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Lieutenant-General (Ret) Yvan Blondin served as Commander of the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF). In this episode, General Blondin shares his assessment (mid April 2022) of the Russian invasion of Ukraine; and he also shares his perspective on the feasibility of implementing a No-Fly Zone over the country. The General also discusses current NATO posture after years of "peace dividend" draw...

One of our goals at Go Bold is to preserve history from first-hand perspectives. For this episode, I chat with Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) Lieutenant-Colonel Forrest Rock, Commander of Air Task Force - Romania (2019). ATF-Romania is the air component of Operation REASSURANCE, Canada’s contribution to NATO assurance and deterrence measures in Central and Eastern Europe. Our chat happened in Jan...

Capt. Evan Southern is a Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) pilot who flies the CH-149 Cormorant search and rescue helicopter, a variant of the Leonardo AW101 (EH101). This episode details the harrowing Search and Rescue (SAR) mission of 15 November 2021, where hundreds of motorists were trapped on a British Columbia highway due to landslides caused by torrential rain. You'll hear how Capt. South...

Lieutenant-Colonel Rob Marshall is a United States Air Force pilot who has spent much of his career in the Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC). The command's units are composed of highly trained, rapidly deployable airmen who are equipped with specialized aircraft to conduct special operations missions around the globe. In this episode the Colonel shares his memories of flying the MC-...

Our guest for this episode is LtCol Joshua Kutryk, one of Canada's newest astronauts who will indeed, Go Bold! Josh flew the CF-18 Hornet and was a test pilot with the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF). You'll hear about his journey in becoming a fighter pilot, his memories of flying combat missions over Libya and Afghanistan, and some awesome stories from his test pilot days where he helped...

We continue our chat with Lieutenant-General (ret) Yvan Blondin, who led the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF). In this episode we discuss the complexities of military procurement in Canada, and we talk about projects which have merit, and those that might be out of phase in relation to advances in technology. The General speaks about fighter jets, air refueling tankers, remotely piloted aircraft sy...

Who better to have as my official first guest than someone who held the position of Commander of the Royal Canadian Air Force! Lieutenant-General (Ret) Yvan Blondin is a man I truly respect. He served Canada for 35 years with distinction as a fighter pilot and a senior flag officer. He is honest and forthright, and the perspectives he shares are unique by virtue of the positions he held. You'l...

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