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Jun 12
Full-time Administrative Manager Opportunity at the Queen's University Centre for International and Defence Policy - $68,920.00 - $84,043.00/Year. See the details at: queensu.njoyn.com/cl4/xweb/X…
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Here's a co-authored article, "Sharpening the Spear," by Brown and Coombs: The thrust of the article is about educating to create a shift in how commanders, staffs and "fighting echelons" view intelligence resources. See cdainstitute.ca/sharpening-t…
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#CIDPPublications | In “Measuring Regular and Reserve Force Integration in the Canadian Armed Forces,” Michael Rostek, @HowardGCoombs, & Patrick Kelly examine how greater integration between Regular & Reserve forces can strengthen military readiness.
Link: queensu.ca/cidp/measuring-re…
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It's a pleasure to have been able to contribute to this year's CDAI Strategic Outlook.
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29 Nov 2025
One of the worst aphorisms is “Great Minds Think Alike.” in fact throughout history, the great minds have thought differently. So this weekend, reading this to improve my ability to think differently. What are you reading?
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16 Oct 2025
Day 5 Royal Military College of Canada Mottershead Battlefield Tour saw us in the Rimini sector reviewing August 1944 Canadian operations. We visited Osteria Nuova, Montecchio Cemetery, and Point 204 and reflected upon the Gothic Line battles.
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16 Oct 2025
Day 4 Royal Military College of Canada Mottershead Battlefield Tour. Today we spent the day studying the December 1943 Canadian operations in Ortona.
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14 Oct 2025
Day 3 RMC Mottershead Battlefield Tour. Following the Canadian advance to Ortona along the Adriatic coast and using a map model and the ground for visualization of the movement.
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13 Oct 2025
Day 2 of the RMC Mottershead Battlefield Tour was a day of reflection, starting with the Cassino Commonwealth War Cemetery and that thoughtfulness continuing with exploring the 1944 Liri Valley campaign the remainder of the day.
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13 Oct 2025
Day 1 of the RMC Mottershead Battlefield Tour (Italy) ended with us visiting the Polish military cemetary at Monte Cassino.
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#MemberHighlights | CIDP Associate Director @HowardGCoombs presented at @CanWarMuseum’s 2025 conference, “Oral History and the Veteran’s Experience.” Dr. Coombs also shared ongoing research on Canadian Airborne Regiment veterans, alongside panellists offering other perspectives.
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24 Sep 2025
Our son's new office.
13 Aug 2025
Welcome to 14 Wing Greenwood, Kingfisher! The CC-295, Canada’s new fixed-wing #SAR aircraft, has arrived. #413Sqn continues their training to be mission-ready in 2026, boosting Canada’s #SearchAndRescue capability.
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14 Aug 2025
A Second Munich in Alaska?
Read this analysis by Joe Varner.
realclearworld.com/articles/…
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11 Jul 2025
The composite and bilingual ten minute video of the Royal Military College of Canada Mottershead Battlefield Tours in France/Belgium, and Italy 2024 is available at youtube.com/watch?v=r6909qTe…
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3 Jul 2025
Canada’s commitment to hit 5% is essential not only to safeguard national sovereignty, but to stimulate domestic innovation, industry, and economic security. The Carney government must now clearly communicate the stakes and deliver. @svhlatky @GaelleRPiche bit.ly/3Toafzk
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#CallforPapers | @__michaelmurphy, @katherinemrossy, & @HowardGCoombs are looking for contributors for an upcoming volume commemorating the centre’s 50th anniversary. Interested applicants, please email Michael Murphy about your intended topic & submit your abstracts by Aug 15
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16 May 2025
We are very proud of our students for completing their studies at the Royal Military College of Canada. Working with the next generation of Canadian military leadership has been a privilege - and a pleasure. We wish them all the best as they start their professional careers.
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#policybrief | Suzanne Peck’s policy brief “Financing Women Peacebuilders: Canada’s Feminist International Assistance Policy in Colombian Peacebuilding” delves into the success of Canada’s FIAP, which has worked to advance the WPS agenda. Click to read: rnwps.ca/policy-briefs/pb-5-…
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#Event | In partnership with @CIMVHR_ICRSMV, BGen Forestier and Dr Pedlar will present the findings of Exercise Trillium Cura. The simulation highlighted the lessons we can take away from mass casualty events & preparedness. In two weeks, in person & online, on May 9th.
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#Event | CAF VDF and our speaker, Col Purdy, explains that the lack of enrollment in the National security program can be attributed to location and time, the voluntary nature of the program, the lack of link to career progression and a misunderstanding of the program's teachings
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