| National Defence | backgrounders
The Government of Canada is committed to ensuring that Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) personnel and their families have the support they need, including safe and modern facilities in which to live, work and train.
| National Defence | backgrounders
Improvised explosive devices (IEDs) have been a significant threat to Canadian forces deployed on operations. Simulation training opportunities are critical to teaching explosive ordnance disposal specialists to successfully manage these devices.
| National Defence | backgrounders
The Ceremonial Guard will perform the first Changing of the Guard for the 2016 season on the east lawn of Parliament Hill at 10 a.m. on June 26, 2016.
| National Defence | backgrounders
The Polar Epsilon 2 project is part of a 'whole-of-government' effort to maintain and expand Canada's access to a domestic source of space-based Earth observation data.This project will provide mission continuity and deliver advanced capabilities beyond those delivered by the previous Polar Epsilon project.
| National Defence | backgrounders
Exercise MAPLE FLAG will take place at 4 Wing Cold Lake between May 30 and June 24, 2016 and aims to prepare both Canadian and international aircrew, maintenance and support personnel for the rigours of operations in the modern aerial battlespace.
| National Defence | backgrounders
The Canadian Safety and Security Program (CSSP) is a federally-funded program with a mandate to strengthen Canada's ability to anticipate, prevent, mitigate, prepare for, respond to, and recover from natural disasters, serious accidents, crime, and terrorism through the convergence of science and technology (S&T) with the policy, operations, and intelligence functions.
| National Defence | backgrounders
The Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) is in the midst of its most intensive and comprehensive period of fleet modernization and renewal in its peacetime history, touching upon all elements of the fleet.
| National Defence | backgrounders
The Aerospace Engineering Test Establishment (AETE) was established in 1971 by merging the evaluation establishments of the former separate services.
| National Defence | backgrounders
In 2008, Commander Land Force Doctrine and Training System (LFDTS) convened a Board of Inquiry (BOI) to investigate the allegations of assault of a civilian by Afghanistan National Security Forces (ANSF) during the Canadian Armed Force (CAF) deployment in Kandahar Province in late 2006 and early 2007.
| National Defence | backgrounders
The Government of Canada has committed to releasing a new defence policy in early 2017, and Canadians deserve to understand and participate in the process through which these decisions will be made.
