On February 24th, 2022, Russia, illegally, without reason or provocation, invaded the sovereign country of Ukraine without warning. I say without warning but Russia had been amassing troops along the border for months (ostensibly for military exercises) and President Biden did publically warn the world that this was going to happen days before. Notwithstanding, Russia…
For those who insist that climate change is not real, they should talk to NATO to see if they feel the same way. In the past, the northern flank of NATO was not given much attention as the main threat, so it was felt, was a land/air threat as Russia came through central Europe. NATO…
Last week the Canadian Defence Association Institute (CDAI) hosted the 93rd edition of the Ottawa Conference on Security and Defence which I attended on behalf of Esprit de Corps Military Magazine. The conference consists of keynote addresses and panel discussions centering round the spectrum of global security and defence matters, through keynote speaker addresses, presentations,…
Followers will notice that in this gallery of hockey pictures there are no pictures of the American players. It’s not that I didn’t take any or they didn’t play well but rather a personal decision taken by me to not display any images with Americans as the primary subjects given the threats, policies and disrespect…
Today was the celebration of the 64th Anniversary of the National Day and the 34th Anniversary of the Liberation Day of the State of Kuwait. To honour the day, a reception was held at the Westin Hotel hosted by Chargé d’Affairs a.i. of the Embassy of the State of Kuwait, Mr. Abdulrahman Alothaina, with the…
Winterlude 2025 starts today, January 31st, or so you would think. In fact, the first part of Winterlude started at 1700 hours on the 30th when Veterans Affairs Canada unveiled their 2025 Ice Sculpture Installation entitled “CAF in the Americas”. To see all the pictures, CLICK HERE According to the media release, the sculpture serves…
The Korean War was fought on the Korean Peninsula from 1950-1953 between North and South Korea and their allies (China and USSR for the North, and the USA and allies with the South). Along with the infantry, the RCN, and RCAF over 26,000 Canadians served in the war of which 516 lost their lives. The…
An airshow is an airshow with airplanes flying and usually one headline act to draw the folks in. Well, that wasn’t good enough for the Aero Gatineau-Ottawa 2024 organizers as they spent the last three years co-ordinating three air demonstration teams to meet and entertain aero aficionados this past weekend (6-8 September, 2024), at the…
Not everyone who experiences trauma comes through it unscathed. It’s no surprise that those that actually experience the trauma have both physical and mental battles that sometimes last their entire lives. It affects them but it also affects their families, some to the point of disintegration and suicide. To see all the pictures from the…
On November 12th, 1838, after the Upper Canada Rebellion, a Hunter Patriot para-military group decided that Upper Canada still wanted to overthrow its British oppressors so decided to make a beachhead by crossing from Ogdensburg, N.Y., to take Prescott. The plan was that once the beachhead was established, disaffected Upper Canadians would flock to the…
