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I just love this pic. ;D Our friends over at Strike Hold had an interesting post on the conflict between strategies of concealment based on Cold War — or just-past-Cold-War — doctrine and today’s combat environments. But little did they know what sort of treasure they had in this photo they...

Nice Mikey Yawn parody here. Everyone knows by now that Brigadier General Menard is going to get a court martial. Menard is the Canadian guy who shot down a US helicopter while "accidentally" discharging his rifle because he was distracted by a hockey game. Was it really an accident? Now the...

There's always politics. Veteran to run for mayor Posted By IAN ELLIOT, THE WHIG-STANDARD Posted 2 hours ago A man who describes himself as a pot-smoking veteran with post-traumatic stress disorder who hates to leave his house is running for mayor in Kingston. Greg Soucie says he is a...

Happened across this rather cool gallery of Sea Kings on ops in Helmand this morning, and let the record show that I made no jokes about their primary close support capability being an awesome ability to drop on insurgents from any altitude without any warning. I did not go there...

Probably old news to many of you, but Canada's first imbedded war poet(ess) is back from Afgh., and while I don't usually like poetry that doesn't rhyme stuff with 'Nantucket', her stuff is pretty impressive. Her site is www.warpoet.ca and here's an article. Poet in a war zone Posted By IAN...

Rarely does a campaign cross my desk that I can get so quickly and completely, um, "behind." This is just so very, very awesome. Meet the SWAGs (Service Wives And Girlfriends), whose cheeky naked calendar has raised £26,000 for Help For Heroes Last updated at 8:10 AM on 21st April 2010 Their...

There was an outstanding brief on Afghanistan from BGen Vance given to all people, a Queen's University crowd yesterday. Shared with the usual caveats: AFGHANISTAN: Brigadier-general says victory will be unlike any other in Canadian military history Posted By IAN ELLIOT, THE WHIG-STANDARD...

Nice to see that all other problems have been solved so the Canadian judiciary can address the real threats facing us, such as golf course etiquette. Canadian judge rules Happy Gilmore golf shot illegal A Canadian judge decided that the "Happy Gilmore" golf shot made famous by Adam Sandler...

Love his quote: Cpl Reynolds, who has killed 32 Taliban fighters, said: “I was quite proud of that shot. It is the longest recorded kill in Afghanistan. I am going to use that fact as a chat-up line in the pub when I get back home.” ULTIMATE SACRIFICE: Private Adams, Cpl Mulligan, and LCpl...

One final salute VETERANS: Local branch of the Burma Star Association is disbanding 64 years after the end of the Second World War Posted By IAN ELLIOT IELLIOT@THEWHIG.COM Updated 5 hours ago When members of the Burma Star Association gather in City Hall next Saturday to commemorate the end...

SEATTLE - A local man returning from a trip to Central America was dumbfounded when military officials had him arrested for being a deserter - even though he was never in the military. "To one day just be arrested, and like - here you go, you're detained, and not have any idea why ..." says...

US military cooks up 'add urine and eat' rations United States food technologists have invented dried rations that a soldier can rehydrate by using dirty water or even his own urine, the British weekly New Scientist reports. The ration is surrounded by a plastic membrane made of a nanofibre...

An honour killing? Posted By ROB TRIPP RTRIPP@THEWHIG.COM Posted 1 hour ago Kingston Police have arrested at least three people in connection with the mysterious deaths of four Montreal women found in a submerged car in Kingston Mills on June 30. Police sources confirmed the dramatic...

Hey all; I'm writing a feature on military influence on the English language (which from day to day experience I'd describe as somewhat less than BZ) and thought I'd solicit some ideas from these parts. As part of the story, I'm going to be interviewing Graeme Donald, a Kiwi whose books...

Since we've spent a lot of time arguing about bringing back retired regiments, how about bringing back a nationwide officer training program? More: http://www.thewhig.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=1569320

More: http://www.torontosun.com/news/columnists/peter_worthington/2009/05/11/9419896-sun.html

Imagine what they'd think if they ever saw a CF ball hockey game. CHAD may rank among the most hostile missions Irish troops have ever embarked on, but it is no place for soccer or volleyball. Despite the soldiers’ extreme training at Camp Ciara in order to prepare for combat situations, the...

Just ... wow. A new pro al-Qaeda magazine for extremists is offering fitness tips to jihadists planning attacks against Americans in countries such as Afghanistan. The first edition out this month offers workout tips to get buff with the aim "to train as hard as possible in order to damage...

Afghanistan's ambassador to Canada says this country's commitment to Afghanistan is helping to keep Canadian citizens safe. While thanking Canada for its efforts, Omar Samad warned that even after seven years of massive military engagement and political and humanitarian aid, the country has...

A Kingston reservist is in danger of losing his college entrance spot because he can't write an Ontario driver's test in Afghanistan. Cpl. Alex Perry, a member of the Princess of Wales' Own Regiment who is now posted in Kandahar with the Royal Canadian Regiment, wants to become a paramedic when...