Canadian tanks conduct live-fire exercise in Latvia

Canadian Armed Forces members with the Royal Canadian Dragoons took part in a live-fire exercise for the Leopard 2 main battle tank in late March.

Currently deployed on Operation Reassurance, the exercises involved high explosive ammunition being tested at Camp Adazi, in Adazi, Latvia.

Meanwhile, a Canadian military briefing obtained by the Ottawa Citizen found that Russian propaganda campaigns in Latvia have been largely unsuccessful and have failed to gain traction with that country’s population.

For years the Canadian Forces and analysts linked to the military had been warning that Russia was trying to target Latvians with misleading information about Canadian and NATO troops.

Further reading on Canada’s Latvia mission

https://ottawacitizen.com/news/national/defence-watch/russian-propaganda-campaigns-in-latvia-flopped-canadian-military-says

https://ottawacitizen.com/news/national/defence-watch/canadian-army-fast-tracking-purchase-of-air-defence-anti-tank-missiles-and-counter-drone-gear

https://ottawacitizen.com/news/national/defence-watch/canadian-military-to-extend-stay-of-artillery-unit-in-latvia

https://ottawacitizen.com/news/national/defence-watch/canadian-forces-worker-sexually-assaulted-at-nato-base-told-she-should-have-realized-such-risks-existed-documents

https://ottawacitizen.com/news/national/defence-watch/canadian-government-condemns-parade-in-latvia-to-honour-nazi-ss-unit

https://nationalpost.com/news/canadian-forces-mission-in-latvia-dogged-by-problems-with-harassment-unprofessional-behavior-report-reveals

 

PHOTO: The Royal Canadian Dragoons take part in a live-fire exercise with the Leopard 2 main battle tank on Mar. 24 in Latvia.

CREDIT: Corporal Bryan Bodo, Canadian Armed Forces Imagery Technician