The Canadian Forces said farewell to Her Excellency, the Right Honourable Michaelle Jean, Governor General and Commander-in-Chief of Canada, with a 250-member military parade at the Canadian War Museum in Ottawa. The full release is available online. Call 1-866-377-0811.
Defence Minister Peter MacKay and Veterans Affairs Minister Jean-Pierre Blackburn announced $52.5 million over five years in additional support to establish a Legacy of Care for seriously injured Canadian Forces (CF) personnel and their families. Call 1-866-377-0811.
The Canadian Forces released statistics on individuals captured by the CF in Afghanistan between 2001 and 2008, and announced that this information will be released on an annual basis, once per calendar year, after being held for a period of twelve months. The full release is available online. Call 1-866-377-0811.
National Defence Minister Peter MacKay issued a statement on tropical storm Igor. The full release is available online. Call 613-996-2353.
Defence Minister Peter MacKay issued a statement on the 70th anniversary of the Battle of Britain, he first major military campaign to be contested entirely in the air. The full release is available online. Call 1-866-377-0811.
National Defence Minister Peter MacKay announced the Government of Canada has extended until March 2011 its commitment to provide an additional 5 Canadian Forces staff officers to the Mission des Nations Unies pour la stabilisation en Haiti, the United Nations stabilization mission in Haiti. The full release is available online. Call 1-866-377-0811.
Rear-Admiral Robert Davidson, Director of Staff for the Strategic Joint Staff, Canadian Forces, issued the following statement: "The members of the Canadian Forces have been operating in the very complex Afghan theatre for almost a decade. Whenever CF members have been alleged not to have met our high standards of conduct, we have moved quickly to … Read more
Defence Minister Peter MacKay announced the awarding of a $6.1 million contract to Terra Kodiak, located in Harbour Grace, Newfoundland and Labrador, for the production of 42,500 pairs of sea boots. The full release is available online. Call 1-866-377-0811. The department is issuing a statement in response to media reports alleging that Canadian Forces personnel … Read more
Defence Minister Peter MacKay announced three projects for Canadian Forces Base Gagetown that will help boost the local economy and create jobs in New Brunswick. Valued at approximately $61 million, these projects support the revitalization of key infrastructure and equipment at CFB Gagetown one of the largest bases in Canada. The full release is available … Read more
Command of Joint Task Force Afghanistan was transferred from Brigadier-General (Brig.-Gen.) Jonathan Vance to Brig.-Gen. Dean Milner during a ceremony at Kandahar Airfield. The full release is available online. Call 1-866-377-0811. The Canadian Forces National Investigation Service (CFNIS), the investigative arm of the Canadian Forces Military Police, charged a member of the Canadian Forces (CF) … Read more
