Media Advisory: Canadian Operational Support Command Change of Command Ceremony

OTTAWA, ONTARIO, Jul 07 (MARKET WIRE) --
Media are invited to attend the Canadian Operational Support Command
Change of Command Ceremony that will take place on July 8, 2009.
Major-General Mark McQuillan, previously Deputy Chief of Staff for the
Materiel Group, will replace Major-General Daniel Benjamin as Commander
Canadian Operational Support Command. Major-General Benjamin will soon
assume the duties of Chief of Staff for the Assistant Deputy Minister
(Infrastructure and Environment) and Chief Engineer of the Canadian
Forces. The Chief of the Defence Staff, General Walt Natynczyk, will
preside over the ceremony which will take place as follow:

- When: Wednesday, July 8 at 10:30 a.m.

- Where: Canadian War Museum, 1 Vimy Place, Ottawa

The Canadian Operational Support Command (CANOSCOM) delivers
national-level operational support to Canadian Forces missions at home
and abroad. This includes the full range of combat support and combat
service support functions such as logistics, military engineering, health
services and military police. Because the staff at CANOSCOM is
responsible to support a military mission from start to finish, it plans,
coordinates and executes operational support for theatre activation, and
for the sustainment and termination of a mission

Note to editors: Journalists planning to attend should register by
contacting Major Johanne Bournival at 613-996-0486 by 3 p.m., Tuesday,
July 7, 2009. To ensure access to the War Museum, media are requested to
arrive no later than 10:15 a.m. and show their media credentials. For
more information, please contact Major Bournival, Canadian Operational
Support Command Public Affairs.

Contacts:
Information: 1-866-377-0811/613-996-2353
After hours: 613-792-2973
www.forces.gc.ca

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