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Bombadier Marie Robert guides the Sperwer UAV as it is hoisted onto the catapult ramp prior to launch in Kabul, Afghanistan, in 2003. The current scourges of the battlefield are the unmanned aerial vehicles, more commonly known as drones, writes Scott Taylor. DND photograph by Cpl. Doug Farmer

Opinion

BY SCOTT TAYLOR

November 30, 2022

OTTAWA—On Nov. 19, I was honoured to attend the gala ball celebrating the 150th anniversary of the Governor General’s Foot Guards. The event was held in the landmark Château Laurier Hotel’s ornate ballroom. Former and serving members of the regiment turned ...

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