Canadian Army

Putting new skills to the test!

Students on their Assault Pioneer Course developed their skills and confidence by building inert explosive charges in a classroom setting before completing a complex demolitions range that had them apply explosive charges to wooden, concrete, steel, and wire targets. The course concluded their successful range by performing a cratering. Assault Pioneers utilize demolitions to provide Canada’s Light Infantry Battalions mobility and counter-mobility support at home and abroad.

Photos: Cpl Bishop MacFarlane Infantry School / École d’Infanterie, CTC Gagetown, NB
Combat Training Centre / Centre d'instruction au combat

Unified through strength!

The biannual gave our soldiers deployed on an opportunity to show off their fitness, cohesion, and mental resilience at this competition of endurance and camaraderie.

Over 600 participants, including from the Multinational Brigade and Task Force Latvia, took part in the event, which consisted of a 35km route of canoe portage, ruck march, canoeing and a sprint to the finish line.

Good job to all!

Welcome to MOUNTAIN RAM!

Soldiers from across Western Canada got together in Edmonton to participate in Ex MOUNTAIN RAM. Held on 4 June 2026, this "exercise" is in fact a fitness competition between units and personnel of 3rd Canadian Division to build on camaraderie and teamwork while promoting endurance.

Get your workout notepads out, here is what our army athletes got to accomplish:
29km Ruck march
11.2km of canoe paddling
4.8km rucksack run
3.2km canoe portage.

See you all next year!

Men's mental health matters for everyone, they are our fathers, our sons, our brothers, our husbands and uncles.

If you know a CAF member who is need to of mental health assistance or need to reach out for help, there are resources available.

Let's break the stigma and fight this one together.

https://www.canada.ca/en/department-national-defence/programs/member-assistance.html

Eyes on the skies!

Canadian, Swedish, Latvian, Lithuanian soldiers deployed to Op REASSURANCE took part in Ex BALTIC ZENITH at the Jūrmalciems military aviation range in the South of Kurzeme. The exercise focused on the Multinational Brigade's short-range air defence readiness through live-fire training against aerial targets, including drones.

📸Cpl Justin Dreimanis and Cpl Peter Grieves

Firepower, mobility, and lethality. 3 RCR gets it done on Ex ROYAL MARS.

In preparation for their assignment to the Global Response Task Force, 3 RCR conducted training scenarios to attain the required readiness this role demands.

The Canadian Army is Strong. Proud. Ready.

📷MCpl Morley / Cpl Stiver

It's the drone age.

Our soldiers on Op REASSURANCE are training with the latest counter-drone technologies and learning first-person drone tactics.

Adapting new technologies into our drills prepare us for the next fight.

📸Cpl Peter Grieves

On D-Day, in the early hours of June 6th, 1944, Canadian soldiers approached their objective by landing craft. Despite being cold, wet, and seasick, they remained confident and determined as they began their assault on Juno Beach, marking the start of Operation Overlord and the Battle of Normandy.

The eventual victory would mark a critical turning point during the Second World War, but it came at a heavy cost. By the end of the Battle of Normandy Canada suffered 18,444 casualties, of whom 5,021 would never return home.

We will never forget their bravery and their heroism. It remains an inspiration to every soldier who wears the uniform today. We will remember them.