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• Feb. 6, 2012 - Air Force Articles
  Inaugural presentation of Diamond Jubilee Medal
  
  Sixty Canadians from across the country and various walks of life were presented with The Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal during the inaugural presentation ceremony on February 6, 2012... » Read More
• Feb. 2, 2012 - Air Force Articles
  Maple Resolve provides valuable training for allies
  
  To Major General Raymond W. Carpenter, director of the Army National Guard, that’s all the more reason U.S. and Canadian forces should train together as often as possible... » Read More
• Jan. 31, 2012 - Air Force Articles
  Canada’s final Herc painted
  
  The 17th and final CC-130J Hercules built for the Royal Canadian Air Force completed final painting last week... » Read More
• Jan. 30, 2012 - Air Force Articles
  Governor General presents military decorations
  
  His Excellency the Right Honourable David Johnston, presented Military Valour Decorations and Meritorious Service Decorations to members of the Canadian and allied forces, on Jan. 26... » Read More
• Jan. 26, 2012 - News Releases
  Minister Fantino comments on United States continued commitment to the F-35
  
  The Honourable Julian Fantino made the following statement following United States Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta's announcement to slow procurement of the United States' order of F-35 Lightning II... » Read More
• Jan. 25, 2012 - Air Force Articles
  Royal Canadian Air Force: ready to take on the future
  
  In December 2011, Lieutenant-General André Deschamps spoke to members of the House of Commons Standing Committee on National Defence on the topic of “Air Force Readiness”... » Read More
• Jan. 23, 2012 - Air Force Articles
  New application for the Air Force
  
  The recent adoption of FlightProTM at 425 Tactical Fighter Squadron at 3 Wing Bagotville, Que., is the start of an automated fleet and resource management capability... » Read More
• Jan. 23, 2012 - News Releases
  Canada welcomes U.S. renewal of support for F-35 STOVL variant
  
  The Honourable Julian Fantino welcomes United States Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta’s announcement that the United States is renewing support for the development of the F-35 Short Take-Off and Vertical Landing (F-35B) variant... » Read More
• Jan. 19, 2012 - News Releases
  Canada’s participation in the multinational Joint Strike Fighter Program supports Canadian workers
  
  The Honourable Julian Fantino visited two British Columbia companies receiving additional work as a direct result of the Government of Canada’s decision to participate in the multinational Joint Strike Fighter program... » Read More
• Jan. 19, 2012 - Backgrounder
  Industrial participation — Joint Strike Fighter program
  
  The Government of Canada’s decision to participate in the multinational Joint Strike Fighter program is resulting in significant additional benefits to Canadian workers... » Read More
• Jan. 18, 2012 - Transcripts
  Air Force Readiness
  
  Success in operations, my number one priority, rests on a foundational pillar of readiness - that is, our ability to act – to deliver the right air effect, at the right time and at the right place... » Read More
• Jan. 16, 2012 - Air Force Articles
  HMCS St. John's supports counter-narcotic operation
  
  Her Majesty's Canadian Ship St. John's helped recover a drug cargo from a scuttled self-propelled semi-submersible vessel while deployed on Operation Caribbe in the international waters of the Caribbean Basin... » Read More
• Jan. 11, 2012 - News Releases
  Flight Safety Investigation Report: CT-155 Hawk accident of April 18, 2008
  
  The final Flight Safety Investigation Report dealing with the April 18, 2008 CT-155 Hawk crash in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, is now available on the Air Force Directorate of Flight Safety website... » Read More
• Jan. 11, 2012 - Air Force Articles
  LGen Bouchard receives U.S. Legion of Merit
  
  Admiral Samuel J. Locklear, III, presented the United States (U.S.) Legion of Merit (Degree of Officer) to Lieutenant-General Joseph Jacques Charles Bouchard on Jan. 10, for exceptionally meritorious service... » Read More
• Jan. 9, 2012 - Air Force Articles
  First corporals in RCAF history qualify as Aurora flight engineers
  
  On Nov. 30, 2011, 404 Long Range Patrol and Training Squadron, 14 Wing Greenwood, N.S., had the honour of adding a new first to its long list of achievements... » Read More