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Air Force Editor  
Kristina Davis (819) 776-2814

Dévoilement; d'un cairn en hommage aux services de police de l'ARC

International course gives officers valuable learning opportunities

The Air Force offers its personnel many dynamic and exciting courses. This summer, then-Lieutenant Judy Burton "sweated; it out" on the International Junior Officers Leadership Development Seminar.

By Capt Judy Burton

"OK;, who said this was going to be a swan?" I asked myself as I stretched for the next piece of the multi-component bridge.

Each year the United States Air Force (USAF) Reserve Professional Development Centre hosts the International Junior Officers Leadership Development Seminar (IJOLDS) in Europe. The seminar provides junior officers with a professional development opportunity to obtain valuable leadership tools and skills through lectures, problem-solving tasks and field exercises. It demonstrates first-hand the challenges that arise when personnel from different countries communicate and operate at the tactical level, sometimes under stressful conditions.

This year's IJOLDS, held July 1-8, was hosted by the Royal Netherlands Air Force at the Royal Military School of the Air Force at Woensdrecht Airbase. More than 80 people from 12 countries took part. Although more than 50 percent of the participants were American, the facilitators tried to give participants a broad exposure to different cultures. I was selected to represent the Air Reserves and-along with three Army Reservists-to represent Canada.

Each day on course was a new adventure. We were challenged to "face; our fears" in a variety of ways including rapelling, finding our way back through a myriad of pitch-black underground passageways (after we were made to blow out our candles!) and crossing a canal on a makeshift multi-component bridge.

Classroom sessions were highlighted by lectures on the various Reserve systems in each country: from conscription in Italy, Denmark and Sweden, to the "bounty;" paid to British Reservists, and to each country's official policy on gender integration.

In the field, we drew from our combined experiences and skills (my knot-tying ability was in great demand) to accomplish the many taskings that the facilitators threw at us.

The Directorate of Reserves manages the IJOLDS program. Capt Judy Burton is an Air Reserve Co-ordinator in Ottawa.

Cours à l'étranger; : une occasion d'apprentissage précieuse; pour nos officiers

La Force aérienne; offre à son personnel de suivre de nombreux cours dynamiques et des plus intéressants.; Cet ét;é, Judy Burton, alors lieutenant, «a; sué à grosses gouttes » pendant le Séminaire; international sur le perfectionnement du leadership pour les officiers subalternes.

par le capt Judy Burton

« D'accord. Qui a dit que ce serait une partie de plaisir? », me disais-je en m'étirant; pour saisir la partie suivante du pont articulé.;

Chaque année;, le centre de perfectionnement professionnel de la réserve; de la US Air Force (USAF) est l'hôte; du Séminaire; international sur le perfectionnement du leadership pour les officiers subalternes (IJOLDS) en Europe. Ce séminaire; offre aux officiers subalternes une occasion de perfectionner leurs compétences; professionnelles en développant; des outils et des aptitudes de leader grâce; à des exposés;, des résolutions; de problèmes; et des exercices sur le terrain. Ils acquièrent; ainsi une expérience; de première; main des défis; qui se posent lorsque le personnel de différents; pays communique et opère; au niveau tactique, parfois dans des conditions stressantes.

Cette année;, l'IJOLDS a ét;é organisé par les Forces aériennes; royales des Pays-Bas du 1er au 8 juillet, à la Royal Military School of the Air Force de la base aérienne; Woensdrecht. Plus de 80 personnes venant de 12 pays y ont pris part. Bien que plus de 50 p. 100 des participants aient ét;é américains;, les facilitateurs ont voulu les exposer à un large éven-; tail de cultures. J'ai ét;é choisie pour représenter; la Réserve; aérienne;, et avec les trois réservistes; de l'Armée; de terre, j'ai représent;é le Canada.

