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THE CANADIAN GUNNER
‘ARTILLEUR CANADIEN
2001Volume 37 THE CANADIAN GUNNER December 2001
Décembre 2001
L’ARTILLEUR CANADIEN
Captain-General, The Royal Regiment Capitaine-général. le Régiment royal
of Canadian Artillery de l’Artillerie canadienne
Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II Sa Majesté Reine Elizabeth II
Colonel Commandant, The Royal Regiment Colonel commandant, le Régiment royal
Of Canadian Artillery de l’Artillerie canadienne
Major General J.A. MacInnis, CMM, MSC, CD Major Général J.A. MacInnis, CMM, MSC, CD
Senior Serving Gunner Artilleur en service principal
Lieutenant-General M.K. Jeffery, CMM, CD Lieutenant-général M.K. Jeffery, CMM, MSC, CD
Director of Artillery Directeur de l’Artillerie
Colonel R.D. Gunn, CD Colonel R.D. Gunn, CD
Commander Home Station Commandant de la garnison Régimentaire
Lieutenant-Colonel C.G. Simonds, CD Lieutenant-colonel C.G. Simonds, CD
Editor Rédacteur
Major M. George, CD Major M. George, CD
Advertising Editor/Circulation Rédacteur publicitaire/Distribution
Captain T. Michelsen, CD Capitaine T. Michelsen, CD
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The Canadian Gunner is published annually and is fi- L’Artilleur canadien est une publication annuelle fiancée
nanced by the RCA Regimental Fund and subscriptions. par le Fonds régimentaire de l’ARC et a bonn ement.
The views expressed by the authors are their own and do Les auteurs expriment leur propre opinion et il ne s’agit
not necessarily reflect official policy. pas nécessairement de la politque offcielle.
All copy and photos submitted become the property of Tous les textes et les photos soumis deviennent
The Canadian Gunner unless accompanied by a statement propriétés de l’Artilleur canadien, à moins qu’ils ne soient
that they are on loan and are required to be returned. accompagnés d’un avis indiquant qu’ils ne sont que prêtés
Scholars may feel free to quote from articles in The Ca- et qu’ils doivent être retournés.
nadian Gunner in whole or in part, provided that normal Les étudiants peuvent citer en tout ou en partie des ar-
source acknowledgement is made. The editors, in this re- ticles de l’Artilleur canadien, à condition d’en citer la source.
spect would appreciate a copy of all works using The Cana- Dans ce même domaine, les rédacteurs aimeraient recevoir
dian Gunner as source material. un exemplaire de tout travail citant l’Artilleur canadien comme
ouvrage de référence.Table of Contents
Mot du Colonel Commandant/
Message from the Colonel Commandant .................................................................................................................... 3
Mot du Directeur de L’Artillerie/
Message from the Director of Artillery ......................................................................................................................... 4
1st Regiment Royal Canadian Horse Artillery .............................................................................................................. 5
2nd Regiment Royal Canadian Horse Artillery .............................................................................................................. 9
5é Régiment D’Artillerie Légère du Canada ............................................................................................................... 16
4th Air Defence Regiment, RCA ................................................................................................................................ 21
Royal Canadian Artillery School ............................................................................................................................... 23
Royal Canadian Artillery Band .................................................................................................................................. 29
2nd Field Artillery Regiment, RCA .............................................................................................................................. 30
3rd Field Artillery Regiment, RCA .............................................................................................................................. 32
5th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA .............................................................................................................................. 34
6e Régiment D’Artillerie de Campagne, ARC ............................................................................................................. 35
20th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA ............................................................................................................................ 37
30th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA ............................................................................................................................ 39
62e Régiment D’Artillerie de Campagne, ARC ........................................................................................................... 42
1st Air Defence Regiment, RCA ................................................................................................................................ 43
18th Air Defence Regiment, RCA ............................................................................................................................... 44
116th Independant Field Battery, RCA ....................................................................................................................... 46
58e Batterie D’Artillerie Antiaérienne, ARC ................................................................................................................ 47
Concours de Photo D’ARC/
RCA Photo Contest Rules ........................................................................................................................................ 48
Brooks Essay Rules and Submission Deadlines ...................................................................................................... 49
Regimental Fund Financial Statement ...................................................................................................................... 50
Royal Canadian Artillery Listing by Rank (Regular) ................................................................................................... 51
Proud Supporters of the Royal Canadian Artillery ..................................................................................................... 68
2 Canadian GunnerMessage from the Mot du
Colonel Commandant Colonel Commandant
Fellow Gunners, Confrères artilleurs,
I am pleased to endorse the 2001 issue of The Ca- Je suis heureux de m’associer au numéro de 2001 de
nadian Gunner. This annual publication is a fundamental L’Artilleur canadien. Cette publication annuelle est une partie
part of our regimental tradition. It records who we are and essentielle de notre tradition régimentaire. Elle documente
what we do. As such, it provides an ongoing profile of the qui nous sommes et ce que nous faisons. Elle procure donc
Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery. A review of earlier un profil courant du Régiment royal de l’Artillerie canadienne.
volumes shows how the Regiment has thrived in good times Ses numéros antérieurs rapportent la prospérité du régiment
and survived in leaner times. More importantly, however, it au cours des bonnes années et sa survie pendant les
shows how we have changed and adapted to meet new and mauvaises. Plus important encore, cette publication
challenging conditions while retaining our distinguished témoigne de notre évolution et de notre adaptation pour com-
heritage. I am convinced that this will continue to be the poser avec les nouvelles situations et les nouveaux défis
case. The Home Station, the editor and indeed all con- tout en conservant notre remarquable patrimoine. Je suis
tributors deserve our thanks for its continued success. convaincu qu’elle continuera de le faire avec brio. La maison
mère, le rédacteur en chef et tous les collaborateurs méritent
It would be remiss of me not to acknowledge the d’être remerciés pour cette réussite ininterrompue.
extraordinary contribution made by my predecessor, Briga-
dier General Bob Beaudry over the past six years. His Je m’en voudrais de ne pas reconnaître la contribu-
unselfish contribution and dedication has left its mark: it tion extraordinaire de mon prédécesseur, le Brigadier-général
will be a hard act to follow. Bob Beaudry, au cours des six dernières années. Sa
générosité et son enthousiasme en imposent : il sera difficile
To Gunners everywhere - regular, reserve, serving de faire mieux.
or retired - I wish you continued “Good Shooting”.
