- “N.K. announces freeze on nuclear, missile tests” – “North Korea: No need for more missile tests” – “North Korea halts all nuclear, ballistic tests — agency” – “North Korea says it will suspend nuclear and missile testing”
- Catching up on internal security bits …
- “Returning ISIS members pose potential chemical weapons risk to Canada: internal government documents”
- National Post’s Stewart Bell on Twitter: “Security Screening: Federal Court upholds deportation of Southern Cameroons Youth League member on security grounds.”
- More Stewart Bell on Twitter: “Alleged Ottawa ISIS recruiter Awso Peshdary loses attempt to get more CSIS, RCMP records”
- “Deportation hearing begins for alleged ISIS supporter arrested in B.C.”
- “Investigator warns that B.C. man acquitted of terror charges is no ‘couch jihadist’ “ – “Judge rules man not a terrorist, police insist he’s a threat”
- “FBI agent whose tip thwarted 2016 ISIS attack in Ontario says he was glad to help” – “Greg Hunt ’97 Honored for Counterterrorism Work” (alumnus profile)
- “American who plotted thwarted Canadian rampage gets life in prison” – “Halifax Valentine’s Day mass murder plot woman sentenced” – “American gets life for Halifax mall shooting plot”
- “Why is Canada Cutting Cheques to Suspected Terrorists?” (FrontLine Security)
- Buzzword Bingo from the RCAF info-machine on staff shortages “Managed Shortfall — The RCAF is addressing staffing shortages through targeted and creative retention and recruitment strategies …”
- Some boss changes …
- CAF Operations on Twitter: “Commander Anthony Thys is now leading #OpKOBOLD, Canada’s contribution to NATO’s Kosovo Force. Thanks for your hard work Lieutenant-Colonel Pierre Ouellet” – Operation KOBOLD (CAF backgrounder)
- “We welcome MGen Dany Fortin as the new commander of the 1st Canadian Division HQ in Kingston. MGen Lavoie, thank you for your leadership.” (CAF Operations FB)
- #MLI updates
- “RCAF Mali Mission to use Afghanistan Playbook”
- Colonel Ted’s take “Mission to Mali: Lew MacKenzie gets it … Team Trudeau doesn’t give a damn about peace or Mali, it’s focus is only on that worthless seat on the useless UNSC which will ensure that some Canadian diplomats are invited to a better class of cocktail party …”
- “Firms didn’t bid on Canadian Surface Combatant because of concerns about technical data, says executive”
- Way Up North
- “Feds invest $94M to make it safer, faster to send goods to the North” – “Government of Canada is making Arctic re-supply operations safer and more efficient for remote northern communities, through the Oceans Protection Plan” (Transport Canada info-machine)
- “(U.S.) Navy to Release Arctic Strategy This Summer, Will Include Blue Water Arctic Operations”
- Happy Military Acceptance Day, Russia! (via Russian Defense Policy blog)
MILNEWS.ca: Inbox Highlights, 20 April 2018