Chaque journée; du séminaire; était; une nouvelle aventure. Nous étions; mis au défi; « d'affronter nos peurs » de toutes sortes de façons.; Il a fallu, entre autres, effectuer des descentes en rappel, retrouver notre chemin parmi une myriade de passages souterrains où il faisait noir comme dans un four (après; qu'on nous ait fait souffler nos chandelles!), et traverser un canal sur un pont articulé improvisé.;

Les séances; en classe comprenaient des exposés; sur la réserve; et ses divers systèmes; dans les différents; pays - de la conscription en Italie, au Danemark et en Suède; à la politique officielle de chaque pays en matière; d'intégration; des femmes, en passant par la « prime » versée; aux réservistes; britanniques.

Sur le terrain, nous nous sommes servis de nos expériences; combinées; (mon habileté à faire des noeuds a ét;é très; demandée;) pour accomplir les nombreuses tâches; que nous assignaient les facilitateurs.

La Direction des Réserves; gère; le programme IJOLDS. Le capt Judy Burton est coordonnatrice de la Réserve; aérienne; à Ottawa.

par le lt Paul Doucette

8^e ESCADRE TRENTON - Le 23 septembre, plus de 100 anciens membres des services de sécurit;é de l'Aviation royale du Canada (ARC) ont assisté au

dévoilement; d'un cairn en leur honneur au Musée; commémoratif; de l'ARC, à la 8^e Escadre Trenton.

Cette cér;émonie; était; l'él;ément; central d'une fin de semaine de retrouvailles à la 8^e Escadre pour ceux qui ont servi au sein de la police de l'ARC et du personnel de sécurit;é de la Force aérienne; entre 1939 et 1968.

Malgré une bruine persistante, nombreux étaient; les participants à la cér;émonie; officielle, et des invités; de partout au pays ont pris part à la fête.; Les retrouvailles ont ressuscité bien des souvenirs de la vie dans les services policiers de l'ARC.

Lors du dévoilement; du cairn, le col (retraité) Cy Yarnell, président; honoraire du groupe ontarien de l'Association des Forces aériennes; du Canada et ancien Directeur de la sécurit;é,a souligné les efforts vigilants de ceux qui ont assuré la sécurit;é de la Force aérienne.;

« Vous avez ét;é trop souvent oubliés; en tant que garants de la sécurit;é et de la stabilité dans nos bases, escadres et escadrons », a affirmé le col (retraité) Yarnell.

Le chef d'escadron Gerry F. Stubinski (retraité), l'un des premiers officiers des services de sécurit;é de l'ARC d'aprèsguerre;, a mentionné le travail que la police de l'ARC a accompli lors des émeutes; à Halifax à l'occasion du jour de la Victoire en Europe, en 1945, et après; une explosion dans cette même; ville. « Dans les deux cas, la police de l'ARC, de concert avec le Prév;ôt;é canadien et la patrouille à terre, est parvenue à rétablir; l'ordre public dans la ville », a-t-il déclar;é.;

Depuis 1968, la Branche des services de sécurit;é des FC assurent des services policiers pour la Marine, l'Armée; de terre et la Force aérienne; du Canada.

Le lt Paul Doucette est OAP, 8^e Escadre Trenton.

Escadre Trenton

Un jeune spectateur regarde le programme de la cér;émonie; de dévoilement; du cairn en hommage à la police de l'ARC et aux services de sécurit;é de la Force aérienne;, à la 8^e Escadre Trenton.

A young spectator looks over the order of events for the RCAF Police and Air Force Security Services cairn dedication at 8 Wing Trenton.

Cairn dedication honours RCAF police services

By Lt Paul Doucette

8 WING TRENTON - More than 100 former security personnel of the Royal Canadian Air Force witnessed the unveiling of a cairn in their honour September 23 at the RCAF Memorial Museum at 8 Wing Trenton.

The cairn dedication was the focal point of a weekend-long reunion at 8 Wing for those who served with the Royal Canadian Air Force Police and the Air Force Security Services between 1939 and 1968.

In spite of a steady drizzle, the formal ceremony was virtually a "standing-room; only" event, with guests from across the country taking part in the celebrations. Throughout the reunion, many recollections were made of life in the RCAF's police services.

