Canadians in Afghanistan

[Cpl.Roldan]

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Newly-arrived soldiers with the Canadian International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in Kabul, listen to a threat assessment briefing at Kabul International Airport, Afghanistan.

The troops are just starting their six month tour as part of Operation ATHENA, Canada's contribution to the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in Kabul.

Canada will contribute about 1,900 troops to the mission in the Afghan capital later this summer, making the Canadian contingent the second largest in ISAF. Currently this mission involves about 5,000 troops from 29 nations.
Photo by Sgt Frank Hudec, Canadian Forces Combat Camera

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Canadian troops in a Bison armoured recovery vehicle watch fellow soldiers board a CC-130 Hercules transport aircraft at Kabul International Airport, Afghanistan.


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A Nyala mine-hardened vehicle in a Canadian military convoy in Kabul, Afghanistan. The 4x4 vehicle is used to evaluate routes where the mine threat is high. Afghanistan is one of the most heavily mined countries in the world.

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A Canadian soldier with a C-9 machinegun, guards an International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) convoy, as it makes its way through the streets of Kabul, Afghanistan.


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A Canadian soldier, who's face is protected against dust, mans a C-9 machinegun on LAV III (light armoured vehicle) in Kabul, Afghanistan

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A Canadian soldier on a Bison armoured vehicle loads ammunition into a C-6 machine-gun at Kabul International Airport, Afghanistan

[kutter]

Great pics, but weren't they suppose to recieve the arid regioins CADPAT by now, sigh. Why am I not surprised at this.

[Cpl.Roldan]

Canadian forces deployed there were issued both types of Cadpat. Im yet to see a pic of a soldier wearing it.

[Maverick77]

They have the Arid AR

they chose not to wear it.

They wanted to stand out to the civilian population from the other armies there.

[stuntman]

They have the Arid AR

they chose not to wear it.

They wanted to stand out to the civilian population from the other armies there.
Bull ish! Darker colors in the Muslim world are seen as more threatening, either they don’t have the Arid bdu's or there telling the taliban (local warlords) not to F*ck with them! IMHO



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[Knave]

They have the Arid AR

they chose not to wear it.

They wanted to stand out to the civilian population from the other armies there.

Right... did that come from the same DND Minister who said about two years ago, when asked by a reporter, that the reason Canadian troops in Afghanistan were wearing temperate camouflage in an arid desert was not because of choice, or because they weren't issued yet.....

.... but because the temperate camouflage in the desert would "disrupt" the patterns of our soldiers and sow confusion amongst the enemy?

That's going on the assumption that Mohammed and his Taliban buddies wouldn't clue in that those bushes with legs walking across the desolate wasteland were Canadian troops...... :roll:

Of course, he did make a retracting statement later..... but alas.....

[Maverick77]

Im just tellin you ****heads what I heard from the military and what was reported on CTV news.

[Cpl.Roldan]

.........jeeeez dont need to argue bout this they have the CADPAT AR, were issused both types. Eventually will see it.......

[He219]

Latest:


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Cpl. Ian Doyle from Oromocto, New Brunswick, Canada stands guard on his armoured vehicle below the former Presidential Palace, at the main gate for the Canadian Forces in Kabul, Afghanistan (news - web sites) Wednesday, Aug. 6, 2003. The Canadian Forces are still setting up the camp to take part in the International Security Assistance Force. (AP Photo/Canadian Press, Tom Hanson)

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Afghanis sitting on top of a bus look on curiously and try to talk with a member of Canada's 2RCR Battlegroup in his LAV vehicle while transporting members of the 3RCR Battlegroup to their base camp in Kabul, Afghanistan, Friday Aug. 8, 2003. 3RCR battlegroup started arriving Friday and will be the ones eventually patrolling the streets in Kabul

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Maj. Bill Cummings of 2RCR points out something to Lt.-Col. Don Denne, commander of 3RCR Battlegroup, as they arrive at the Canadian base camp in Kabul, Afghanistan, Friday Aug. 8, 2003

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Sgt. Lorne Dalton of Goose Bay, Labrador (left), Cpl. William Cornish of Holyrood, Newfoundland (right), and Pvt. Greg Lightle of Port Hope, Ontario (driver of front vehicle) travel in a convoy of Canada's 2RCR Battlegroup past the bombed out King's palace while transporting members of the 3RCR Battlegroup to their base camp in Kabul, Afghanistan, Friday Aug. 8, 2003. 3RCR battlegroup started arriving Friday and will be the ones eventually patrolling the streets in Kabul as part of the International Security Assistance Force. (AP PHOTO/Tom Hanson)

[Schuster]

Most of these guys are in the theatre activation team.. so they'll be going home soon i think. maybe they didnt get issued the stuff..
anyways. they'll prolly wear the temperate woodland when there in and around kabul. if they ever have to patrol for soem reason way outside of the city limits thats when we'll most likely see the Arid region stuff.

[pinkeye]

according to one newspaper report, cdn forces have been advised to look as "un-american" as possible by the head of the german battle group whom the cdns are replacing:

"The Canadians have already taken steps to distinguish themselves from other international forces, including opting for green combat fatigues rather than the desert browns so popular among Germans, Australians, Britons and Americans. "

for the full article:
http://www.cbc.ca/cp/world/030808/w080831.html

[Cpl.Roldan]

Schuster they're gunna be there for awhile they just got there your know.

[Schuster]

2 RCR and 4 ESR form the theatre activation team. they are there to get things ready for the 3 RCR battlegroup boys. who are arriving now. well i guess maybe they'll stay. but i dunno.
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Canadian troops in a Bison armoured recovery vehicle watch fellow soldiers board a CC-130 Hercules transport aircraft at Kabul International Airport, Afghanistan.The departing soldiers, members of the Theatre Activation Team, have spent the past two months in Kabul preparing the Canadian camp for Operation ATHENA, the Canadian contribution to the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in Afghanistan, scheduled to begin late in the summer of 2003. Canada will contribute about 1,900 troops to the mission in the Afghan capital, making the Canadian contingent the second largest in ISAF. Currently this mission involves about 5,000 troops from 29 nations.
Photo by Sgt Frank Hudec, Canadian Forces Combat Camera

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Canadian soldiers in a LAV III (light armoured vehicles) drive past the ruins of the King's Palace near the Canadian International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) camp in Kabul, Afghanistan.


The troops, members of the 2nd Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment (2 RCR), are some of the first arrivals in support of Operation ATHENA, Canada's contribution to ISAF in Kabul.


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A soldier with the 2nd Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment (2 RCR), mans a C-6 machinegun on a Bison armoured vehicle, during a convoy through Kabul, Afghanistan


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Chief Warrant Officer Daniel Bradley (R) and Canadian soldiers with the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF), listen to a threat briefing after arriving at their camp in Kabul, Afghanistan for the start of a six-month tour of duty.

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Newly-arrived Canadian troops with the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF), unload C7A1 assault rifles at a clearance bay at the main Canadian camp in Kabul, Afghanistan

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Captain Cayle Oberwarth (R), gives a threat briefing to newly-arrived Canadian soldiers with the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in Kabul, Afghanistan.

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Master Corporal Craig Brock, with the 3rd Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment (3 RCR), checks his map on a LAV III (light armoured vehicle), prior to a convoy through Kabul, Afghanistan.


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Private Thomas Hamilton with the 2nd Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment (2 RCR), stands sentry with a C7A1 assault rifle in the hatch of a LAV III (light armoured vehicle), during a convoy through Kabul, Afghanistan.

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[East]

more plz. :)

[goldman]

These are old pics, i belive u can find them on www.dnd.ca but still nice tho. :)