America's cupcake recruits

Sometimes a story is so great that it deserves little embellishment. When I read “Heavy Artillery” by George Saunders in the New Yorker, I immediately thought of Albertcowpoke, retired officer from the...

Joint Task Force-East Soldier trains Romanian/Bulgarian Allies

By SSgt Jessica Switzer MIHAIL KOGALNICEANU AIR BASE, Romania – Nearly 40 years ago, murals depicting the glory of the Soviet military were freshly painted at the Novo Selo training area in Bulgaria. Today, nearly 20 years after the end of the Cold War they are...

The Canadian Manoeuvre Training Centre -Training for Afghanistan

The Canadian Manoeuvre Training Centre is located in East Central Alberta near the small town of Wainwright.  The Canadian Forces Base is comprised of about 640 square kilometres of training area,...

LTTE's fundraising, protest marches and military training

Fundraising in several countries have made it possible for the LTTE to acquire weapons and gain sympathy from the international community to continue their war for a separate homeland. Some of these countries...

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