OTTAWA Media are invited to participate in a teleconference on Thursday January 26th, 2006 at 10:00 a.m. with Commodore (Cmdre) Denis Rouleau, who will take command of the Standing NATO Maritime Group 1 (SNMG 1) on that day.
Media are asked to call-in five minutes prior to the start of the teleconference at one of the following phone numbers:
North American Dial-In Number: 1-888-265-0464
International Dial-In Number: (613) 954-4096
Who: Cmdre Denis Rouleau
What: Standing NATO Maritime Group 1 change of command
Where: Kiel, Germany (via teleconference)
When: 10:00 a.m., Thursday January 26th, 2006
Why: Canadian-led NATO mission
Cmdre Rouleau will take responsibility of SNMG 1 during a change of command ceremony in Kiel, Germany on Thursday January 26th, 2006. Over the next year, Cmdre Rouleau and his staff of 21 will head a NATO squadron composed of Canadian, American, German, Polish, Portuguese, Danish and Spanish ships. During this period, Canadian destroyers HMCS Athabaskan and Iroquois will be splitting time as his flagship under Operation SEXTANT. HMCS Athabaskan sailed from Halifax on January 11, and arrived in Kiel on January 23. HMCS Iroquois is scheduled to relieve her in July, 2006.
Cmdre Rouleau's biography
More information on the Standing NATO Maritime Group
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HMCS Athabaskan
HMCS Iroquois
