MILNEWS.ca: Inbox Highlights, 21 June 2018

• On the NY Times Canadian Guy Who Says He Killed/Didn’t Kill for ISIS  Power & Politics on Twitter: “Former Undercover Operative, CSIS and RCMP / Counterterrorism Expert @MrMubinShaikh says former Canadian ISIS fighter Abu Huzaifa believes he feels like he got off …” – Power & Politics on Twitter: “@RalphGoodale says prosecuting criminal charges is the number one priority in dealing w/ returned ISIS fighters, but that there are other tools authorities can use to keep Canadians safe while evidence is being gathered… “
• Ooopsie … “CSIS Stopped Monitoring Right-Wing Extremism Ahead of Mosque Massacre” – “CSIS stopped monitoring right-wing extremism months before mosque shooting, watchdog says”
• “How new software to recover laptop data helped police investigate Quebec mosque shooter’s motives, techniques”
• “A Climate for Hate? An Exploration of the Right-Wing Extremist Landscape in Canada” (Summary, Critical Criminology journal article)
• “Terror conviction for making bomb threats to avoid exam at Concordia”
• “He plotted to bomb Times Square for ISIS. Records show he’s mentally ill. Is he a terrorist?” – Abdulrahman El Bahnasawy (Google Search)
• “Revealed: Canada uses massive US anti-terrorist database at borders … Database is effectively a second Canadian no-fly list, run by the US …” – “Canada Reportedly Uses US-Compiled Terrorist Database at Its Border”
• “Wave of asylum seekers floods Toronto’s shelters”
• “Vérification faite: un tsunami de migrants illégaux?”
• “Canadian Armed Forces concludes its participation in Exercise Tradewinds 2018” (DND info-machine)
• Over in MLI  “Chinese peacekeeping guard detachment passes MINUSMA assessment” (CHN mil media)
• “Canada’s Joint Support Ship (JSS) project has increased by about 43% to earlier estimates, the Department of National Defence (DND) has confirmed to Jane’s . The Canadian Government’s latest JSS estimate is now about CAD3.4 billion (USD2.5 billion) over the 30-year lifespan of the two supply ships, DND said …”
• Wanted:  “The Department of National Defence (DND) has a requirement to acquire and support long term, Remote Minehunting and Disposal systems for the Kingston-class ships that will provide the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) with a capability to conduct the full spectrum of naval minehunting operations and contribute to underwater domain awareness. As the project progress towards a potential formal RFP process, this Request for Information (RFI) will provide a continuous single point of official communication with industry …”
• “Unarmed Warships: What are the AOPS for?” (CGAI Policy Update)
• “Sabre International Security, the company now at the centre of a lawsuit against the federal government, was accused of recruiting former child soldiers in Africa two months before a suicide bomber killed more than a dozen of its employees outside of the Canadian embassy in Kabul …”
• Free CD from RCN Band  “A new compact disc showcasing the musical diversity of the Naden Band is set for release next week just in time for Canada Day. Seas of the Moon, a free promotional CD, will be available to the public starting June 22. The release of the CD brings to an end an eight-month process overseen by a team including Petty Officer Second Class Steven Donegan, who acted as project supervisor … Copies of the CD are also available at the band’s headquarter at CFB Esquimalt or by emailing them at NadenBand@forces.gc.ca”
• “Changing the Guard Ceremony to start on Parliament Hill on Sunday”
• Over in #UKR …
• #UKR National Security Sec’y Hints it May Be Time to Bring Back #UKR Nukes?
• “Ukrainian Defense Minister proposes that Ukraine buy American Patriot air defense systems”
• … and #PRK
  
• “U.S. identifies North Korea missile test site it says Kim committed to destroy”
• “Trump: N. Korea has blown up 4 test sites”
• “No Apparent Dismantlement Activities at Sohae Engine Test Site as of June 12” (38 North)
• “No Signs Yet of North Korean Denuclearization”
• “Japan Cancels Missile Evacuation Drills”
• Way Up North
  
• “(RUS) Northern Fleet’s new amphibious assault ship can carry 13 tanks and 300 marines”
• “Russia carries out military expedition across Arctic Novaya Zemlya islands”
• “Expeditionary force moves 850 km across most militarized Arctic island”
• “Nearly 100 JBER and Japanese paratroopers parachuted onto the Malemute drop zone Wednesday, part of a joint exercise between U.S. Army Alaska and Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force paratroopers …”

