Preserving capacity, General Tom Lawson, Chief of the Defence Staff, Keys to Canadian SAR
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L Land FoRce in July, lieutenant-general marquise hainse assumed command of the canadian Army, stepping into the role at a time when it is closing out its training mission in Afghanistan and dealing with ongoing budget constraints. hainse brings a blend of operational and staff experience, including deputy commander Regional command south in Afghanistan and, most recently, deputy commander of Allied Joint Force command Naples, as well as an understanding of army training and education as commander of land Force Doctrine and Training system. he spoke with editor chris Thatcher about what those operational and budget challenges represent as the army aligns for the next decade. aligning armY 2021 Q How have you approached the first few months? What I have tried to do in my first couple of months is understand the sandbox – what is being done in the army, what needs to be done – and I have created an army operating framework to capture the main activities. I have told my people: make sure before you put resources, time and effort into any initiative that it is linked to one of those activities. It is my job to make sure we protect the army capabilities and I will do what it takes to maintain those capabilities. Training will be protected, our readiness will be protected and we will maintain a strong Reserve force, which is key. We have to make sure all army members understand the army narrative and we need to own Army 2021, the concept of adaptive dispersed operations, which I think is asymmetric right now within the army. Photo : Cpl. Robert Bush. DND 26 DeceMBeR 2013/JANUARY 2014 www.vanguardcanada.com