Man locates father's rifle

The Associated Press has an article about a man who, while looking for a birthday present for his father, found the rifle that the father had used in the Korean War.

French troops retake yacht captured by pirates

The International Herald Tribune has an article about French troops storming a yacht that had been captured by pirates off Somalia.

Reservists go north

The Kingston Whig-Standard has an article about local reservists taking part in an exercise in the Arctic. A dozen members of Princess of Wales' Own Regiment were part of a 100-strong army reserve contribution to Operation Nanook.

Unlike most exercises, the lack of roads and uncertain air support meant the reservists in platoons were working autonomously in a way unlike anywhere else in the country, making their way on foot and in small boats and cramped Twin Otters rather than the more familiar heavier equipment.

US Navy on humanitarian mission to Latin America

The Washington Times has an article about a recent US Navy humanitarian mission.  The navy used the USS Kearsarge, an amphibious assault ship which usually carries US Marines, to transport medical workers to various points in Latin America.

Life at Kandahar Air Field

The CBC has an article about the amenities on the base in Kandahar, Afghanistan.

The Telegraph-Journal has an article about working at the Tim Horton's in Kandahar.

The Sacrifice Medal

The Torch has a post about the new Sacrifice Medal. Similar to the American Purple Heart it is awarded for injuries or death in combat and replaces the Wound Stripe.

Sea Bases

Information Dissemintation has a blog post about the idea of using the sea as a base.

Kajaki Overview

A blog post from famed blogger and foreign correspondent Michael Yon describes, with some nice pictures, the operation to move the new generator turbines to Kajaki dam.

Halifax Rifles to be reformed

The Chronicle-Herald reports that the Halifax Rifles are being reformed after 40 years of inactivity. They also have an editorial on the same topic.

David Pugiliese has a blog post on the topic.

CF Statistics

Statistics Canada has a statistical profile of the Canadian Forces. It is a PDF but isn't very long.

via The Torch

New turbine delivered to Afghan dam

The Times has a story about a success in Afghanistan that has been under reported here in Canada (even though Canadian troops were involved). A mostly British convoy has delivered a massive turbine to the Kajaki dam. The operation involved thousands of NATO troops and included a number of historic firsts.

Follow up: The CBC do have an article about the operation.