Joint Personnel Support Unit Change of Command Ceremony
Media Advisory
July 18, 2017 – Ottawa – National Defence / Canadian Armed Forces
Media are invited to attend a ceremony at the Cartier Square Drill Hall as Brigadier-General Mark Misener assumes command of the Joint Personnel Support Unit (JPSU) from Brigadier-General Shane Brennan. Lieutenant-General Charles Lamarre, Commander of Military Personnel Command, will preside over the ceremony.
The JPSU, its 24 Integrated Personnel Support Centres, and eight Satellite Sites provide services and support to more than 1400 ill and injured CAF personnel, serving and retired members, their families, and families of the deceased. The JPSU also serves over 4400 walk-in clients on an annual basis.
What: JPSU Change of Command Ceremony
When: 11:30 a.m., Thursday, July 20, 2017
Where: Cartier Square Drill Hall, 2 Queen Elizabeth Drive, Ottawa
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Notes to editor / news director:
To confirm attendance, interested media are requested to contact Lieutenant (Navy) Kelly Boyden at 613-996-4620 or by email at Kelly.Boyden@forces.gc.ca
Media are required to arrive no later than 11:15 a.m. and must present media identification.
Brigadier-General Misener and Lieutenant-General Lamarre will hold a media availability immediately following the ceremony.
Contacts
Lieutenant (Navy) Kelly Boyden
Public Affairs Officer
Canadian Armed Forces
Phone: 613-996-4620
Email: Kelly.Boyden@forces.gc.ca
Media Relations
Department of National Defence
Phone: 613-996-2353
Toll-Free: 1-866-377-0811
Email: mlo-blm@forces.gc.ca