17 Armoured Engineer Squadron and 11 Field Engineer Squadron from 1 Combat Engineer Regiment conducted breaching drills

17 Armoured Engineer Squadron and 11 Field Engineer Squadron from 1 Combat Engineer Regiment conducted breaching drills during Exercise ASCENDING SAPPER November 10, 2021, in Wainwright, Alberta. The drills were the final portion of the Armoured Engineer Operators Course. 

The course saw trainees complete a live Remote Weapon System range onboard Armoured Engineer Vehicles to test their proficiency on the robust platform. Upon completion of the range, that was held at 3rd Canadian Division Support Base Detachment Wainwright, students graduated to become newly qualified Armoured Engineer Operators, ready to provide mobility support to combined arms teams on the battlefield. 

Video: Cpl Djalma Vuong-De Ramos