Features

11/15/2006
Exercise in Reality
Scattered bodies, staggering survivors, whispered reassurances to the injured - for those who witnessed it, the mass casualty exercise at 19 Wing Comox was the stuff, (if not of nightmares), then of some very unpleasant dreams. » Read More

11/14/2006
CP-140 Aurora Impresses south of the border
19WNR 06/079  Two CP-140 Auroras from 407 Maritime Patrol Squadron at 19 Wing Comox  joined the U.S.S. John C. Stennis carrier strike group for Comptuex (Combined Training Unit Exercise), a two-week air and naval exercise which wrapped up in October. » Read More

10/11/2006
Flying Suit, Check. Stetson, Check.
It’s safe to say the snarl on the microphone is not something CC-15 Buffalo pilot Captain Scott Greenfield picked up in flying training. » Read More

8/11/2006
Comox SAR helicopter reaches “world first”:  2000 flying hours
A 19 Wing Comox CH-149 Cormorant helicopter has become “the first in the world” to reach 2,000 flying hours, according to personnel 442 Search and Rescue (SAR) Squadron. » Read More

7/26/2006
Trekking on Top of the World
Six members of 442 (Transport & Rescue) Squadron have just returned from spending the summer solstice under the midnight sun of the high Arctic. » Read More

6/6/2006
Armed Forces Day - 19 Wing Pair to Represent Air Force in Parliament
Over the course of 16 years in the military, 19 Wing's Cpl Kelly Olsen has met three prime ministers, a prince, a princess and the Queen. » Read More

6/1/2006
Submarine hide-and-seek
The mountains were a beautiful orange as the CP-140 Aurora climbed out of Comox into the evening sky to begin an eight-hour mission to find, track and attack a submarine lurking off the coast of British Columbia. » Read More

5/29/2006
Simulated battle, real training
Launching missiles, evading torpedoes, communicating with allied vessels and aircraft; these are not the types of things you make up as you go along. That is why 19 Wing was among the diverse list of participants in the Canadian-led Exercise... » Read More

4/12/2006
“We care about the people we rescue”
Search and rescue (SAR) is an interesting business and very rewarding to those involved. When crews finish a mission, they know they have made a difference. » Read More

3/23/2006
New 19 Wing building recalls Air Force great
19WNR 06/09  Two daughters remembered a loving father and a base remembered one of its most decorated leaders earlier this year as 19 Wing Comox unveiled Turnbull House, its new VIP quarters honouring a Canadian Air Force legend. » Read More