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MILNEWS.ca: Inbox Highlights, 19 June 2018

• “Happy 1st Anniversary NATO enhanced Forward Presence Battlegroup Latvia! …” (NATO Force Integration Unit Latvia FB) – “Happy one year anniversary #eFP Battle Group Latvia! Since it was stood up at Camp Ādaži, eFP BG Latvia has proven its ability to integrate and operate as part of a wider context of @NATO eFP forces deployed across the Baltics …” (CAF Ops on Twitter)
  
• Former Tory Defence Parliamentary Sec’y: “Canada has warehouses of weaponry that Ukraine needs. Why aren’t we aiding our ally?”
• Meanwhile, from the RUS-led rebel info-machine  “Poroshenko says new military operation in Donbass begins in May” – “DPR names Ukrainian army brigades with highest defector numbers” – ‘Ukrainian People’s Tribunal to announce sentence in Lugansk on June 22 — The Ukrainian People’s Tribunal for investigating the Poroshenko regime war crimes will announce the sentence to the incumbent Ukrainian president and his associates on Lugansk’s Teatralnaya Square at 9:00 on June 22 …”
• “NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg wants fewer tensions, improved relationship with Russia”
• “Russia Upgrades Nuclear Weapons Storage Site In Kaliningrad” (Federation Of American Scientists) – “Russian bunkers near Poland could be storing nuclear weapons, report says”
• RUS media:  “Analyst Explains Why EU, Canada and NATO Teaming Up Against Trump”
• “The Canadian Armed Forces are just weeks away from deployment to Mali, where they will replace a German helicopter contingent as part of the United Nations’ peacekeeping mission in the country. Questions have been raised about whether there is any peace to keep in the central African nation. So what is the mission? …”
• “Long-delayed terror trial of alleged ISIL recruiter Awso Peshdary underway”
• “Trudeau Government Has Photo Of Toronto ISIS Terrorist Shooting A Gun In Syria With His Face Fully Visible, Yet He Hasn’t Been Arrested” (Spencer Fernando blog)
• Commentary  “Canadian jihadists are bolder than ever, meanwhile Trudeau weakens our laws”
• “Atomwaffen, an American Neo-Nazi Terror Group, Is In Canada”
• “Hardening U.S. rhetoric on immigration could drive more migrants north: intelligence report”
  
• “Canada’s spy service is destroying undisclosed volumes of records relating to the communications of Canadians gathered over years …”
• “The Trudeau government is declining to discuss concerns raised by U.S. lawmakers about Huawei’s activities in Canada – even as a debate is unfolding in Australia about banning the Chinese telecom giant from its next-generation 5G mobile networks …”
• In the words of @Mark3Ds, “Lucky break for Canada if we buy (the) F-35 … “Lucky break for Canada if we buy F-35” “Fully 74% of Export F-35s Delivered Until 2023 Are Obsolete”
• Wanted:  “Public Works and Government Services Canada (PWGSC) for Defense Research and Development Canada (DRDC) is issuing this Request for Proposal (RFP) for the procurement and delivery of Ballistic Surrogate Plates …”
• “Government of Canada announces energy efficiency contract at Base Petawawa”
• “The cost of health claims related to hearing loss among members of Canada’s military is rising, due in part to the reluctance of members to wear protective equipment and because the most suitable devices aren’t always provided …”
• “Militaires homosexuels chassés des Forces: la Cour ratifie une entente de plus de 100 millions”
• “Military Training and Co-operation: Diplomatic Instrument and Combat Force Multiplier” (CGAI paper)
• “Why Canada needs a cyber security foreign policy”
• Here’s how at least one former assaulter is using his skills  “Retired JTF2 Assaulter Brings the Elite Military Experience to Civilian Men — Retired tier 1 special forces operator, Jeff Depatie, has created an 8-day undertaking for civilian men designed to facilitate post-traumatic growth and will identify superior non-military men who rise to similar standards of elite military individuals …” – The Special Forces Experience page
• “US prepares for return of war dead remains from North Korea”

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MILNEWS.ca: Inbox Highlights, 12 June 2018

