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January, 2019 Editor Art Tilley e–mail: [email protected]
BGen K G Troughton CD ROYAL NIAGARA MILITARY INSTITUTE EXECUTIVE
President LCol Blaise McDonnell, CD
First Vice President
LCol Bernie Nehring, CD Second Vice President Mr. Rod Morris
Immediate Past President
LCol Ed Rayment, CD Kit Shop Mr. Jim Doherty
Finance / Membership Ms. Donna Daffern
Directors Mr. Art Tilley Sgt Lois McRitchie, CD Lt(N) Kim Harcombe
Mr. Jim Doherty Social Committee LCol Blaise McDonnell, CD
Newsletter Website Editor Mr. Art Tilley
Special Projects Sgt Lois McRitchie, CD Speaker Bureau LCol Ed Rayment, CD
USA Liaison
LtCol Vince Ventura Secretary / Cadet Liaison Lt(N) Kim Harcombe
Sadly, the Royal Canadian Military Institute has lost a very distinguish past president and dedicated member, Brigadier General Kevin Gerald Troughton, CD. A career soldier for 38 years, he began his military service with the Royal 22nd Regiment, later transferring to the Royal Canadian Dragoons. Brigadier Troughton passed away suddenly and peacefully, aged 83, surrounded by family at Niagara Health Network on Friday the 21st of December. He is survived by his wife of 58 years, Ruth, and three children Elaine, Stephen and Mark, as well as four grandchildren. Kevin devoted much of his retirement to his family, the RNMI and several other local organizations. A memorial gathering will be held in the future with the announcement of time and date to follow. The family requests that donations be directed to the Canadian Heart and Stroke Foundation or to St. John's Ambulance in lieu of flowers.
ROYAL NIAGARA MILITARY INSTITUTE CALENDAR of EVENTS 2018 - 2019 2018 DATE TIME EVENT NOTES Tues 01 Jan 1100 New Year’s Levee Tues 08 Jan Executive Meeting Wed 16 Jan 1930 General Meeting – Speaker: Col Robert E. Pecoraro, USAF Tues 05 Feb Executive Meeting Wed 20 Feb 1930 General Meeting – Speaker TBA Tues 05 Mar Executive Meeting Wed 20 Mar 1930 General Meeting – Speaker TBA Tues 02 Apr Executive Meeting Annual reports due Wed 17 Apr 1930 Annual General Meeting – Election of Officers No speaker Mon 06 May Executive Meeting Fri 17 May TBA Ladies Appreciation Dinner- Venue TBA NOTES: Calendar effective January 1, 2019. Italicized events are not hosted by the RNMI. Events are tentative and subject to change.
KIT SHOP
RNMI Coin - $30.00 RNMI Tie- $25.00 RNMI Name Tag - $15.00 – Special RNMI Crest - $20.00 -------------------------- RNMI Lapel Pin - $7.00
These items are available at every meeting. Please see Mr. Jim Doherty to purchase.
MEMBERSHIP Please insure that your membership is up to date. If unsure, please contact the membership secretary, Ms. Donna Daffern: 11 Timber Lane St. Catharines, Ontario L2N 7R7 E-Mail: [email protected]
GUEST SPEAKER
The speaker at the Wednesday meeting of the RNMI will be Colonel Robert E. Pecoraro, USAF ret. He will speak to us about how Americans view their veterans. Further details on the next page.
NEW YEAR’S DAY LEVEE
The Lincoln and Welland Regimental Band
The 2019 New Year’s Day Levee was attended by St. Catharines Mayor Walter Sendzik, Lt.-Col. Christopher Cinicio of the Lincoln and Welland Regiment, Deputy Commanding Officer Christopher Canavan and the commander of the 10th Battery, Captain Zoran Pocuca. The program included performances by the Lincoln and Welland Regimental Band, and the firing of a 25-pound field artillery field piece by the 10th Battery. The traditional toasts were to: Her Majesty the Queen; Canada; 10th Battery, 56 Regiment Royal Canadian Artillery; and the Lincoln and Welland Regiment. Canada’s military has reversed its plan to abandon the familiar yellow paint scheme for the country’s new search-and-rescue planes after debate within the ranks over the aircraft’s need to be visible on such missions.
COLONEL ROBERT E. PECORARO USAF (ret.) Our speaker for the January 16 meeting will be Colonel Robert E. Pecoraro who is a retired United States Air Force Officer. He has 30 years in the service of the United States. Col. Pecoraro was commissioned through the Officer Training School in 1982 and his career included tours as a C-130 navigator, instructor navigator, Tactical Airlift Liaison Officer to the US Army, and served joint staff tours in the Republic of Korea and Belgium. He also commanded at the Detachment, Squadron, and Group levels. Currently, he is an elected official serving on the North Tonawanda Common Council as an Alderman at Large and is the President of the Western NY Chapter of the Military Officers Association. He is married and has three adult children. He will speak to us on how Americans view Veterans in their communities and what the research actually reflects. He will welcome comparisons on how Canadians view our Veterans. He hopes that the general public both American and Canadian will have a better appreciation of veterans due to this research. Colonel Pecoraro’s presentation should prove to be very pertinent and enlightening.
SEARCH AND RESCUE
The new fleet of 16 Airbus C-295W planes will replace the main Royal Canadian Air Force search-and-rescue fleet of Buffalo aircraft as well as the Hercules transport planes which are also used at times in a search-and-rescue role. It was reported last year that RCAF leadership had requested the new planes be painted tactical grey, asking for a change to the original contract which had stipulated the familiar yellow colour scheme, because they wanted the aircraft to be available for other missions, including combat.
But the move to the grey paint scheme has now been reversed. “While there was, last year, a stated interest in painting the C-295W grey, a decision was made following further consultation to maintain the iconic yellow colour scheme of the RCAF’s current SAR fleet, such as the Buffalo, Twin Otter, Cormorant and Griffon,” the Department of National Defence said in a statement Wednesday. “This colour, which provides a higher level of visibility and recognition in the ground and the air, is also widely known by Canadians — especially those who might find themselves in a situation requiring our aid.”
Airbus C-295W in rejected paint scheme.
De Havilland Buffalo in current paint scheme.
