In the Fall of 1967, 2 Field Squadron from Camp Gagetown, New Brunswick, had the opportunity of a lifetime - the demolition of a 245-metre, four-span steel bridge. The Mactaquac Dam project required significant flooding of the Saint John River valley. The Hawkshaw Bridge, located at Pokiak Falls on the Saint John River (midway between Fredericton and Woodstock), would soon be under 25 metres of water in the head pond of the new Mactaquac Dam. 

Royal Canadian Air Force No. 1 Fighter Wing was stationed in Marville, France, from 1951 to 1955. The unit was committed to NATO air defence operations in Europe during the Cold War. On 10 July 1956, a rail tanker car shipment of aviation fuel ignited near Montmédy while being unloaded. The resulting fire threatened to escalate into a catastrophic explosion. As Deputy Fire Chief, Sergeant Douglas Stevenson understood the stakes immediately and took action.