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  Encyclopedia: CF Maritime Command   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
Maritime Command is currently headquartered in Ottawa, with MARLANTHQ located in Halifax, Nova Scotia, MARPACHQ located in Esquimalt, British Columbia, and Naval Reserve Headquarters in Quebec City, Quebec.
The Maritime Commander is a vice-admiral, with rear-admirals as coastal commanders, and a commodore commanding the Naval Reserve.
In 1993 the Maritime Helicopter Program, which had selected the EH-101 Merlin as a replacement for the aging CH-124 Sea King, was cancelled by incoming Prime Minister Jean Chrétien in an infamous decision that dogged his government for over a decade.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/CF-Maritime-Command   (1205 words)

  
 Canadian Armed Forces - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Canadian Forces are comprised of: the Canadian Forces Land Force Command, (which is the army branch); the Canadian Forces Maritime Command, (the naval branch); and the Canadian Forces Air Command, (the air force branch).
The CF reserve force is comprised of the Primary and Supplementary Reserves, the Canadian Rangers and the Cadet Instructor Cadre and is represented, though not commanded, at the national level by the Chief of Reserves and Cadets (a Major General or Rear Admiral).
The CF maintains a "total force" policy as outlined in the 1994 Defence White Paper, where reservists are (in theory) trained to the level of and interchangeable with their regular force counterparts.
www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Canadian_Forces   (3306 words)

  
 MSN Encarta - Search View - Canadian Forces
The governor-general of Canada is the commander in chief of the CF, although in practice command is exercised by the federal cabinet.
Most recruits join the CF after they graduate from high school or college, but an increasing number of people are now enlisting in their late 20s and 30s, and even in their 40s.
As the Maritime Command component of the CF, the Canadian navy is responsible for ensuring that the oceans within Canada’s jurisdiction are free from enemy interference.
encarta.msn.com /text_461511150__1/Canadian_Forces.html   (5619 words)

  
 Canadian Forces: Dictionary definition
CF troops are supported by 19,000 full-time civilian employees.
In each command (except Atlantic), regular force troops comprising a Mechanized Brigade Group (CMBG) are supported by reserve forces in 9 brigade groups.
CF air wings are located at 13 bases across Canada under the direction of 1-Canadian Air Division and Canadian NORAD Region based in Winnipeg MB.
www.encyclopedian.com /ca/Canadian-Forces.html   (710 words)

  
 Canadian Forces   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
CF air wings are at 13 bases across Canada under the direction of 1-Canadian Air Division and the Canadian NORAD Region based in Winnipeg, Manitoba.
Maritime Command has since returned to the traditional naval rank names (colonel = captain etc.) but Air Command did not retain its rank names (major not squadron leader).
In an effort to restore morale, Maritime and Air Commands were allowed to return to their traditional navy and sky-blue uniforms in the mid 1980s.
www.sciencedaily.com /encyclopedia/canadian_forces   (1516 words)

