff Challenge hockey game between senior and junior ranks...
  • Mar. 9, 2010 - Archives 2010
    RCAF 86th Anniversary All Ranks Mess Dinner
    An all ranks mess dinner will be held on Wednesday, March 31, at the Borden Officers Mess to mark the 86th Anniversary of the formation of the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF)...
  • Mar. 3, 2010 - Archives 2010
    The Last Word on the First Flight
    A special presentation by Mr Gerald Haddon, grandson of Canada's first pilot JAD McCurdy, marked 16 Wing's first celebration of Canada's new National Aviation Day...
  • Feb. 25, 2010 - Archives 2010
    RCAF 86th Anniversary Lapel Pins Are In
    Following a well-established Borden tradition, commemorative pins were produced once again this year to mark the anniversary of the birth of the RCAF. The CC-130 Hercules transport aircraft has been chosen as this year's theme aircraft...
  • Feb. 16, 2010 - Archives 2010
    In Memoriam - Warrant Officer Claude Omer Ross
    It is with great sadness that we have to announce that Warrant Officer Claude Omer Ross of the Canadian Forces School of Aerospace Control Operations, in Cornwall...
  • Feb. 15, 2010 - Archives 2010
    CFSATE Supports Haiti Relief Effort
    Many of the staff and students of CFSATE, at 16 Wing Borden, decided they wanted to do something to help the people of Haiti...
  • Feb. 9, 2010 - Archives 2010
    One hundred! We did it!
    Yes, we did it! Nearly a year after 16 Wing's "100 Presentations for 100 Years" initiative was launched as part of the celebration of the Canadian Centennial of Flight, the magic number has finally been reached...
  • Feb. 3, 2010 - Archives 2010
    On Canadian Wings - Centennial Edition
    The video production titled On Canadian Wings is a 16 Wing initiative that goes back to 1998. A new updated "Canadian Centennial of Flight edition" is now available...
  • Jan. 26, 2010 - Archives 2010
    Members of CFB Borden Imagery Section win prestigious awards
    Sergeant Bill McLeod and Corporal Cynthia Wilkinson, both imagery technicians for Canadian Forces Base Borden, have been honoured for their profession...
  • Jan. 21, 2010 - Archives 2010
    Now, that’s an Assignment!
    Earlier this week, four members of 16 Wing "deployed" on a tasking that most people would consider an opportunity of a lifetime...
  • Jan. 12, 2010 - Archives 2010
    Goodbye Yellow Labs
    They originally came by air, but they left by road. Two Labrador helicopters have left Borden, on their way to what should be their final resting place at aviation museums at opposite ends of the country....