[MilCom] Cold Lake 416 & 441 CF-18 Squadrons to be Consolidated into 409 Squadron

[rob.berezowski at sasktel.sk.ca]

Greetings everyone,

In a news release issued Monday, Canada's Air Force announced that the two 
CF-18 Tactical Fighter Squadrons at 4 Wing Cold Lake (416 and 441) will be 
consolidated into the re-activated 409 Tactical Fighter Squadron, which 
will also be based at 4 Wing Cold Lake. The 409 Squadron was previously a 
CF-18 squadron based in Baden, Germany. The consolidation of the two 
squadrons will allow for some increased efficiencies. There will be no 
loss of aircraft, but there may be some personnel shuffles. 

The ceremony to reactivate 409 squadron will take place July 6, 2006. The 
same ceremony will celebrate the accomplishments of 416 and 441 squadrons. 


Presumably, there will be no changes to 410 Tactical Fighter Training 
Squadron (CF-18), also based at 4 Wing Cold Lake. 

This follows other squadron consolidations, including the consolidation 
last year of the CF-18 433 squadron at Bagotville into the expanded 425 
Tactical Fighter Squadron, also at Bagotville.

Also announced today was the consolidation of 1 Air Movements Squadron (17 
Wing Winnipeg) into 2 Air Movements Squadron (8 Wing Trenton). It's not 
clear from the press release, but it looks like the personnel in 1 Air 
Movements Squadron will be moved to Trenton, where they will become a part 
of 2 Air Movements Squadron. 

More details can be found in the news releases:

http://www.airforce.forces.gc.ca/4wing/news/releases_e.asp?cat=92&id=1115

http://www.forces.gc.ca/site/newsroom/view_news_e.asp?id=1906


Regards,

Rob Berezowski
Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada




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