  
 Canadian Armed Forces biography .ms   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
CF operations are supported by 19,000 full-time civilian DND employees, which when combined with CF personnel, makes DND the largest federal government department in terms of employees and in terms of budget.
The Supplementary Reserve is part of the CF Reserve and comprises a voluntary call-up list for former CF regular and reserve force personnel who wish to be considered for reactivation in the event of a national emergency.
Maritime Command has since returned to the traditional naval rank names (e.g., an army colonel corresponds to a navy captain) but Air Command did not retain its rank names (e.g., major not squadron leader).
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 NICEPHORUS (I.-III.) - LoveToKnow Article on NICEPHORUS (I.-III.)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
The maritime strength of Nice now rapidly increased till it was able to cope with the Barbary pirates; the fortifications were largely extended and the roads to the city improved.
With the help of the patricians and eunuchs he contrived to dethrone and exile Irene, and to be elected emperor in her stead.
With the help of the regent Theophano and the patriarch, he received supreme command of the eastern forces, and being proclaimed emperor by these marched upon the capital, where meanwhile his partisans had overthrown his enemy Bringas.
26.1911encyclopedia.org /N/NI/NICEPHORUS_I_III_.htm   (2832 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: Canadian Forces
Battles which are particularly notable to the Canadian military include the Battle of Vimy Ridge in World War I and, in World War II, the Dieppe Raid, the Battle of Ortona, the Normandy Landings, the Battle of the Scheldt, the Battle of Britain, the Battle of the Atlantic, and the strategic bombing of German cities.
A cap badge specific to the trade that the CF personnel is in, adorns the beret.
Maritime Command has long since returned to the official use of naval rank names, though in reality they were never actually abandoned within the service due in part to confusion between rank and position titles (i.e.
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 NEUTRALITY - LoveToKnow Article on NEUTRALITY   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
As a neuter neither purchases friends nor frees himself from enemies, so commonly he proves a prey to the victor; hence it is held more advantage to hazard in a conquest with a companion than to remain in a state wherein he is in all probability of being ruined by the one or the other.
It was the great commercial communities, the Hansa in the north and Venice and the Mediterranean maritime republics in the south, which were first able to insist on some sort of regulation of the usages of war for their own protection.
In the case of a maritime war, the neutral state is also bound to exercise strict supervision to prevent its ports from being used by either belligerent for the purpose of increasing its military strength.
www.1911ency.org /N/NE/NEUTRALITY.htm   (8642 words)

  
 CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Venice
The military command was vested in a magister militum.
The third doge, Ursus I (726-37), at the request of Gregory III delivered Ravenna, which had fallen into the hands of the Lombards (735); he, however, was killed (737) in a popular tumult.
Assuming command of the French crusading army, he used it to reduce to obedience Trieste and Zara, which had placed themselves under the sway of Hungary, and then turned against Constantinople, where the Latin Empire had been set up.
www.newadvent.org /cathen/15333a.htm   (6624 words)

  
 canadian militayr information,canadian military   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
CF operations are supported by 19,000full-time civilian DND employees, which when combined with CF personnel, makes DND the largest federal government department interms of employees and in terms of budget.
The Supplementary Reserve, also known as the Primary Reserve List, is part of the CF Reserve and comprises a voluntary call-uplist for former CF regular and reserve force personnel who wish to be considered for reactivation in the event of a nationalemergency.
In Land Force Command, army bases are beginningto see a use of the "Camp" prefix again, and in one specific instance, CFB Gagetown is referred to by three names: CFB, the old pre-unification "Camp Gagetown" hasnow resurfaced, and the newer "Combat Training Centre (CTC) Gagetown" is also being used, particularly in highway signage.
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 MSN Encarta - Canadian Forces
The Canadian Forces (CF) also represents Canada in international military operations and peacekeeping initiatives under the direction of the United Nations (UN), the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), and other multinational bodies.
Maritime patrols protect Canadian fisheries against poaching and intercept shipments of drugs or other contraband.
NORAD is a cooperative effort to protect Canadian and American interests in space and to defend against attacks by missiles, aircraft, and spacecraft (see Defense Systems: Defensive Warning Systems: NORAD).
encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_461511150/Canadian_Forces.html   (698 words)

  
 Canadian Armed Forces   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
Land Force Command is organized as a total force that includes members of both the regular and reserve forces, and is composed of four land-force areas—West, Central, Quebec, and Atlantic.
Air Command is composed of the Chief of the Air Staff in Ottawa, 1 Canadian Air Division/Canadian NORAD Region Headquarters in Winnipeg, and 13 wings across Canada.
The Commander of CFRETS is responsible to the Assistant Deputy Minister (Personnel) for all common individual training and all education and professional development throughout DND and the CF.
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 American Federation of Government Employees, Local 2119 v. Cohen   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
Specifically, they claim that Rock Island's commanding officer, Colonel Steven L. Roop admitted that "lack of workload" was the only reason for the RIF.
Commander, Military Sealift Command, 824 F.2d 1228, 1236 (D.C. Cir.
Military Sealift Command, 824 F.2d 1228, 1238 (D.C. Cir.
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 FrontLine Writers   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
Commander (ret) Ralph Fisher was one of the first post-war engineering officers to qualify as a sub-specialist in naval aircraft electrical and electronic systems.
Commander Kenneth P. Hansen is the Military Co-chair of the Maritime Studies Programme at Canadian Forces College in Toronto.
A retired army Colonel, former Commandant of RMC and Army Inspector with 37 years of service, Howard Marsh is currently the Senior Defence Analyst of the Conference of Defence Associations.
www.frontline-canada.com /writers/index.html   (3963 words)

