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February 3, 2012 – General Walt Natynczyk (left), Canada's Chief of the Defence Staff (CDS), walks on the tarmac with United States Army General Charles H. Jacoby, Jr., Commander of the North American Aerospace Defence Command (NORAD) and United States Northern Command (Comd NORAD/US NORTHCOM), after his arrival at Yellowknife airport, Northwest Territories, Canada. Also meeting the Comd NORAD/US NORTHCOM were the Joint Task Force North (JTFN) Commander, Brigadier-General Guy Hamel (right), and JTFN Chief Warrant Officer, Chief Warrant Officer Gilles Larouche.

General Walt Natynczyk, Chief of the Defence Staff, walks on the tarmac with United States Army General Charles H. Jacoby, Jr., Commander of the North American Aerospace Defence Command (NORAD) and United States Northern Command, after his arrival at Yellowknife airport, Northwest Territories. 

February 2, 2012 – The Honourable Peter MacKay, Minister of National   Defence, meets with French Defence Minister Gérard Longuet during a bilateral meeting on the margins of the NATO Defence   Ministers meeting in Brussels,   Belgium.

The Honourable Peter MacKay, Minister of National Defence, meets with French Defence Minister Gérard Longuet during a bilateral meeting on the margins of the NATO Defence Ministers meeting in Brussels, Belgium. 

January 28, 2012 – The Honourable Peter MacKay, Minister of National Defence, addresses guests during the annual Toronto Officers Garrison Ball. This year's Ball was designed as the opening event to the city's commemoration of the War of 1812.

The Honourable Peter MacKay, Minister of National Defence, addresses guests during the annual Toronto Officers Garrison Ball. This year's Ball was designed as the opening event to the city's commemoration of the War of 1812. 

January 26, 2012 – The Canadian Coast Guard ship Martha L. Black lies alongside HMCS Fredericton in Frobisher Bay, Nunavut.

Minister Mackay Congratulates The Canadian Coast Guard On Its 50th Anniversary. More…

January 24, 2012 – Minister MacKay delivers the keynote address at the Permanent Joint Board on Defence, the highest-level bilateral defence and security forum between the United States and Canada, which serves as a strategic-level consultative body on defence and security issues facing our two countries.

Minister MacKay delivers the keynote address at the Permanent Joint Board on Defence, the highest-level bilateral defence and security forum between the United States and Canada, which serves as a strategic-level consultative body on defence and security issues facing our two countries. 

Operations

Canadian Forces operations in AfghanistanCanada is ending its UN-mandated, NATO-led combat mission in Kandahar province and beginning a non-combat, Kabul-centered training role that will continue until 2014. More…

Operation METRICOperation METRIC is Canada’s participation in international efforts to enhance security in the eastern Mediterranean region, specifically the Middle East and North Africa. More…

Feature articles

ShipbuildingThe National Shipbuilding Procurement Strategy represents an important step in the Canadian government’s commitment to rebuild the Royal Canadian Navy and the Canadian Coast Guard fleets. More…

F-35 Joint Strike FighterThe F-35 will meet Canada's  demanding aerospace  requirements well into the 21st century by giving the men and women of the Canadian Forces the best chances of completing their mission and returning home safely, by using  the most advanced technology available. More…

I want to thank all of the men and women in the Canadian Forces for all of your hard work and dedication. I am forever grateful to you, for everything you have done to make this world a better place. God Bless.

Jane, Calgary, Alberta

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