NDHQ – Maple Leaf Navy

COVID19 Highlights the Folly of NOT Acquiring Two Mistrals in 2015

March 25, 2020March 25, 2020 adminJason Kenney, John Forster, Jonathan Vance, Mistral Class, NDHQ, Tom Lawson

March 25, 2020 – With the current worldwide Corona Virus (COVID19) and nations around the world utilizing ships, both military and civil, to assist in health care efforts, Canada is strangely silent. The French Navy describes their fleet of three Mistral Class as, “Tool of command and projection of forces, the PHA can, from their flight deck, deploy a complete airmobile force made up of combat helicopters, intended to conduct strikes or operations of surveillance of a territory. Their amphibious capacity allows them, thanks to rapid landing craft and barges…

RCN Senior Officer Retirements, Promotions and Appointments 2020

March 22, 2020March 22, 2020 adminDarren Hawco, Flag Officers, JAS Page, Luc Cassivi, NDHQ

Promotions and appointments announced March 16, 2020 Rear-Admiral C.A. Baines will be appointed as Deputy Vice Chief of the Defence Staff Commodore G. Bernatchez will be promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral and will remain as Canadian Armed Forces Judge Advocate General Captain M.D. Bowen will be promoted acting while so employed to the rank of Commodore and will be appointed as the J7 to United States Cyber Command Commodore L. Carosielli will be appointed as Director General Maritime Equipment Program Management Captain D.A. Charlebois will be promoted to the…