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Today, Commodore Matthew Coates transferred command of Standing North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Maritime Group Two (SNMG2) to Rear Admiral H. İlker Avcı of the Turkish Navy, during a ceremony at the Aksaz Naval Base in Türkiye.
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The Royal Canadian Air Force’s (RCAF) Directorate of Flight Safety, which is the Canadian Armed Forces’ (CAF) Airworthiness Investigative Authority, has concluded its Flight Safety Investigation into the accident that occurred on June 20, 2023, in the Ottawa River near Garrison Petawawa involving a CH-147F Chinook helicopter that claimed the lives of two CAF members.
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December 2, 2024 – Ottawa, ON – National Defence / Canadian Armed Forces Today, the Honourable Bill Blair, Minister of National Defence, and the Honourable Ranj Pillai, the Yukon Premier, signed a letter of intent for the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) to establish a Naval Reserve presence in Canada’s north
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The Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) is taking a focused and deliberate approach to attracting Canadians to Your Air Force, which includes two new initiatives: the implementation of the Air Operations Support Technician (AOS Tech) trade as part of Regular Force employment, and the expansion of the paid education entry plan through the Non-Commissioned Member Subsidized Training and Education Plan (NCMSTEP) to include Aircraft Structures Technician (ACS Tech).
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It is with a heavy heart that Joint Task Force Ukraine announces the loss of one of our soldiers, Lieutenant-Colonel (LCol) Kent Miller. LCol Miller was serving with Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe (SHAPE) in Casteau, Belgium, under Operation UNIFIER, when he passed away from medical complications on November 25, 2024.
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Today, the Honourable Bill Blair, Minister of National Defence, concluded his visit to Halifax, where he hosted the 16th annual Halifax International Security Forum (HFX) with HFX President Mr. Peter Van Praagh.
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The Honourable Bill Blair, Minister of National Defence, has announced that Canada’s donation of a National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile System (NASAMS) has arrived in Ukraine.
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Today, the Honourable Bill Blair, Minister of National Defence, released the fourth biannual status report of the External Monitor, Madame Jocelyne Therrien.
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Exercise RESOLUTE WARRIOR 2024 was conducted from November 1 to 14, 2024 across Central and Northern Latvia.
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The Department of National Defence (DND) is making progress on the planned location of the Western Main Operating Base (MOB-West)
