Defence Construction Canada
Defence Construction (1951) Limited, known as Defence Construction Canada, is a crown corporation which serves as an
intermediary for construction work between the Department of National Defence and private industries which carry out this work. This
small site consists of a series of short pages, organized by top and side menus which explain the history, role, values and work of
DCC and its relationship to the client (DND) and the public (the companies which perform the work), as well as its place within the
constuction industry as a whole. There is a page with contact information for head office and regional offices.
(2001-06-17
Site available in English and French.
http://www.dcc-cdc.gc.ca/
Defence R&D Canada (Defence Research and Development Canada) (DRDC)
Defence Research and Development Canada is a new special operating agency, created in September 2000 from the former Defence
Research and Development Branch. A Web cast of the announcement is provided. The agency provides science and technology services for
the Canadian Forces, the defence industry and academia. The agency's role is described by a backgrounder, mission statement, annual
report, and organization chart. A document describes the role of the agency in three areas - sensors and information technology,
combat systems and human systems. Also described is the role of the Assistant Deputy Minister, Science and Technology. The address
of the five defence research establishments are also given as are links to separate sites for each. A brief history of the agency is
accompanied by slide shows which illustrate some of its major accomplishments. The work of DRDC is highlighted by several success
stories, reports of research initiatives, and descriptions of R&D programs, organized by client groups - maritime, air, land,
command, control and information systems and human performance. Business opportunities and the agency's technology demonstration
program are illustrated with documents and slide presentations. Several general publications are available - the "Technology
Investment Strategy" and "Looking Forward, Staying Ahead", plus issues of two newsletters - "Issues in Defence Science and
Technology" and "Highlights: Scientific Excellence for the Canadian Forces". A database of abstracts of scientific reports produced
by the Branch over 50 years is searchable by author, title or keyword and ordering information is given. Information is provided on
defence science careers with a listing of new opportunities. The "Countermine" page provides general information about land mines,
as well as solutions for detection, protection and neutralization of mines. Other defence scientific sites are linked and the site
is searchable through the main DNET site.
(2000-09, Moira Russell, Brock University )
Site available in English and French.
http://www.drdc-rddc.dnd.ca/
Directorate of Flight Safety
The Directorate of Flight Safety administers a program of safety education and promotion as well as analysis of aircraft and air
weapons accidents and incidents. Courses and seminars in the Directorate's educational series are described here, with schedules,
requirements and background information on the bases and surrounding communities where they are held. A copy of the manual "Flight
Safety for the Canadian Forces" is also provided. Awards given to Canadian Forces personnel for safety-related actions are briefly
described and there is a list of recipients of the Professionalism award. Incident/accident reports required to be submitted to the
Directorate are listed and outlined. Current issues of the magazine "Flight Safety" are available and there is a brief summary of
the Flight Safety Information System/Occurrence Reporting System. The site includes a map and links to related sites, and is
searchable through the DND search engine.
(2001-03-25, Moira Russell, Brock University )
Site available in English and French.
http://www.airforce.dnd.ca/dfs/
Directorate of History and Heritage (DHH)
The Web site of the Directorate of History and Heritage of the Department of National Defence serves as an introduction to
Canadian military traditions and history. The system of civilian and military honours and awards is described, including a chart on
sequence of wear, online application forms, precedence, description of the Canadian Peacekeeping Service Medal, links and contact
details for additional detail. The role of Directorate in customs and tradition, including drill and ceremonial is described, with
an illustrated selection of women's orders of dress and an interactive table which displays brief descriptions of historical events
for a day after it is selected by month and day from menus. Several millennium projects are also described. The collections of The
Historical Resource Centre are outlined with the text of many reports available online, including the Army Headquarters (AHQ)
Reports, 1948-1959, Canadian Military Headquarters (CMHQ) Reports, 1940-1948 and Canadian Forces Headquarters (CFHQ) Reports,
1965-1980. Finding aids are provided for other collections. There are lists of newly released and other publications of the
Directorate and some of the out-of-print histories are available in full text. The directory of Canadian Forces Museums has a page
but does not appear to be working at present, however there is a description and other information on the artifacts management
system CFAMS. A directory of Canadian forces bands is available. The site has an extensive FAQ, is updated by a What's New and has
links to other relevant sources, contact details and illustrations throughout. It can be searched through the main DND site.
