News Releases

7/31/2006
Two Missing Boaters Located Safely on Shore
19WNR : 06/52  Two men boating in a 14-foot aluminum boat in Rennell Sound, off the West Coast of the Queen Charlotte Islands, were reported overdue to the Joint Rescue Coordination Centre (JRCC). » Read More

7/26/2006
Rescue Crews Continue to Search for a Missing Kayaker
19WNR: 06/051  Despite the best efforts of the 442 Squadron Cormorant and Buffalo crews, the Coast Guard vessel Tanu and the Aurora aircraft from 407 Squadron, there still is no indication of where a missing kayaker may be. » Read More

7/18/2006
Cormorant Crew Perform Medical Evacuation for Injured Fisherman
19WNR: 06/050 A 62 year-old-male had an abrupt end to his visit at Silco Lodge on Minstrel Island when he fell approximately seven metres down a stairwell on Monday evening, 17 Jul. » Read More

7/15/2006
442 Squadron Rescues Man off Mountain
19WNR 06/049 - A mountaineering course on Vancouver Island took a turn for the worse for a 19-year-old male from Vermont on Saturday afternoon, July 15. The group, hiking near Knight Inlet, had to call for help. » Read More

7/10/2006
19 Wing Comox Participating in Local Anniversary Celebrations!
19WNR: 06/47  Members of 19 Wing Comox are proud to be participants of the Comox Past to Present 60 Year Anniversary celebrations on Jul 15. » Read More

7/10/2006
407 “Demons” Maritime Patrol Squadron - 65th Anniversary
19WNR: 06/48  To celebrate the service of all former Demons and to honour our fallen comrades, 407 Squadron will hold its 65th anniversary this fall. » Read More

7/2/2006
Cormorant Crew Plucks Man from Rapids
19WNR 06/046 - A 31-year-old male is safe after spending over an hour and a half stuck in the Stamp River rapids near Port Alberni on Vancouver Island. » Read More

6/30/2006
Canadian air power takes flight in Hawaiian skies
19WNR 6/045 - Canadian Forces aircraft from Comox, B.C., Bagotville, Quebec and Winnipeg, Manitoba flew to Hawaii yesterday, Jun 29, to take part in the Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC 2006) exercise from June 26 to July 28. » Read More

6/24/2006
Cormorant Helicopter Medevacs Patient from Cruise Ship
19WNR 6/044 The Joint Rescue Coordination Centre in Victoria launched a Cormorant from 19 Wing in response to a request from the cruise ship Mercury. » Read More

6/19/2006
20th Annual Military Police / RCMP Bicycle Rodeo
19WNR: 06/43  The 19 Wing Military Police, in conjunction with the Comox Valley RCMP, hosted the 20th annual Bicycle Safety Rodeo at Glacier Gardens Arena on 10 June 2006. » Read More