• “Tariff talks not denting military relations with US allies”
• “Boeing Sending Technical Staff with RCAF to Mali”
• “DND looking at a handful of possible contaminated sites in hunt for buried Agent Orange stocks”
• “It’s raining generals – two public affairs Brigadier Generals each costing up to $173000 a year”
• “In Latvia, Canadian and Italian forces stand on guard with NATO against Russian expansion”
• “NATO is still practicing for the worst … It’s the temporary headquarters of Trojan Footprint, the largest NATO special forces training exercise in recent memory, an operation involving more than 2,000 conventional and unconventional troops from more than a dozen countries, including Germany, Britain, Canada, Belgium, and even Sweden …”
• “Norway wants US to double its troops in country” – “Norway Wants to Double US Marines and Deploy Them Closer to Russia”
• “Estonia to buy missiles, air defence system in EUR50M deal”
• “(U.S.) Treasury Hits Russian FSB for Underwater Reconnaissance of Internet Cables”
• “Maritime presence: Canadian naval operations in European waters” (RCN info-machine)
• Wanted:  less neck & back pain for folks using night vision equipment  “Night Vision Ergonomics Enhancement … The desired outcome is a human-system design that reduces or eliminates head-supported mass, improves head-system inertial properties, mitigates neck and back problems, enables operators to maintain operational task performance and system effectiveness, meets air-worthiness requirements, withstands the rigours of dismounted soldier use, and enhances visual perception under low or no light conditions across all anticipated operational environments …”
• “Commerce Decisions, a QinetiQ company, has secured a strategically important contract with the Government of Canada to support the competitive procurement process to replace Canada’s fighter fleet with 88 advanced jets …”
• “Lockheed Martin Canada has been awarded a three-year extension to its In-Service Support contract for the Royal Canadian Navy’s 12 Halifax Class Frigates …”
• “Russian troops undertake exploration of large Arctic island”
• “US Strengthens Border With Canada to Enhance Security, Safeguard Trade – DHS” – “DHS Moves to Protect US Against Threats from Canada — With exquisitely strange timing, the Department of Homeland Security today unveiled a “Northern Border Strategy” to protect the United States against threats originating in Canada. The new Trump Administration strategy acknowledges that “the Northern Border remains an area of limited threat in comparison to the U.S. Southern Border.” “However,” it goes on to say, “the Northern Border is not without safety, security, and resiliency challenges. The most common threat to U.S. public safety along the Northern Border continues to be the bi-directional flow of illicit drugs.” …” (FAS Secrecy Blog)
• “Liberal security bill clears key hurdle over objections from many opposition MPs” – “Trudeau Government Approves Legislation Weakening Canada’s Anti-Terror Laws” (Spencer Fernando blog) – House Government Bill C-59 (42-1) “An Act respecting national security matters”
• “National Cyber Security Strategy: Canada’s Vision for Security and Prosperity in the Digital Age” (Public Safety Canada info-machine)
• “Mounties, CSIS still haven’t publicly ID’d people behind electronic cell surveillance in Ottawa”
• “The U.K. and Canada: polar opposites when it comes to the terrorist threat”
• “Return your sleeping bags, soldiers, the Canadian Forces are running short”
• “Tempers flare during veterans affairs minister’s committee appearance”
• “Saskatchewan premier wondered if military could help with Broncos autopsies”
• “RCMP, military want ‘more dialogue’ after being banned from future Edmonton Pride parades … The decision to ban military members from the parade amounts to “marginalizing a marginalized group” …” – “Mid-parade protest was necessary to be heard, Pride demonstrator says”
• But did they say what they’d cut to get it?  “Twitter Survey: 86% Say Canada Should Build Up Our Armed Forces” (Spencer Fernando blog)
• On #UKR …
• “Ukraine-Canada: Parliamentary bridge of friendship” (Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine info-machine)
• “Ukraine, Russia fail to agree on UN peacekeeping mission – media”
• … and #PRK
  
• “Trump-Kim Summit ‘Important’ for Stability on Korean Peninsula – Canadian FM” – “Statement by Canada’s Foreign Minister following United States-North Korea summit“ (Global Affairs Canada info-machine)
  
• “US-North Korea summit ‘an important milestone’ towards denuclearization, says Guterres” (UN info-machine)
• “N. Korea says Trump recognizes phased, simultaneous actions for denuclearization”
• “Trump: War Games In South Korea Cancelled. Pentagon: WTF?” – “North Korea summit: Trump stuns region with call to end military drills”
• “Trump says North Korea is Prepared to Give Up its Nuclear Arsenal ‘Very Quickly’ “
• “Trump-Kim Summit Produces High Hopes, Few Details”
• “South Koreans React with Joy and Concern to Trump-Kim summit”
• “Reaction to the Singapore Summit” (38 North)

