AI EnhancedCF-104 Starfighter
The Missile with a Man in it: Introduction The CF-104 Starfighter is one of the Royal Canadian Air Force’s (RCAF)…
AI EnhancedNATO
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization, or NATO, is a military and political alliance established to ensure the stability of the…
AI EnhancedCF-18 Hornet
The CF-18, officially known as the CF-188 Hornet, is a powerful multi-role fighter aircraft used by the Royal Canadian Air…
AI EnhancedOpening the Sarajevo Airport
The 1990s were a period of great optimism for much of the world. The break-up of the Soviet Union resulted…
AI EnhancedHMCS Restigouche
During the Gulf War (1990-1991), more than 4,000 members of the Canadian Armed Forces served in the Persian Gulf. Canadian…
AI EnhancedSandra Perron: Canada’s First Female Infantry Officer
In 1990, Sandra Perron became the first female infantry officer in Canadian history. However, her journey was faced with immense…
AI EnhancedNational Peacekeepers’ Day
The summer of 1974 was a difficult time for the Canadian Armed Forces. Over the course of the summer fifteen…
AI EnhancedRwanda: Peacekeeping
When the UN decided to send a contingent to Rwanda in 1993, they thought that it would be a straightforward…
AI EnhancedKosovo 1999
During the summer of 1999, Canada continued its participation in the transition of former Yugoslavia. Different United Nations task forces…
AI EnhancedThe Medak Pocket (Croatia)
According to Colonel Jim Calvin, the officer in charge of the Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry Second Battalion, the notion…
AI EnhancedThe Buffalo Nine
August 9, 1974: nine Canadian Forces members were killed when their transport aircraft was shot down by surface-to-air missiles launched…
AI EnhancedPearson Proposes UN Emergency Force (UNEF), 1956
On November 4, 1956 Lester B. Pearson proposed the creation of what would become the first large-scale United Nations Peacekeeping…