Canadian Armed Forces reservists from across the country participate in Exercise Paladin Response, honing their skills in bridge construction and watercraft operations to prepare for natural disaster relief efforts.
Every December, Canadian Armed Forces soldiers prep for natural disasters with hands on engineering training. Combat engineer reservists from regiments across the country will take part in the annual training known as ‘Exercise Paladin Response’ this week. The multi-day exercise provides an opportunity for the around 200 reservists to sharpen their skills in the design, planning and construction of rafts and bridges.
This includes constructing medium girder bridges and building prefabricated modular steel Acrow bridges. Another part of the training includes operating assault boats and assembling medium floating bridges on Cultus Lake. According to Lieut.-Col. Stephen Piers, a primary role of the combat engineers is to provide the army with mobility support
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