• Happy Public Service Pride Week 2026
• Message from the Defence Team 2SLGBTQI+ Champion
• Defence Team National Event

Messages for the Defence Team

• Understand your role: Participating in political activities
• Continuous learning: A key to the future of work

 

CAF Employees

• Bill C-11, Military Justice System Modernization Act: First provisions to come into force
• Share your experience: Female reproductive health in the CAF
• CAF announces new Occupational Health and Public Health occupations
• Updated guide supports military-connected children and youth

Leadership Corner

• Plan early for winter student hiring
• Access the Classification Service Standards dashboard

The Maple Leaf

• CAF deliver first-ever care aboard U.S. ship at RIMPAC 2026
• HMCS Corner Brook delivers final strike sinking decommissioned warship during RIMPAC
• The team behind the mission: Joint Task Force Support Component keeps RIMPAC running
• Pacific Partnership 2026: Canadians making a difference across the Indo-Pacific
• Canada and the Philippines are taking defence cooperation to new heights
• CAF participates in MILOPS 2026 to advance Canada's security through Indo-Pacific partnerships
• Royal Canadian Navy sailor recognized for helping save a life during Indo-Pacific deployment
• Strengthening Canada's defence partnerships in the Indo-Pacific
• Exercise THOR’S HAMMER tests Allies against modern threats
• Indigenous Reconciliation Gathering builds understanding
• CFB Borden hosts annual Health Team Challenge
• Canada strengthens quantum defence innovation through new secure hub

Events and Commemorations

• August 18, 1992: Somalia – CAF launches Op RELIEF to deliver humanitarian aid  
• August 19, 1942: Second World War – Dieppe Raid of occupied France
• August 24, 1990: Gulf War (1990-1991) – HMC Ships Athabaskan, Terra Nova and Protecteur depart for Persian Gulf 
• August 25, 1944: Battle of Normandy ends

For more information, please visit Canadian Heritage and Veterans Affairs Canada.

In case you missed it

• DT News on TML - August 11
• DT News on TML - August 5
• DT News on TML - July 28
• DT News on TML - July 21
• DT News on TML - July 14
• DT News on TML - July 7
• DT News on TML - June 30
• DT News on TML - June 23

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