Royal United Services Institute of
Vancouver Island (RUSI-VI)
In My Opinion...
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Canadian Forces Deployment Capabilities - SeaHorses Required
This opinion piece is a bit different in that it consists of three components:
- Letter to the Prime Minister
- This letter, signed by MGen Lewis MacKenzie, introduces the following military appreciation to the Prime Minister.
An Appreciation: Meeting The Needs of Joint Overseas Deployments of Canadian Forces In Support of Our Foreign Policies- This military appreciation style paper by John C. Eggenberger, Ralph E. Fisher, Richard H. Gimblett, and Lewis MacKenzie lays out the factors for the Government of Canada to consider for assembling, equipping, training and deploying military resources around the world.
Sea Horses for a Canadian BOFIB - A Rapid Reaction Force That Counts.- An article from the Conference of Defense Association’s newsletter On Track that stemmed from the appreciation. Used with permission.
