Receiving the GCS
Posted on March 23, 2010
What is the first question you ask when you are told that there will be a parade with full DEUs? “Medals or ribbons?”
Journey into the Unknown
Posted on February 22, 2010
The operational reserve for a deployment is an awkward place to be, especially if you haven’t had a tour before. Everybody wants the chance to go over seas and put your training and hard work into action.
New Years in Afghanistan
Posted on January 18, 2010
My name is Trooper (Tpr) Chad Monaghan I am a Coyote gunner with Task Force 3-09 Reconnaissance Squadron of the Royal Canadian Dragoons in CFB Petawawa.
Combat Engineering with Recce Squadron
Posted on January 6, 2010
As a Combat Engineer section attached to Recce Squadron (B Squadron, Royal Canadian Dragoons), we do many different tasks.
Escorting the ANA to their new Home
Posted on March 29, 2010
Picture this: 131 Afghan National Army trucks of different makes and models, carrying approximately 450 newly trained Afghan soldiers moving 120 km across the country to partner with ISAF troops in the volatile south.