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Leopard 2A6M Refresher Training
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By MCpl Biener
3 September 2009
 The week of 1 to 8 August 2009 saw 5 tank crews from B Squadron deploy to sunny Munster Germany for some leopard 2A6M refresher training. The week started with a very long trip across half of the globe. The first group of tankers showed up in Munster late Sunday night and immediately headed to bed. The second crew showed up around midnight and was missing all of their luggage. Monday morning brought some infamous MG3 “education” as the Germans put it, with half of the crews wearing blue coveralls and still stinking from almost 36 hours of wearing the same clothes. The remainder of the week went on without a hitch, and once the lost luggage showed up, morale began to spike. Long work days included dry tank practice, turret trainer practice, and the always challenging gunnery simulator.
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B Squadron “Green” for “Go”
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By Capt Kim
3 September 2009
Upon returning from summer block leave on 10 August, B Squadron, as part of Task Force 3-09, continued with Individual Battle Training Standards that would bring the squadron to the gradual closure of its “Road to War” campaign. That the squadron had been running ever since it constituted in January 2009 would be somewhat of an understatement, as soldiers were busy with taskings, courses, and administration even during its time off- for example, even during summer leave, members of the squadron were involved with Calgary Stampede and Spruce Meadows as well as leopard 2 maintenance qualification course and leopard 2 gunnery refresher training in Germany. Read More ... |
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OC’s Update August
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By Major JL Cochrane
2 September 2009
 It is hard to believe but August 2009 is in the history books. The Afghan Presidential and Provincial Elections are complete, although the final results have not been released, and Ramadan started on the 22nd. Perhaps more importantly though is that we are not far from passing the torch at the FOB on to the soldiers of B Squadron.
At the start of August the temperature was sitting around 50 degrees, at least according to the meteorologists in Kandahar; however our thermometers were telling a much higher story; usually indicated a temperature in the range of 59 to 63 degrees. Now at the end of August, the temperature has actually started to drop – not much, but it has. We are actually noticing that it seems chilly in the mornings with a breeze, despite the fact that it is still about 29 or 30 outside, but I guess that is because it is a dry heat….. Read More ... |
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EX STEELE ASSAULT
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Cpl Jeffery Pegler
1 September 2009
 With the Squadron arriving back refreshed from a relaxing summer leave block, A Sqn deployed from the 9th to the 22nd of August for Exercise STEELE ASSUALT. This exercise was designed to put the Squadron though its initial paces seeing the completion of the 105 mm gunnery course, the Squadron gun camp and the completion of initial Individual Battle Task Standards training for our deployment on Task Force 1-10.
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Road to the Olympics: Phase 0
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Lt Stephen MacKillop
1 September 2009
 With Recce Squadron support to the RCMP for the Vancouver 2010 Olympics looming on the horizon, the month of August was full of community relation (COMREL) activities representing the Regiment at a variety of events in the Province. It was a campaign of travelling across Alberta to showcase Lord Strathcona’s Horse (Royal Canadians) reconnaissance capabilities and further build relationships with the community.
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Combat First Aid Course
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By WO MAR Chenier
28 August 2009
 My first reaction to the Combat First Aid course (Cbt FA) was that this was going to be a review of the basic first aid courses that I have had throughout my career. Had the course not have been mandated training for TF 3-09 BG, I intended to not attend so that I would be afforded more time to complete much needed troop administration before deployment. In retrospect, I was surprised by the content of the course as well as its training delivery. Nowhere was it taught or re-taught how to treat burns, bruises, and broken limbs. This course carried on from where a Standard First Aid course would have left off, which in itself was refreshing. The theory lessons were brief and to-the-point with an abundance of training aids such as tourniquets and Israeli bandages. The course staff all displayed a thorough knowledge and confidence of the subject material.
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1 Tp: All Highway
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Tpr Matt Burke
28 August 2009
 As the tour is coming closer and closer to an end, we are all counting down the days until we are finally back home with all of our families once again.
The Troop has been very busy lately. Between the Aug 20th elections and the multiple QRF calls, we have gotten to see a lot of Afghanistan. All of us able to grow moustaches have released them from long slumbers and are looking forward to sporting the "all highway" look in Cyprus. The arrival of two sets of Wolverine claws for Cpl Ryan Sebo and Tpr Matt Burke were definitely an excellent surprise and are proving to be an effective non-lethal, stylish, and morale-building deterrent against rock-throwing children. Read More ... |
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August In Admin Troop
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Tpr Paul McGovern
24 August 2009
 The last month has been a busy one for Admin Troop, with most of our AHSVS drivers on leave and no shortage of operations, QRF calls and endless tasks. The end of July left us with three drivers to go on a five day operation, which was marked by the trucks continually getting stuck in the soft sand; this is of course because none of our drivers have been properly instructed in the use of a gas pedal. Also of note was the can of orange Fanta I had tucked away in a remote corner of our vehicle’s cooler to break the tedium of drinking water and Gatorade crystals after a few days in the field. Naturally I was surprised and disturbed to find that my Fanta had not only been stolen, but drank by none other than my co-driver Tpr David Aube. He was repeatedly reminded of his boorish actions for the rest of the operation. The beginning of August saw another of our number prepare to go on leave, leaving Tpr Carson McAulay and myself to carry the torch and go on back-to-back operations, followed by a two week long QRF Festival. Most of our days over the past few weeks have been spent outside the wire on one task or another, the majority of which require us to sit in our truck watching the Afghan scenery until called upon. While some think that this sounds great due to our air conditioning, when the air conditioning is broken the cab becomes a 60°+ greenhouse, with the thick ballistic windows acting as a magnifying glass. Most of the time our vehicles carry mine rollers for a tank out to every QRF call, this being our primary task. Occasionally though we also have the fortune of carrying supplies to fix craters in the road, such as concrete blocks, corrugated iron and fascines.
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