Canadian Joint Operations Command

Colonel Peter Williams recounts the visit of the new US Secretary of Defence, the Honorable Chuck Hagel as he visited the Kabul Military Training Centre. Read Full Story no 1

Captain William Colas, an advisor with the NATO training mission in Afghanistan, advises personnel at the Afghan National Army Regional Military Hospital as a mentor in intensive care and recounts his experience as a member of the last advisory team. Read Full Story no 2

Canada will take over as Chair of the Arctic Council once again to help promote the environmental and socio-economic aspects of sustainable development in the region. Read Full Story no 3

HMCS Toronto successfully disrupted her third narcotics shipment in six weeks, and second in the same week, as part of ongoing counter-terrorism operations in the Indian Ocean. Read Full Story no 4

A group of Canadian Armed Forces mentors mark International Women's Day by celebrating with the police women of the Afghan Border Police. Read Full Story no 5

Peter MacKay, Minister of National Defence, recognized the crew of HMCS Toronto who successfully disrupted another significant narcotics shipment in the Indian Ocean. Read Full Story no 6

The Honourable Peter MacKay, Minister of National Defence and Lead Minister for Search and Rescue, welcomed new funding for the Newfoundland and Labrador Search and Rescue Association as part of an $8.1 million federal investment in search and rescue prevention and response in Canada, through the Search and Rescue New Initiatives Fund. Read Full Story no 7

The Honourable Peter MacKay, Minister of National Defence, and the Honourable Kerry-Lynne D. Findlay, Associate Minister of National Defence, today announced several major initiatives to improve Canada’s national Search and Rescue system. Read Full Story no 8