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winnipeg Rescue Squadron trains at Shilo range

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Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2012 | Comments: 0

The 435 Transport and Rescue Squadron from 17 Wing in Winnipeg will be conducting night flare exercises on the Shilo Range for the next three days, from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m.

The training exercise is part of the 435 Squadron’s ongoing training for search and rescue crews. The exercise involves dropping illumination flares and practising all aspects of night search and rescue operations including parachute descents by search and rescue technicians.

The Shilo Range is located southeast of CFB Shilo and west of Highway 238.

The training exercise began on Monday evening and will conclude on Thursday.

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Republished from the Brandon Sun print edition October 16, 2012

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