Articles

12/6/2006
“The smoothest airlift operation I have ever seen”
The Air Force has been supporting operations in Afghanistan through its air mobility forces for about the past five years. Much of that support has come from the personnel at 8 Wing Trenton whose professionalism and dedication is catching the eye of... » Read More

11/21/2006
Canadian Forces longest-serving Chaplain moves on
When Padre Lloyd Clifton came to Canadian Forces Base (now 8 Wing) Trenton to catch the Boeing that would take him to his first posting in Comox, B.C. in January 1979, little did he know that his career would end there as well. » Read More

10/31/2006
Dedicated to remembering all that came before
An estimated 1,800 people - military personnel, retirees, friends, family and dignitaries - gathered at the RCAF Memorial Museum at 8 Wing Trenton for the 2006 Ad Astra Stone dedication ceremony on September 30. » Read More

9/25/2006
National Search and Rescue exercise starts today at 22 Wing North Bay
The skies over North Bay, Ontario will be busier than usual starting today as the largest Air Force Search and Rescue (SAR) exercise of the year takes place » Read More

8/29/2006
Artists put their souls on CD for deployed troops
8 Wing Trenton is the staging base for most major Canadian Forces operations.  Every six months or so, the CC-150 Polaris (Airbus A310) is used to ferry troops back and forth between Canada and Afghanistan among other hot spots around the world. » Read More

8/23/2006
Canadian CC-130 Hercules crews conduct Dutch troop insertion
Shortly after sunrise in the mountains northwest of Kandahar, Afghanistan, a CC-130 Hercules from the Tactical Airlift Unit (TAU) at Camp Mirage began the steep descent to Tarin Kowt » Read More

8/22/2006
Air Force transports soldiers to Afghanistan, farewells emotional
One day the 8 Wing Trenton flight line is sombre with the homecoming of another Canadian soldier killed in Afghanistan, while the next it’s filled with soldiers kissing their loved ones goodbye » Read More

8/16/2006
Push, pull, douse: the toughest two minutes in sports
Quinte West residents had the opportunity to watch some very fit people in action in late July as the city hosted the Lake Ontario Regional Scott Firefighter Combat Challenge. » Read More

7/20/2006
Top Flight Engineer student pays tribute to fallen comrades
Flight Engineer (FE) Corporal Andy Armstrong experienced two very moving events over the past month, both of which grew out of the tragic loss of two colleagues who lost their lives in a tragic helicopter crash in 1998. » Read More

7/19/2006
Father and daughter achieve family milestone
Major Dan Bouchard, a 436 (Transport) Squadron pilot soared the skies of the high arctic between June 13 and 22 with little doubt that he would arrive at all destination points safely and accurately. » Read More