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RIMPAC a Good Training Ground for Canadian Personnel “Delivering news and information. At home and around the world.” • “Des nouvelles d’ici et quelque part dans le monde.” Volume 49 • Issue 31 • August 1, 2014 Quinte Ltd., Brokerage Keitha Hutchison Sales Representative (613) 392-6594 R0012828960 S e r v i n g 8 W i n g / C F B T r e n t o n • 8 e E s c a d re / B F C T r e n t o n • w w w . t h e c o n t a c t n e w s p a p e r. c f b t r e n t o n . c o m >> Canadian Air Task Force Romania >> RCAF assists in rescue of >> Aviation cadets soar to new and Romanian Air Force Firefi ghters injured hiker near Sault Ste. Marie heights of learning conduct joint training Cell: 613-968-0820 Interoperability at its fi nest Trenton Cadet Training Centre 1-800-567-0776 achieved by Op REASSURANCE Gri on and Hercules crew rescue sta praised for devotion and [email protected] fi refi ghting teams 2 man from deep crevasse 3 professionalism during training 12 www.remax.ca CC-130J delivers supply to RIMPAC a good Air Task Force Romania training ground for Canadian personnel By Ross Lees 437 Transport Squadron is also deployed at RIMPAC, providing he Rim of the Pacifi c (RIM- coalition air-to-air refuelling – TPAC) has become the class- much like they did for coalition room for 22 countries this sum- forces during Operation MOBILE mer, including a contingent from over Libya. With their CC-150T Po- Canada and 8 Wing. laris aircraft, they are providing Colonel Dave Lowthian, Com- invaluable fuel to Canadian and mander of 8 Wing/CFB Trenton, US fi ghter jets as they go on their is currently deployed at RIMPAC, missions during the exercise, the world’s largest maritime ex- which is held every two years. ercise, serving as the Deputy If there is a main lesson to be Combined Forces Air Component taken out of RIMPAC 14, it is a Commander – the second in com- simple, clear and concise objec- mand of all coalition air forces in tive, according to Col. Lowthian. the exercise. “Train like we fi ght,” was the He feels many valuable lessons principal lesson learned from this are being learned by the Cana- collective training operation in a dian personnel participating in multi-national environment, he and around the Hawaiian Islands felt, although not the only lesson and Southern California with the learned by far. “We’re compiling A CC-130J Hercules aircraft from 436 (Transport) Squadron out of 8 Wing coalition forces, which includes a lot of stuff about the lessons Trenton delivers supply to the Canadian Air Task Force (ATF) Romania on July more than 40 ships and subma- learned,” he told the Contact ear- 25, 2014 in Campia Turzii, Romania, where the ATF members are deployed in rines, more than 200 aircraft and lier this week, including how to support of Operation REASSURANCE. Photo by Capt. Christopher Daniel 25,000 personnel. Continued on page 7 Unmanned aerial systems the newest policing tool quickly became obvious their UASs were much By Ross Lees more sophisticated than the UAVs purchased from ilitary Police and other personnel from 8 the Source or Toys-R-Us. MWing/CFB Trenton took advantage of a Priced anywhere from the $100,000 the OPP paid classroom presentation and fl ying demonstration for their fi rst unit fi ve years ago to $180,000 for the by the OPP Aviation Services to learn more about newest, more sophisticated Canadian-built models unmanned aerial systems (UAS) and unmanned available today, these UASs are proving invaluable aerial vehicles (UAV). to the OPP in man-hours and budget savings. Demonstrated by Staff Sergeant (S/Sgt.) Rob But because policing with UASs is still in its in- Manca and Sgt. James Stirling of the OPP, it Continued on page 10 NumbersTalk! 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