À tous les artilleurs (Force régulière, Réserve, en ser-
vice ou retraités), je vous souhaite de continuer à “ bien viser “.
Canadian Gunner 3Message from the Mot du
Director of Artillery Directeur de L’Artillerie
It is with great pleasure that I take this opportunity as director C’est avec grand plaisir que je prendre cette occasion comme
of Artillery to place a brief message in this year’s edition of directeur d’artillerie de faire un bref message dans cette édition
The Canadian Gunner. This publication has been produced d’Artilleur Canadienne. Cette publication a été produite avec la
with great regularity for nearly half a century and has become grande régularité pour presque la moitie d’un siècle et est
a real tradition within The Royal Regiment. I believe it is devenue une vraie tradition dans le régiment royal. Je la crois
popular because it is an informal record of our history. est populaire parce que c’est un registre informel de notre histoire.
Toutes les fois que je regarde par de vieux volumes d’Artilleur
Whenever I look through old issues of The Gunner, I am Canadienne, je suis toujours frappe par une chose: le change
always struck by one thing: change is constant. The Gunner est constant. L’Artilleur Canadienne est un registre de notre
is a record of our success in adapting to change over the last succès en s’adaptant au changement plus de la dernière moitie
half of the Twentieth Century. As we face the challenges and du vingtième siècle. Y car nous faisons face les défis et des
opportunities of the Twenty-First, it is good to have our history occasions du 21ieme siècle, il est bon d’avoir notre histoire
to reflect upon. pour se refléter.
2002 was another busy and successful year for our Regi- 2001 était une autre année occupée et réussie pour notre
ment. The pages of this edition are filled with successes that régiment. Les pages de cette édition sont remplies de succès
reflect the professionalism of The Royal Regiment of Cana- qui reflètent au professionnalisme du régiment royal de l’artillerie
dian Artillery. As you read this latest “chapter” in our history, canadienne. Comme vous avez lu cette dernière chapitre dans
I am sure you will agree that it is another year that can be notre histoire, je suis sur que vous conviendrez que c’est une
looked upon with pride and satisfaction by all of us. autre année qui peut être considère avec la fierté et la satisfac-
tion par tous les nous.
In keeping with the theme of change, I believe it would be
remiss on my part if I were not to personally note one of the En accord avec le thème du changement, je crois que je serais
most recent changes in this my first message in “The Gun- négligent si je ne noter pas un des changements les plus
ner”. Colonel Steve Gillies has ably served as your Direc- récents dans ça, mon premier message dans le Artilleur.
tor for the past years. Upon taking up the reigns as Colonel Steve Gillies a habilement servi comme votre
Director I can personally attest to the good order in which directeur aux dernières années. En prenant les règnes
he has passed on The Regiment and I would like to comme directeur je peux personnellement certifier au bon
take this opportunity to thank him on your behalf for ordre dans lequel il a passe sur le régiment et je
the excellent stewardship which he has demon- voudrais prendre cette occasion de le remercier en
strated during his tenure. votre nom de l’excellente intendance qu’il a
démontrée pendant sa tenure.
4 Canadian Gunner1ST Regiment
Royal Canadian Horse Artillery
2001 was a year of challenge
and change for the Regiment. Our
ongoing provision of fire support to
1 CMBG continued in a dy-
namic environment of evolving tasks
throughout the year. The year saw
an unprecedented high operational
tempo for Canada’s First Regiment,
which clearly will continue into 2002.
The Regiment performed admirably
on PSO, urban operations, com-
bined arms training and indeed
warfighting in Afghanistan. The re-
turn of B Battery in March 2001 sig-
naled the conclusion of back-to-back
rotations to Bosnia-Herzegovina for
three gun batteries. B Battery’s suc-
cessful deployment to Rotation Six
under Major Simon Hetherington,
should have signaled that the Regi-
ment was able to stand down, how-
ever, 2001 had several surprises
awaiting all, including 9/11. MBdr Keith Porrit of C Battery deploys his mortar during work up training for Op APOLLO
in the hectic month of December prior to the battery being declared operationally ready.
The year also marked signifi-
cant changes in command appointments for Canada’s First what seemed to many to be the unending flow of vehicles to
Regiment. Colonel A.J. Howard passed command of the Edmonton for the installation of the new systems. Coupled
Regiment to LCol R.K Chamberlain. Maj T.J. Billings passed with the arrival of the first LAV III vehicles to the Regiment
his command of A the acquisition of
Battery over to Maj these two new
M.B. Johnstone on technologies
10 July 2001 and made for a busy
Maj S. Kiropoulos training cycle.
handed the com- There was some
mand of HQ and initial disruption in
Svcs Battery over to the traditional
Maj J.P.E. Ouellette ways of doing
on 26 June 2001. business with
TCCCS, but this
The incorpora- was quickly over-
tion of the Tactical come as opera-
Command Control tors became ac-
Communications customed to the
System (TCCCS) new equipment.
took up most of the
year either directly The senior
through new operator battery of the
courses or through MBdr John Furber standing beside the newly arrived LAV III. Royal Regiment
Canadian Gunner 5continued in its erations will prove
strong tradition of tire- beneficial for the
less dedication to the Royal Regiment, as
Regiment throughout well as providing the
the year. Not only did participants with
the members of A good memories and
Battery assimilate ample material for fu-
the new vehicle and ture “war stories”.
communications sys- All members of the
tems, but it also con- Battery were never-
ducted live fire sup- theless very happy
port to several FTXs to get home. They
in preparation for Ro- were also pleased to
tation 11. Exercise show off what many
MOBILE RAM saw had cited were the
the first brigade con- cleanest boots this
trolled live-fire combat side of the Atlantic,
team attacks using thanks to the Euro-
the LAV III and in- pean Foot and
cluded A Battery’s Mouth disease
move to LAV III- Sgt Andy Burton of C Battery commands his detachment during one of the scare and the exten-
mounted FOOs. In many rotations through AVCON made by regimental personnel during 2001. sive cleansing pro-
addition, the Battery provided the opening detachment for cess prior to departure and upon arrival in Canada.
AVCON and a myriad of other preparations.
