Armed Forces Council

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The Armed Forces Council is the senior military body of the Canadian Armed Forces. It meets to advise and assist the Chief of the Defence Staff (CDS) on all matters concerning the command, control, and administration of the forces, and generally meets once per month. [1] It was created in 1964 to replace the Chiefs of Staff Committee in preparation for the 1968 unification of the Canadian Armed Forces. The Armed Forces Council is chaired by the CDS and consists of the following positions:

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PositionIncumbentService
Chief of the Defence Staff General Jennie Carignan Canadian Army
Vice Chief of the Defence Staff Lieutenant-General Stephen Kelsey Canadian Army
Commander of the Royal Canadian Navy and Chief of the Naval Staff Vice-Admiral Angus Topshee Royal Canadian Navy
Commander of the Canadian Army and Chief of the Army Staff Lieutenant-General Michael Wright Canadian Army
Commander of the Royal Canadian Air Force and Chief of the Air Force Staff Lieutenant-General Eric Kenny Royal Canadian Air Force
Commander of Military Personnel Command and Chief of Military Personnel Lieutenant-General Steven WhelanCanadian Army
Chief of Force DevelopmentVice-Admiral Darren Hawco Royal Canadian Navy
Commander of Canadian Joint Operations Command Vice-Admiral Bob Auchterlonie Royal Canadian Navy
Commander of Canadian Forces Intelligence Command Rear-Admiral Scott Bishop Royal Canadian Navy
Commander of Canadian Special Operations Forces Command Major-General Steven HunterCanadian Army
Surgeon General Major-General Marc BilodeauCanadian Army
Director of Staff - Strategic Joint Staff Brigadier-General T.J. Cadieu Canadian Army
Director General International Security Policy Major-General J.J.M.J. Paul Canadian Army
Chief of Staff (Materiel) Rear-Admiral Christopher Earl Royal Canadian Navy
Chief of Reserves and Employer Support Major-General Rob-Roy Mackenzie Canadian Army
Chief of Staff (Infrastructure and Environment) Major-General Sylvain Sirois Canadian Army
Chief of Staff (Information Management) Major-General Greg Loos Royal Canadian Air Force
Chief of Programme Major-General Hercule Gosselin Canadian Army
Defence Renewal Team Lead Major-General Jay Milne Canadian Army
Chief Financial Management and Deputy Chief Financial Officer Brigadier-General Richard Goodyear Canadian Army
Judge Advocate General Rear-Admiral Geneviève Bernatchez Royal Canadian Navy
Director General Public Affairs Brigadier-General Marc Thériault Canadian Army
Canadian Forces Provost Marshal Brigadier-General Simon Trudeau Royal Canadian Air Force
Canadian Forces Chief Warrant Officer Chief Petty Officer First Class Gilles GregoireRoyal Canadian Navy

See also

References

  1. ↑ Defence, National (2013-04-22). "Organizational structure of the Department of National Defence and the Canadian Armed Forces". aem. Retrieved 2020-07-20.


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