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<v ->I am Captain Dani Mansour from Whitby, Ontario</v>

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and I'm an Aerospace Control Officer.

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<v ->And I'm Major Maggie Leberge.</v>

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I'm from Peterborough, Ontario

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and I'm an Aerospace Control Officer.

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<v ->Tower Husky zero three.</v>

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We'll be ready for takeoff
for runway two four HU

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<v ->Husky zero three Tower wins 2 4 0 7</v>

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knots clear takeoff runway. Two four.

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<v ->Aerospace Control Officers</v>

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or a AEC'S play a crucial
role in the command

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and control of air and space
assets at home and abroad.

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They operate as air traffic controllers,

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air battle managers,

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tactical air control party air officers,

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and are paving the way
in space operations.

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<v ->The fundamental role of an
aerospace control officer is</v>

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to provide safe guidance

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and control to aircraft, make
sure they get from point A

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to point B safely

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and conduct their mission,

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whatever it may be, in a safe manner.

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<v ->As Air Battle managers AEC's
primarily work in North Bay</v>

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Ontario as part

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of the North American Aerospace
Defense Command or NORAD

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<v ->Keeping Canada's skies safe
is a 24/7 mission we do here</v>

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at the Canadian Air Defense
sector specifically,

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and we work with various United
States air defense sectors

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to make sure that there
are no threats in the sky.

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And as soon as we get that
call from our civilian air

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traffic counterparts, we react

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accordingly with our military
jets. - This is sidecar

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With an active air scramble.

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They are responsible for detecting threats

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to Canadian sovereignty

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and making critical realtime
decisions if an intruder

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or threats are detected,

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safeguarding the airspace
above our country.

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<v ->All players be advised.</v>

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Stranger bullseye,

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0 6 7 24,000 feet track Southwest

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Vimy 1 1 2.

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Confirm visual

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<v ->Air Battle Managers also
work on board airborne warning</v>

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and control systems aircraft,
better known as AWACS.

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AEC's can also support ground operations

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as an air officer in the
tactical air control party

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known as TAC P.

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The TAC P will ensure the aircraft gets

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to the exact point it needs to be

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to support a ground commander.

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This can mean directing aircraft
to employ their weapons.

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<v ->In the military, we have a slew</v>

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of different opportunities.

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There's a variety of different
jobs where we can be posted.

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So I myself began my career

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as an instrument flight rules controller.

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Now I've moved into the space environment,

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which is vastly different.

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We're not controlling aircraft anymore,

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we're talking about satellites,

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we're talking about ground stations.

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We're talking about a bunch
of different capabilities

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that we don't have in
the air traffic world.

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<v ->As their careers progress,
those leadership roles</v>

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and responsibilities
will continue to expand

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with many opportunities

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for continuous professional development,

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academic advancement,
and specialized training.

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<v ->I'm a huge gamer. I'm a huge nerd</v>

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and I love gaming on the computer.

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And when I was first training in this job

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and I learned that, you know, I was going

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to be controlling aircraft,
sitting behind a screen,

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it was very relatable for me.

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I feel like I'm gaming every day

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and I'm helping fight

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that war from the ground
and it's very rewarding.

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Blade zero one West Group BRA 0 3 7 3.

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I got to travel to Arizona
with 419 squadron,

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and I was able to get a
backseat ride in the hawk.

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That's one of the jet
trainers that we have.

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Being able to fly in the
backseat was a really unique

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experience that I don't think

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I'll be able to get anywhere else.

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<v ->The coolest moments, I got
to go sledding down the side</v>

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of a glacier in Thule Greenland.

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I got to meet Commander Chris
Hadfield during a forum.

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I've gotten to know
Ambassador Jackie O'Neill.

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She's Canada's ambassador
to the United Nations

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for Women Peace and Security.

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She's a personal hero of mine

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and that was just an amazing experience.