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I would like to throw out a topic for some professional discussion to weigh the pros and cons. EROC is a new capability introduced to the Army and resident with Combat Engineers. Presently 4 ESR is force generating the personnel required to deploy this capability to theatre. I have some limited...

Petawawa hosts change of command ceremony Posted By STEPHEN UHLER Posted 2 days ago The close relationship between the Town of Petawawa and the Canadian military was once again reaffirmed Thursday, as the community hosted 2 Combat Engineer Regiment's change of command ceremony. Lt.-Col. Mark...

The Change of appointment for the Colonel Commandant is basically as follows. For those who are not aware Colonel Roger St. John will be replacing MGen John Woods as CME Branch Colonel Commandant. The mixed dining in will be on January 15 and the parade will be on the evening of the 16th...

Marine: Beating of Iraqis become routinehttp://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070715/ap_on_re_us/marines_iraq_shooting CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. - A Marine corporal testifying in a court-martial said Marines in his unit began routinely beating Iraqis after officers ordered them to "crank up the violence...

I have been tossing this one around in the grey matter and would like some input from members of the forum. I truly believe that as a Branch we have not significantly updated our abilities on explosive techniques in many years. For example, the crater group is a fine technique for the red...

This article was originally published in the UK's RE Ubique magisine...whether fact or fiction is  up for you to decided. However, it makes for a good story, enjoy. :salute: UBIQUE When the Duke of …….., a son of Queen Victoria, was undergoing training as a Sapper officer he had occasion to...

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (CP) - Canadian soldiers poked, prodded and dug for 90 minutes Thursday to disarm a deadly roadside bomb, one of many such deadly devices that have killed or maimed hundreds in Afghanistan, including several from Canada. "We're feeling pretty good about getting this out of...

Spain fires top soldier for controversial remarks Last Updated Fri, 13 Jan 2006 21:57:00 EST CBC News Spain has fired the head of its land army who sparked a controversy earlier this month when he suggested the use of military force in one of the country's provinces. Lieut.-Gen. Jose Mena...

(CNN) A CIA airstrike on a building in Pakistan may have killed Osama bin Laden's most trusted aide, sources said.  The building where Ayman al-Zawahiri was thought to be was in a small village near the Afghan border.  There has been no confirmation that al-Zawahiri was killed in the...

The Bataan Memorial Death March honors a special group of World War II heroes. These brave soldiers were responsible for the defense of the islands of Luzon, Corregidor and the harbor defense forts of the Philippines. The conditions they encountered and the aftermath of the battle were unique...

BRUSSELS, Belgium (AP) - NATO foreign ministers approved plans Thursday to send up to 6,000 troops into southern Afghanistan, a major expansion of the alliance's security mission in some of the most dangerous parts of the country. The deployment next year of mostly European and Canadian troops...

Eritrea expels U.S., European, Canadian staff of the UN peacekeeping force 05:01:47 EST Dec 7, 2005 ANTHONY MITCHELL ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) - Eritrea has ordered the expulsion of U.S., Canadian and European staff of the U.N. peacekeeping mission that monitors the tense border with...

I found this article on the DND website. www.dnd.ca   One of the persons involved is Lt Patton, the very person for which the 1 CER building is named. "At Brooklands, the motorsport and aviation centre near Weybridge, Surrey, the saw-tooth plate-glass roof of the Vickers-Armstrong factory (home...

SOURCE: BY GARTH PRITCHARD THE FINEST SIDE OF CANADA A VETERAN OBSERVER OF MILITARY MISSIONS ABROAD HAS NO DOUBT OUR SOLDIERS ARE OUR BEST EMISSARIES I've just returned from Kandahar, where I was documenting the arrival of 250 Canadian soldiers who are part of the Provincial Reconstruction...

Ok Troops, listen up, ROE for this discussion...NO running down units because of past roles, whether actual or implied, forced upon them. No running down troops with "light " experiences from 1 CER, 2 CER, 4 CER, 5 RGC, 2 Tp Para, 4 Tp or Engr Pl, Canadian Airborne Regiment.(Or anyone else I...

Meritorious Service Medal (military division) CHIEF WARRANT OFFICER DONALD GERALD FOX, M.S.M., C.D. Kingston, Ontario and Burton, New Brunswick CWO Fox, then MWO, has provided exceptional service in the field of mine awareness training. His detailed reference materials and training packages...

Since the Engineer topics have been a little stale lately, I thought I would throw this out. What has been the best Engineer project, task, construction, etc that you have been involved with? One of the best I have seen was the construction of the "Subway" in Kandahar, designed by then Sgt...

This is a bit of a tongue-in-cheek poll since there has been a lot of discussion on PT in this forum. How do you rate your level? Be honest now  :-\ What level do you want to be at in one years time? :salute:

In The Company of Heroes- A True Story By Michael J. Durant Chief Warrant Officer 4 (Ret.) US Army This book is the true story of the captured Blackhawk, Special Operations pilot that was shot down and captured in Somalia during The operation of "BlackHawk Down" fame. It is a chilling and...

I have just completed "This Man's Army- A Soldier's Story From the Front Line of the War on Terrorism" by Andrew Exum. Capt Andrew Exum was an Infantry Captain with the 10th Mountain Division. His Company ended up fighting along 3PPCLI BG during Op Harpoon in the Shah-i-Kot Valley, nicknamed...