C Battery stood up as part of the Immediate Reaction
For B Battery, Operation PALLADIUM was the high- Force (Land) [IRF(L)] as that organization’s artillery battery.
light of the year. The Battery returned from Rotation Seven This task would develop into an operational deployment for a
in April after completing an outstanding tour in Bosnia- BC and two FOO parties, a mortar group, administrative clerks,
Herzegovina. The Battery participated in many joint exer- an LO, a preventative medicine technician, and a CIMIC driver,
cises as a part of the NATO multi-national division. The
detachments were exposed to many different rotary wing
prime movers, namely the Czech MI-8 Hip and the newly
developed Dutch Cougar helicopters. The experience
gained by all members of the Battery while on such op-
Bdr Ian Bailey and Sgt JJ MacPherson going through URBAN Bdr Polly Rogerson and Bdr Reubecca Tupper practicing
BARBARA training before URBAN RAM. Unarmed Combat.
6 Canadian Gunneron Operation PAL-
all destined for LADIUM Roto 11
Khandahar, Af- as part of a LAV III
ghanistan as part battle group and
of the CF contribu- for the follow-on
tion to the war preparations of B
against terrorism Battery to support
on Operation Roto 12.
APOLLO. C Bat-
tery thus sup- As the old
ported 3 PPCLI as adage goes, “a pic-
both the IRF(L) ture says a thou-
Task Force Artil- sand words.” The
lery Battery and as collection of photos
a mortar battery throughout will
and eventually on speak volumes to
operations in its fi- the type of year that
nal configuration. 1 RCHA enjoyed in
2001. The pace of
Little did Bdr Ryan Herbert crossing the Assiniboine River. training and opera-
any of us realize tions was as challenging for Canada’s First Regiment as it was
the impact this would have as a result of the events of 11 for the rest of the Gunners in the Royal Regiment and for the
September, 2001, but proved the merits of preparing for Army as a whole. Whether patrolling the countryside of Bosnia;
all tasks. This proved to be an excellent challenge for the providing firepower to the manouevre units of 1 CMBG; control-
battery to re-role from an LG1 battery to an 81mm mortar ling avalanches in British Columbia; participating in sports com-
platoon in considerably short order, just before Christmas.
petitions; or most recently and notably, fighting the war on ter-
Nevertheless, this was expeditiously accomplished by all
members of the battery within less than half a month and rorism in Afghanistan, the Gunners of 1 RCHA have once again
was declared operationally ready on 14 December. All lived up to the Royal Regiment’s motto: UBIQUE - QUO FAS
members of the Regiment support our comrades and their ET GLORIA DUCUNT.
families of C Battery in their deployment on OP APOLLO
and pass on our wishes for a safe and happy return.
With the bar for performance placed quite high as a
result of a strong Annual Technical Inspection review and
low VOR rate, the soldiers of HQ and Svcs Battery contin-
ued with their dedicated support to the Regiment, without
which the Batteries would be hard pressed to achieve their
successes. The communications and vehicle implemen-
tations kept all members busy throughout the year, in ad-
dition to providing the regular combat service support. The
constant coordination of incoming and out-
going vehicles as well as the acquiring of
new equipment, such as the mortars for C
Battery, TCCCS, LAV III and CADPAT,
meant long hours of dedicated servicing for
the Regiment. The Battery also provided
support during rotations through AVCON in
Roger’s Pass, B.C. There were many op-
portunities for HQ and Svcs Battery to dem-
onstrate its flexibility in providing excellent
support for the Regiment throughout 2001.
As 2001 ends, the First Regiment
finds some of its members of C Battery over-
seas supporting OP APOLLO. The G8 (Above) MBdr Kevin Johnson waiting for
Summit is in the forefront of our minds with the word to go from the Rappel Master.
the support that shall be provided for that (Left) Cpl Jennifer Burton going through
operation. We are also further poised to TOET’s on the Karl Gustav during HQ
deploy A Battery for a potential deployment Bty MLOC trg.
Canadian Gunner 7(Above) Former CO, LCol A Howard and the members of 1 RCHA watch over as
Padre Brinn blesses Trg Point ‘Beetle’, dedicated to Bdr Bailey.
Bdr Sebastien Perreault going through
the Obstacle Course in Ex PREMIER
CHALLENGE.
B Battery Op PALLADIUM
Roto 7
The CO, LCol R.K. Chamberlain, and the RSM,
(Above)
CWO M.L. McDonald, give the newly arrived LAV III
the once-over. “These seats are far too comfortable
for proper fireplanning eh, RSM?... RSM?”
Bdr Brain Koistra just finished the C Bty combat
swim test.
8 Canadian Gunner2nd Regiment
Royal Canadian Horse Artillery
The guns infantry-style
of Petawawa framework op-
spent the year erations, which
2001 perform- was its sec-
ing a host of ondary role. To
activities includ- this end, the
ing conducting Battery de-
peace support ployed to Tren-
operations in ton, Belleville,
the Balkans, and Picton in
exercising February for
throughout Exercise
North America, STORMING
and running a BEAR. This
wide range of Exercise
R e g i m e n t a l Offensive Support Group Bosnia May 01. brought the en-
Schools. Ubique is not only our motto, it is our way of life. tire Rotation Battle Group together to confirm operating
The main focus of the year was mounting, training, support- procedures and to build cohesion amongst the different
ing, and reconstituting F Battery for Operation PALLADIUM units that were Balkans-bound. The Battery Advanced
Rotation 8; a rotation that was far from routine. The deploy- Party commenced its deployment overseas by the third
ment of the Offensive Support Group in May, following a week in March. Initially, F Troop and Headquarters de-
period of increased destabilization, coupled with the Sep- ployed to Tomaslavgrad, and G Troop garrisoned in the
tember 11th terrorist attacks made for a challenging tour. Glamoc. By April, the entire Battery was geographically
The three Batteries remaining in Canada conducted a broad united, and it remained as such for the rest of the Rota-
array of exercises from the seemingly routine, to some of tion. In May, political and military instability provoked the
the most demanding challenges seen in the Canadian Artil- adoption of progressively aggressive posturing by the Sta-
lery world for years. Soldier skills were refreshed in a dis- bilization Force (SFOR), which ultimately necessitated
mounted patrolling exercise, and a series of Ar-
tillery Battle Task exercises saw increasingly in-
tensive deployments and fire planning. Despite
the Regiment’s wide range of exercises and op-
erations, individual skills within the unit improved
immensely as a result of the execution of a sig-
nificant number of courses for both members of
the Regiment and for all Artillery personnel in Land
Forces Central Area (LFCA). The 2nd Regiment
has made this past year a hallmark in Artillery
excellence.
As F Battery had completed its
warfighting training in December 2000, its train-
ing focus in early 2001, prior to its deployment
to Bosnia, was on Operations Other Than War.
