Mark O’Grady 🇨🇦🏁🇺🇸

These days, I’m just a car guy searching for automotive serendipity, one shutter click @ a time. 🚫DM thanks.

[Angry Staffer @Angry_Staffer]

Do yourself a favor and read these comments.

Might be the best comment section I’ve ever seen

[Mark O’Grady 🇨🇦🏁🇺🇸 @MOSpeedImages]

@pinkmagiclala 2008 for me… back when there wasn't as much rage on here.

[Mark O’Grady 🇨🇦🏁🇺🇸 @MOSpeedImages]

@RiderofWolves Not a bot, but I do have a thing for robot-looking thingies. 👋

[Mark O’Grady 🇨🇦🏁🇺🇸 @MOSpeedImages]

Amen!!

[Rated_Robynne @RatedR4Robynne]

Behind every uniform is a human being.
Behind every sacrifice is a family.
And behind every Canadian Armed Forces member stands a country that will never forget them🇨🇦

[@canada_disabled 2 formerly @ClanCollector 🇨🇦 @ClanCollector]

Tragedy at CFB Wainwright: What We Know So Far 🇨🇦

Yesterday afternoon, routine fall training maneuvers at CFB Wainwright, Alberta, turned into a catastrophic emergency. According to multiple military sources cited by Global News, the explosion was purportedly caused by a live-fire training round striking an underground gas line or gas well (Source: https://t.co/JzolQ1kCpo).

The resulting mass-casualty explosion and fast-moving brush fire have left the Canadian Armed Forces and the surrounding community in shock.

Here is a breakdown of the units involved, estimated troop sizes, the incident, and the ongoing response based on recent media and government updates.

👇 1/ THE UNITS INVOLVED & ESTIMATED TROOP SIZES

The personnel training at Wainwright belong to Western Canada’s 1 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group (1 CMBG). Combined-arms exercises involve massive components of these units, which operate at the following total personnel strengths:

* 1VP & 3VP: ~600 to 700 full-time infantry soldiers per battalion (Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry).

* LDSH: ~500 full-time armored personnel (Lord Strathcona's Horse) operating tanks and reconnaissance vehicles.

* LER: ~200 to 250 part-time Reserve infantry soldiers (The Loyal Edmonton Regiment) integrated alongside the Regular Force.

👇 2/ WHY THEY WERE TRAINING

These units operate under a combined-arms doctrine (infantry and armor moving as a single, coordinated team). They were at Wainwright undergoing high-intensity field validation to prepare for upcoming overseas deployments, primarily rotating into NATO’s Forward Readiness Brigade in Latvia under Operation REASSURANCE.

👇 3/ THE INCIDENT & CASUALTIES

Around 4:00 p.m. MT on Saturday, Oct 17, the explosion tore through the training area.

* Fatalities & Injuries: While Federal Defence Minister David McGuinty confirmed fatalities during a late-night conference but withheld specific figures, military sources cited by Al Jazeera indicate that at least 7 people are dead and dozens more are injured (Source: https://t.co/bB9ty623kM).

* The Fire: Fueled by extreme wind gusts reaching up to 100 km/h, the resulting blaze breached the base's boundaries and forced immediate emergency actions in the adjacent Municipal District of Wainwright.

👇 4/ THE EMERGENCY RESPONSE

An emergency department physician in Edmonton described the incident to the CBC as a "one in every 15 to 25-year disaster.

A "Code Orange" disaster protocol was activated across Edmonton hospitals to handle the influx of wounded after nearby medical facilities were completely overwhelmed (Source: https://t.co/forV56v3r0).

STARS air ambulance dispatched teams, and tactical aviation crews immediately pivoted from training to medical evacuation.

👇 5/ WHAT HAPPENS NEXT

According to an official statement published by the Department of National Defence, the full extent of the impact remains under assessment (Source: https://t.co/q7HD1aQ2ba).

The Canadian Armed Forces, the RCMP, and federal agencies have launched an active investigation into the tragedy.

All standard training activities are suspended as the military focuses entirely on supporting the affected families and units.

My personal condolences go out to the members of 1 CMBG, the PPCLI, the Strathconas, and all military families impacted by this devastating event.

*(Sources: Department of National Defence, Global News, CBC, Al Jazeera, CTV News)*

#CFBWainwright #CAF #CanadianArmy

[North American Aerospace Defense Command @NORADCommand]

The Snowbirds have completed their final air show with the iconic CT-114 Tutor, closing an incredible chapter in Canadian aviation history. ✈️

NORAD shares a special connection with Snowbird 1, Major Maciej “Match” Hatta, and Snowbird 2, Major Steve “Stewie” Timm, both former CF-188 Hornet pilots flew NORAD missions before joining the team.

From defending our skies to inspiring from above, congratulations to the entire Snowbirds team on a historic final show.

Blue skies, Snowbirds!

[TDot Resident @TDotResident]

1) American subway cars
2) American nuclear reactors
3) American software and IT contracts
4) American hospital construction deal
5) American classroom supplies portal

[Mark O’Grady 🇨🇦🏁🇺🇸 @MOSpeedImages]

@Girl_Censored How many groceries are there? 😉

[Airshow News @NewsAirshow]

The U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds lined the taxiway Sunday evening as the Canadian Forces Snowbirds taxied in to conclude the final public demonstration in the legendary CT-114 Tutor. You’re not crying, we’re all crying.

[Mark O’Grady 🇨🇦🏁🇺🇸 @MOSpeedImages]

@pinkmagiclala The official statement about this being a rebuilding year for the Leafs in 3.2.1…

[𝕷𝖚𝖈𝖎𝖋𝖊𝖗 @LucifersTweetz]

If billionaires came out and said they were going to hunt us for sport, some of you would defend it by saying:

"You’re just mad because you can’t fucking run fast."

[Henry Winkler @hwinkler4real]

This IS a good thing

[Mark O’Grady 🇨🇦🏁🇺🇸 @MOSpeedImages]

@TipOfTheBanana Certain people in my family will not react kindly to this information.

[Mark O’Grady 🇨🇦🏁🇺🇸 @MOSpeedImages]

@allcanadianmom1

[Mark O’Grady 🇨🇦🏁🇺🇸 @MOSpeedImages]

@thequeenofrust 🙏 While I don't know a lot about you, Laura, I do know that one of your greatest strengths is resiliency. My prayers are with you. - Mark

[Men's Humor @MensHumor]

Sometimes grief hides in the most ordinary places...and then, years later, ambushes you while you’re changing a light bulb.

[Jesus Chrysler @JesusChryslerII]

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