June 2, 2015
OTTAWA – General Tom Lawson, Chief of the Defence Staff, is pleased to announce that Brigadier-General Jean-Robert Bernier has been unanimously elected as Chair of the Committee of the Chiefs of Military Medical Services in NATO (COMEDS).
This appointment, to begin in November 2015, will be the first time that any nation outside continental Europe chairs this committee. It reflects NATO’s confidence in Canadian leadership and presents an important opportunity for Canada to support the Alliance by positively influencing medical readiness on an international level.
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