CMS MA11.003 - July 20, 2011
OTTAWA- The Commander of Maritime Command, Vice-Admiral Dean McFadden will relinquish command to Vice-Admiral Paul Maddison during a change of command ceremony on July 22, 2011. The Chief of the Defence Staff, General Walt Natynczyk, will preside over the ceremony.
Details are as follows:
WHEN: Friday, July 22 at 10:30 a.m.
WHERE: Carling Campus, Building 6, 3500 Carling Avenue, Kanata (former Nortel Campus).
Media wishing to cover the event are asked to arrive no later than 10 a.m.
There will be a brief media availability following the ceremony, during which the new Commander of Maritime Command, Vice-Admiral Maddison, will be available to take questions from the media.
Media wishing to attend are required to pre-register no later than 3 p.m., July 21 at:
http://www.forces.gc.ca/site/news-nouvelles/media/contact-eng.asp in English, or at http://www.forces.gc.ca/site/news-nouvelles/media/contact-fra.asp in French.
For those wishing to attend, a map can be provided to identify the media entrance and parking. For more information on the Change of Command ceremony, please contact Lt(N) Heather McDonald, Navy Public Affairs, at 613-945-0902.
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