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[email protected] GENERAL DYNAMICS IS DELIVERING CANADIAN TODAY THE BRIGADE AS A PLATFORM IN THIS ISSUE FALL 2020 | VOL. 4 | ISSUE 2 THEME 14 ADAPTING TO COVID by Chris Thatcher Promoted in the midst of a pandemic, Col David Coker, the Army Surgeon, had to advise how best to adapt to a novel virus and resume force generation. 18 INTO THE BREACH by Ian Coutts When COVID-19 struck, Regular and Reserve Force members deployed into long-term care facilities in Quebec and Ontario to help Canada’s most vulnerable. These are their stories. 24 NOVEL TASKS by Allan Joyner In Igloolik and other hamlets across the Territories, members of 1 Canadian Ranger Patrol Group conducted tasks well outside their normal routines. 28 TRAINING IN A PANDEMIC by Chris Thatcher As the training system ramps back up after a four month pause, restoring readiness and building resiliency are at the forefront for the commander of CADTC. DEPARTMENTS 26 RESERVE FORCE by Lt(N) Andrew McLaughlin Never more prepared: As soldiers mobilized to confront a pandemic, the Grey and Simcoe Foresters prepared in isolation for a worst-case scenario. 66 IN PROFILE by Chris Thatcher Defence diplomat: As the first exchange officer in U.S.