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Visit the virtual exhibition Face to Face to discover the human experience behind tactical operations, a lesser known side of military operations. How? By meeting members of the Canadian Armed Forces who took part in five different 21st century missions.

Op ATHENA (2003-2011): war in Afghanistan Op HESTIA (2010): earthquake in Haiti (aircraft service and support of the country’s government) Op MOBILE (2011): surveillance of the no-fly zone over Libya and protection of civilians Op REASSURANCE (2014-2020): NATO assurance and deterrence measures in Central and Eastern Europe Op IMPACT (2015): fight against Daesh.

The soldiers’ accounts reveal not just how their missions were run but also delve into their personal experiences. These men and women had professional experiences that were often diffcult, and yetalso amazing at times. They got to meet people from other countries, talk with them and exchange knowledge and know-how. These stories are presented in this virtual exhibition, along with objects and photographs related to these military operations.

The virtual exhibition Face to Face was produced by the Air Defence Museum in collaboration with CREO. It was made possible thanks to the Digital Museums Canada investment program. Digital Museums Canada is managed by the Canadian Museum of History with the financial support of the Government of Canada.

Air Defence Museum

Project management: Marie-Josée Duchesne, Nancy Girard Research and writing: Yves Dupéré Graphics: Nancy Girard Image-related research: Yves Dupéré, Nancy Girard Interviews: Yves Dupéré Research and writing: Noémie Cloutier Proofreading: Marie-Josée Duchesne Photos: Department of National Defence / Canadian Armed Forces

CREO

Production: Caroline Julien Project management: Marion Gozin, Laëtitia Monnier Screenwriting and head of content: Ophélie Delaunay Art direction: Oscar Baquero Programming and integration: Adèle Bédard, Jimmy Tremblay-Bernier, Pierre Cardot, Raphaël Dodier Revision: Marie-Claude Rochon (Scribe Atout), Ophélie Delaunay Translation: Mercedes Gayk (dialangue), Sara Waitzer Formative evaluation: Louis-Philippe Bellerose-Demers, Tony Jos Biraje, Justignin Brouillat

We would like to thank all military personnel who shared their stories to make this exhibition possible:

Major-General Sylvain Ménard Colonel Laura Gagné Captain Nicolas Beauchemin Captain Gérard Caron Captain Noël Dufresne Captain DHG Captain Alain Tanguay Master Warrant Officer Éric Henry Master Warrant Officer Sébastien Turgeon Warrant Officer Bernard Lachapelle Sergeant Christian Turcotte Sergeant Cindy Bergeron Master Corporal Gary Calvé Master Corporal Martin Lafontaine Master Corporal Mark Vigneault

Special thanks to the Imaging section, CFB Bagotville team, for the military personnel portrait photos and for filming the interviews:

Officer 2nd Class René Duguay Master Corporal Louis Brunet Master Corporal Steeve Picard We would also like to thank the members of the Deputy Commanding Officer, CFB Bagotville division for their support for this project.

Thank you to our test group: Claudie Descoteaux, Fitness and Sports Manager, CFB Bagotville Audrey Lecours, Community Recreation Manager, CFB Bagotville Marie-Ève Thibeault, Mess Manager, CFB Bagotville Richard Girouard, Volunteer, Air Defence Museum Paul-Robert Raymond, Journalist, Le Soleil newspaper Alexis Harvey, Writer, Radio-Canada Steeve Dickey Bessette, Instructor, Centre de formation en aéronautique Martin Barewski, BTL Pilot Steeve Noreau, Centre de formation en aéronautique Simon Hamelin, Stationary Engineer, CFB Bagotville Alexandre Jean, Stationary Engineer, CFB Bagotville Cindy Rail, Accountant Alexandra Grenon, Military personnel Christian Turcotte, Military personnel Éric Cormier, Military personnel Noémie Cloutier, Museum Studies student Marie Drapeau, Sales Manager, CREO Michel Groulx, Head of Content, CREO Annie Charbonneau, Adviser, Employee Experience and Administration, CREO Sara Waitzer, Exhibit Developer, CREO Annie Cossette, Art Director, CREO

Unless otherwise specified, this website and its contents are the property of the Air Defence Museum. Aside from teaching purposes or private research usage, the exhibition contents may not be reproduced, in part or in full, without the prior written authorization of the Air Defence Museum. Or, where applicable, the owner of the content in question, without proper recognition or citation of the copyright holder and the online exhibition.

Photo and video credits, Home page: Department of National Defence / Canadian Armed Forces, Captain Greg Juurlink, GN00-2016-1156-015, November 25th, 2016