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RIP  Capt Goddard :salute:

In the right circumstances I think that a light amphibious battle group can be a very credible force.It is just the right type of force to use if you are responding to emergency situations, rescuing Canadians trapped in a foreign country for instance.I would see it as being more of a quick...

Kirkhill I just opened up the links you posted previously, very interesting. At a more down to earth army level, they would have to set up a new corps/regiment or perhaps re-train light infantry for an amphibious type role They talk about deploying a battle group I don't know how realistic that...

Kirkhill You asked for my thoughts, bear in mind I am not an expert in amphibious ops. If Canada is considering the establishment of such a force,  then I think that it demonstrates a significant shift in thinking at the top. After all setting up such a force from scratch is not something you...

Kirkhill You asked for my thoughts, bear in mind I am not an expert in amphibious ops. If Canada is considering the establishment of such a force,   then I think that it demonstrates a significant shift in thinking at the top. After all setting up such a force from scratch is not something...

Sorry it took so long to reply, it was close to bedtime here on the East Coast when I sent my last post. Indeed I did wear a green lid at one time even though I was in the Army, The Commando Brigade has soldiers(Engineers,Gunners etc) as well as marines. I do have some experience of Heli and...

Has a thread for discussions on the JSS been opened in any of the forums, apart from the CPF 57 mm thread.

Hold on a minute!!-If my memory serves me right didn't the government just announce,well last year, that they were going to commission some new support ships to support heliborne/amphibious operations. If that is correct then it flys in the face of any general trend towards cuts in spending such...

Hey Torn In order to watch the video I had to download a special viewer,bit torrent?, it is on the site www.militaryvideos.net Also watch the video with the mortar attack in Afghanistan, that's a good one to.

I agree with your comments George. If you are going to have such a thing as peacekeepers then who better to do the job than well trained professional soldiers. But you are absolutely right when you say that peacekeeping is not a soldiers primary job.

Wow Good video, my adrenaline was going just watching it!

Thanks for the info guys, I will search through the previous threads for further info.

Can anybody enlighten me as to what happened to the Canadian Airborne after it was disbanded? Does Canada still have an "Airborne Regiment"?