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MILNEWS.ca: Inbox Highlights, 11 June 2018

• More on #CAN msn in #IRQ, via Kurdish Media
• Remember this?  “Suspension of Canadian Military Support to Peshmerga “Temporary”: Official” (28 Oct 2017)
• Now … “Canada ends training mission with Peshmerga, turns focus to Mosul” – “Canada no longer training Kurdish Peshmerga troops in Iraqi Kurdistan: defence chief” – “Canada drops operation with Peshmerga to work exclusively with Iraqi forces”
• Commentary:   “Canada is right to shift focus toward Baghdad and away from the Kurds” – “… It is high time to get Canada out of Iraq before our good intentions do any more harm to the region. We cannot focus solely on the bad guys we are fighting against. We need to fully assess the bad guys we are fighting for as well.”
• On the #MLI mission  “UN secretary general says Canadian peacekeepers entering Mali ‘war zone’ but downplays risks”
• “Canadian submarines not part of international Arctic under-ice exercise”
• “Security threat, our butt: Here are just some of the ways Canadian technology keeps Americans safe” – ” Is Canada a Security Threat to the US? No – Canadians Actually Help Keep US Safe.”
• Over in the Baltics  “Trojan Footprint 18 exercise brings 2,000 special operations troops to Baltics … Forces from Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Estonia, Germany, Latvia, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Sweden, the U.K and the U.S. took part in this year’s edition of Trojan Footprint, a special operations forces exercise conducted every two years.”
• “Royal Canadian Air Force hosts Exercise MAPLE FLAG 51” (RCAF info-machine)
• “Canadian Joint Operations Command Change of Command Ceremony (Wednesday) … Lieutenant-General Michael Rouleau will assume command from Lieutenant-General Stephen Bowes …” (DND info-machine)
• “Bell: Trans Mountain foes see pipeline fight as biggest battle ever” – Col. Ted: “… I’m afraid that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has, by his own actions and policies, painted Canada into a “lose-lose” situation and I’m afraid that the British Columbia Attorney general will face situations that are beyond that capacity of his police forces to handle and I fear that may cause the Canadian Forces to face the prospect of a domestic counter insurgency operations … all because Justin Trudeau has miscalculated.”
• “The G7 can find common cause in the South China Sea” (Macdonald-Laurier Institute)
• Speaking of the G7 …
  
• “Anti-G7 activists in Quebec City call for end to remote meetings as summit in La Malbaie ends”
• ” Police and protesters face off during anti-G7 ‘day of disruption’ in Quebec City”
• “Quebec City G7 protests get underway with a flash and a bang”
• “DND hires U.S. firm to advise it on security, raising questions as to why Canadians weren’t used”
• “While speaking at Canada’s biggest military industry conference last month, Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan said the Department of National Defence has gone consecutive years without leaving money unspent, but defence documents suggest the government was billions of dollars away from being lapse-free …”
• “MP Cheryl Gallant Questions Defence Minister on Equipment Shortages”
• “Gen. Vance to grieving families – boards of inquiries aren’t about you”
• “Military will restrict members’ marijuana use — but won’t ban it completely”
• “Canadian Defence Review: A Year Later” (Saideman’s Semi-Spew blog)
• “Chief military judge faces five more charges, case proceeding to court martial” – “Special Prosecutor advances charges against Chief Military Judge”
• “When Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan revealed on May 10 that the federal government was planning a thorough revamp of the country’s military justice system, he was likely trying to get in front of what he knew would be a damning report from Auditor General Michael Ferguson …”
• “Team Canada makes Canada proud at the Warrior Games” (DND info-machine)
• “Veterans tour inner city (Edmonton) in search of ex-military struggling with homelessness”
• “Exploring the wreck of the OCSEC-2017” (Lux ex Umbra blog)
• “Police, military to be blocked from future parades after protesters interrupt Edmonton Pride Festival march” – “Police, military banned from future Edmonton pride parades after protest” – “Police, military ban at Pride parade insulting: United Conservative leader” – “Politicians weigh in on move to ban police, military from Edmonton Pride Parade” – “Police, military ban at Edmonton Pride parade insulting: Jason Kenney”
• “Demolition of abandoned Winnipeg military base paves way for urban reserve”
• “Harjit Sajjan: Ukraine and Canada are close defence allies” – “The Canadian Defence Minister Promised to Give Ukraine More Military Assistance” (pro-RUS media) – “Canada to increase assistance to Ukraine – Canada’s defense minister”
• “A Canadian monument to a hero of an anti-Soviet nationalist uprising in Ukraine is raising questions about the manipulation of historical memory for political purposes. Critics of the monument say Roman Shukhevych was also a ruthless Nazi henchman and honouring him plays into the hands of the Kremlin propaganda machine that seeks to delegitimize the very idea of Ukrainian statehood …”
• “Fake News & The Rise of Information Warfare: A Discussion with Dr. Heidi Tworek” (CGAI podcast) – “Anatomy of a Russian ‘Troll Factory’ News Site” (bellingcat)
• On #PRK …
• ” Excitement high, expectations lower on Trump-Kim summit eve”
• “Trump: We will know soon whether N. Korea wants ‘real deal’ “
• “Kim, Trump to discuss denuclearization, peace, issues ‘required by changed era’: KCNA”
• “Former Diplomat, N. Korea Negotiator Optimistic, Cautious on Trump-Kim Meeting”
• “China Watching Kim-Trump Summit Closely”
• “Dennis Rodman arrives in Singapore ahead of Trump-Kim summit”
• “A Peace Treaty for the Korean Peninsula: Will the Past be Prologue?” (38 North)
• “Peace with Pyongyang: Legal Implications for the United States and South Korea” (38 North)

