MILNEWS.ca Highlights – November 21, 2018

More on AG on Jets

• “Canada facing fighter pilot shortage”
• “The Trudeau government’s fighter jet credibility gap”
• “Conservatives claim Liberals ‘invented’ gap in capabilities of Canadian Armed Forces”
• “The fighter jet fiasco ~ the Auditor General has his say” (Col. Ted)
• Tory Senator: “Answers needed on Canada’s fighter jet replacement”
• “Canadian Auditors Slam Surplus Aussie Hornet Buy, Describe Fighter Force In Collapse”

#CANinIRQ/Mid East – Op IMPACT

• “Women’s empowerment, federalism focus of new Canadian mission in Iraq”
• “Iraq votes to end controversial customs checkpoints to Kurdistan”
• “Iraq, Iran sign deal to enhance border security”

#UKR – Op UNIFIER

• “Russian military and fighter jets put on alert in the Crimea”
• “OSCE confirms 216 civilian casualties in Donbas since year-start”
• “Ukraine’s Air Assault Forces will soon receive new weapons”
• “President: The Revolution of Dignity, the war for independence added thousands of modern Ukrainian heroic figures to the historical cohort of heroes” (UKR pres info-machine)
• “President and his wife honored memory of the Heavenly Hundred Heroes” (UKR pres info-machine)
• “Address of Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine Oleksandr Turchynov on the occasion of the Day of Dignity and Freedom” (UKR NSDC info-machine)
• “Leonid Pasechnik inaugurated as Head of Lugansk People’s Republic” (pro-RUS rebel info-machine)
• “Pasechnik in his inauguration speech promises to follow people’s will” (pro-RUS rebel info-machine)
• “British military experts arrive in Donbass to carry out chemical attacks” (pro-RUS rebel info-machine)

#LVA/Europe – Op REASSURANCE/Cold War 2.0

• “NATO allies wrapped up massive exercise Iron Wolf 2018 near border with Belarus”
• “Ukraine has supported a proposal by the United States, Canada, and the Netherlands to include Novichok-class chemical substances into the list of controlled chemicals, Ukraine’s Deputy Foreign Minister Vasyl Bodnar has said …”
• “Chemical weapons body, over Russia objections, votes to assign blame to some attacks”
• “OPCW split: Experts comment on plan to allow identifying chemical attacks perpetrators”
• “Russia fails to curb new powers of OPCW”
• “Russian challenge to chemical weapons watchdog rejected”
• “Russia, West clash over OPCW’s new powers”
• “Interpol presidency vote: Russia in surprise loss to South Korea”
• “Seven Commandments of Fake News – New York Times exposes Kremlin’s methods” (EU vs DISINFORMATION)

#MLI – Op PRESENCE/Africa

• “African G5 force ‘better’ than UN peacekeepers, says Mauritanian premier”
• “African G5 force ‘better’ than UN’s in Mali: Mauritania’s Aziz”
• “Tens of thousands ‘left to starve’ as Mali conflict escalates”
• “6 soldiers killed, 10 wounded in separate attacks in central Mali”
• “Mali’s central region faces unprecedented violence: Report”
• “Central Mali: Populations caught between terrorism and anti-terrorism” (International Federation of Human Rights)
• “Conseil de sécurité: les missions de maintien de la paix de l’ONU en Afrique ont accompli des progrès, affirme le Secrétaire général” (UNSC)
• “Le quotidien des Casques bleus du contingent nigérien de la MINUSMA à Ménaka” (UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali)
• “Mali : Bulletin humanitaire, Septembre – mi-novembre 2018” (UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs)

Way Up North

• “(RUS) Natural Resources Ministry: The competitiveness of Arctic resources depends on the speed of their delivery via the Northern Sea Route”

Internal Security

• “Settlement reached in $1M lawsuit filed by taxi driver injured after ISIS supporter Aaron Driver detonated bomb”
• “The Russians Are Coming! Canadian Defense Minister Says Watch out for Fake News and Election Hacking” (pro-RUS site)

What’s Canada Buying?

• Big Honkin’ Ships  “RCN CSC/Failed warship bidder sues to scuttle deal “

Sexual Assault/Harassment in the CF

• “Military drops requirement for prompt investigation into sex cases – cases take on average 7 months to complete”

Veterans & Helping Veterans (or Not?)

