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October 2012 Issue $3.95 Cdn / $4.50 US Display until November 5, 2012 Publications Mail # 40069149 Return undeliverable Canadian addresses to Circulation Dept. 204-1066 Somerset St. W. Ottawa ON K1Y 4T3 october 2012 esprit de corps 1 BOEING NEW AD 2 volume 19 issue 9 e ON TARGET? Volume 19 Issue 9 General Tom Lawson has two tough Publisher Manager acts to follow when he takes over Scott Taylor Julie Simoneau Scott Taylor publisher as chief of defence staff Sales Director Circulation Blake Hurdis Tiffany Taus Columnist Atlantic Rep After weeks of speculation and delays, the the furious speculation, it instead seemed to Michael Nickerson Gord Crowe Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) finally generate the same feeding frenzy result as Contributing Editors Les Peate, Norman Shannon announced on August 27 that General ladling chum into a school of hungry sharks. Production Assistants Tom Lawson would replace General Walter While Defence Minister Peter MacKay Megan Brush, Renée Depocas NatynczykA as Canada’s chief of defence noted Lawson’s experience abroad as one Journalist staff. There is a reason that late August of the reasons he had been selected, this Marlee Wasser is known as the dog days of summer and was immediately dissected by the analysts Special Events for the National Press Gallery, even such who pointed out that while Lawson did Thérèse Darêche, Lale Eskicioglu Michèle Simoneau, Emily Walsh a seemingly routine appointment as that serve in Germany as a fighter pilot early of a new top soldier became a bone worth in his career, his most recent position was Contributors in this issue Paul Culliton, Newell Durnbrooke, chewing on. as deputy commander of NORAD in Michael Hurley, Eric Leclerc, Mark M. Miller, In fact, prior to Lawson’s official selec- Colorado Springs; and he has never held a David Pugliese, George Sweanor tion, the drought of real news caused one high-profile operational command. Regular Contributors reporter, Matthew Fisher of Postmedia, to James Cudmore of the CBC realized Paul Culliton, Vincent J. Curtis, Col. Michel Drapeau, Bob Gordon, Thom Gordon, Eric Leclerc, generate his own newsflash regarding the when the press conference ended and Michael Hurley, John P. Maclean, replacement of Natynczyk. Fisher reported Lawson’s biographical notes were circulated Mark M. Miller, David Pugliese, Steven Staples that retired Lieutenant-General Andrew to the media that he could not determine Esprit de Corps Leslie, author of a polemic report on the the new CDS’s exact age. This led to #204-1066 Somerset St. W., Ottawa, ON K1Y 4T3 future transformation of the Canadian follow-up stories wherein he noted that it Tel: 613-725-5060 • Fax: 613-725-1019 Forces, had been interviewed by the PMO took “several requests” before DND would www.espritdecorps.ca for the job. divulge the fact that Lawson is 54 years old. Toll-free: 1-800-361-2791 While the reinstatement of a retired gen- Until recently, the Canadian Forces had a eral as CDS would not be unprecedented, it mandatory retirement age of 55; if Lawson E-mail: [email protected] would have made perfect sense to consider serves a full three-year term, he will become Subscriptions allowing him the opportunity to implement Canada’s oldest serving CDS. While such $34.95 for 12 issues • $95.95 for 36 issues his reforms, given Prime Minister Harper’s statistics may make for good colour com- Esprit de Corps (ISSN 1194-2266) is published twelve times a year (HST (no. 135453157) included). apparent support for Leslie’s report. It was mentary in sportscasts, Lawson’s age should Please send cheque, money order, Visa or MasterCard a great theory and Fisher’s initial story matter not a whit to his ability to serve. information with your subscription request. If you are moving or need to correct your mailing address, call generated a wealth of pundit pontification Prussian Field Marshal Gebhard Leb- us toll-free from anywhere in Canada. in the media. erecht von Blücher was 73 years old when The only problem with this hypothesis he lead a cavalry charge against Napoleon LCdr Christopher was the fact that Leslie had never been at the Battle of Waterloo in 1815, while Holland (right) of HMCS Victoria signals interviewed for the CDS position. Vehe- notorious British Admiral Lord Thomas to a waiting Sea King ment denials from both the PMO and Cochrane hoisted his flag aboard warships helicopter during Leslie himself led to a red-faced correction until he retired from active service in 1854 hoisting drills with 443 by Postmedia. at the age of 79. Maritime Helicopter Squadron during sea While one might have thought the an- trials on December 7, nouncement of Lawson would have stifled PUBLISHER ... CONTINUED ON P. 46 2011. (CPL MALCOLM BYERS) Publications Mail Agreement No. 40069149 Return Undeliverable Canadian Addresses to: #204-1066 Somerset St. W., Ottawa, ON K1Y 4T3 www.espritdecorps.ca Tel: (613) 725-5060 october 2012 esprit de corps 3 V O L U M E 1 9 I S S U E 9 F E A T U R E S 2012 CANADA ARMY RUN Building on success and breaking records — by Newell Durnbrooke — 8 16 24 SECURETECH BATTLE OF 2012 CHÂTEAUGUAY Preparing the home game An all-Canadian force pushes against cyber threats the Americans back — by David Pugliese — — by Michael Hurley — D E P A R T M E N T S 6 Posted In: Letters to the editor 12 Facing the Threat: Government agencies prepare for cyber threats, by David Pugliese 16 Commentary: “Arrow II possibilities,” by Mark M. Miller; “OCD and the F-35,” by Michael Nickerson 18 Eye on Industry: “DEFSEC Atlantic 2012,” Happy to hold at second, by Scott Taylor 20 Eye on Industry: “The Best Defence — A Conference,” by Paul Culliton 22 Perspectives: “The Belated Bomber Command Memorial,” by George Sweanor 29 Incoming: Hits & Misses: News from the front lines and the backrooms 31 Perspectives: “Contingency Plans,” by Eric Leclerc 33 At Ease: Test your military knowledge against quizmaster Les Peate 34 Second World War: “Arsenic and Old Lace: Stalag Luft III,” by George Sweanor 36 The Fight for Canada: “Embalming in the Civil War,” by Paul Culliton 40 The Old Guard: News and information for serving members and veterans, by Les Peate 4 volume 19 issue 9 4 esprit de corps october 2012 ADGA NEW AD COMING october 2012 esprit de corps 5 e them. Send no more of our impressionable WHO ARE WE SUPPORTING WITH UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES? youth to slap them into submission. Tank thechronicleherald.ca NO QUICK RESOLUTION In all conflicts, where no quick resolution is possible, soldiers on the ground will fight for each other rather than for a war aim that is not possible (“Publisher’s Letter” Volume 19, Issue 8). Afghan soldiers know this, Western soldiers know this. The soldiers know this better than those that make the political UAVs provide their operators with surveillance and intelligence-gathering capabilities that could be used in a variety of ways. In addition to being used to track Canadian troop movements on the ground, decisions. they also have the ability to watch insurgent activity on Afghan roads. (MCPL ROBERT BOTTRILL, DND) I suggest [people] read the National Se- curity Archives’ take on the Russian–Afghan o the RCAF wants to buy UAVs to CHALLENGES IN AFGHANISTAN conflict. The set up was identical; experienced support who (“JUSTAS” Volume 19, So now we have to teach them [Afghan sol- war generals thought the invasion ludicrous Issue 8)? Aren’t these the same air diers] to read (“Publisher’s Letter” Volume 19, as experienced American generals did. Read Sforce people who refused to send bunker- Issue 8)? Then we have to teach them right a chapter (3, I think) in Imperial Hubris by busting aircraft for the raid on Dieppe from wrong and how to enforce the difference, Michael Scheurer and study the “checkables” because they didn’t want to risk the loss of on top of any military training? And all this of Afghanistan. A checkable is a certainty (i.e., valuable aircraft? Who is going to provide during the next 30 months? At best the end gun ownership in Texas is a checkable that close-in ground support for the Canadian result will be an expensive and untrustworthy, isn’t going to change). Army? armed, pseudo-military contingent. It’s like this: What are the chances of get- Someday the Americans won’t be there to Hav2b ting Afghan tribes to pay homage to a central bail out our soldiers. What then? thechronicleherald.ca constitution in Kabul? What are the chances Trevor Frith of a Pashtun taking orders from a Tajik? Huntsville, Ont. CHANGE MUST COME FROM WITHIN Where in this world has an ethnic tribal na- We are not going to change centuries of tion? Where ethnicity has sharp geographical THE NEW CDS IS NO “SOLDIER” barbarity, hate, corruption and religious ma- divides, ever has a successful constitutional I just read Scott Taylor’s take on the gov- nipulation with the people of Afghanistan in a government? ernment’s choice of the new CDS (see this few short years while we (mostly the Ameri- We have trouble in Canada for Pete’s sake! issue’s “Publisher’s Letter” on page 3). In it cans) pummel their people into submission Add extreme Islam and unforgiving geogra- you described General Tom Lawson as the with bombs, gun fire, atrocities and inhuman phy and I would tell my soldiers that military “new top soldier.” cruelty (“Publisher’s Letter” Volume 19, Issue intervention as designed at the present time I can state categorically that he is not a 8).