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MILNEWS.ca: Inbox Highlights, 7 June 2018

• “Canada shifting Iraq mission to train Iraqis to defend Mosul” – “Canada waiting on Iraq before launching next phase of anti-ISIS mission”
• “Visite de la « prison temporaire » du G7”
• “Des journalistes spécialisés en voyage attendus… après le G7”
• “Canada, France forge united front ahead of G7 summit with Trump … For his part, Macron talked about Canada’s military contributions to support French operations in Mali and their shared interests in the culture and arts.”
• “Macron, Trudeau Agree to Set Up Council for Defense Cooperation – Reports”
• “Analysts Call New Paris-Ottawa Defense Cooperation Council Routine”
• “Prime Minister announces even closer collaboration with France” (PMO info-machine)
• “Canada to maintain security cooperation with Vietnam”
• “Over the next two days, NATO defence ministers will take decisions to prepare the NATO Summit in July. Today (7 June 2018), ministers are expected to agree to boost the NATO Command Structure by around 1,200 personnel. “We will also agree a NATO Readiness Initiative – the ‘Four Thirties’ – to ensure that by 2020, we have 30 mechanised battalions, 30 air squadrons and 30 combat vessels, ready within 30 days or less,” said Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg …” (NATO info-machine)
• “NATO defense ministers put aside tariff tensions to approve new ″Four Thirties″ plan — NATO defense ministers have unveiled a new plan to bolster troop numbers, aircraft and navy vessels on the European continent. The initiative comes despite a festering trans-Atlantic trade disputes …”
• “NATO Defence Ministers take steps to further strengthen deterrence and defence — Over the next two days, NATO defence ministers will take decisions to prepare the NATO Summit in July. Today (7 June 2018), ministers are expected to agree to boost the NATO Command Structure by around 1,200 personnel. “We will also agree a NATO Readiness Initiative – the ‘Four Thirties’ – to ensure that by 2020, we have 30 mechanised battalions, 30 air squadrons and 30 combat vessels, ready within 30 days or less,” said Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg …” (NATO info-machine)
• “NATO Defense Ministers Approve Joint Force Commands, Discuss Burden Sharing” (US DoD info-machine)
• “NATO Defense Ministers to Discuss New Alliance Initiatives in July”
• “Poroshenko invited to the NATO summit – Stoltenberg”
• “Ukrainian Defense Minister Stepan Poltorak began a visit to NATO headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, on June 7, the Ukrainian Defense Ministry said. Poltorak will meet with colleagues from the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, Lithuania, and Poland in a multilateral format …”
• “Ukraine, NATO adopt roadmap for defense cooperation in 2018”
• “Northern Group Defence Ministers agreed to form a simplified military mobility space — “Simplified movement of military forces among the Nordic and the Baltic region countries may become reality as soon as this year,” Minister of National Defence Raimundas Karoblis says after the Northern Group Defence Ministers meeting on Wednesday in the Hague …” (LTU MoD info-machine)
• “EVENT CANCELLED – Media Advisory – Minister of Veterans Affairs, Seamus O’Regan, to host roundtable on Veterans homelessness”
• “Progress Report On Recommendations: Simplifying The Service Delivery Model For Medically Releasing Members Of The Canadian Armed Forces” (CF Ombudsman info-machine)
• “Defence chief looking at ways to speed up military inquiries into deaths”
• “Search continues for families of two Windsor Korean veterans”
• “Putin calls US tariffs on Canada ‘sanctions’ “
• “Trump says summit with N. Korea ‘all ready to go’ “
• “Trump says he could invite Kim to U.S. if summit goes well”
• “North Korea’s Kim Jong Un Orders State Organs to Repatriate Defectors — North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un has ordered government agencies, including the powerful State Security Department, to exert pressure on the family members of those who have defected to South Korea in a bid to get them to return home, according to sources inside the country …”
• “Will the US or China Rain on the North-South Parade?” (38 North)
• “US Diplomats In China Suffering Brain Injuries Like Cuba ‘Sonic Attacks’ “

