In November 2022, I arrived in Lebanon as the Deputy Commanding Officer/Operations Officer for Canadian Training and Assistance Team -- Lebanon (CTAT-L).

Members of D Squadron deployed in Latvia were honoured and humbled to share one of the Regiment's greatest Battle Honour with all soldiers within the TF LVA AO.

These are some lessons I learned while working as the Chief of Plans in the Combined Joint Operations Centre on Operation Inherent Resolve.

In November 2022, 1 Combat Engineer Regiment took over from the Strathcona's as the Lead Mounting Unit for Op IMPACT, Canada's Training Mission in the Middle East.

On a great plain bisecting the Tigris River in the heart of what used to be ancient Mesopotamia, there sits a city with a rich history: Baghdad, Iraq

During the months of August, September and October the Strathcona's in Camp Canada, Ali Al Salem Air Base continued to support Operation IMPACT

As Rotation 7 for Operation IMPACT comes to an end, LdSH(RC) soldiers are ready for a well-deserved break away from the endless summer of the desert. Since the start of the tour, soldiers have been participating in a plethora of multi-national operations.

The second half of the deployment saw a massive shift for CTAT-J personnel.

For us Captain types, a yearlong Canadian Joint Operations Command tour is difficult to get and it is even more challenging to get one with the United Nations.

"There is only one thing worse than fighting with allies, and that is fighting without them" - Winston Churchill

The CAF's mission in Lebanon involves working to help build the capacities of the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF).

The reality of operations in Iraq is that they are, by their very nature, multinational. Each base is composed of small contingents from the nations of the coalition, each dependant on the others for success.

As in recent years, members of the Regiment were spread all over the globe with a small contingent of Strathconas being deployed to Lebanon to compose the core of the Canadian Training Assistance Team Lebanon.

LdSH(RC) is the lead mounting unit for Rotation seven, Operation Impact in the Middle East. Soldiers throughout the Joint Operations Area (JOA) have been helping foster regional stability by building positive rapport with allied coalitions.

Greetings from sunny Ali Al Salem Air Base!

As 1 CMBG once again takes on the task of filling out the Enhanced Forward Presence Battle Group Latvia (eFP BG), Strathcona's are of course tasked with manning the eFP BGs Armoured Reconnaissance Troop.

Members of the Lord Strathcona's Horse (Royal Canadians) made their way to various locations in the Middle East over the months of April and May, some more fortunate than others landing in the warm summer nights of Amman, Jordan.

Operation IMPACT's Canadian Training Assistance Team in Jordan (CTAT-J) has been lucky enough to be staffed with a significant number of soldiers from Lord Strathcona's Horse (Royal Canadians).