Exercise King’s Patrol 2019 – Armoured Reconnaissance Crewman Course (8-10 March)

Over the weekend of March 8-10 the King’s Own Calgary Regiment along with its Developmental Period 1 (DP1) 0037 candidates participated in Kings Patrol in CFB Wainwright. The main objective of Kings Patrol was to train the DP1 candidates…

Ex King’s Keep – February 9-11, 2024

The King’s Own Calgary Regiment deployed to McClean Creek, AB on 9 Feb to conduct both mounted and dismounted training for A Squadron. This training environment forced members of the Squadron to re-think approaches to tasks at multiple levels…

EX KING’S RIFLE II – September 22-24, 2024

On 22-24 September 2023, The King’s Own Calgary Regiment conducted exercise King’s Rifle II tofulfill Individual Battle Task Standard (IBTS) training. The exercise had two main objectives; to qualifytroops on their Personal Weapons Training…

Mounted Communications Course – November 2023

During the month of November 2023, select members of The King’s Own Calgary Regiment’s A Squadron2 Troop participated and completed the Mounted Communications Course. Over several Wednesdayevenings, one stand-alone Saturday, and one full…

Ex King’s Pronghorn – November 2023

On the weekend of November 24-26 2023, The King’s Own Calgary Regiment, joined by the SouthAlberta Light Horse (SALH), conducted EX KING’S PRONGHORN in Suffield, AB. Concurrently, A Sqn’s 2Troop remained at Mewata Armouries to conduct…

The Significance of the Guidon

Every military unit has a flag which identifies it, is symbolic of that which it represents, and ties in with the unit's history and battlefield accomplishments.  This flag is most often referred to as a standard or colour, and is proudly…

EX WESTERN SABRE 2021

At the very end of summer, the King’s Own Calgary Regiment (RCAC) participated in Exercise Western Sabre 2021, a ten-day Army Reserve Division exercise designed to build upon soldiers’ skills and experiences acquired from collective and…

Armoured Crew Commander Course 2021 – Vernon, BC

Through April and June of 2021, Master Corporals of the King’s Own Calgary Regiment were selected to take their Armoured Crew Commanders (ACC) course held in Vernon, BC. This course is conducted to qualify junior leaders of the non-commissioned…

Tactical Armoured Patrol Vehicle Driver Course 2020-2021

During the 2020-2021 training year, ten King's Own Calgary soldiers took part in the part-time Tactical Armoured Patrol Vehicle (TAPV) Driver Course. The training was conducted over multiple weekends to train leaders and soldiers how to…

Armoured Patrol Commander Course 2020

During the summer of 2020, amidst the COVID19 pandemic, soldiers of the King’s Own Calgary Regiment prepared for an eventful summer in support of 41 Brigade Battle School courses at CFB Wainwright. One of the courses to be conducted was to…