The Honourable Bill Blair, Minister of National Defence, will visit the Republic of Korea from September 8 to 12, 2024, and then visit Japan from September 12 to 14, 2024.
The Honourable Bill Blair, Minister of National Defence, will visit Germany on September 5-6, 2024 to participate in the 24th Ukraine Defense Contact Group meeting hosted by the United States at Ramstein Air Base.
Media are invited to a Media Day at 19 Wing Comox on September 13, 2024, to take a firsthand look at the largest Canadian Search and Rescue Exercise (SAREX) in nine years.
On behalf of the Honourable Bill Blair, Minister of National Defence, Parliamentary Secretary Marie-France Lalonde will highlight the start of construction on a new North American Aerospace Defense Quick Reaction Alert facility at CFB Bagotville. Parliamentary Secretary Lalonde will deliver remarks and take questions from the media.
On August 8, 2024, the Honourable Bill Blair, Minister of National Defence will welcome Richard Marles, Deputy Prime Minister of Australia and Minister for Defence, to Vancouver, British Columbia for a bilateral visit
The Honourable Bill Blair, Minister of National Defence, will visit British Columbia from August 7 to 9, 2024, to discuss investments in Canada’s aerospace sector, housing for Canadian Armed Forces members, and Canada’s Indo-Pacific Strategy.
On behalf of the Honourable Bill Blair, Minister of National Defence, Parliamentary Secretary Marie-France Lalonde will lead a groundbreaking ceremony to mark the start of construction on a new Military Family Resource Centre at 4th Canadian Division Support Base (CDSB) Petawawa.
Media are invited to attend the Canadian Armed Forces Chief of the Defence Staff (CDS) change of command ceremony between General Wayne Eyre and the incoming CDS General Jennie Carignan.
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.