This deployment was different from previous
Bosnia Rotations for the 2nd Regiment, as it
was the first time that a 2nd Regiment Battery
was deployed in an Artillery role. Nonetheless,
the Battery still had to become proficient with E Bty - Open Action.
Canadian Gunner 9Driver Light Track and Heavy Track Courses. Feb-
ruary saw a Regimental winter warfare exercise,
and March brought the commencement of a Ba-
sic Artillery Technician Course, which had Artil-
lery personnel from all across Land Force Central
Area come to Petawawa to receive instruction on
the technical aspects of Artillery deployment and
fire. Another hallmark of the Course was instruc-
tion on the Indirect Fire Command and Control
System (IFCCS), which replaced the old Ballistic
Fire Control System (BFCS). The spring thaw
brought the new Gunners of QL3 Course 0101 from
Meaford to receive their final Artillery training in
Petawawa under the tutelage and support of 2
RCHA. Exercise WATCH-ON-THE-RHINE saw
three detachments from the Regiment run the new
Gunners through their paces in early spring con-
ditions with light guns.
COs Challenge ‘01.
Along with the Regiment’s training and op-
the deployment of the Offensive Support Group (OSG). erational commitments, 2 RCHA regards sports as a valu-
The OSG was a multinational organization that included able way to maintain physical fitness, teamwork, and troop
artillery, air, infantry, armour, and aviation assets. It was morale. Amongst numerous sports, hockey plays a spe-
commanded by the Commanding Officer of the 2nd Regi- cial role for the members of 2 RCHA. On this vein, 2 RCHA
ment, Lieutenant Colonel John Crosman, aided by his shares a unique tie with Queens University, the Royal
Regimental Headquarters. The Regimental Second-in- Military College of Canada (RMC), and the City of Kingston.
Command, Major Rich Voss, who had deployed as the Throughout the 19th century, RCHA soldiers garrisoned
G3 Artillery Plans at Headquarters Multi-National Division in Kingston played shinny hockey on the Kingston harbour
(South West) in April 2001, provided the co-ordination and in front of City Hall. In 1886, the students of Queens Uni-
planning at Divisional Headquarters. This was the first versity and RMC started playing an organized game.
time that the OSG deployed operationally. It provided an These two events represent the roots of the Kingston
excellent opportunity for the Commanding Officer to meld game. To commemorate these historic events, the
the firepower of a Canadian light battery, a British AS 90 Kingston Cup Historic Hockey Tournament was created
battery (C Battery 3rd Regiment Royal Horse Artillery), in 1969. The interesting twist to this round-robin tourna-
three mortar platoons from three different countries, Ameri- ment is that the games are played with the original rules,
can reconnaissance and attack helicopter squadrons, and short sticks, and a square, yes, square, puck. This year’s
American close air support together into a powerful in- games were held on Saturday, 10 February 2001. The 2
strument of NATO resolve. A series of deployments to RCHA team was on fire as the Gunners played RMC in
vital positions as a visible show of strength added to SFOR the first game of the tournament and earned a decisive 5
confidence, and acted as a deterrent to hostile and po- to 1 victory. Immediately after this first win, 2 RCHA played
tentially hostile parties in the region. After 30 days of Queens University. Despite having just played one game,
heightened operations, the instability in the region sub- the Gunners came out flying and pulled off a 2 to 1 vic-
sided significantly and operations in Area South West tory, decisively winning the Tournament.
were able to return to normal. After the September
11th Terrorist attacks, F Battery again adopted a height-
ened state of security to prevent any incidents or casu-
alties from terrorists activities. It was in these condi-
tions that F Battery conducted its handover with R Bat-
tery of 5ieme Regiment, Artillerie Legere Canadienne
from Valcartier. The tour was marked by uncertain and
dangerous situations. The instability within the Balkans
and the Terrorist attacks combined to make it a chal-
lenging tour for our Regiment, which had not deployed
operationally with guns since the Korean War.
While F Battery was on operations in the Balkans,
D, E, and Headquarters and Services Batteries main-
tained a high pace of activities in North America. Train-
ing started in January with the commencement of both Historic Hockey - Kingston Feb 01.
10 Canadian GunnerNER, which was an orientation and indoc-
trination into 2 RCHA for the new leader-
ship and senior staff of the Regiment. The
two-day event started with a rappel from
the rappel tower, continued with a 15
kilometre bike race, an eight kilometre run
along the beaches and shore of the Ottawa
River, and a 500 metre swim across Chalk
Bay. Two helicopters then took the partici-
pants on a survey of the training area and
surrounding environs and dropped them off
on a hilltop to conduct an open action with
an LG1 howitzer. The day continued with
mountain climbing and cliff rappelling and
eventually saw the team board canoes to
make the long journey to a lodge on the
Ottawa River. Here, the Commanding Of-
ficer conducted a series of briefings on the
D Bty in the Jungle Lanes. Regiment and detailed his plan for the up-
coming Fall Campaign. The two-day affair ended with a
2 RCHA’s abilities in other sports were demonstrated gruelling cross-country bicycle ride back to Camp and a
during the Regimental Sports Day, conducted on 7 May. mixed social on the patio of Jubilee Lodge.
Soccer, beach volleyball, softball, tug-of-war, and a five-
kilometre harrier were the events used to measure the The new members of the Regiment arrived just on
athletic skill of the Batteries. From May 26 through June time to witness the completion of the Regiment’s infra-
1st, the soldiers of E structure renovation
Battery travelled to the project. Several of
Yukon for adventure the Regiment’s key
training. The expedi- buildings were re-
tion was lead by BSM opened during the
Lizotte and focused on summer months.
cross-country naviga- The Regimental
tion in mountainous Headquarters build-
terrain. On a similar ing re-opened after a
note, D Battery con- $1.5 million renova-
ducted a Mountain tion that improved
Operations Course the office space and
during the months of facilities. The Gun
May and June. The Park also saw new
weather cooperated as Troop Commanders’
the Course members and Troop Sergeant
conducted obstacle Majors’ offices, two
crossings, rappelling, new classrooms,
and survival skills in dif- and a new resource
ficult terrain. On June centre. In the up-
15th, the Regiment put The M109 Crush in Support of the United Way. coming year, a new
aside its weapons and building (Z-108) will
tools and headed to be finished for the
the sports fields of Dundonald Hall for another inter-Bat- Batteries’ Quartermaster Stores and for Headquarter
tery sports competition. With the temperature at a balmy Battery’s Troops.
