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It outlines the Rangers’ missions in sparsely settled areas that other Canadian Armed Forces units cannot cover conveniently, emphasizing their light equipment and self-sufficiency. The work highlights community impact, the function of Junior Canadian Rangers as future leaders, and the strategic vision that guides operations north of 60.","VIGILANS  \nThe 1st Canadian Ranger Patrol Group  \nHonorary Lieutenant-Colonel  \nP. Whitney Lackenbauer  \nVIGILANS  \nThe 1st Canadian Ranger Patrol Group  \nHonorary Lieutenant‐Colonel P. Whitney Lackenbauer, Ph. D .  \nCopyright © 2015 Department of National Defence  \n1st Canadian Ranger Patrol Group PO Box 6666 Station Main Yellowknife, NT X1A 2R3  \nLibrary and Archives Canada Cataloguing in Publication  \nLackenbauer, P. Whitney, author  \nVigilans: the 1st Canadian Ranger Patrol Group  \nIssued in print and electronic formats by 1st Canadian Ranger Patrol Group  \nISBN 978‐0‐660‐02436‐3 (pbk. )  \n[Cat. no.:](Cat. no.:) D2‐356/2015E ISBN 978‐0‐660‐02437‐0 (pdf. ) [Cat. no.:](Cat. no.:) D2‐356/2015E‐PDF  \n1. Canada. Canadian Armed Forces. Canadian Rangers—History. 2. Canadian Armed Forces—Native peoples. 3. Canada—Armed Forces—Canada, Northern. 4. Canada—Armed Forces—Operations other than war. I. Lackenbauer,  \nP. Whitney II. Canada. Canadian Armed Forces. 1st Canadian Ranger Patrol Group  \nDesign & Layout  \nTrue North Consulting, Otterville, Ontario, N0J 1R0, Canada  \nPrinted in Canada.  \nTable of Contents  \nForeword – Rt. Hon. Stephen Harper i  \nPreface – Major Craig Volstad iii  \nIntroduction v 1. Creating the Canadian Rangers, 1947‐53 1  \n2. From Action to Neglect, 1954‐70 15  \n3. Sovereignty and Renewal, 1970‐84 41  \n4. Expansion and Enhancement, 1985‐97 55  \n5. Coming of Age, 1998‐2006 77  \n6.“The Eyes, Ears, and Voice,” 2007 onwards 111  \nAppendices  \n1 CRPG Patrol Community Profiles 154  \nCommanding Officers 176  \nGroup Sergeant Majors 177  \nHonorary Canadian Rangers 178  \nHonorary Lieutenant Colonels 179  \nRecipients of the Order of Military Merit 180  \nRecipients of the Canadian Decoration 3 181  \nThe Watchers by Ranger Julian Tomlinson 182  \nAcknowledgements  \nThanks to the Canadian Rangers of 1 CRPG for sharing their insights and stories with me over the last decade.  \nMajor Craig Volstad and Captain Steven Watton have supported this project from the onset, and it could not have been completed without their support. Mitch Patterson provided research assistance for parts of chapter 6, Peter Kikkert offered valuable suggests to improve the narrative, and Jennifer Arthur‐Lackenbauer performed indispensable roles as cartographer and copy‐editor.  \nFor references to the quotes in the first five chapters of this book, and for expanded commentary on the historical development of the Canadian Rangers across the country, see P. Whitney Lackenbauer, The Canadian Rangers: A Living History (Vancouver: University of British Columbia Press, 2013) . For a sample of media stories on the Rangers, see the edited collection Canada’s Rangers: Selected Stories, 1942‐2012 (Kingston: Canadian Defence Academy Press, 2013) .  \nForeword  \nii  \nPreface  \nMajor M. Craig Volstad  \n1st Canadian Ranger Patrol Group is the largest military unit in the country, spanning Nunavut, Northwest Territories, Yukon, and parts of northern B.C.– a region accounting for nearly 40 percent of Canada’s land mass. With over 1750 Rangers in 60 patrols and more than 1600 Junior Canadian Rangers (JCR), 1 CRPG is a key strategic organization  \nfor the Government of Canada and a force multiplier for the Canadian Armed Forces in the North.  \nThe Canadian Rangers, as a sub‐component of the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) Reserve, play an important role in performing national security and public safety missions in sparsely settled northern, coastal and isolated areas that cannot conveniently or economically be covered by other parts of the CAF. Lightly equipped and self‐sufficient in their home environments, Rangers are able to support our military’s sovereignty and domestic operation tasks in an effective and responsible manner by participating in Northern operations, sharing specialized skills and local/traditional knowledge with other units, conducting North Warning Site patrols, reporting suspicious and unusual activities, assisting in search and rescue, and collecting local","cbCaivtLtkI7pOUL","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaivtLtkI7pOUL","pdf",32092150,3,200,"English","en",105,"# Foreword\n# Preface\n# Introduction\n# Creating the Canadian Rangers, 1947-53\n# From Action to Neglect, 1954-70\n# Sovereignty and Renewal, 1970-84\n# Expansion and Enhancement, 1985-97\n# Coming of Age, 1998-2006\n# \"The Eyes, Ears, and Voice,\" 2007 onwards\n# Appendices\n## CRPG Patrol Community Profiles\n## Commanding Officers\n## Group Sergeant Majors\n## Honorary Canadian Rangers\n## Honorary Lieutenant Colonels\n## Recipients of the Order of Military Merit\n## Recipients of the Canadian Decoration\n## The Watchers by Ranger Julian Tomlinson\n# Acknowledgements","[{\"question\":\"What is the 1st Canadian Ranger Patrol Group and where does it operate?\",\"answer\":\"It is the largest military unit in Canada’s north, spanning Nunavut, Northwest Territories, Yukon, and parts of northern B.C. 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