The Right Honourable Justin Trudeau visited the Combat Training Centre, headquartered at the 5th Canadian Division Support Base Gagetown in Oromocto, NB on November 8, 2022. The Combat Training Centre, a formation of the Canadian Army Doctrine and Training Centre, offers a variety of army combat training ranging from military engineering to artillery. Minister of National Defence the Honourable Anita Anand, along with other ministers, was also on the ground to view diverse displays of the Combat Training schools. It was an occasion for current serving members and veterans to meet the Prime Minister in advance of Remembrance Day.
The Right Honourable Justin Trudeau visited the Combat Training Centre, headquartered at the 5th Canadian Division Support Base Gagetown in Oromocto, NB on November 8, 2022. The Combat Training Centre, a formation of the Canadian Army Doctrine and Training Centre, offers a variety of army combat training ranging from military engineering to artillery. Minister of National Defence the Honourable Anita Anand, along with other ministers, was also on the ground to view diverse displays of the Combat Training schools. It was an occasion for current serving members and veterans to meet the Prime Minister in advance of Remembrance Day.
The Right Honourable Justin Trudeau and the Minister of National Defence, the Honourable Anita Anand, meet with Colonel Shane Murphy, Commander of the Combat Training Centre, and Lieutenant-Colonel Jaime Phillips, Commandant of the Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery School. Behind the group is a M777 lightweight 155-mm towed Howitzer, a general purpose field artillery weapon. Currently used by the Ukrainian forces in its war again Russia, the M777 Howitzer can fire at a range of up to 40 kilometres.
The Right Honourable Justin Trudeau and the Minister of National Defence, the Honourable Anita Anand, meet with members of Combat Training Centre. Next to the Prime Minister, we can observe the top of a Light Armoured Vehicle (LAV) 6.0. Capable of reaching speeds of up to 100 kilometres per hour on roads and crossing water up to a depth of 1.5 meters, the LAV 6.0 is the Army’s primary infantry fighting vehicle.
The Minister of National Defence, the Honourable Anita Anand and Lieutenant-Colonel Patrick Chartrand, Commandant of the Tactics School. Simulators, as seen in this image, occupy a great part of the modern training provided by the Combat Training Centre. Various simulators assist the training of candidates from firing a C7A2 Automatic Rifle to driving a Light Armoured Vehicle 6.0. Future Battle Group commanders also benefit from this technology where they can conduct virtual defensive and offensive operations.
Second-Lieutentant Nabil Allou, Combat Training Centre
Photo by: Corporal Brad Upshall, 5th Canadian Division Public Affairs.
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