Satellite Transmission of Canadian Forces Close-Out of Golan Heights

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OTTAWA –The Canadian Forces (CF) will conduct a satellite video transmission of the close-out ceremony from the Golan Heights as Canada reduces its contribution to the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF) mission on March 24, from 191 personnel to two. Canadians have served with Op DANACA – the CF contribution to UNDOF – since 1974.
The senior military representative at the ceremony will be Major-General Michel Gauthier, Commander of Canadian Expeditionary Force Command. He will join Lieutenant-Colonel Sylvain Mongeon, the outgoing Canadian Task Force Commander for Operation DANACA, and the UNDOF Force Commander, Major-General Bala Nada Sharma of Sri Lanka. The Canadian contingent is being replaced by troops from India.
The satellite feed will contain B-roll footage of the close-out ceremony as well as CF activities in the Golan, historical footage and interaction between CF and Indian personnel leading up to the transfer of authority to the Indians.
Transmission details:

Date:
March 24, 2006

Time:
1030 to 1100hrs (ET)

Satellite:
ANIK F2C/1B (Transponder 2)

Downlink Frequency:
11728.5 MHz V

Audio sub-carriers:
6.2 and 6.8 MHz/

Order Number:
209366

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NOTE TO EDITORS:
Interviews and double-enders can be arranged between Canadian media outlets and Canadian UNDOF personnel by contacting the National Defence Media Liaison Office (MLO) at (613) 996-2353. Media agencies working out of Israel who wish to attend the parade on March 24 (10:30 a.m. local time) at Camp Ziouani in the Golan Heights are asked to contact the MLO by March 21.
CF Operations images are available at: http://www.combatcamera.forces.gc.ca

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