DT News: Air Task Force Romania, changes to service medals, and next week is Bell Let’s Talk Day
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(Julie-Anne) Earlier this month Air Task Force – Romania completed its four-month NATO enhanced Air Policing mission. The task force is the air component of Operation REASSURANCE, Canada’s contribution to NATO assurance and deterrence measures in Central and Eastern Europe.
(Shelley) During their deployment, Canadian Armed Forces members conducted regular training with their Romanian counterparts and other NATO Allies, including flight operations, medical support, flight safety, aircraft maintenance, air control, and military policing.
(J) As outlined in the defence policy, Strong, Secure, Engaged, Canada continues its commitment to collective defence alongside its NATO Allies.
(S) Welcome home and Bravo Zulu to the CAF members who deployed on this important, collaborative mission.
(J) A reminder that January 29th is Bell Let’s Talk Day.
(S) Defence Team members in or around Winnipeg and Ottawa are encouraged to take part in the panel events happening in those cities. For those unable to attend in person, visit the Canadian Armed Forces Instagram and Facebook pages for discussion highlights from both events.
(J) You can also join the conversation about mental health on social media using the hashtag(#) BellLetsTalk and hashtag(#) CAFLetsTalk
(S) Visit the related links for more details.
(J) Before we go, we are happy to announce that military members’ service to Canada will now be recognized in a timelier and more appropriate manner thanks to the changes to the Canadian Armed Forces Honours and Awards system.
(S) You can learn more about these changes by visiting the Honours, medals and awards webpage at Canada.ca, or check out the Maple Leaf article in the related links.