31oC, the day began with a five-kilometre harrier race
through the streets and trails of Petawawa. The Troops Another highlight of the summer months was the E
of D, E, and Headquarters Batteries then went on to par- Battery run Reserve QL3 Course. The lessons learned on
ticipate in ball hockey, soccer, volleyball, softball, and a the QL3 Course earlier in the year were put to good use as
tug-of-war competition. E Battery became the training cadre for the Summer Re-
serve QL3 Training in July and August. The five weeks of
June saw a change in the command of three of the training culminated at the Land Force Central Area Re-
four Battery Commanders. Lieutenant Colonel Crosman serve Artillery Concentration in Meaford. The high tem-
issued a challenge in the form of Exercise IRON GUN- peratures in the later part of the summer in Central Ontario
Canadian Gunner 11increased the fire index such that live fire was out
of the question in Petawawa. With less than a
week until the final Concentration, the training was
shifted to Meaford in an attempt to take advantage
of the lower fire index. Soldiers from 2 RCHA, 7
Toronto Regiment, 11th Field Regiment, 30th Field
Regiment, 33rd Field Regiment, and 56th Field
Regiment trained side by side for six days of fire
and movement on the Meaford plateau.
On August 16th, the Commanding Officer
challenged the soldiering skills and physical
stamina of members of the 2nd Regiment. Four-
man teams composed of all ranks were formed.
Minimal information was provided, leading up to
the day of the event. The day commenced with a
parade on the Simonds Parade Square. The
teams were then loaded onto helicopters from 427
Tactical Helicopter Squadron and were taken on 2 RCHA Gagetown bound May 01.
a short tactical flight through the training area. The 15 Exercise saw the Batteries deploy to patrol bases and
minute flight ended with a jump into a lake and a 500 conduct patrolling activities by foot, canoe, and vehicle
metre swim in fighting order. Over the next five hours, the for a week. Some of the patrols were inserted and ex-
teams had to complete a series of small party tasks. tracted by helicopters while others crossed bodies of wa-
Some of the tasks included the negotiation of a maze, ter in canoes and assault boats. The Troops also con-
the application of First Aid to a vehicle accident casualty, ducted section attacks and practised live fire and move-
and the filling of a 40 gallon drum that was suspended in ment in Jungle Lanes. Once refreshed on its soldiering
a tree. In addition, the teams were required to get across skills, the Regiment began a second round of Regimental
Chalk Bay in a two man boat, clear a lane with paint-ball School courses. Light Track, Heavy Track, and Basic
guns, and build a raft to transport the team across Stur- Technician Courses were executed. The Basic Techni-
geon Lake. At this point, the teams navigated through a cian Course had to be divided into Recce and Command
swamp, canoed across the Ottawa River, and portaged Post portions in order to coincide with the Brigade calen-
the canoes to the final obstacle course. The Challenge dar. The first phase was completed during October and
had it’s grand finale with a jump from the Mock Tower and early November, while the second portion will be com-
a barbecue dinner. All in a summer day’s work in 2 RCHA. pleted in January and February 2002.
With the summer taskings and well-earned sum- Tuesday, 11 September 2001, was a day that will
mer leave behind them, the Gunners of 2 RCHA switched not soon be forgotten. As the Gunners of 2 RCHA re-
to training themselves. September saw the Regiment ported to work after morning physical fitness training, the
complete deploy to the field to conduct Individual Battle news broadcasts of the World Trade Centre twin towers
Task Standard (IBTS) crumbling to the ground
training. The first week astonished the entire
was spent in a non-tac- Regiment. That day, the
tical bivouac, where Regiment prepared for
troops rotated through the worst. The Major Air
various stands that fo- Disaster (MAJAID) team
cused on individual sol- deployed to CFB Tren-
dier skills. These skills ton in order to allow
included the use of them quick reaction to
TCCCs radio equip- any demand. The entire
ment, field craft, naviga- Regiment was mar-
tion, and mine aware- shalled that evening, di-
ness. Weapons han- vided into various teams,
dling of all types was and placed at various
also reviewed. Specifi- level of readiness. Kit
cally, handling of the C7 and vehicles were pre-
(PWT1), C6, C9, 9mm, pared and ready for
84mm, M72, and gre- whatever the coming
nades was refreshed. days would hold. The
F Bty - Quick Actions.
The second part of the following day, 2 RCHA
12 Canadian GunnerHeadquarters, the Army Lessons
Learned Centre, the Directorate of
Army Training, the Peace Support
Training Centre, and the Army Simu-
lation Centre. The final day involved
a tour of the Royal Military College.
The trip provided time for the leaders
of the Regiment to become better
acquainted and consequently, to fa-
cilitate the passage of information that
is essential for the officers and Se-
nior Non-Commissioned Officers of 2
RCHA in order to be an effective team
leading their Gunners into the future.
On October 23rd, the soldiers
and junior officers of the Regiment
participated in yet another Com-
manding Officer’s Challenge that
was designed to test individual skills
on small party taskings. The par-
D Bty Mountain Warfare Training. ticipants were grouped into teams
deployed the Disaster Assistance Relief Team (DART) of four or five and sent on a rotation of stands and test
Company to Trenton to be prepared to quickly respond to sites. The skills that were challenged included naviga-
any requests for assistance in New York City. On 14 tion, First Aid, radio handling, marksmanship and build-
September, both teams were safely back in Petawawa, ing clearing. The reality factor and excitement was instilled
ready to carry on with regularly scheduled training. into the building clearing activities with the introduction of
paint guns. The weather was rugged as the seasons were
Training in the form of Professional Development (PD) changing from the heat of a balmy summer to the cold
was on the schedule for the officers and Senior Non-Com- rains of winter. True grit persisted, however, and all of the
missioned Officers of 2 RCHA in early October. The PD teams performed very well. The Fall season also brought
trip comprised of a three days trip to Kingston, the birth- the United Way Campaign. Under the guidance of Cap-
place of the Royal Canadian Horse Artillery from the 2nd tain Jeff Lyttle, the Regiment shattered its previous record
to the 4th of October 2001. The aim of their trip was to by 250%. Amongst the many fundraising events, the Regi-
familiarize the leadership of 2 RCHA with RMC and the ment hosted a Family Day on the 9th of November. Mem-
Army assets in Kingston, while developing team cohesion bers of the chain of command offered themselves up as
and esprit-de-corps. The itinerary allowed the members of targets on a dunk tank. Teams squared off in a tug-of-war,
the Regiment to see a great portion of the facilities at Fort and people bid to crush a civilian car with an M109. It was
Frontenac, Fort Henry, Land Force Doctrine and Training a great day that saw Gunners and their families unite for a
System Headquarters, the Royal Military College and Ca- good cause.
