The Maple Leaf

4 March 2009
Vol. 12, No. 9
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Photos

<p>A master gunner sits in the door-gunner’s position in a CH-146 Griffon helicopter and fires the new Dillon Aero 7.62 mm M134 Minigun during a training exercise at firing ranges in the desert.</p> <p>JTF-Afg Air Wing will be providing the task force with transportation, surveillance and reconnaissance assets that will contribute to mission success in Afghanistan. It comprises the Canadian Helicopter Force (Afghanistan) with its CH-147 D-model Chinook helicopters and its CH-146 Griffon helicopters; the Canadian Heron UAV Detachment; and the Theatre Support Element, with its CC-130 Hercules aircraft.</p>

CHF trains over desert

A master gunner sits in the door-gunner’s position in a CH-146 Griffon helicopter and fires the new Dillon Aero 7.62 mm M134 Minigun during a training exercise at firing ranges in the desert.

JTF-Afg Air Wing will be providing the task force with transportation, surveillance and reconnaissance assets that will contribute to mission success in Afghanistan. It comprises the Canadian Helicopter Force (Afghanistan) with its CH-147 D-model Chinook helicopters and its CH-146 Griffon helicopters; the Canadian Heron UAV Detachment; and the Theatre Support Element, with its CC-130 Hercules aircraft.