January 20, 2015
OTTAWA – Approximately 2,800 soldiers from the Canadian Army, most of them from 5 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group (5 CMBG), will take part in winter combat operations training at 2nd Canadian Division Support Base Valcartier and in Quebec City and surrounding region from January 19 to 27, 2015.
This annual Exercise will include participation of a platoon from the 4e Régiment de Chasseurs from France and 20 members of the Polish Army’s 6th Airborne Brigade.
This training is an important component in the operational preparation of Valcartier military personnel.
Captain Mathieu Dufour
Public Affairs Officer
5 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group
Phone: 418 844-5000, ext 4688
affairespubliques.valcartier@forces.gc.ca
Department of National Defence
Phone: 613-996-2353
Toll-Free: 1-866-377-0811
mlo-blm@forces.gc.ca