Unmanned systems poised for underwater breakthrough
Darrell Dexter had every reason to smile. Just weeks before, Irving Shipbuilding of Halifax had won the rights to negotiate...
Mission closure: Parting thoughts on drawing down KAF
What’s the secret to packing up and shipping out a small city? Planning. And lots of it. Long before BGen...
From contractors to coalitions: The lessons of operational support
Canadian Operational Support Command (CANOSCOM) might not garner the same limelight as its brethren in Canada Command, Expeditionary Force Command...
Ship shape: Warfare centre models Navy’s next generation
Well before and long after the navy’s new ships under the National Shipbuilding Procurement Strategy take to sea, many of...
From recruitment to retirement: Forces health information sets Canadian precedent
Speaking recently at a military health forum in Ottawa, Rear-Admiral Andy Smith described the Canadian Forces Health Information System (CFHIS)...
Battlefield care: Treating a unique population
In 2010, the Surgeon General of the Canadian Forces Health Services (CFHS) articulated a health research strategy to focus and...
Research required for PTSD post-Afghanistan
Mental health problems such as posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) occur in a significant minority of veterans deployed to Afghanistan and...
Veteran health research makes a comeback
American philosopher Irwin Edman once said, “Life is always at some turning point.” The 1991 Persian Gulf War marked a...
Where do we start?
In the past 15 years, the Canadian Forces, like all NATO armies, has experienced a higher number of injuries and...
Standing up a Canadian health institute
The Canadian Institute for Military and Veteran Health Research (CIMVHR) is an innovative organization that engages existing academic research resources...