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exercises they conduct in the UK are probably no longer than 10 days. I think as long as we maintain the relationships correctly, and everyone is thumbs up, then we’ll continue to train here.”
Lt. Col. Sean Hackett has been the base commander at CFB Suffield for the past two years. The most important part of his job is to ensure the BATUS summer training exercises go smoothly from a Canadian operational perspective.
“It’s a vibrant and interesting mission to provide such great support to the British Army Training Unit Suffield. We are the largest range and training area in the Commonwealth and it brings with it a whole series of challenges. You never really know what you are in for until you arrive, and I think it’s a testament to our training that we can adjust to these conditions so quickly and readily. Our mandate is to support BATUS and let them focus on their training so they can get on with it.
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Hackett says while there are definitely a few cultural differences to get used to, such differences are minor compared to the long-standing tradition of military co-operation in war which unites Canada and the UK.
“Our core military mandate is as military leadership and officers; those are ties that bind,” says Hackett. “I think we find ways to share that esprit de corps, whether it be combined social activities or whether it be Canadians in support at the mess.”
Hackett is proud of CFB Suffield’s role in supporting BATUS and the legacy of military co-operation and cultural exchange represented by the decades of BATUS training in southeast Alberta.
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“It’s a 40-year legacy here. The interesting thing we do here is we get to perpetuate that coalition arrangement; that history of co-operation between Britain and Canada, and those rellationships, right here at home.” ■
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S-Sgt. Collin Crawford of 29 BATUS FLIGHT British Army Air Corps poses in front of six Gazelle AH-1 helicopters permanently based at CFB Suffi eld.
Robert Page of S02 Tac/Ops oversees live fi re training for BATUS at CFB Suffi eld.
Carpenters and tradesman with 26 Field Squadron of the 32nd Engineers construct the structures which will stand in for village houses during BATUS exercises over the summer.
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