OPP officers from left to right: Matt Raycroft (Quinte West), Mike Vezina (Napanee), and Dale Solf (Quinte West). In front row: Prince Edward County OPP k9 officer Scott Gannon and Bullet. (Photo: OPP)
Officers from OPP detachments in Quinte West, Prince Edward County and Napanee were recently recognized by the Canadian military for their efforts
in making an important military course more realistic and therefore more useful to its members.
Part of the military Patrol Pathfinder course was run at 8 Wing Trenton and in the surrounding area last September.
The Patrol Pathfinder course trains members of the army to become experts in insertion and extraction operations. It is one of the toughest courses offered
by the Canadian Army and involves navigation, survival, and evasion techniques.
Helping facilitate the part of the course that was run locally were Quinte West OPP officers Matt Raycroft and Dale Solf, Napanee OPP officer Mike Vezina,
and Prince Edward County OPP K9 officer Scott Gannon along with his German Shepherd dog Bullet.
