| National Defence | news releases
Canadian Forces Intelligence Command (CFINTCOM) completed a change of command ceremony today at the Major-General (MGen) George R. Pearkes building in Ottawa, where MGen David Abboud assumed command from Lieutenant-General (LGen) Michael C. Wright.
| National Defence | media advisories
The Honourable Bill Blair, Minister of National Defence, will visit Washington, D.C., from July 8-11 to attend the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Summit and participate in side events.-
| National Defence | news releases
The Honourable Bill Blair, Minister of National Defence, today thanked and expressed his gratitude to outgoing Department of National Defence (DND) and Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) Ombudsman, Mr. Gregory A. Lick, for his dedicated service.
| National Defence | media advisories
Media are invited to the official announcement of Team Canada competing at the next Invictus Games being held in Vancouver and Whistler, B.C., in February 2025. The announcement will take place at Canadian Forces Base (CFB) Kingston on Wednesday, July 10, 2024.
| National Defence | news releases
Yesterday, Commodore (Cmdre) Matthew Coates of the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) assumed command of Standing NATO Maritime Group Two (SNMG2) during a Change of Command ceremony held in Toulon, France.
| National Defence | news releases
To mark its Centennial, the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) held its largest flypast in 20 years on Canada Day. 49 aircraft took part in the 20-minute long ‘parade in the sky’ featuring historic, current, and future Canadian military aircraft.
| National Defence | statements
Today, I join Canadians across the country and around the world in celebrating Canada Day. As we celebrate Canada and all that it has to offer, we also recognize that the liberties and opportunities that we enjoy are because generations of Canadian Armed Forces members, past and present, have stood up to defend the values that we hold dear.
| National Defence | news releases
Today, the Honourable Bill Blair, Minister of National Defence, joined by Vice-Admiral Angus Topshee, Commander of the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) and Dirk Lesko, President of Irving Shipbuilding Inc., celebrated the start of construction activities for Canada’s new fleet of Canadian Surface Combatants (CSC).
| National Defence | backgrounders
As comprehensive culture change efforts are taken within the Department of National Defence (DND) and Canadian Armed Forces (CAF), there remains commitment to providing Canadians with clear updates on implementation plans, timelines, and priorities.
| National Defence | news releases
Last spring, the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) embarked on a new initiative, the Naval Experience Program (NEP), aimed at reimagining how we attract, recruit, and train new sailors, and the first cohort of the program enrolled in June. The program has now reached the end of its first year.
