Tactical Helicopter Squadron, CI SQFT (Land Force Quebec Area Training Centre), in addition to providing training facilities for most Quebec-based reserve units. The Myriam Bédard Biathlon Training Centre is also located on the base. CFB Valcartier is also home to a Defence Research and Development Canada (DRDC) location, which conducts military research for the Canadian Armed Forces. Cadets 2 CDSB Valcartier is also the home of the Army Cadet Summer Training Centre Valcartier, which trains Royal Canadian Sea Cadets, Royal Canadian Army Cadets and Royal Canadian Air Cadets of the Eastern Region / Province of Quebec. In July 1974, an explosives safety training accident involving "D" Company killed six cadets and injured over 50. A coroner's inquiry found the instructor criminally responsible. The various summer training courses offered at Valcartier Cadet Training Centre are the following: Two Week General Training Course offered to Army Cadets only, within JACQUES-CARTIER Company; Basic Fitness and Sports course offered to Sea, Army and Air cadets, within OLYMPUS Company; Fitness and Sports Instructor course offered to Sea, Army and Air cadets, within OLYMPUS Company; Basic Expedition course offered only to Army cadets, within EVEREST Company; Expedition Instructor course offered only to Army cadets, within EVEREST Company; Basic Marksmanship Course offered only to Army cadets, within ENFIELD Company; Air Rifle Masksmanship Instructor Course offered to Sea, Army and Air cadets within ENFIELD Company; Basic Drill and Ceremonial Course offered to Sea, Army and Air cadets within TRIUMPH Company; Drill and Ceremonial Instructor Course offered to Sea, Army and Air cadets within TRIUMPH Company; And all three military musician courses, offered to Sea, Army and Air Cadets within CALIXA-LAVALLÉE Company. Command team Colonel J.L.S. Ménard is commander, and Chief Warrant Officer Éric Normand is sergeant major. 100th anniversary In 2014, CFB Valcartier celebrated its 100th anniversary. David Johnston, then Governor General of Canada, offered a message about the role the base and its soldiers who have played in the history of Canada. Prime minister Stephen Harper also thanked the soldiers. CFB Valcartier newspaper Adsum is a monthly newspaper for CFB Valcartier and the military community in the Quebec eastern area. The newspaper was created in 1972. It publishes 4,200 copies. The readers of the newspaper are mostly the military (active and retired) and civilians working at CFB Valcartier. The newspaper team also publishes the Military Community Guidebook - Quebec Region annually. Saint Jeanne d’Arc Chapel The Military