-: I am Captain Dani Mansour from Whitby, Ontario
and I'm an Aerospace Control Officer.
-: And I'm Major Maggie Leberge.
I'm from Peterborough, Ontario
and I'm an Aerospace Control Officer.
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-: Aerospace Control Officers
or a AEC'S play a crucial role in the command
and control of air and space assets at home and abroad.
They operate as air traffic controllers,
air battle managers,
tactical air control party air officers,
and are paving the way in space operations.
-: The fundamental role of an aerospace control officer is
to provide safe guidance
and control to aircraft, make sure they get from point A
to point B safely
and conduct their mission,
whatever it may be, in a safe manner.
-: As Air Battle managers AEC's primarily work in North Bay
Ontario as part
of the North American Aerospace Defense Command or NORAD
-: Keeping Canada's skies safe is a 24/7 mission we do here
at the Canadian Air Defense sector specifically,
and we work with various United States air defense sectors
to make sure that there are no threats in the sky.
And as soon as we get that call from our civilian air
traffic counterparts, we react
accordingly with our military jets. - This is sidecar
With an active air scramble.
They are responsible for detecting threats
to Canadian sovereignty
and making critical realtime decisions if an intruder
or threats are detected,
safeguarding the airspace above our country.
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-: Air Battle Managers also work on board airborne warning
and control systems aircraft, better known as AWACS.
AEC's can also support ground operations
as an air officer in the tactical air control party
known as TAC P.
The TAC P will ensure the aircraft gets
to the exact point it needs to be
to support a ground commander.
This can mean directing aircraft to employ their weapons.
-: In the military, we have a slew
of different opportunities.
There's a variety of different jobs where we can be posted.
So I myself began my career
as an instrument flight rules controller.
Now I've moved into the space environment,
which is vastly different.
We're not controlling aircraft anymore,
we're talking about satellites,
we're talking about ground stations.
We're talking about a bunch of different capabilities
that we don't have in the air traffic world.
-: As their careers progress, those leadership roles
and responsibilities will continue to expand
with many opportunities
for continuous professional development,
academic advancement, and specialized training.
-: I'm a huge gamer. I'm a huge nerd
and I love gaming on the computer.
And when I was first training in this job
and I learned that, you know, I was going
to be controlling aircraft, sitting behind a screen,
it was very relatable for me.
I feel like I'm gaming every day
and I'm helping fight
that war from the ground and it's very rewarding.
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I got to travel to Arizona with 419 squadron,
and I was able to get a backseat ride in the hawk.
That's one of the jet trainers that we have.
Being able to fly in the backseat was a really unique
experience that I don't think
I'll be able to get anywhere else.
-: The coolest moments, I got to go sledding down the side
of a glacier in Thule Greenland.
I got to meet Commander Chris Hadfield during a forum.
I've gotten to know Ambassador Jackie O'Neill.
She's Canada's ambassador to the United Nations
for Women Peace and Security.
She's a personal hero of mine
and that was just an amazing experience.