From an elevated bunker overlooking a mock-battlefield, Canadian Lt.-Col. John Benson has an excellent view of the NATO armoured vehicles spinning their machine gun turrets and manoeuvring through the mud and snow.
He likes what he sees.
“We have absolutely no doubt that we are able to accomplish the tasks that are given to us,” Benson told CBC News during an exercise dubbed “Winter Shield” at Camp Ādaži, about an hour outside the Latvian capital, Riga.
Benson is the battle group commander in charge of the 500 Canadians stationed here, Canada’s largest overseas military presence.
The base, which hosts soldiers from 13 NATO countries, is
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