Chief of Defence Staff Presentations
22 November 2012
Edmonton, Alberta

At the Edmonton Garrison Warrants and Sergeants Mess the Chief of Defence Staff General Thomas Lawson presented deserving soldiers and civilians with Mention in Dispatches, Chief of Defence Staff Commendations and Canadian Forces Medallion for Distinguished Service. Visit the links below to learn more.
1 PPCLI Soldiers presented awards
3 PPCLI soldiers presented awards


Exercise MAPLE LION 2012 
1st Battalion Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry (1 PPCLI) deployed to FOB MINDEN in the Canadian Forces Base Suffield training area attached to 3 Mercian Battle Group (BG) of the United Kingdom for Exercise MAPLE LION.  After several days of familiarization training including time with the British H&K SA80A1 rifles which were used on the exercise, Charlie Company and the 3 Mercian BG started the advance to contact. Read More

Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2012
Exercise Rim of the Pacific (Ex RIMPAC) is the largest, multinational exercise in the world held biennially in the vicinity of the Hawaiian Islands.  The planning and execution of Ex RIMPAC is led by US Third Fleet and Canada has been an active participant in Ex RIMPAC since its inception in 1971. Read More

2 PPCLI Exercise KAPYONG FURY

This autumn, C Coy took part in a battalion level exercise, Ex KAPYONG FURY. The exercise was designed for 2 PPCLI to reassert itself as a mechanized infantry battalion and be able to be deployed for any Non-Combatant Evacuation Operations (NEO). Read More