During the cairn's dedication ceremony, Colonel Cy Yarnell (Ret), Honourary President of the Ontario Group Air Force Association and former Director of Security, recognized the vigilant efforts of those who provided security for the Air Force.

"You; were the too-often-forgotten guarantors of security and stability on our bases, wings and squadrons," Col Yarnell said.

Squadron Leader Gerry F. Stubinski (Ret), one of the first officers in the post-war RCAF Security Services, noted the accomplishments of the RCAF Police during Halifax's VE Day riots in 1945 and after an explosion in the same city. "In; both cases, law and order broke down within the city and the RCAF Police, in conjunction with the Canadian Army Provost Corps and the Naval Shore Patrol, were able to restore law and order to the community," he said.

Since 1968, police-related services have been provided to Canada's Navy, Army and Air Force by the CF security branch. Lt Paul Doucette is a Public Affairs Officer at 8 Wing Trenton.

The Maple Leaf / La Feuille d'érable;

Rédactrice; de la Force aérienne; Kristina Davis fergus@intranet.ca

413 Squadron wins Diamond Trophy at SAREX

By Maj Ken Groen

The top overall team, and winner of the Diamond Trophy, was 413 Squadron. In addition to capturing the Maintenance Trophy, the team finished a strong second or third in the other events and finished with the least number of penalty points in the combined standings.

103 SAR Squadron from Gander also had a very successful SAREX. In addition to capturing the top team in the rescue event, it also won the coveted medical event in a closely contested battle with 413 Squadron and was the unanimous choice of the judges for best team spirit.

The top U.S. team in all categories was the 24th Special Tactics Squadron.

The Canadian teams competed in five events, among them parachute accuracy, a search event and a mass casualty simulation.

The traditional "bell-ringer;", a fun but highly competitive parachuting accuracy event involving the most experienced (over 40 years of age) jumpers, kicked off the exercise. Jumpers were timed from the moment they touched the ground until they could ring a small bell located at the centre of the landing area. Gusting winds provided a variety of results. Chief Warrant Officer Arnie Macauley, Senior SAR Tech at 1 CAD, recorded the fastest time.

Much to the chagrin of the major SAR squadrons, the composite team from the combat support squadrons, which jumps very infrequently throughout the year, dominated the parachuting accuracy event. The top individual jumper was Sergeant Dale Robillard from 444 Squadron in Goose Bay, whose average miss distance over five jumps was less than half a metre.

SAREX is an opportunity for SAR specialists across the country to gather and exchange information and ideas. Maj Ken Groen is the Deputy Commanding Officer of 413 Squadron.

14 WING GREENWOOD - For the first time in 15 years, Americans participated in the annual Canadian Search and Rescue Exercise, held here September 15-20.

Hosted by 413 Squadron, this year's SAREX was marked by the absence of three Western Search and Rescue (SAR) squadrons that were involved in a major search for a lost aircraft in the Rocky Mountains.

"We; were disappointed by their absence due to the search in the West," said Lieutenant-Colonel Mike Dorey, 413 Squadron Commander. This narrowed the field of participants to 424 Squadron from 8 Wing Trenton, 103 SAR Squadron of 5 Wing Gander, the host 413 Squadron and a

composite team drawn from 444 Combat Support Squadron of 5 Wing Goose Bay and 439^e ESC of 3 Wing Bagotville.

The American participants came from the 720th Special Tactics Group (the 23rd Special Tactics Squadron from Hurlbert Field in Florida and the 24th Special Tactics Squadron from Pope AFB) and from the Alaskan Air National Guard (the 210th Rescue Unit). The American teams competed under the same rules, but faced off against one another.

"The; Americans and Canadians compete separately because our mandate is different, but it's an excellent opportunity for SAR Techs to compare medical protocol and equipment," LCol Dorey said.

Escadre Greenwood

A "casualty" receives treatment during the medical event. Un « accidenté » reçoit; des soins médicaux; lors de l'exercice medical.

Cpl / cpl Blair Meehan,

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Trophée;  
Diamond décern;é au 413

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Escadron à SAREX