Tag: CFB Kingston
CFB Kingston Celebrates Restoration of Services Designations
Chris Alexander, MP for Ajax-Pickering and Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of National Defence, Peter Mackay, joined the Canadian Forces at CFB Kingston Tuesday to celebrate the announcement that the Government of Canada has restored the traditional names of the three former services of the Armed Forces: the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN), the Canadian Army [...]
CFB Kingston Soldier Recognized for Contribution to the Military
This Monday on Parliament Hill, Corporal Ricardo Chiu of CFB Kingston was one of 11 members of the Canadian Armed Forced recognized on Parliament Hill for their contributions to the military. A part of the CF Recognition Program, the event was attended by the Honourable Peter MacKay, Minister of National Defence, and General Walt Natynczyk, [...]
CFB Kingston: New Commander for Land Force Doctrine & Training System
On December 10, Major-General David Fraser will assume command of Land Force Doctrine and Training System (LFDTS) from Major-General Guy Laroche. Command will be officially transferred at a ceremony in the Normandy Hall at CFB Kingston, presided over by Chief of Land Staff, Lieutenant-General Peter Devlin. MGen Laroche will retire from the Canadian Forces after [...]
Governor General Awards CFB Kingston Commander
This month, Governor General Michaëlle Jean awarded Brigadier-General Chris Coates, the commander of 1 Wing Kingston, Ontario and the first commander of Task Force Silver Dart – the Joint Task Force Afghanistan Air Wing (JTF-Afg Air Wing) – the Meritorious Service Medal (Military Division) The citation reads: “Under pressure to get the newly formed air [...]
CFB Kingston Identifies Soldier in House Explosion
CFB Kingston has identified the soldier killed in a Napanee Ontario house explosion last week. Corporal Patrick Andrew Painter, a Land Communications and Information Systems (LCIS) Technician, was also credited for maintaining computer network systems used by the military during the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Games, and serving his country in Afghanistan, the Golan Heights and [...]
CBC Chastises CFB Kingston for Media Ban
On Friday, CBC columnist Kady O’Malley chastised a media advisory issued by the Land Force Doctrine and Training System – a department of the Canadian Forces located at CFB Kingston, tasked with directing Land Warfare intellectual development and Land Operations training. As quoted in her column, the DND advisory stated: Land Force Doctrine and Training [...]
Dan Aykroyd Donates Wine to Kandahar Troops
An inequity between beer drinkers and wine lover has been resolved thanks to seasonal Kingston area resident, movie star Dan Aykroyd. Until recently, Canadian Forces personnel in Afghanistan – who are allowed only two drinks every month – were able to get beer for free, but had to pay $9 for a half bottle of [...]
CFB Kingston Funded for New Medical Facility
An Arnprior, Ontario company, M. Sullivan and Son Ltd., has been awarded a Government of Canada contract to construct a new health services centre at CFB Kingston. This project is also estimated to generate around 80 jobs over the course of the construction to local workers. M. Sullivan and Son Ltd. is Canada’s oldest family-owned [...]
