WRITER PROFILE

Don W McLeod , a retired air force colonel, following 36 years in the RCAF/CF, is currently the Past National President of the Air Force Association of Canada. He is also the Honourary-Colonel 406 (Maritime) Operational Training Squadron, Shearwater. A graduate of the Royal Military College of Canada, Col (ret) McLeod has had tours in Air Command HQ, 1Canadian Air Division HQ, Maritime Air Group, and Canadian Forces Europe, all within the transport, fighter, and maritime air communities.
Articles by this writer
Canada’s new Defence Policy is a bold and innovative approach to peace and security in the 21st century.
No sovereign nation with the size and location of Canada can be without a balanced military. “Boots on the ground” is the current buzz phrase. Do we need more and better equipped soldiers?