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On Oct. 21, Honorary Colonel Paul Cook had the opportunity to take part in a training exercise with the “Cougars” of 410 Squadron at 4 Wing Cold Lake, Alta...

Members of 409 Tactical Fighter Squadron (“Nighthawks”), 4 Wing, Alta., were participating in Exercise Combat Hammer, an air interdiction exercise, at Elgin Air Force Base in Florida last month...

Alex Sim stormed Juno Beach in Normandy as a member of the 3rd Infantry Division on D-Day, June 6, 1944...

The contract renewal between the Government of Canada and L-3 MAS for the maintenance of the CF-18 Hornet fleet was announced on September 1 at an L-3 MAS hanger in Mirabel, Que...

Approximately 5,000 spectators attended Race the Base to check out one of the world's top-performing cars open its engine on a 3,840 metre runway...

You could call it a “bridge-building” exercise between Canada’s Air Force and the U.S. Air National Guard...

At a recent lecture at 4 Wing Cold Lake, Alta. personnel discovered a new way of increasing flight safety while controlling pests on military land – without the use of pesticides...

Canadian and allied air forces took to the skies over 4 Wing Cold Lake for Exercise MAPLE FLAG 43 (MF 43) from May 17 to June 11...

When asked about his recent 17-day deployment to Haiti, Major Les Campbell finds it difficult to answer...

This is a year of milestones for the Snowbirds as 2010 marks the 40th anniversary of 431 Air Demonstration Squadron...

Lieutenant-Colonel Maryse Carmichael is an accomplished pilot in what is still seen by some as an occupation for men. She is the first female Snowbird...

Just in time for the upcoming 2010 season, the organization of the Snowbirds is “flying” in a new formation as the squadron’s command and leadership structure undergoes significant changes...

The Department of National Defence is poised to employ a completely modernized CF-18 whenever and wherever it is needed...

The Air Force has now accepted the last of its upgraded CF-18 Hornets, bringing the nine-year, two-phased project to a close...

During the Olympics, 4 Mission Support Squadron, from 4 Wing Cold Lake, Alta., deployed to CFS Aldergrove as well as Twin Rivers, Whistler, Squamish, and Vancouver, B.C...