• “Recreational therapy to be cut in half at Deer Lodge Centre”

Other Military News

• Tory MPs: “Feds fail to keep Canadians safe”
• “Canada working to close the gender gap for women in peace operations”
• “Let’s scrap self-harm from military offences”
• ” ‘Anchor station’ provides all ops support from, basically, a tent” (RCAF info-machine)
• “Vimy battle’s role in Canada’s nationhood is overblown”

#CHN/Pacific Rim

• “China Is Beating the US in the Rare-Earths Game”

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MILNEWS.ca: Inbox Highlights, 16 July 2018

#MLI/Africa – Op PRESENCE

• “A dozen Canadian peacekeepers arrive in Mali as year-long mission begins”
• “Canadian Army supports Mali mission by land, air” (The Maple Leaf)
• “Élection présidentielle : Le destin du Mali entre les mains de six candidats”
• “Insécurité au nord du Mali : La présidentielle menacée à Gao”
• “Mali: Préparation et réponse aux catastrophes : La Croix-Rouge Malienne et ses partenaires en concertation pour meilleure mieux répondre en urgence” (Croix-Rouge Malienne)
• “Mali: Civilians at Risk: Threats and Drivers of Mass Atrocity in Mali” (International Peace Institute)
• “Dans le centre du Mali, un mélange explosif entre jihadisme et conflits communautaires”
• “Mauritanian general to take over Sahel anti-terror force”
• “Mauritanian general to take over Sahel anti-terror force”
• “The interconnected terrorist threats in North Africa and the Sahel”
• “Deepening Military Ties Solidify China’s Ambitions in Africa”

Internal Security

• “MPs to debate emergency review on how Team Trudeau is handling surge in cross-border asylum seekers”
• “Emergency meeting on asylum seekers”
• 12 Russian Officers Indicted For Hacking DNC email (DOJ indictment)

What’s Canada Buying?

• Col. Ted on defence & trade wars:  “… Canada must choose its hardware carefully, based on what works and what can get the job done but, as I have also mentioned, defence procurement can, sometimes, very carefully, be used as a trade tool. Canada’s (and Europe’s) response to President Trump’s constant bullying might include giving preference to non-American equipment when it is both ‘good enough‘ and competitively priced.”
• “The (UK’s) Tempest! (fighter) … Current plans for the Tempest see it entering service around 2035. Given the typical delays in fighter development, it could be very well into the 2040s. Needless to say, the Tempest is not an option to replace the CF-18… But it could be the replacement for the replacement.” (The Best Fighter for Canada blog)
• Wanted:  “… The Department of National Defence (DND) has a requirement for the development of comprehensive courseware training for various positions, including but not limited to, Leading Seaman Marine Technician (MARTECH) Specialist: Mechanical …”
• “New Canadian Forces radar worth more than $200 million can’t be linked in with NATO networks”

Other Military News

• “New Commander for the Canadian Army” (DND info-machine) – “Le lieutenant-général Lanthier arrive à la tête de l’Armée canadienne”
• “ON TARGET: Our soldiers can teach recruits how to fight, but not why”
• Fmr Def Min:  “CAF Pulling Its Own Weight”
• “Minister Sajjan and Premier Gallant to announce (tomorrow) their commitment to the Seamless Canada initiative” (DND info-machine)
• “Under Trudeau, Canada is being sucked into Trump’s wars”

#UKR – Op UNIFIER

• “We will increase the defense of Mariupol – President” (UKR Pres info-machine)
• “Russia detains 148 ships in Azov Sea for inspection, – Ukraine” – ” “This can’t go on like that”: Kyiv preparing response to mass detentions of ships by Russian coast guards in Sea of Azov”
• “Military-strategic situation in the Black Sea region is very tense – President during the Sea Breeze 2018 military training” (UKR Pres info-machine)
• Putin: “U.S. could strongly insist on implementation of Minsk accords by Ukrainian leaders”
• “Remarks by NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg at a press point with the President of Ukraine, Petro Poroshenko (NATO Summit Brussels), 12-Jul.-2018” (NATO info-machine)
• RUS media (with a sneaky Canadian mention):  “NATO instructors training Ukrainian snipers for operation in Donbass”

Putin-Trump Helsinki Summit

• “Trump, Putin Meet For Two Hours In Helsinki”
• “Donald Trump-Vladimir Putin Summit Transcript” (Time)
• More on Putin-Trump Summit (via Google News)

Baltics – Op REASSURANCE

• “Across Baltic From Trump-Putin Summit, NATO Troops Train for Battle”
• “Estonia: 1000 young men buying themselves free of conscription with fines”

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MILNEWS.ca: Inbox Highlights, 14 July 2018