nadian Forces Base Kingston. The trip commenced with
a guided tour of Fort Henry. The Fort provided a historical On November 11th, 2 RCHA honoured its fallen com-
perspective of Kingston, the Army, and the employment of rades in arms. Three contingents were dispatched as
heavy guns. It instilled an appreciation of our modern equip- salute troops, firing parties and marching contingents. D
ment and of our heritage as Battery sent a Troop to
a military. The next stop was Kingston, E Battery marched
Fort Frontenac for a brief from in Renfrew and Portage du
the Directorate of Army Doc- Four, and F Battery was sent
trine and the Directorate of to Couburg. The remainder
Land Strategic Concepts. of the Regiment’s personnel
Both Directorates provided participated in the Camp
information about their role in Petawawa ceremony, which
the Army and the future of was conducted on the
the Canadian Army. The day Simonds Parade Square.
concluded with a Dining-Out
(mess dinner) at Fort Henry. 2 RCHA shifted to gun-
The second day included nery training in the month of
briefings from the Land Force November. The training was
Doctrine Training System Retirement of Sec Mary Richardson after 19 years of loyal service. conducted on a week-by-week
Canadian Gunner 13basis with a the ranges to the
natural progres- other. After this
sion of training shoot, the Regi-
from the detach- ment continued
ment level to with live fire and
troop level to movement for
battery level. the remainder of
The detach- the week.
ment level train-
ing enabled the With the
detachment return of the
commanders to Regiment from
train their sol- the field on the
diers as a team. last day of No-
The final day of vember, the unit
this training was took time to fo-
devoted to a cus on Opera-
confirmation Reliving History with the RCD. tions other than
exercise that ultimately determined the Best Detachment. Work (OOTW). While the Regiment devoted the following
In this Exercise, each Detachment Commander in the Regi- week to repairing vehicles and howitzers, party mode of the
ment performed direct and indirect shoots. The shoots were Christmas Season swung into high gear. The Regiment held
evaluated by the Regimental Sergeant Major, the Opera- a St Barbara’s Day Sports Day on the 4th of December. The
tions Officer and the Operations Warrant Officer. The winner junior officers held their annual Subbies Carolling on Decem-
was 25F, commanded by Sergeant W.D. MacLean. The ber 7th, and the Children’s Christmas Party and the All Ranks
Exercise included tactical movement, sniping gun missions, Dinner and Dance took place on the following day. The Regi-
open actions, machine gun shoots, and various other drills. mental Hockey Challenge saw the Senior Non-Commissioned
The detachment level training gave way to troop level train- Officers defeat the Officers and the Gunner/Bombardiers de-
ing, which, amongst other activities, included quick actions feat the Master Bombardiers. The final festivity was the Junior
and open actions. This phase of the training also finished Non-Commissioned Members’ Christmas Dinner, followed by
with a confirmation exercise, which determined the Best a Regimental stand down for Christmas.
Gun Troop. The winner was B Troop, commanded by Sec-
ond Lieutenant S. Bailie and Warrant Officer T.J.C. McGinnis. The year 2001 was a diverse and challenging year for
It was also during this week, on the 21st of November, that the members of the 2nd Regiment. Once again, the Regi-
field training was suspended for one hour to remember the ment proved that it could accomplish any assigned task.
Canoe River disaster of 1950 that killed 17 members of the While F Battery’s deployment on Operation PALLADIUM
Regiment on their way to the Korean War. The final week of Rotation 8 and the Regimental Headquarters’ OSG opera-
the November practice camp, from 26 to 30 November 2001, tion in Bosnia proved to be the highlight of 2001, the entire
gave the Batteries time to work as sub-units. Training at the Regiment had a very busy and very successful year. The
detachment and troop level, along with their confirmation upcoming year holds many new challenges for the Regi-
exercises paled in comparison to the frenzy of activity that ment. Shortly after the New Year, D and E Batteries will be
was reached when all four Batteries launched into this final re-equipped with the newly standardized M109 Howitzers.
week-long exercise. E Battery designed a dynamic exer- All of the gun Batteries’ tactical groups will train for and
cise that saw the Battery move receive the LAV III Observation
for three days through the rural Post Vehicle (OPV) Course.
setting of the Ottawa Valley on March will see the commence-
both the Ontario and Quebec ment of a six-month accep-
sides of the Ottawa River. On tance and reliability trial on the
Wednesday, the 28th of No- LAV III OPV, and May will see
vember, E Battery, with 2 CER the Regiment in Gagetown in
support, ferried its guns and support of the Battery Com-
vehicles across the Ottawa manders’ Fire Planning
River into the Petawawa Train- Course. Beyond a doubt, the
ing Area. The water span was exceptional and versatile Gun-
approximately 700 metres. ners of the 2nd Regiment,
Once on the ranges, E Battery Royal Canadian Horse Artil-
joined D Battery in a red bag lery will capably meet all chal-
shoot across the Trans Canada lenges while fulfilling its pri-
Highway. The Batteries were mary role of providing 2
literally firing from one end of E Bty - Nov 01 HE Red Bag Charge 8. CMBG’s FIREPOWER.
14 Canadian Gunner(Left) Summer Sports Afternoon.
(Above) G32 in Bosnia Herzegovina.
(Left) Patrol Orders Fall 01.
(Right) IBTS put into practice on the Soldiers
Skills Exercise - Fall 01.
Canadian Gunner 155É Régiment
D’Artillerie Légère du Canada
LA PREMIÈRE ANNÉE DU NOUVEAU qui se déroulait au centre ville de Québec, l’OP QUADRILLE
MILLÉNAIRE AU 5 RALC fut lancée. Le 5e RALC a eu pour rôle de fournir plus de 100
personnes qui allaient accomplir des tâches de chauffeurs
Le 5e RALC a encore été très actif cette année, et de répartiteurs afin d’assurer le déplacement des dignitaires
particulièrement dans les opérations internationales. En qui participaient au sommet. De plus, une sous-unité du
effet, la Batterie R s’est entraînée (d’avril à sept) et s’est Régiment a été sur appel au cas où la situation s’envenimerait
déployée (en sept 01) en tant que la batterie d’artillerie lors de cette rencontre. Le sommet n’a duré que 3 jours,
légère de la Force opérationnelle de la Bosnie-Herzégovine mais les personnes assignées aux diverses tâches furent
dans le cadre de l’OP PALLADIUM roto 9. Aussitôt la sur un pied d’alerte du 9 au 24 avril 01.
