50th anniversary of Royal Canadian Logistics Service today

There will be a gun salute and flypasts on Parliament Hill today to mark the 50^th anniversary of the Royal Canadian Logistics Service.

The 30^th Field Artillery Regiment, Royal Canadian Artillery will fire a gun salute at 1 p.m.  C3 Howitzers positioned behind the East Block will fire a 21-gun salute, using blank rounds.

The Royal Canadian Air Force will also conduct two flypasts over Parliament Hill.

At approximately 1:20 p.m., a CC-130 Hercules from CFB Trenton will fly past Parliament Hill from North to South. It will then make a loop to make a second pass from East to West.

During the fly pasts, the aircraft will fly at an altitude no lower than 500 feet above the highest point along their flight path.