#CAN in #IRQ – Op IMPACT

• “Prime Minister Trudeau announces Canada to lead NATO mission in Iraq”
• “Canada Offers to Lead NATO Training Mission in Iraq”
• “Canada offers to lead new North Atlantic Treaty Organisation operation in Iraq”
• “Canada to head NATO training and capacity building mission in Iraq; will send troops and armoury to Baghdad”
• “Second group of RCAF helicopters in Iraq to operate from Taji Military Complex”

Baltics – Op REASSURANCE

• “Canadian Forces to stay in Latvia until 2023”
• “Canada’s Trudeau extends Latvia mission by 4 years”
• “Canada extends mission in Latvia, adds more troops”
• “Trudeau in Riga: Canada to extend Latvia mission by four years”
• “Justin Trudeau adding more Canadian troops in Latvia, extending mission”
• “Cyberattacks targeting Canadian troops in Latvia seem to be easing off”
• “One year in, NATO’s Canada-led eFP Battle Group Latvia is better, faster, and stronger” (The Maple Leaf)
• “Media are invited to participate (Tuesday) in a one-on-one telephone interview with the Commanding Officer of Her Majesty’s Canadian Ship (HMCS) St. John’s currently deployed on Operation REASSURANCE Maritime Task Force (ROTO 8), Canada’s support to NATO assurance and deterrence measures in Central and Eastern Europe …” (DND info-machine)
• “Headquarters of Multinational Division North to be established at Adazi military base”
• “NATO Multinational Division North to be headquartered in Ādaži”
• “Estonia, Latvia, Denmark to set up command of Multinational Division North”

#NATO Summit

• “Prime Minister announces increased support for NATO” (PMJT info-machine)
• “Trudeau insists Canada spending enough on defence, as Trump declares victory at NATO”
• “Trudeau Defends Canada’s Military Spending Plan To Trump At NATO Summit”
• “Trudeau touts Canada’s military commitment to NATO”
• “Canada distinguishes itself in military actions but could do more for NATO, says former NATO commander”
• “Sure, we could spend 4% of GDP on the military — with huge cuts or tax hikes”
• Col. Ted:  “… it isn’t doubling our defence budget that is needed, it is, probably, more like trebling it by, say, 2030 that will be needed. As I explained, the evolving global strategic situation, alone, should convince informed Canadians that our country needs to be ready to shoulder a greater burden in defence of our own values and vital interests …”
• “Why Canada should invest more – and now – in our own security”
• “Despite Past Commitment, Trudeau Says Canada Won’t Meet NATO Defence Spending Target” (Spencer Fernando blog)
• “Sommet 2018 de l’OTAN: une alliance qui reste divisée”
• “What Justin Trudeau had to say at the NATO summit”
• “When It Comes to NATO, Do Actions Count More Than Budgets?: the Canada Letter”
• “Notre expert militaire explique comment fonctionne l’OTAN et commente les demandes de Donald Trump” (podcast, in French)
• “NATO Commander claims Baltic presence is vital to counter Russian aggression”
• “Disinformation update on Latvian president and NATO summit”
• “President on the aftermath of the NATO Summit in Brussels: Nobody will manage to block Ukraine’s accession to NATO” (UKR Pres info-machine)

#UKR – Op UNIFIER

• “Roman Waschuk – NATO unready to commence membership talks with Ukraine”
• “Canadian ambassador waiting for consideration of Ukraine issue at NATO summit, but not in context of possible membership”
• “Canada to host 2019 Ukraine Reform Conference”
• “Canadian Ambassador to Ukraine: return of Russia to G7 is not discussed”

#MLI – Op PRESENCE

• “In one Quebec farming town, Mali peacekeeping mission hits close to home”
• “Mali 2018 presidential election: Background to a critical election in an increasingly insecure country”
• “Liberia: Former Burkina Faso Prime Minister Ouedraogo to Head Observation Mission to Mali’s July 29 Presidential Vote”
• “Mali Crisis: French Peacekeepers Trapped in Inter-Ethnic Conflicts”
• “ROK Donates Mobile Hospital to Mali in Africa”

What’s Canada Buying?