  
 CFPSA - Messes   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
To this day, CF messes retain a functional role as social and dining clubs, and are the centre of social life for units, stations bases and ships.
They enhance the esprit de corps of units, lighten the load of demanding day-to-day work, give commanders an opportunity to meet socially with their troops, and enable CF members of all ranks to create bonds of friendship and better working relations through an atmosphere of good fellowship.
The CF maintains five categories of messes: the Officers Mess; Warrant Officers and Sergeants' Mess or Chief and Petty Officers Mess; the Junior Ranks Club; the Officer Cadet Mess; and, in some locations, Combined Messes.
www.cfpsa.com /en/psp/messes/Messes_e.asp   (274 words)

  
 Articles - Canadian Forces Maritime Command   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
The investigation focused on two hatches that were left open during repairs, thus allowing seawater inside while the submarine was on the surface in a period of rough weather, as well as faulty insulation for wires and a panel near the commanding officer's cabin.
No blame was placed on the commanding officer, as it was decided he was reasonable in allowing both hatches to be left open for the repairs.
Although aviation assets are the responsibility of Canadian Forces Air Command (AIRCOM) since unification, the political fiasco surrounding the maritime-helicopter replacement has had a major impact on the ability of the Canadian patrol frigates to deliver their expected capabilities.
www.sidepoint.com /articles/Canadian_Forces_Maritime_Command   (1666 words)

  
 PUBLICATION MANAGEMENT POLICY
A command publishing activity is restricted to publications peculiar to the command function.
Commanders of commands shall advise DDDS the name and position of their publication coordinator and update as required.
Command publications, shall be issued on the authority of the officer commanding the command.
www.smafinsm.forces.gc.ca /admfincs/subjects/cfao/057-12_e.asp   (2397 words)

  
 Canada   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
Navy ships were the first CF units to participate in the campaign against terrorism, and they began deploying immediately.
The CF units and formations committed to Op APOLLO are organized under the Commander, Canadian Joint Task Force South West Asia (CA JTFSWA).
The land component was a battalion-sized mixed Canadian and American force under the tactical command of Lieutenant-Colonel Pat Stogran, the commanding officer of the 3 PPCLI Battle Group.
www.centcom.mil /Operations/Coalition/Coalition_pages/canada.htm   (3533 words)

  
 CF Maritime Command Definition / CF Maritime Command Research   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
CF Maritime Command Definition / CF Maritime Command Research
Canadian Forces Maritime Command (MARCOM) is responsible for naval operations of the navyThe word navy came via Old French from Latin "navigium".
Extending approximately 15,500 km (9,600 mi) from the Bering Sea in the Arctic to the icy margins of Antarctica's Ross Sea in the south, the Pacific reaches its greatest east-west width at about 5 deg N latitude, where it stretches approximately 19,800 km (12,300 mi) from Indonesia to the coast of Colomb...
www.elresearch.com /CF_Maritime_Command   (237 words)

