Lieutenant-General Guy Thibault, Vice Chief of the Defence Staff (VCDS) and second in command of the Canadian Armed Forces visited the Canadian Rangers and Junior Canadian Rangers from the Whati Patrol on Monday, June 8, 2015.
LGen Thibault, who is responsible and accountable to the Chief of the Defence Staff and the Deputy Minister to coordinate and direct activities to ensure departmental defence policy and strategic objectives are achieved participated in air rifle shooting and observed a traditional game, small game trapping technique and McPherson Tent base camp set-up.
The Whati Ranger patrol, located about 164 km northwest of Yellowknife, NT, is one of 60 Canadian Ranger Patrols across the north managed and administered by the 1st Canadian Ranger Patrol Group.
For more information please contact Capt Steve Watton, Unit Public Affairs Representative / 1 Canadian Ranger Patrol Group
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