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19 Wing Comox holding local training exercises this week

19 Wing Comox Wylie Henderson -
Auxiliary Security Force personnel will train at 19 Wing and the Seal Bay training site until Friday, with a final exercise that day that could affect traffic entering the wing. The Recovery and Salvage team will also conduct an aircraft recovery exercise at Seal Bay through Thursday.

SAREX 2025 bringing multiple search and rescue teams to the Comox Valley this week

Uncategorized Nathan Maley -
Search and Rescue (SAR) teams across Canada and the United States are taking flight over the Comox Valley this week. 

Multiple exercises at 19 Wing to start next week

Uncategorized Justin Waddell -
You might see an activity increase at 19 Wing for the rest of the month with multiple training exercises...

Military member from Black Creek receives member of the year award

Uncategorized Justin Waddell -
A military corporal with roots in Black Creek is the 2022 RCAF Reserve Deserving Junior Non-Commissioned Member of the...

Army, navy perform beach assaults at Air Force Beach in Comox

News Justin Waddell -
Canadian army and navy forces are training together at Air Force Beach during a week-long exercise. Around 350 Canadian Army...

Military Called In To Fight Wildfires

News David Boles -
The military has been deployed with the wildfire situation in the Interior. 225 soldiers from Edmonton have been sent...

Vancouver Island Hosting Evacuation Training Exercise

News Justin Goulet -
Exercise READY ANGLE is taking place on Vancouver Island for the next few weeks. Spokesperson Captain Jeff Manney says the...

Second proponent to replace Buffalo will build training centre in Comox

News Elizabeth Young -
The Mayor of Comox is welcoming the news that the second proponent to replace the military's fixed-wing search and...

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