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MILNEWS.ca: Inbox Highlights, 2 June 2018

• “Canada Defense Minister Calls Trump Tariff Action ‘Insulting’ “
• “Could Trump’s trade war cripple the U.S. defence industry’s dominance of the Canadian market?”
• More on Tariffs via Google News
• Some Big Honkin’ Ship News
• “Seaspan Shipyards and the Government of Canada Announce that Construction is to Begin on Joint Support Ships” (Seaspan info-machine)
• “Cost questions abound as work set to start on navy’s new support ships”
• “Irving Shipbuilding to hire veterans”
• “Canada to Proceed with CH-149 Cormorant SAR Helicopter Mid-Life Upgrade and Fleet Augmentation”
• ” Maple Flag exercise significantly cut back but exact reasons why remain murky”
• “The Canadian Armed Forces have started using the ViaSat-2 satellite”
• “NATO Defense College and Simon Fraser University sign Memorandum of Understanding”
• “The challenge of recruiting more women to the Canadian Armed Forces”
• Commentary: “The Canadian Armed Forces should drop its citizenship requirement”
• “In Mali, how do we avoid helping the bad guys again?”
• G7 Coming Up
• “A Primer to the G7 Summit in Charlevoix June 8-9, 2018” (CGAI report)
• “Des actions anti-G7 «partout» le 8 juin”
• “Niveau d’alerte «modéré» maintenu à une semaine du G7”
• “Ottawa pledges $50-million for Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba to cover asylum-seeker costs”
• “A judge has granted an extradition order for an Edmonton man who faces terrorism charges in the United States for allegedly providing financial support to family members who joined ISIS …” – “Accused in jewelry heist committed to be extradited on U.S. terrorism-related charges”
• “A New Brunswick veteran says airport security personnel across the country need better education and training when it comes to how they interact with passengers travelling with medical cannabis …”
• RUS media: “Ukrainian Armed Forces’ command carry out training exercises for the military personnel by engaging NATO instructors as Kiev is preparing for an offensive in Donbass, a soldier of Kiev’s 14th separate mechanized brigade, who had been detained by militia of the self-proclaimed Lugansk People’s Republic (LPR), said on Saturday … Since 2015, about 200 Canadian instructors have been present in Ukraine under the Unifier operation. In addition, military specialists from the United States and Lithuania train Ukrainian soldiers and officers in the country.”
• ” North Korean talks are back on, Donald Trump says after meeting with top North Korean envoy”
• “Trump puts N. Korea summit back on for June 12”
• “Seoul welcomes revival of Trump-Kim summit”
• “Mattis: U.S. not talking with N. Korea about U.S. troops”

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MILNEWS.ca: Inbox Highlights, 31 May 2018

