Tuesday, February 16, 2010

Vancouver Winter Olympics: MND in the Hornet's seat

Photo from a Facebook page (first of eleven on Air Force involvement) of Mr MacKay with CF-18 pilots taking part in Winter Olympics security :
Canada's Air Force's Photos - Olympic and Paralympic Games - Jeux olympiques et paralympiques

The Honourable Peter MacKay, Minister of National Defence looks up from the cockpit of a CF-18 Hornet while Captain Mark Remington (left) and Captain Mark Hickey (right) brief him on the aircraft while conducting a visit during Operation PODIUM, Feb. 12, 2010 [more on the CF and the Olympics here]
Master Corporal Andrew Collins, 14 Wing Imaging
Another photo (third):
A Canadian Forces CF-18 Hornet fighter jet, deployed during Operation PODIUM by The North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) [more here] taxies for departure.
Master Corporal Andrew Collins, 14 Wing Imaging
A temporary hangar at Vancouver (see near end of second link in first para)?

Update: The MND photo is also at this CF Combat Camera page, confirming he's in Vancouver.

1 Comments:

Blogger Minicapt said...

"A temporary hangar at Vancouver (see near end of second link in first para)?"

Deploying from Cold Lake to VIA must be like going into the field.

Cheers

8:06 p.m., February 16, 2010  

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