The British Columbia Dragoons, who call the Okanagan home, were in Chilliwack on October 17th and 18th to complete their Individual Battle Task Standards training.
The Dragoons are an armoured reconnaissance regiment that serve as a primary reserve unit for the Canadian Armed Forces.
Weapons used on the weekend exercise included their C7 Service Rifles, M203 Grenade Launchers, that is fitted on some C7 rifles, C6 General Purpose Machine Guns, C9 Light Machine Guns, Browning 9mm Pistols, and C13 High-Explosive Fragmentation Grenades.
KelownaNow.com travelled down to Chilliwack with the unit to learn more about the local citizen soldiers who commit to every Wednesday night and one weekend a month to be a part of the British Columbia Dragoons.
The primary vehicle for the unit is the Mercedes G-Wagon which includes a roof mount for the C6 General Purpose Machine Gun. - Photo credit KelownaNow.com
The C6 General Purpose Machine Gun. - Photo credit KelownaNow.com
The briefing prior to entering the shooting range with the C7 Service Rifle- Photo credit KelownaNow.com
In the prone position on the rifle range with our GoPro mounted on the helmut. Photo credit KelownaNow.com
Training with the dummy grenades before entering the live action area. KelownaNow.com captured the action in the live action area with our GoPro. Photo credit KelownaNow.com
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