document.write('<marquee behavior="scroll" width="725" loop="10" scrollamount="1" scrolldelay="15" truespeed="truespeed">13 Feb 2010 - Canada\'s military commanders are heralding the largest air assault of the Afghan war as a success.  Colonel Christian Drouin, the Canadian wing commander, says the mission went off without a shot being fired on either side. Three Canadian Chinook helicopters and four Griffon choppers were part of a two-pronged assault on the Taliban strongholds of Marjah and Nad Ali district. The Canadian aircraft helped ferry more than 1,000 coalition troops into Nad Ali...  12 Feb 2010 - One Canadian soldier was killed and four were injured in a training accident on a range located approximately 4 km northeast of Kandahar City. The accident took place at about 5:00 p.m., Kandahar time, on 12 February 2010. Corporal Joshua Caleb Baker was killed in the accident.  He was a member of The Loyal Edmonton Regiment from Edmonton, Alberta, and was serving with the Kandahar Provincial Reconstruction Team.  An investigation into the accident is ongoing...  12 Feb 2010 - Canadian soldiers injured in Afghanistan will soon have the benefit of a virtual reality simulator to help them recover from amputations, brain injuries and post-traumatic stress.  Canadian Forces Surgeon General Commodore Hans Jung signed a deal Thursday with The Ottawa Hospital that will see the military purchase a $1.5 million state-of-the-art simulator...  10 Feb 2010 - Captain Denis Beaulieu received the Medal of Bravery from Governor General Michaelle Jean last week for saving a man from drowning in 2007.  Capt Beaulieu, originally from Sherbrooke, Que. is posted to 2 Canadian Forces Flight Training School, 15 Wing Moose Jaw, Sask...  9 Feb 2010 - In the midst of Haiti\'s chaos, Canada\'s sailors have been fanning out daily across the seaside town of Jacmel and the even-harder-hit city of Leogane, hammers and hardhats in hand, with one guiding principle - Be flexible. That approach has helped to turn them into unsung heroes on the ground – a place most seamen are not accustomed to spending their days... 8 Feb 2010 - The base commander of CFB Trenton has been charged with two counts of first degree murder in connection with the murders of two area women, including a fellow soldier.  Colonel Russ Williams, the wing commander at CFB Trenton, is charged with two counts of first degree murder in the deaths of Corporal Marie-France Comeau and Jessica Lloyd...  <i><b>On This Day In Canadian Military History:</b></i>  14 Feb 1690 - A force commanded by Nicolas D\’Ailleboust and Jacques Le Moyne de Sainte-Helene attacks the fortified village of Schenectady...  14 Feb 1940 - No.110 (Army Co-Operation) Squadron sails from Halifax for Britain where it arrives on 25 February, the first Canadian air force squadron to reach Great Britain.  14 Feb 1945 - Five Motor Torpedo Boats of the Canadian 29th Flotilla burn in Ostende harbour.</marquee>')