• “US tariffs on steel will hit Canadian defence industry: minister” – “Trump’s tariffs a blow to key US allies and US national security” – “1, 2, 3, 4… Does It Matter If There’s a Trade War?” (Best Fighter for Canada blog)
• More on Tariffs via Google News
• “New acquisition procedure further delays CSC decision — A new naval acquisition procedure meant to ensure more complete bidder proposals will delay a planned decision on the Royal Canadian Navy’s (RCN) future warship for another three months, the Canadian government has said …”
• “Irving awards $8.9M contract to build landing craft for Canada’s new patrol ships”
• “Defence minister says anti-drone system is in research mode amid growing threat”
• “General Atomics Picks Industry Partners in Bid for Canada’s RPA Project”
• Wanted:  “RPAS (JUSTAS) – RFI 2016 – Update … The RPAS project supports three initiatives outlined in Strong, Secure, Engaged – Canada’s Defence Policy: initiative 50 confirms that the government will invest in “medium altitude remotely piloted systems” for the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF), and initiatives 91 and 92 state the government will also “invest in a range of remotely piloted systems” and “conduct research and development of remotely piloted land, sea and aerial capabilities.” …”
• Wanted:  “Intelligence Specialists … The objective is to provide the Department of National Defense with Seven (7) Intelligence Specialists to support the Command Joint Intelligence Centre and the evolving Joint Intelligence Fusion Center (Phase 1 Development) at Canadian Joint Operation Command HQ facilities …”
• Wanted:  “Flight Sciences Technical Investigation and Engineering Support … The Directorate of Technical Airworthiness and Engineering Support (DTAES) of the Department of National Defence (DND)has a requirement for the provision of in support of Flight Sciences Technical Investigation and Engineering Support (FS TIES),to examine aircraft performance, specifications, and capabilities to assess possible improvements or proposed changes to aircraft of the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) or other aircraft operated by DND …”
• “U.K. willing to share shipbuilding info with Canada”
• “A ship-breaking company based in the Sydport Business Park has completely dismantled one military vessel and now has two more in its sights. Marine Recycling Corp. completed the work on CFAV Quest, a former Canadian Forces auxiliary vessel, earlier this spring and crews are now breaking up the former HMCS Preserver, an auxiliary oiler replacement ship decommissioned by the Royal Canadian Navy in 2017 …”
• “Coromorant Mid-Life Update, A Missed Opportunity” (Canadian Defence Matters)
• “Canada’s peacekeeping mission to Mali could become a new Afghanistan — There is no peace to keep in Mali, and the UN mission there has become a deadly quagmire—one that Canada might be wise to just avoid …”
• “The RCN increases its presence in Africa” (RCN info-machine)
• “Canadian Submarine Force Demonstrates Global Reach” (RCN info-machine)
• “Modernizing the Military Personnel System: Lessons from the Force of the Future” (CGAI report)
• “My Office is pleased to provide a progress report on the 2nd anniversary of the release of our report titled Part-Time Soldiers with Full-Time Injuries: A Systemic Review of Canada’s Primary Reserve Force and Operational Stress Injuries. At this time, the report’s three recommendations, all of which were accepted by the Minister of National Defence in June 2016, remain unimplemented …” (CF Ombudsman)
• “Police, Military and EMS collaborate for Active Shooter exercise (in North Bay)”
• “Plan to triage asylum seekers stalled by Ontario provincial election”
• “NATO’s Military Intelligence Community meets in Ottawa” (NATO info-machine)
• “CSIS report warns of Chinese interference in New Zealand” – ” Rethinking Security: China and the Age of Strategic Rivalry” (CSIS report)
• “Team Canada is set to compete in the 2018 Warrior Games, taking place June 1-9 at the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colorado. It is the first time that Team Canada will participate in the competition …” (DND info-machine) – “Air Force Academy Hosts 2018 DoD Warrior Games — Athletic competition at the 2018 Department of Defense Warrior Games begins tomorrow and continues through June 9 at the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colorado, chief Pentagon spokesperson Dana W. White told reporters …” (USAF info-machine)
• “434 Squadron reborn to lead RCAF’s operational testing and evaluation” (RCAF info-machine) – “From Tholthorpe to Trenton: the history of 434 “Bluenose” Squadron” (RCAF info-machine)
• “Minister Sajjan to attend security and defence meetings in Singapore, Vietnam and Brussels” (DND info-machine)
• ” ‘Priceless’ letter opener handmade by WW I solider goes missing”
• #PRK
• “N.K. leader Kim stresses he is committed to denuclearization of Korean Peninsula”
• “Denuclearization of N. Korea Probably Unachievable, Experts Say”
• “CIA Report Warns N.Korea Won’t Give up Nukes”
• “Trump: N. Korean delegation to bring letter from Kim Friday”
• “The Punggye-ri Nuclear Test Site Destroyed: A Good Start but New Questions Raised about Irreversibility” (38 North)

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