| National Defence | media advisories
Media are invited to attend the change of command ceremony for the Canadian Army (CA) on July 12, 2024. Lieutenant-General Michael C. Wright will assume command of the CA from Lieutenant-General Jocelyn (Joe) Paul, in a ceremony presided over by the Chief of the Defence Staff, General Wayne Eyre. A brief media opportunity will follow the ceremony.
| National Defence | news releases
Canada is the country with the largest coastline in the world – an underwater surveillance capability is crucial to our security and sovereignty.
| National Defence | news releases
Today, Lieutenant-General Steve Boivin assumed leadership of the Canadian Joint Operations Command (CJOC) from Commander Vice-Admiral Bob Auchterlonie. The Chief of the Defence Staff (CDS), General Wayne Eyre, presided over the morning ceremony, which took place at His Majesty’s Canadian Ship Carleton in Ottawa.
| National Defence | news releases
Canadian Forces Intelligence Command (CFINTCOM) completed a change of command ceremony today at the Major-General (MGen) George R. Pearkes building in Ottawa, where MGen David Abboud assumed command from Lieutenant-General (LGen) Michael C. Wright.
| National Defence | media advisories
The Honourable Bill Blair, Minister of National Defence, will visit Washington, D.C., from July 8-11 to attend the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Summit and participate in side events.-
| National Defence | news releases
The Honourable Bill Blair, Minister of National Defence, today thanked and expressed his gratitude to outgoing Department of National Defence (DND) and Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) Ombudsman, Mr. Gregory A. Lick, for his dedicated service.
| National Defence | media advisories
Media are invited to the official announcement of Team Canada competing at the next Invictus Games being held in Vancouver and Whistler, B.C., in February 2025. The announcement will take place at Canadian Forces Base (CFB) Kingston on Wednesday, July 10, 2024.
| National Defence | news releases
Yesterday, Commodore (Cmdre) Matthew Coates of the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) assumed command of Standing NATO Maritime Group Two (SNMG2) during a Change of Command ceremony held in Toulon, France.
| National Defence | news releases
To mark its Centennial, the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) held its largest flypast in 20 years on Canada Day. 49 aircraft took part in the 20-minute long ‘parade in the sky’ featuring historic, current, and future Canadian military aircraft.
| National Defence | statements
Today, I join Canadians across the country and around the world in celebrating Canada Day. As we celebrate Canada and all that it has to offer, we also recognize that the liberties and opportunities that we enjoy are because generations of Canadian Armed Forces members, past and present, have stood up to defend the values that we hold dear.
