June 28, 2015
OTTAWA - Today, the Honourable Steven Blaney, Canada’s Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness, on behalf of Defence Minister Jason Kenney, bid farewell to approximately 90 Canadian Army soldiers from 5 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group (5 CMBG), based in Valcartier. The troops will deploy to Poland for Operation REASSURANCE in support of Canada’s response to Putin regime’s aggression in Central and Eastern Europe.
Over the next month, a total of approximately 200 soldiers from Valcartier, Quebec, will deploy to Poland taking over Operation REASSURANCE duties from the 4th Canadian Division’s 2 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group (2 CMBG) based in Petawawa, Ontario.
Lauren Armstrong
Press Secretary
Office of the Minister of National Defence
(613) 996-3100
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Etienne Rainville
Deputy Press Secretary
Office of the Minister of Public Safety
(613) 991-3724
Captain Mathieu Dufour
Public Affairs Officer
5 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group
Telephone: 418-844-5000 ext. 4688
mathieu.dufour@forces.gc.ca
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