Posted on 07/23/2012 6:52:37 PM PDT by JerseyanExile
For the past two years, Canada has been quietly working to establish small military outposts in places such as the Caribbean, East Africa, Europe and Southeast Asia.
Now newly released Department of Defence documents show these operational support hubs are part of a plan to deploy the military on more overseas missions — including combat and security — than under previous governments.
The revelation touches on a debate about the future role of the military in the aftermath of major combat operations in Afghanistan and Libya, and amid belt-tightening across the federal government.
A directive, signed by Gen. Natynczyk and obtained by Postmedia News, says the initiative was launched to improve the Canadian Forces’ “ability to project combat power/security assistance and Canadian influence rapidly and flexibly anywhere in the world.”
It adds that the ability to deploy and sustain combat forces is not only contingent on strong logistical networks, but is also “an essential instrument of national power and should continue to be exploited to attain national objectives.”
(Excerpt) Read more at news.nationalpost.com ...
Speaks volumes about Canadian confidence in their neighbor to the south.
google: lily-pad bases
It’s a new global NATO strategy.
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