• “The Future Fighter Capability Project (FFCP), within the Department of National Defence (DND) is seeking Senior Project Leader/Executive consulting services. The Senior Project Leader/Executive consulting services will be required to assist and support the Project Management Office (PMO) in a number of Project Management areas requiring specialized, continuous and detailed staff action …”
• “Canada confirms spy planes acquisition plan — The Department of National Defence (DND), Canadian government department responsible for defending Canada’s interests and values at home and abroad, has confirmed plans to procure the three new Beechcraft King Air 350ER aircraft to support Special Operations Forces …” – More from MILNEWS.ca (5 Mar 2018) – More MILNEWS.ca takes on the idea

Toronto Threat

• “Threat of vehicle ramming attack near CN Tower prompted increase in police presence: source”
• “Toronto sous haute surveillance policière à cause d’une « menace potentielle » “
• “Toronto police back to ‘normal operations’ after ramping up security near CN Tower”
• “Informing public about potential threats a complex matter: experts”

Other Military News

• “RCAF Back in NATO AWACS program”
• “Canadian military still uses armoured vehicle with deadly fault”
• “What is ‘the backbone’ of the Canadian Army doing in a junk yard?”
• “A provincial court judge in Nova Scotia has been appointed to preside over the fatality inquiry into the deaths of Afghanistan war veteran Lionel Desmond and his family …”
• “The Canadian Detachment at the Western Air Defense Sector officially changed command Tuesday. Lt. Col. Michael Fawcett assumed command from Lt. Col. Matthew Wappler, who finished a three-year tour of duty as the Canadian Detachment commanding officer …” (Pentagon info-machine)
• “Canadian Armed Forces teams depart for the 102nd annual International Four Days Marches Nijmegen”
• “Brass should come clean on case of Admiral Norman”
• “OCSEC-2017, part II: The circumstances are always exceptional “ (Lux Ex Umbra blog)

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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, 5 June 2018

• “Israeli forces arrested an East Jerusalem man suspected of planning to assassinate Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat earlier this year, on orders from a Syria-based terrorist group, the Shin Bet security service revealed on Tuesday … The targets included Netanyahu and Barkat, as well as buildings belonging to the US consulate in Jerusalem (which has since been converted into an embassy) and a delegation of Canadian security officials who were in Jerusalem to train Palestinian Authority security forces in the West Bank, the Shin Bet said …” – more – more – Op Proteus (DND info-machine)
• “Trudeau’s Shortcomings in Condemning the Gaza Violence”
• Over in Asia-Pacific areas …
• “Vietnam, Canada to intensify defence cooperation”
• “Vietnam, Canada forge defence cooperation”
• “Vietnam provides all means for defence ties with Canada”
• “Première visite d’un ministre canadien de la Défense au Vietnam”
• “Minister Sajjan attends Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore and concludes first visit by a Canadian Minister of Defence to Vietnam” (DND info-machine)
• “Targeted killings of Canadian ISIS members cloaked in secrecy, but officials discussed issue”
• “A 60 per cent increase in Canada’s generals – Vance says more to come”
• “Canadian military falling well short of its target for recruiting women”
• “Trudeau’s ‘Gender Focused’ Military Policy Is Failing” (Spencer Fernando blog)
• “Defence minister defends delay in completion of inquiry into military college suicides”
• “Canada’s 2019 election a likely target for Russian hackers, James Comey warns”
• “Trump, Kim to meet at Capella Hotel in Singapore: White House”
• “U.S. not paying for N. Koreans’ stay in Singapore: State Dep’t”
• “France, Britain to sail warships in contested South China Sea to challenge Beijing”
• “China warns West of S.China Sea provocations” (CHN mil media)
• Colonel Ted’s take:  “Freedom of navigation — The South China Morning Post reports that “France and Britain will sail warships through the South China Sea to challenge Beijing’s expanding military presence in the disputed waters, their defence ministers said on Sunday.“ … Canada should join in this exercise as a friendly gesture to all the nations of the region, including China. It’s time we stood up and did a fair share.”
• “Canada’s Mission to Mali: To What End?” (CGAI commentary)
• Wanted:  “Richmond Landing Shoreline Access – Phase 2, Modified Land Entry … This tender is for the demolition and reinstatement of the land entry to Richmond Landing and the Navy monument from the Portage-Wellington intersection in Ottawa, Canada …”
• “Canada to Get First Two Used Australian F-18 Fighter Jets in 2019”
• “thyssenkrupp Marine Systems & Atlas Elektronik Integrate Canadian Operations”
• VICE News, 5 Jun 2018:  “Pro-Russian news once claimed 11 Canadian commandos died in Ukraine. That didn’t happen.” – MILNEWS.ca, 29 July 2017
• “Canada condemns sentence of Ukrainian journalist Sushchenko, – Freeland” – Chrystia Freeland on Twitter: “As a former journalist, I am appalled by the arrest & sentencing of Ukrainian journalist Roman Sushchenko to 12 years in jail in Russia. Canada condemns this attempt to repress those who work in defence of the truth.” – “Canada condemns Russia’s verdict against Sushchenko”
• “Des militaires québécois aident leurs frères d’armes un sac de café à la fois!”
• “Vandals desecrate Fort McMurray war memorial for Afghanistan vets”

