July 2018 – 408 "Goose" Squadron Association

Camp Follower: One Army Brat’s Story

July 4, 2018July 7, 2018 association

Michele Sabad takes us on one Canadian Army brat’s life journey with stories about a childhood in Calgary, Germany, Labrador, and Saskatchewan; becoming a young Air Force wife and Hockey Mom in Edmonton, Kingston, Winnipeg, and Cold Lake; building a career in Information Technology; and finally, settling in a new culture and life in Ottawa and Aylmer, Quebec. Michele’s story will interest, inspire, and enlighten both those who grew up in “the life” and those curious to peek at how this kind of life turned out. “A base brat life,…

Tactical helicopter squadrons prepare for deployment to Mali

July 1, 2018July 4, 2018 association

Image Gallery News Article / May 23, 2018 From the Royal Canadian Air Force Helicopters and personnel from the Royal Canadian Air Force’s 450 and 408 Tactical Helicopter Squadrons completed an exercise on May 22, 2018, to validate their capabilities in anticipation of an eventual deployment of a Task Force to Mali as part of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA). The pre-deployment preparation achieved the integration of the CH-146 Griffon and CH-147F Chinook helicopters, the validation of the Forward Aeromedical Evacuation capability, and certification of the headquarters…