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Vanguard April/May 2020

Preserving capacity, General Tom Lawson, Chief of the Defence Staff, Keys to Canadian SAR

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16 APRIL/MAY 2020 www.vanguardcanada.com interView is Foundational to the Future RCAF A Royal Canadian Air Force CT-155 Hawk from 419 Tactical Fighter (Training) Squadron takes-off during Exercise MAPLE FLAG 51. Photo: DND By MARCELLO SuKHDEO IntervIew wIth Col PJW SaunderS, DIrector AIr SImulAtIon AnD trAInIng, royAl cAnADIAn AIr Force Fact A s the Future Aircrew Train- ing (FAcT) Program con- tinues to unfold, Vanguard once again had the opportu- nity to speak with Col Saun- ders about the FAcT program and to get a better understanding of this complex and extensive industry-managed program for the future of the RCAF. Col Saunders started his career with the Canadian Forces in March 1990. Over the span of his somewhat atypical and discon- tinuous career, Col Saunders has enjoyed operational postings flying and instruct- ing on his beloved Sea King Helicopters at 443 (MH) Sqn in Pat Bay, British Co- lumbia; 423 (MH) Sqn, and 12 Wing Op- erations in Shearwater, Nova Scotia; cul- minating in Command of 406 (M) OTS where he had the somewhat ignominious distinction of being at the helm for the ces- sation of all Sea King training. Through- out this period, he has served in HMCS Annapolis, HMCS Iroquois, HMCS Fred- ericton, HMCS Toronto and was deployed throughout the Middle East. His staff postings to date include two stints in the Career Management shop, the last being a two-year sojourn as DMilC4. He was responsible for guiding, managing and, at times, cajoling some 300 high-main- tenance LCols and overseeing the manage- ment of almost 10,000 other members of the RCAF. He also spent three years on a self-imposed educational posting to the Chief of Programme office where he learned the corporate side of the Depart- ment of National Defence. Some of his work included analysing financial risk to the Departmental Investment Plan and taking a lead in drafting the next iteration of this document for governmental consideration.

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