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Can someone identify these Canadian Soldiers or Canadian SF. I just borrowed the images from another forum and I just need to confirm what unit? Enjoy!
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Wow thats some realy great pics.

The first few pics are just pics of MPs setting up for convoy protection, one of the guy cocking the SIG is a MP from Toronto. I remember seeing him around.

Holy crap those are nice photos! Where did you get them?

Military photo . net
A lot of canadian stuff comme from combat camera

some cool videos too...stange, that doesn't look like peace keeping?

I know. They look more SF than peace keepers. It says they are NATO ISAF. Most of their gears are different than the reg forces.

Check out the tactical lollipop on the second pic. Hehehe....

makes me want to start my arid collection, Damn it

Canada is not on a peace keeping mission. We are very much involved in combat operations in Afghanistan against the Taliban along with most of our NATO allies. Our ROE is actually much looser than most other NATO nations involved with the ISAF.

Good pics thats for sure. Wondering how you know they are MPs. or is that what the white grey and black thing is.

well i read an article on MPs in afghanistan doing convoy protection and some of the pics were on that article, and also the guy cocking the SIG *if i remember correctly* ive seen walking around Dennison armoury a few months back. Regarding the white and black thing there just IR reflective IFF patches.

Sigs are mostly issued to MPs right now also, as I hear

Wow those are some sweet pics, unfortunatly I have no clue what unit they belong to. As mentioned before though about the ISAF look at the arm patch on the guy on the right on the second pic from the top, the guy with the tactical lollipop; he has the ISAF arm patch.

there was an article in wed/thurs? calgary sun about the unit in which the dude loading the pistol is in, check there if you can.

My question is about the last picture...what's the jacket being worn? Looks like it would be a Goretex jacket or something. I've seen it before though...

the cut on the collar looks like it might be gortex..but i'm not sure

That`s what I`m thinking too, but the arm pocket throws me off. And it can`t be from DZ because it`s got the flag patch.

most likely it is the gortex jacket with pocket modifications on the arm just like the shirts being modified with arm pockets from the inside of the lower pockets.

The third pic was in the Toronto Sun last week... I think it was Thursday or Wednesday.

Yeah, as a very general statement, their hair looks too clean cut for SF.

Which Sig pistol are they using? P225?

I highly doubt they are SF, they won't allow you to take pictures of any of their members, having worked with a few, I've had to destroy film right in front of them just because one of them was in the back ground of it. That is some secret squirl stuff they don't want photo's video or anything taken of them, unless the rules have changed over the course of a year. They do not wear rank generally, or they can and will wear any unit epillet they want to depending on the mission. The weapon I've seen them with is the C8 but that was in bosnia.

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eh they're all just normal troopers doin whatever their job is. once the bullets started to fly out there, people realised 'oh shit the issued shit is garbage!'
Greg

lol, unfortunately it's the only way they'll learn.

The fourth from the bottom is part of The Lord Strathcona's Horse then the three below are all photos of The Royal Canadian Dragoons from the ISTAR squadron.

Actually, it is not the SIG Sauer P226. The Canadian Forces is being issued the P225, and currently they are only issued to the MP's and the Navy. Chatter was that there is a plan to adopt the pistol service wide. Damn fine pics by the way!

Anyone know if Rexter went on vacation lately?

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Great pics BTW

I was thinking the same thing when I saw the pic. =]

who knows, it's probably aftermarket.
I love how one of you said "they look more like SF than Peacekeepers". well fact is, this isn't a peacekeeping operation, just like Bandit said. In addition, things have changed since the last major peackeeping op in the balkans. new uniforms, vehicles, technology and weapons have changed the look of the canadian soldier. if we had all the things we do now back in the 90s, we'd have worn it there too.

you might have noticed that many of the soldiers aren't wearing the issued tactical vest and have instead opted for an aftermarket chest rig or something along those lines. This is primarily because the TV isn't suitable for most combat troops and the reality is that only an aftermarket rig does the job. That does not make these soldiers into Special Forces. it merely indicates the variety and relaxed uniform code that deployed troops enjoy at the moment. Back in canada, troops are much more restricted and need to make do with issue stuff.

Good to see you over here.
So the aftermarket you were referring to..is the jacket? Or the vests (which are obvious).
I think I know what the jacket is now..looks alot like it would be the new AF Goretex shell..

my bad blinky.
but they are in the system with a certain unit (the 226 that is)
Greg

damn those r some awesome pictures!

hey lerch. I'm guessing the jacket might be aftermarket. thankfully, despite the usual lack of funds, my unit is getting their old OD "goretex" jackets exchanged for the CADPAT versions. I've never had the chance to check out the cadpat raingear, so i don't know 100% what it should look like. I opt to eschew the issued rubberized OD crap in favour of a stealth suit.

the chair force rain jacket is slick, I've been trying to bribe people for a while now.
though the cadpat rain gear in the ghan is pretty slick apparently.
I knew the boys that did the T&E in 1RCR for the cadpat rain gear, looked pretty good, but of course it'll never look that way.
Greg

Would anybody be able to identify the rig that is being worn by the guy cocking the Sig?

Blackhawk STRIKE modular vest with various pouches (probably also from Blackhawk, the colours match up perfectly).

no one see pocket on arms of LTWT shirt?

for me is new beautiful news McTaz

Oh mctaz..you've gotta come around more often..even I've got arm pockets on my LTWT :cool:

sweet pics i cant tell who they are tho

Lerch,
this for me is new, i stop to see cadpat items about 1 years ago, now i'm in auscam period.

only to know is user modify or is new version of uniform?

Photo is more beautifull but i understend that your (all) troups have problem about friendly fire (extensive use of IR flag and/or IR reflective)

McTaz

If you're asking about arm pockets to the combat shirt, They are a private expense and an in-theatre modification. Usually the shirts are modified by removing the internal chest pocket and sewing it onto the shoulders, although the fasteners differ (button, velcro etc). the arm patch for velcro IR patches and IR canadian flags is also a private mod.

back in canada, we're hoping to see these mods become standard on the TW uniform, because they do make a lot of sense and they reflect the changing nature of war. However, some recent reports i've read have put a damper on that.. our uniforms are the same cut as the 1984 pattern OD. only the material and the print has changed.

It isn't identical to the old ODs actually, IIRC the breat pockets are slightly larger, along with other slight differences...

You're right, goldman. the design is different (no epaulettes, plus a velcro attachment for flag patches), but the general cut is more or less the same. Either way, it's a legacy design. the breast pocket design goes way back to the 1954 pattern uniforms, back when someone decided not to produce any magazine pouches for the current webbing at the time. soldiers had to carry their FNC1 magazines in their shirt pockets!

Yup, and the chest pockets were the exact same up to the Gen2 shirts. Finally they caught up with the times and reshaped the pockets to fit C7 magazines on the Gen3. :D

Oh, and the arm pockets come from the waist pocket ;)

Thanks lordsborne for explane, i newer see before pocket on arms in your army items (i see in US, Australian...... and this is standard) and i want understend.

About extensive use of IR tag and IR flag is not only for your army, i see that all country soldiers use this and i think this is made for easy acknowledgment in nigth combat situation

McTaz

Bang on there mctaz. The IR flags/tabs just let the friendlies ID the friendlies.