  
 PTOLEMY (CLAUDIUS PTOLEMAEUS) - Online Information article about PTOLEMY (CLAUDIUS PTOLEMAEUS)
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 Canada-US Relations - Defence Alliance - Maritime Security - CASR - Canadian American Strategic Review
To secure a greater maritime domain awareness, Canada requires the coordination of intelligence, detection, interception, surveillance and reconnaissance capabilities.
If intelligence assets are effective, the number of platforms required to survey maritime domains – and to intercept suspicious vessels – becomes both affordable and sustainable over time.
In December 2002, the United States released a Maritime Strategy for Homeland Security, a document that reaffirmed the United States Coast Guard’s (USCG) role as the lead agency in American maritime security, and promised to improve port security and maritime domain awareness.
www.sfu.ca /casr/ft-sr-lagasse1-2.htm   (565 words)

  
 twr4v5.htm
As concerned Canadians repeatedly question officials about who commands CF personnel in the Gulf region, some CF personnel are in fact performing command functions over entire operations of the coalition forces in the Middle East.
And several families of CF personnel serving in the Gulf have received phony MIA notices, and worse.
The day after U.S.-led allied forces launched an air assault as the first phase of liberating Kuwait, the commander of Maritime Command said that the three-ship Canadian task group is moving from the central to southern Persian Gulf.
www.thewednesdayreport.com /twr/gulfwar/twr4v5.htm   (4788 words)

  
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This report informs the region commander and NORAD ADOC when conditions at a particular air base are hazardous for takeoff and landing or have returned to normal.
Command and control identifiers (CCI) are the method by which the NORAD air defense system report command and control structure within the regions.
Command is being exercised by individual unit commander operating autonomously.
www.fas.org /spp/military/docops/norad/ins10019.htm   (9129 words)

  
 Canada's Navy
A Change of Command Ceremony was held July 7 at HMC Dockyard, Halifax, to mark the departure of Rear-Admiral Tyrone Pile and the arrival of Commodore Dean McFadden as Commander Canadian Fleet Atlantic (CCFL)...
The Commanding Officer and ship’s company of Her Majesty’s Canadian Ship TORONTO are pleased to announce that the ship will be visiting the City of Toronto from July 9th to 14th.
Commander Joe Sipos, Commanding Officer (CO) of HMCS Regina and eight members of the ship’s company conducted a Namesake City visit to Regina May 16-21...
www.navy.forces.gc.ca /mspa_home/index_e.asp   (1544 words)

  
 The Maritime Heritage Project: Gold Rush Mining Company Ships
Once news of California's Gold Rush reached the East Coast, groups of men began forming mining companies to help defray the great expenses of reaching the gold fields, and with the hope of having more success by banding together.
Sailed from Hampton Roads, Virginia under command of Captain Poythriss on April 3, 1849 with 75 passengers.
Sailed February 24, 1849 under command of Master Collins with 28 passengers and 8 crew.
www.maritimeheritage.org /PassLists/mining.html   (6627 words)

  
 Command & Conquer Generals Units FAQ - IGN FAQs
Command & Conquer: Generals Zero Hour (Windows) Command & Conquer: Generals (Windows) Real World Units FAQ (Version 3.0 - Incomplete Struggle) Current Update: Friday, 22 July 2005 Previous Update: Wednesday, 20 July 2005 Created: Friday, 28 February 2003 By Don "Gamera" Chan (crs1219@h_tmail.c_m) Note: I DO NOT have this game, but a friend does.
LINKS - http://www.eagames.com/official/cc_generals/home.jsp The Command and Conquer: Generals and Generals Zero Hour official HP in the Electronic Arts official HP.
From Richard Parry (Sunday, 15 June 2003): The pic of the US Rangers on the command bar is a soldier with an M16A2 with an M203 grenade launcher underneath.
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 Richter   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
Of the three services of the CF, the army is in the worst shape militarily, presently the least able to carry out its stated missions, let alone accept new ones.
In the area of maritime aviation, however, the navy is badly in need of modernization; these needs point to the advantages that naval prioritization would offer.
The three services of the CF are officially known as Land Forces Command (the army), Maritime Command (the navy), and Air Command (the air force), the result of a
www.nwc.navy.mil /press/Review/2003/Winter/art3-w03.htm   (15406 words)

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