Batterie R déployée, le personnel de la Batterie Q s’est
regroupé afin de débuter le rigoureux entraînement visant L’équipe de tir régimentaire s’est encore démarquée
à mener à bien l’OP PALLADIUM roto 10. Les membres cette année. Elle a participé à la compétition de tir du 5e
de la Batterie X n’ont pas été laissés pour compte. La GBMC en juin en plus d’envoyer des représentants à la
majorité du personnel s’est joint aux Batteries Q et R afin compétition de tir aux armes légères des FC qui se tient
de combler les postes au sein des roto 9 et 10. En effet, annuellement à Connaught près d’Ottawa. Pour ce qui est
la batterie déployée comptait plus de 150 personnes. La de la compétition de la 5 GBMC, notre équipe a terminé en
lourde tâche de supporter l’entraînement, autant au niveau 1 ère position pour l’équipe à 4 et la coupe du soldat (équipe
administratif que logistique, revenait à la Batterie CS qui de 4) et en 3 ième position pour l’équipe de pistolet (équipe
a su se démarquer par son grand professionnalisme. De de 4). Pour la compétition des FC, l’équipe de 4 a remporté
plus, les membres de l’état-major du Régiment ont effectué la coupe du soldat et la meilleur équipe de 4 (12 match). Il
la bascule des responsabilités du commandement et faut mentionner que l’équipe participait dans la catégorie
contrôle du groupe d’appui offensif avec le 2 RCHA au “unité mineure”. L’été fut marqué par les différentes tâches
début de la roto 9. que le Régiment a dû combler soit à l’école d’artillerie de
Gagetown ou pour la période estivale d’instruction individuelle
Bien que l’entraînement des Batteries Q et R ait fait en venant en aide aux unités de réserve. La Batterie R
figure de plat principal au 5e RALC, de nombreuses autres ayant complété son entraînement artillerie à la fin juin, le
activités sont venues meubler l’année 2001. L’année a débuté Régiment conduisit un exercice de confirmation afin de valider
avec l’endoctrinement à la guerre hivernale en préparation l’entraînement pour la roto 9. Durant une semaine, les
aux exercices PIEDS GELÉS qui couvrait la survie par temps connaissances et les compétences des membres de la
froid et l’exercice PIÈCES GELÉES qui se voulait le pre- Batterie R furent mises à rude épreuve par une équipe bien
mier déploiement de l’année rodée qui les plongeait au
pour le Régiment avec ses cœur de situations
obusiers. L’instruction auxquelles la batterie
individuelle fut une autre pourrait faire face lors de son
priorité pour les membres du déploiement. L’expérience
Régiment. L’utilisation du acquise lors de cette valida-
véhicule Grizzly au niveau tion allait servir le Régiment,
des pièces, l’introduction du car la Batterie Q a passé à
VBL-III pour les OOA en travers ce même proces-
prévision de la roto 10 et le sus. À la différence que,
passage au système de cette fois-ci, l’exercice s’est
communication IRIS n’ont déroulé dans les secteurs
fait qu’augmenter les d’entraînement de
besoins en formation qui Gagetown au lieu de ceux
étaient déjà énormes, dû au de Valcartier. L’exercice de
déploiement consécutif de Tournoi de golf régimentaire édition 2001. L’organisateur du tournoi validation de la Batterie Q,
deux batteries. En prévision le bdr Carpentier assisté par le lcol Harvey, cmdt du 5 RALC, lors qui s’est déroulé à la fin
du sommet des Amériques de la remise des trophées et prix de présences à la fin du tournoi. novembre, était rigoureux,
16 Canadian Gunnerintensif et à tout point de vue aussi réaliste que les
circonstances et conditions pouvaient le permettre.
Avec le départ de la Batterie R en sept, la phase
d’entraînement et d’instruction individuelle s’est
poursuivie pour les membres de la Batterie Q qui se
regroupèrent afin de débuter la longue marche vers la
roto 10. L’année s’est complétée avec le dîner de la
troupe et la fête de Sainte-Barbara. Cette année, le
Régiment a reçu les membres du 5e RGC afin de
célébrer ensemble notre patronne. Il ne faudrait pas
non plus passer sous silence d’autres activités qui sont
venues compléter l’année 2001 : la randonnée Annie-
Marcotte (qui se déroule annuellement en juin), qui se
veut une marche pour venir en aide aux personnes
atteintes de fibrose kystique; la course Whalen de 5
km à laquelle tous les membres du Régiment ont
participé en octobre; et les performances de nos équipes Le départ de la course Whalen édition 2001. La course Whalen est
aux compétitions de ski militaire et biathlon du SQFT/ une course de 5 km qui est courue annuellement par les membres du
FC, qui nous ont encore une fois fait oublier les condi- 5 RALC sur la garnison Valcartier.
tions froides et peu clémentes du mois de février. Notre
équipe de 4 a terminé en troisième position du classement pays en avril 02 et la Batterie Q quittera pour la Bosnie-
général des FC (les épreuves suivantes sont incluses dans le Herzégovine afin de les remplacer. La Batterie R ne disposera
classement (20 km biathlon (2 ième position en équipe de 4), que de seulement quelques jours de repos, car elle sera
15 km ski (3 ième position en équipe de 4), relais 7.5 km appelée à débuter l’entraînement afin de former la batterie
biathlon (3 ième en équipe de 4). d’artillerie légère dans le cadre de la Force de Réaction
Immédiate Terre (FRI (T)) qui doit obtenir sa capacité
Comme vous pouvez le constater, l’année 2001 fut opérationnelle en juillet 2003. Dans les prochaines lignes, les
remplie d’activité de toutes sortes. L’année 2002 promet d’être batteries du 5e RALC exposent brièvement les activités
aussi haute en émotions. La Batterie R sera de retour au les plus importantes qui ont marqué leur année 2001.
BATTERIE X comme routinière du point de vue organisationnel, il en a
été autrement pour nos membres. Le train de vie soutenu
La première année du nouveau millénaire a été des opérations et des tâches ont modifié, pour le bien et
marquée par deux concepts contradictoires; la perma- pour le pire, les compétences professionnelles et la qualité
nence et l’évolution. de vie des membres de la Batterie et de leurs familles.
