Preserving capacity, General Tom Lawson, Chief of the Defence Staff, Keys to Canadian SAR
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CONTENTS C OCTOBER/NOVEMBER 2013 16 FEATURES 12 Land-sea effect Integrating Atlantic resources at the northern gateway An interview with Rear-Admiral John Newton 16 Organizational change Interfacing the physical and virtual worlds An interview with Carl Daniels 18 Weapon evaluation Maritime Warfare Centre and the surface combatant by Ian Coutts 20 Mixed mission How should the Coast Guard be reformed? by Ken Hansen 24 SAREX 2013 Exercising interoperability 18 20 26 Mission requirements Capability-based SOR for challenging SAR by LGen (Ret'd) James Steve Lucas 28 Unmanned asset Where do UAVs fit in Canada's future? by MGen (Ret'd) Fraser Holman 31 JUSTAS for all ... domestic and expeditionary contingencies by Chris Thatcher 32 By the numbers Revisiting the case for the Joint Strike Fighter by Henning Jacobsen 36 Urban ops Standardizing urban warfare training by Chris Thatcher 38 DEFSEC Atlantic 2013 28 WWW.VANGUARDCANADA.COM IT'S IN THE ARCHIVES Partnerships and the navy's procurement strategy by Vanguard Staff 40 Breaking in A SME's guide to the defence sector by Scott Dewis 42 Uncharted territory New expectations for corporate communications by Leigha Cotton Missed an issue? Misplaced an article? You'll find them all online: interviews with government, military and industry leaders, and articles on the programs and policies of Canada's security and defence community. THE FORUM FOR CANADA'S SECURITY AND DEFENCE COMMUNITY LETTERS THE FORUM FOR CANADA'S SECURITY AND DEFENCE COMMUNITY www.vanguardcanada.com LANDSEA EFFECT INTERVIEW WITH REAR-ADMIRAL JOHN NEWTON, JOINT TASK FORCE ATLANTIC PLUS Considering Coast Guard reform Revisiting the numbers on the F-35 The future for Canadian UAVs Urban operations training OCTOBER/NOVEMBER 2013 We welcome feedback on articles and story ideas. Email editorvanguard@netgov.ca. DEPARTMENTS 6 COVER STORY BGen Anthony Stack, Commander Joint Task Force Newfoundland, aboard a Sea King helicopter, en route from a community that lost its bridge during hurricane Igor in 2010. Building the Land-Sea effect is a priority for Joint Task Force Atlantic. Photo: Sgt Norm McLean SITREP: Renewal plan to rebalance CAF priorities 8 INSIDE INDUSTRY: The backup plan for the maritime helicopter 44 EDGE OF TECH: A worm's role in green munitions 46 THE LAST WORD: Smarter analytics, smarter procurement Publication Mail Registration Number: 40052410 www.vanguardcanada.com OCTOBER/NOVEMBER 2013 3