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Senator Wallin meets the Olympic Torch at Moose Jaw's Air Force Base |
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Braving the cold, Senator Pamela Wallin, the Air Force Snowbirds and 15 Wing Torch Relay Team met the Olympic Flame with warm Prairie hospitality on January 10th.
Moose Jaw's 15 Wing Air Force base is home to to the NATO Flying Training in Canada (NFTC) program and 431 Air Demonstration Squadron - The Snowbirds. For more info about the Snowbirds visit www.snowbirds.dnd.ca. In her capcity as HCol, Senator Wallin also insepcted 15 Wing's plane inventory.
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(L-R) Wing Chief Warrant Officer, Stephen Jackson; Wing Commander, Col Paul Keddy; Senator and HCol Pamela Wallin; Snowbird pilots - Capt Mark LaVerdiere; Capt Sean Hanson; Capt Yanick Gregoire; Capt Jean Francois Dupont and Mr. Jim McLaren who is holding the flame bound for Vancouver.
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Senator Wallin speaking to Deputy Commanding Officer of the Snowbirds, Maj Dave Treanor, while sitting in the CT-114 Tutor plane. The Major took part in the Torch relay.
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Senator Wallin with Snowbird pilots and 15 Wing Torch Relay Team, Sun., Jan. 10th.
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Sen. Wallin with LCol Chris Bard and the Commanding Officer of the Snowbirds and the 15 Wing Commander Col Paul Keddy are standing beside the Tutor painted in the the colours of the Golden Centennaires - the aerobatic team from 1967.
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