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Military Operation brings holiday cheer to young patients at KGH

December 15, 2020December 15, 2020 Jessica Foley 0 Comments 1 Wing, Canadian Armed Forces, CH-146 Griffon helicopter, holiday cheer, Kingston General Hospital (KGH), Kingston Health Sciences Centre (KHSC), Operation HOHOHO, Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF)

A Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) CH-146 Griffon helicopter landed at Kingston Health Sciences Centre’s Kingston General Hospital helipad today,

RCAF Operation HOHOHO to bring holiday cheer to KGH

December 14, 2020December 14, 2020 Jessica Foley 0 Comments 1 Wing, 400 Tactical Helicopter Squadron, Canadian Armed Forces, Canadian Forces Base (CFB) Kingston, CH-146 Griffon helicopter, Kingston General Hospital (KGH), Kingston Health Sciences Centre (KHSC), Operation HOHOHO, Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF), toy donations

Tomorrow, Tuesday Dec. 15, 2020, will see Operation HOHOHO land a Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) helicopter full of cheer

Helicopter training taking place over Kingston and PEC

November 26, 2020November 26, 2020 Jessica Foley 0 Comments 1 Wing, Canadian Armed Forces, CH-146 Griffon helicopter, increased flying activity, increased helicopter activity, pilot proficiency training, Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF)

Residents of Kingston and Prince Edward County may notice a CH-146 Griffon helicopter flying in the area from Friday, Nov.

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Intimate ceremony marks 80th anniversary of the Battle of Britain

September 21, 2020September 21, 2020 Jessica Foley 0 Comments Battle of Britain, Canadian history, intimate ceremony, Kingston City Park, Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF), Second World War, World War II, wreath laying ceremony

Members and veterans of the Royal Canadian Air Force marked the 80th anniversary of the Battle of Britain on Sunday,

Change of command for Canada’s Tactical Helicopter Wing

August 7, 2020August 7, 2020 Jessica Foley 0 Comments 1 Wing, Canadas Tactical Helicopter Wing, Canadian Forces, CFB Kingston, change of command, Colonel Chris McKenna, Colonel Tranvis Morehan, NORAD, Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF), socially distanced ceremony

In a live-streamed ceremony which took place Wednesday, Jul. 29, 2020, Colonel Chris McKenna took over command of 1 Wing

Search efforts transition to recovery mission following helicopter accident

May 1, 2020May 1, 2020 Tori Stafford 0 Comments Abbigail Cowbrough, Brenden MacDonald, Canadian Armed Forces, Greece, helicopter accident, helicopter crash, Kevin Hagen, Kingston, Matthew Cousins, Matthew Pyke, Maxime Miron-Morin, recovery efforts, remains found, rescue mission, Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF), Royal Military College of Canada (RMC), search and rescue

The Ministry of National Defence and the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) have announced that the search and rescue efforts following

Four RMC graduates among those in Canadian military helicopter crash

April 30, 2020April 30, 2020 Tori Stafford 4 Comments Abbigail Cowbrough, BGen Sebastien Bouchard, Brenden MacDonald, Canadian Armed Forces, Cyclone helicopter, Greece, helicopter accident, helicopter crash, Kevin Hagen, Kingston, Maxime Miron-Morin, Princess of Wales Own Regiment (PWOR), Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF), Royal Military College of Canada (RMC)

Four of the six members of the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) aboard the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) CH-148 Cyclone

RCAF aviator identified as casualty in Kingston 401 pileup

December 2, 2019January 3, 2020 Tori Stafford 0 Comments 14 Wing Greenwood, Annapolis Valley, CFB Borden, Highway 401, Kingston, Matthew Jamieson, Nova Scotia, pileup, Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF)

As a result of the pileup collision on Highway 401, Aviator Matthew Jamieson, 33, tragically lost his life on Sunday,

RMC advises of increased air traffic over Kingston this Sunday

February 8, 2019 Tori Stafford 0 Comments 8 Wing Trenton, air traffic, CC-130H Hercules, CH-146 Griffon helicopter, Feb. 10, Kingston, officer cadets, professional development, Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF), Royal Military College of Canada (RMC), search and rescue exercise, Sunday

Kingstonians may notice some not-so-common aircraft flying over the city this coming Sunday, but it’s nothing to be alarmed at,