Jonathan Wade

The Canadian Government remains firmly against the assistance of Iran in the current Iraq crisis, despite Washington and London’s willingness to consider it. In fact, the Foreign Affairs Ministry confirmed that Canada’s relations with Iran will remain almost nonexistent until they can prove their trustworthiness. However, Ottawa has completely ruled out a Canadian intervention in […]

In a period of austerity, the Canadian Forces have decided to spend up to $4.5 million dollars to bring back World War II-era ranks and insignia. This crazy amount of money will be spent to buy new dress uniforms for the Canadian Forces officers from both the Army and the Navy. All that for what?! […]

CBRN operators of the Canadian Joint Incident Response Unit (CJIRU), who provides all the CBRN response for the Canadian Special Operation Forces Command (CANSOFCOM) and the Canadian Armed Forces participated in international Eager Lion exercise in Jordan. In fact, more than 12,500 personnel from 20 countries were training together. The exercise goal was to reinforce […]

In what became the deadliest NATO friendly-fire incident to this day in Afghanistan, five US SOF soldiers were killed alongside one ANA soldier yesterday in Southern Afghanistan. In fact, the incident occurred in the Arghandab district, where I did some operations in 2009, while the soldiers were patrolling to secure the environment for the upcoming […]

The bear and the dragon are once again demonstrating their desire to become less dependent on western countries and forging a strong partnership with the Chinese. China recently signed today a 30-year deal with Russia’s Gazprom worth over $400 billion. In fact, Gazprom will provide China with more than 38 billion cubic meter of gas annually. […]

“I am pleased to say that, as we committed to last week, there are Canadians who have arrived on the ground in Nigeria who are working with the United States and the United Kingdom to work on the freedom of these young girls, which is obviously our most pressing priority,” Canadian Foreign Minister John Baird […]

MILSIM, or Military Simulation, is a word widely used nowadays in hobbies such as paintball and Airsoft. I am one of those MILSIM players who draw some much needed adrenaline out of it. I was WIA in Afghanistan and the only way I can find similar adrenaline rushes is by getting shot at with 6mm […]

“Who are we? Airborne! Who are we? Airborne! How far do we go? All the way!” This is the sound of Canadian paratroopers jumping from a perfectly good flying aircraft at 1,000 feet AGL. Approximately 50 soldiers from the 3rd Battalion, Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light infantry and support staff participated in Exercise Orzel Alert. The […]

We all know Russia has been lurking around NATO countries’ airspace since the end of the Cold War. Some might even think they are testing our response to the posing threats of their strategic bombers to national security. I am also one of them and up to this day, I am wondering why the West […]

UPDATE 24 April 12:40 PM EAST from Vice News: VICE News is delighted to confirm that our colleague and friend Simon Ostrovsky has been safely released and is in good health. We would like to thank everyone for their support during this difficult time. Out of respect for Simon and his family’s privacy, we have […]

Rebels in South Sudan killed more than 200 civilians who were sheltered in a mosque after seizing the area last week. Approximately 400 more were also wounded at the mosque. The United Nations (UN) strongly condemned the killing calling it “the targeted killings of civilians based on their ethnic origins and nationality.” The rebels captured […]

Canada’s Prime Minister announced today that the Royal Canadian Air Force will send 6 CF-18 fighter aircraft to Lask in Poland in enhance the readiness of NATO allies in Eastern Europe. Twenty staff officers will be also leaving Canada to join the Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers in Europe to assist NATO. “Canada continues to strongly […]