The Canadian military is about to do something it hasn’t done in a grand way since the Second World War — storm the beaches.
In a $19-million training exercise, troops will stage an amphibious assault on a beach in North Carolina next week, with U.S. navy’s help.
A military spokesperson says it’s all just an experiment, but one analyst says the exercise is a response to new global threats that may require Canada to challenge a rogue state by mounting a seaborne assault.
“We are very likely going to have to land troops on foreign soil, where they’re likely not going to have a welcome reception,” said historian and naval expert Richard Gimblett.
The exercise is set for Nov. 16 when a company of troops from Quebec’s Royal 22nd Regiment, the Van Doos, will storm ashore from the USS Gunston Hall.
Also participating will be a detachment of Canadian Sea King helicopters, converted to carry troops from ship to shore.
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