Minister Fantino visits NATO Joint Force Command Naples

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June 10, 2015

NAPLES, ITALY — The Honourable Julian Fantino, Associate Minister of National Defence, visited Allied Joint Force Command Naples (JFC Naples) today for briefings on NATO and Canada’s contribution to the high readiness headquarters.

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Minister Fantino was briefed on JFC Naples’ missions and tasks. These include planning and conducting NATO military operations in order to preserve the peace, security and territorial integrity of NATO members; as well as contributing to crisis management and deterrence by ensuring that headquarters and forces are at the required state of readiness.
Minister Fantino also toured the headquarters and met with the Deputy Commander, Canadian Lieutenant-General D. Michael Day. Minister Fantino took the opportunity to thank him for his service, as he is retiring from the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF).
Canada is a leader within NATO. The CAF has been an important contributor to NATO operations since the Alliance’s founding in 1949, providing modern, deployable capabilities to allied missions and highly trained personnel to its command structure. More than 40 CAF personnel are part of JFC Naples’ integrated military staff, serving in command, intelligence, and logistics, in addition to technical, training and other supporting roles.
Through Operation REASSURANCE and in coordination with its NATO Allies, Canada is strongly promoting security and stability in Central and Eastern Europe in light of Russia’s aggression against Ukraine.
Canada’s priority with respect to NATO is to continue to work to enhance the core strength of the Alliance as an operationally-focused, deployable and flexible political-military hub.

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“Canada has been a strong contributor to NATO’s efforts to ensure the Alliance is ready to respond swiftly and firmly to any security challenges. It was great to see the contribution our Canadian Armed Forces members are making at JFC Naples, supporting NATO’s collective defence, cooperative security and crisis management tasks.”
The Honourable Julian Fantino, Member of Parliament for Vaughan and Associate Minister of National Defence

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