Prime Minister Mark Carney recently walked a gauntlet of parked military gear while visiting Canadian and allied troops in Latvia.

All of it was spit and polish, some draped in camouflage and looking showroom ready, if not somewhat menacing.

It was an impressive, seemingly substantive, display of combat power.

If only he'd known what it probably took to get those tanks, armoured vehicles, howitzers and other pieces of kit onto the concrete vehicle park.

Due to the high rate of vehicles not being available, 'more than 150 personnel' were left out of battle or unable to participate in a recent training exercise, according to briefing documents. (Christinne Muschi/The Canadian Press)

The Canadian battlegroup, the nucleus of the NATO brigade in Latvia, has been suffering through a criti

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