In a far corner of sprawling Camp Julien, a group of eight reporters set up shot - the first journalists to be formally "embedded" with a Canadian Forces unit in the field. Members of the 3rd Battalion, Royal Canadian Regiment battlegroup in Kabul were on the sharp end of a quiet public relations offensive by the Canadian Forces. [node:read-more:link]
Traditionally, we have been a nation that “reacts” to crises, but Canada has a part to play in this international Security and Intelligence transformation. [node:read-more:link]
A key concept for military transformation and future ops of the new security environment. [node:read-more:link]
There is widespread consensus that NATO must change, that it must modernize and transform into a rapidly deployable force able to operate anywhere at a moment’s notice. [node:read-more:link]
The future military is likely to include a collaborating, interoperable mix of humans and technologically smart entities, called Autonomous Intelligent Systems. [node:read-more:link]
When an emergency arises, Canadians expect results. The present multi-level approach must include the highest level of collaboration at the most crucial time. [node:read-more:link]
Through applying Lessons Learned from the Green Ribbon Task Force, police find that cooperation is key to solving cross-jurisdictional cases. [node:read-more:link]
As military professionals, we have a duty to ensure that our soldiers are well equipped, in every sense of the word, to meet the challenge of terrorism. [node:read-more:link]
Colonel Steve Bowes assumed responsibility of the Kandahar Provincial Reconstruction Team from the Americans in a Transfer of Authority ceremony. Members moved from Kabul to Kandahar to take part in Operation Archer. [node:read-more:link]
Canada’s area of responsibility for SAR covers over 15.5 million square kilometres, of which over 60% is above the tree line. Given those facts, training for arctic rescue is critical to ensure an appropriate response to distresses in that region. Arctic SAREX is a testament to the Canadian Forces’ dedication that others may live. [node:read-more:link]
The most ambitious, Canadian-led, multinational, naval-air exercise of its kind since the mid-1990s Exercise Trident Fury is providing an excellent opportunity to assess the state of Canada’s Navy and interoperability with the U.S. Navy. [node:read-more:link]
Another step towards increasing Canada’s influence in the global security world, is the recent selection of General Ray Henault, Canada’s former Chief of the Defence Staff, as the next Chairman of NATO’s Military Committee. [node:read-more:link]
The vision of the future set out here is one that would see the adoption of a first ever made-in-Canada defence strategy that has its roots in doctrine that is as as old as Canada itself. [node:read-more:link]
Canada’s Disaster Assistance Response Team (DART) has now returned, and its personnel have dispersed to their respective units. Another chapter in CF humanitarian operations has ended and statistics are flowing from the NDHQ Public Affairs desks to anyone who wants to listen to the usefulness and success of the DART deployment. [node:read-more:link]
It’s all about Leadership, at all levels, across disciplines ... [node:read-more:link]