Cependant, même si la Batterie se trouvait dissociée,
La permanence a poursuivi son chemin sous son état-major lui continuait son travail et n’a pas chômé.
l’impression de changement pour l’individu mais d’une En effet, le CB, le BK et le SMB se sont affairés à la
continuité pour la Batterie. A un moment ou l’autre de l’année, préparation de l’exercice de validation artillerie de la roto
un peu plus de 85% de ses membres ont renfloué les Bat- 10 durant les mois d’octobre et de novembre. Cet exercice
teries Q et R. La Batterie X a effectué son dernier exercice de validation s’est déroulé à Gagetown à la fin novembre.
de tir réel avec le M109 du 2 au 4 octobre, avant d’être Ce dernier fût d’ailleurs un franc succès, surtout grâce à
dissoute temporairement à la mi-octobre pour supporter la l’apport important des membres de la Batterie CS comme
roto 10. Malgré tout, la Batterie a remporté la course Whalen équipe de figurants et la complicité fluide entre l’état-ma-
en début octobre en obtenant la meilleure moyenne cumu- jor régimentaire et les organisateurs de la Batterie X.
lative tous âges confondus. Il faut mentionner que le bdr
Leszczynski a donné toute une performance à cette course En somme, la Batterie X a connu une année très
en obtenant le meilleur temps. Permanence aussi dans le chargée en mouvement de personnel et défis de toutes sortes.
cycle d’entraînement, les niveaux d’entraînements NIAC se La Batterie attend avec impatience sa reconstitution en mai
sont poursuivis pour être menés à terme en février et mars. 2002, moment qui marquera le retour de la roto 10.
La révolution des affaires militaires a débuté ses effets BATTERIE Q
sur la Batterie X. La Batterie a procédé à la modification de
ses véhicules et la formation du personnel afin d’incorporer Au mois de septembre 01, les membres devant
le système IRIS dans notre inventaire. Nos artilleurs ont former la Batterie Q pour la roto 10, se sont regroupés afin
aussi obtenu la nouvelle tenue de combat camouflage. de débuter l’entraînement. La Batterie Q étant une batterie
médium basée sur le M-109, ses membres ont donc dû
Malgré une continuité qui peut être considérée se convertir et s’adapter à l’obusier LG 1 105 mm utilisé en
Canadian Gunner 17Bosnie. Ce changement de vocation s’est avéré un défi opérationnel. Ainsi, nous avons conduit de nombreux
supplémentaire pour la Batterie. Les équipages d’OOA ont champs de tir pour les armes personnelles et collectives
aussi dû se convertir au VBL III. Elles seront les premières en plus de compléter la NAPCFT.
à employer ce véhicule comme véhicule d’observation en
BiH. De plus, la Batterie Q a dû recevoir plusieurs renforts Au mois de novembre, nous nous sommes
individuels provenant des autres batteries du Régiment et déplacés vers la BFC Gagetown afin de conduire les
des régiments d’artillerie du Secteur. En particulier, un exercices CORBEAUX AGRESSIFS II et III, destinés à
détachement a été formé exclusivement de membres des nous permettre d’atteindre les NAC artillerie. Ces
trois régiments de réservistes. exercices étaient surtout axés sur le tir d’artillerie mais
plusieurs scénarios ont été incorporés afin de simuler le
En octobre, nous avons débuté notre théâtre des opérations. Nous devions alors mettre en
entraînement par l’instruction individuelle mandaté par le application les techniques de négociation apprises et
Centre de Formation de Soutien de la Paix. Cette instruc- parfois faire appel aux règles d’engagement. Une équipe
tion, surtout théorique, comprenait un nombre du Régiment a été déployée à la fin du mois afin de nous
impressionnant de sujets allant de séances d’information valider et déclarer que nous avions la capacité
sur les services offerts aux militaires déployés, jusqu’à la opérationnelle pour un déploiement outre mer. Avant de
formation sur les armes étrangères et la négociation avec retourner à Valcartier, nous avons conclu notre
les entités. Nous avons aussi profité de la température entraînement par un support à des attaques de niveau 6
du mois d’octobre pour compléter nos TCI de niveau (réel) et 7 (à sec) par les éléments du GB 2 R22eR.
BATTERIE R quittèrent Québec en direc-
tion de la Bosnie-
L’objectif ultime de Herzégovine à la mi-
l’année 2001 pour la septembre, fins prêts pour
Batterie R était de se prendre la relève de la
préparer pour son Batterie F du 2 RCHA.
déploiement éventuel sur
l’OP PALLADIUM roto 9 en Les membres
septembre. Tous les ef- des troupes de tir de la
forts des membres de la Batterie avaient la
Batterie furent dirigés vers responsabilité du camp
cette tâche complexe. La Glamoc, tandis que la
Batterie se forma avec un Troupe CS s’occupait de
effectif de 150 personnes les appuyer à partir du
au début du mois d’avril. La camp Normandy de
montée en puissance de la Tomislavgrad. Les OOA
roto 9 s’effectua avec Le 1 oct 01, le maj Barbier, CB R (5 RALC), prenait le commandement étaient situés
succès. Après avoir de la bie légère de la FOBH du maj Young, CB F (2 RCHA), pour la respectivement à Dvrar
complété l’entraînement durée de la roto 9. G31 capt Richard, à TSG
individuel, les membres G32 capt Sevigny et à
des différentes troupes ont Velika Kladusa G33 capt Au-
acquis de nombreuses ger, Pour sa part le CCFA
connaissances et compétence était situé à Zgon (adj Harvey).
dans une multitude de Lors de l’arrivée de la Batterie
domaines. Lors de en théâtre, l’emphase fut
l’entraînement d’artillerie, une mise sur l’entraînement aux
emphase particulière fut mise opérations héliportées avec
sur la capacité de la Batterie l’hélicoptère Cougar (du con-
de se déployer sur des routes tingent hollandais) afin
et dans un environnement hos- d’obtenir le plus rapidement
tile miné. Le spectre des possible notre capacité
tâches possibles pour la opérationnelle pour ce type
Batterie en théâtre étant très d’appareil. Du côté des
large, l’entraînement aux patrouilles, l’objectif premier
opérations autres que la guerre était d’optimiser la
meublait une grande portion de Un LG-1 de la Bie R est transporté par un hélicoptère connaissance de notre
l’entraînement. Les premiers Cougar du détachement d’hélicoptère Hollandais dans secteur de responsabilité
artilleurs de la Batterie R le cadre de l’EX BALKAN GUNNER IV. ainsi que des gens qui
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