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GUEST EDITORIAL: by Jean Murray
SAR Challenges
Despite immense challenges, Canada’s Search and Rescue system has become one of the best in the world. Demographic changes have increased the calls for SAR in Canada, find out how we are meeting these challenges. Join the annual SARSCENE event which begins in October.……
AVIATION: by Peter Pigott
The Hunt for Affordable & Effective SAR
The Canadian Forces’ efforts have turned to replacing the aging and increasingly unavailable fleets of CC-130 Hercules and CC-115 Buffalos. What has happened to the "fast-tracked" requirement?……
FWSAR CONTENDERS: by Peter Pigott
C-27J: Pilots’ Views
Chief Test Pilots for Alenia's C27J aircraft describe their views of the platform for the Italian proposal for Canada's Fixed Wing Search and Rescue Program.……
FWSAR CONTENDERS: by Chris Wattie
C-295: Serious Solution
EADS CASA is confident their C295 is the best machine to become the Air Force's new Fixed Wing Search and Rescue aircraft.……
NORTHERN CAPABILITIES: by E.G. (Ted) Lennox
It’s time... Search and Rescue IN the Arctic!
The need to substantially improve Search and Rescue (SAR) in the arctic has been clearly articulated for more than five years by three important user groups: the people of Nunavut; the international airlines who fly over Nunavut on flights between North America, Europe and Asia; and the Government of Canada.……
COASTAL PROTECTION: by Charles D. Maginley
How will SOA Status Affect the CCG?
Will the new focus on security serve to increase assets and responsibilities? It has been argued that the Canadian Coast Guard should take on a more serious security role.……
COMBAT SAR: by Major Rob Day
Combat SAR – The Next Wave?
A critical asset in the past, will Combat Search and Rescue again become a necessary capability required by Canadians to safely carry out their duties to protect peace around the globe? ……
CANADIAN COAST GUARD: by Michael Olsen
Financial Independence for the Canadian Coast Guard
The Canadian Coast Guard’s new status as a special operating agency (SOA) in Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) means greater management and financial flexibility to ensure that the organization can continue to provide its valuable services to all users of Canadian waters.……
VOLUNTEER SAR: by Don Blakely
Ground Search and Rescue Has Grown Up!
SAR Units are now are guided by Global Positioning Systems and their radios may even automatically transmit their position back to a sophisticated Search Command Vehicle displayed, in real-time, on a computerized map. Most ground search team members will have individual pagers and modern outdoor clothing made with high tech materials.……
HELICOPTERS: by Ken Pole
Rotary Wing SAR
Its unique flying characteristics make the helicopter ideally suited to search and rescue missions worldwide. This is also true in Canada where the Canadian Forces (CF), in a leading role, are assisted by the Canadian Coast Guard (CCG) and often by volunteers from the Canadian Air Search and Rescue Association (CASARA).……
OPINION: by Major Rob Day
Sovereignty & Military Power
Many people in government, the media and the general public find the current dispute over Hans Island mildly amusing. The fact is, it may turn out to be a significant diplomatic headache for this country. ……
TECHNOLOGY: by Howard Posluns
Emergency Beacons to the Rescue!
Canada’s vast wilderness and oceans have always presented a daunting challenge for the search and rescue community. “Space age” technology came to the rescue in the mid-1970s, and experiments were so successful that the Canada, France, Russia, and the United States joined to create a satellite-aided search and rescue system known as COSPAS-SARSAT.……
POLICE: by Sgt Uday Jaswal
Police Make SAR Partnerships Work
The benefits of community-based policing and the value of the resulting partnerships have long been touted within policing circles. There is still a perception among many frontline officers however, that there are few tangible benefits arising out of this policing philosophy. It is remarkable then, to observe the advancements made within the Ottawa Police Service (OPS) Search and Rescue program as a result of non-traditional, community partnerships.……
SATELLITES: by Jean Beaudin and Dr Ingar Moen
Space-based Radar Tracks Ground Movement
RADARSAT-2 GMTI Project. We now have the means to quickly detect and pinpoint movement on the earth’s surface. On the military side, detecting a vehicle or ship via satellite, and knowing where it is headed and how rapidly, could allow Canada to review many more vehicles headed to its borders in a manner that might represent considerable savings in time, energy and resources.……
CDN FORCES: by 2Lt Jeff Chester
SAR Techs
Hundreds of feet below, pine and spruce trees protrude from the mountainous landscape like quills on a porcupine’s back, but without hesitation the SAR Techs hurl themselves out of the airplane and disappear into the mist. What makes these men and women jump into conditions that could mean severe injury or worse? The answer is simple; someone in the forest below needs help.……
MCDN FORCES: by Lt Kendrah Denny and LCdr Mulkins
Navy Heads North to Expand SAR
The capacity to effectively carry out Search and Rescue operations is a significant asset that the Canadian Forces work diligently to maintain. In an effort to sharpen skills in the challenging northern environment, the Navy recently conducted a SAREX with the Canadian Coast Guard in Cape Dorset, Nunavut as part of the month-long Northern Deployment, Operation HUDSON SENTINEL.……
CDN FORCES: by 2Lt Steve Neta
Canada, Russia, United States gear up for Arctic SAREX ’05
Arctic SAREX ’05 will take place from September 12-16 at Eielson Air Force Base in Alaska. Hosted this year by the United States Alaska Command, the tri-lateral exercise draws participation from Canada, Russia, and the US; SAR teams from the three arctic nations will deploy contingents to partake in arctic joint rescue scenarios.……
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