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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, 22 May 2018

• “NATO: No (Canadian) Alliance Service Members Killed in Eastern Ukraine” (Voice of America fact-check)
• Vets Ombudsman’s brief on proposed new Pension for Life: “… without knowing more of the facts concerning the implementation of Part 4 of Bill C-74, we cannot be sure of the effect these proposed changes will have on Veterans and their families. This lack of transparency, clear communications and clearly defined outcomes is hampering not only my Office’s ability to analyze the Bill and consult on its impacts, it is impeding also individual Veterans and their families, Veterans’ advocates/organizations, and other interested stakeholders, such as this Committee, from doing their due diligence …”
• “Defence minister in Kelowna to talk to flood relief soldiers” – “Defence minister thanks troops for BC flood relief work” – “Sajjan meets with forces (in BC)”
• “RCAF personnel from Petawawa and Edmonton finish Mali mission prep exercise” – “Tactical Helicopter Squadrons from Alberta and Ontario participate in pre-deployment preparation in view of Mali mission” (DND info-machine)
• Speaking of #MLI …
• “Mali delegation taps Canadian expertise documenting human rights abuses” – “The French intervention in Mali: A lesson in Mission Command”
• “Sikorsky’s pitch for Canada: Our new helos are cheaper than upgrading yours” – “Air Force analyzes options for Cormorant upgrade”
• “Un employé de la Base militaire Bagotville porté disparu”
• “Has The #MeToo Movement Forgotten About Our Women In Uniform?”
• “How the new Ebola vaccine was made in Canada”
• “Canadian freed from Ethiopian jail wants review of Ottawa’s role in his case”
• “The Case Of The Returning Jihadi:  A Talk by Rukmini Callimachi, Janice Stein and Amarnath Amarsingam”
• “Trudeau Liberals Shamefully REFUSE To Condemn Terror Group Hamas For Inciting Violence” (Spencer Fernando)
• Over in #UKR
• “Ukrainian Fascist Toys for the Little Ones…” (pro-RUS page) – “These are the toy soldiers of the SS division Galichina from Canada of Chinese origin and toy soldiers of the UPA of the unnamed master from Lviv …” (in Russian)
• “Russian Naval Exercises in Sea of Azov: A Prelude to ‘Hybrid’-Style Invasion?”
• “Survivors of Quebec mass shootings plea for ban on assault weapons” – “Des proches de victimes de tuerie reviennent à la charge pour que le gouvernement Trudeau interdise l’accès légal aux armes d’assaut. Le Centre culturel islamique de Québec sera notamment en mission à Ottawa mardi pour faire valoir son point de vue en commission parlementaire …”
• “From NORAD to NOR[A]D: The Future Evolution of North American Defence Co-operation” (CGAI paper)
• “Overspending on defence doesn’t guarantee an effective fighting force”
• “New CO will sail HMCS Oriole on 2018 Great Lakes Deployment”
• Over in #PRK …
• “Trump says N. Korea summit may not happen June 12”
• “Trump-Kim Summit Coin Rings Hollow for Some”
• “North Korea’s Punggye-ri Nuclear Test Site: Viewing Areas Identified and Preparations for Closure Continue” (38 North)
• … and Europe
• “Sweden hands out brochure in case of ‘crisis or war’ “ – “War warning: Sweden issues its people with booklet on how to cope with crisis” –“Sweden issues first brochure on war and crisis preparedness since Cold War”
• NATO study on how Russian soc-media users message in the Baltic States
• “Baltic Governments Respond to Growing Russian Spy Threat”
• “The Baltic States Ask the US for a Bigger Military Presence on Their Soil” (pro-RUS think tank)
• “Minister O’Regan launches 65th anniversary of the Korean War Armistice events” (VAC info-machine)
• “Montreal WW II hero, largely unknown at home, honoured as Dutch town’s saviour”
• “Three Canadian First World War soldiers found in France and identified” (DND info-machine) – “France : trois soldats canadiens de la Première Guerre mondiale identifiés” – “Canadian soldiers ID’d a century after they fell in WWI Battle of Hill 70” – “Remains of Manitoba WW I soldiers found in France” – “A century after they died, remains identified of three Canadian soldiers buried in France”

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