(2002-02-07, Moira Russell, Brock University )
Site available in English and French.
http://www.dnd.ca/hr/dhh/
DND/CF Human Resources Director Compensation Benefits Administration (DCBA)
The Director Compensation and Benefits Administration is part of the Human Resources section of DND/CF. The site offers
information on relocation services for Canadian Forces personnel in a series of separate home pages, linked to one another where
relevant. In the Travel section are maps of the geographic boundaries for each base in Canada and general travel and moving
information for members of the forces and their dependents, including same-sex benefits. Current and previous rates for mileage,
lodging, meals and incidentals are provided in tables by location with explanatory notes under "Rates". The section on Foreign
Service includes text of Policy Messages and Aide-memoires on aspects of foreign service, a Post Index for locations around the
world which is used to calculate Post Living Allowances. This calculation is explained in a section of the Rate Tables, which also
include information on other rates for foreign service. The Dependent Education Management section "deals with the education and
related care of DND dependent students both inside and outside Canada". There is extensive information on teaching opportunities in
Europe, regulations on overseas administration and policy, and on screening personnel and dependents for postings outside Canada.
Other topics include allowances for education outside Canada, with application forms; benefits for dependents educated in Canada,
including a list of education facilities in Canada near bases, listed by base; guidelines for senior officers. There are extensive
outside links in this section, to information on Canadian Forces International Schools, to organizations of alumni of DND overseas
schools and to other sources of information on education, in Canada and around the world. The Integrated Relocation Pilot Program
(IRPP), designed to integrate relocation programs for Canadian Forces personnel, is described with an overview, policy directives, a
series of administrative bulletins and memos, FAQ, links to other governmental and non- governmental related sites, and contact
information by base. Some sections in this site include links to links to the text of the "Queen's Regulations and Orders for the
Canadian Forces" and the entire site is searchable through D-NET search engine.
(2001-01, Moira Russell, Brock University )
Site available in English and French.
http://www.dnd.ca/hr/dcba/engraph/home_e.asp
Goose Bay Foreign Military Training
The Web site of Goose Bay Foreign Military Training offers several maps and aerial photographs - of Canada, the training area,
Goose Bay, the base and historical Labrador. Other maps illustrate low level and higher level flights in relation to the location of
mammals, birds, human settlements and other areas of concern. These maps are presented for each week during the flying season, for
1997 to date. There is an included Web site for 5 Wing Goose Bay with information on the base, its squadrons, units and aircraft.
The Goose Bay Office mission statement, organization chart and facts are presented along with a quiz and links to Canadian forces,
participating forces, NATO, environmental and local links. Military, environmental and regional partners are also listed and briefly
described. There is extensive information on the environmental effects of low level flights and on the measures taken to avoid
damage. This includes documents from the 1995 Environmental Assessment Panel, including the final report, Environmental Impact
Statement and transcripts of public hearings, examples of ongoing monitoring and mitigation, and information on the Institute for
Environmental Monitoring and Research. There are maps and other information on the George River caribou herd and other documents
cover the necessity for low level flight training, the socio-economic impact of the base on the residents of Happy Valley-Goose Bay,
and aboriginal concerns including land claims. A Library offers the text of additional environmental reports from 1996 to date,
other documents, photographs of wildlife, aircraft and training activities and an archive listing reports available from the
Institute for Environmental Monitoring and Research. The site has a search engine, FAQ, selection of news releases and other
announcements and new additions are highlighted on the main page.
(2002-02-14, Moira Russell, Brock University )
Site available in English and French.
http://www.capitalnet.com/~pmogb/website/home_e.html
Human Resources Department of National Defence
The Department of National Defence's Human Resources section presents information on services for members or the armed forces,
their families and for civilian employees. In the "Health" section are a series of information sheets and booklets on health,
fitness, medicine, vaccines, anthrax, chemical sensitivity, depleted uranium, posttraumatic stress disorder and a briefing on health
services. Other documents cover health care services and benefits for CF members and dependents, information on the Occupational
Trauma and Stress Support Centres and the Member Assistance Program. Pay and benefits, training and career programs are also
described in detail by a series of documents and links to other DND Web sites. The MOSART (Military Occupational Structure Analysis,
Redesign & Tailoring) project is presented with job descriptions, documentation and progress reports. Featured on the home page for
HR are links to the Centre for the Support of Injured and Retired Members and Their Families, Recruiting, The Canadian Peacekeeping
Service Medal and the National Military Cemetery. Current issues of the "CF Personnel Newsletter" are available as are archived back
issues to 1997. "Civ News", a newsletter for civilian employees, is available for the past two years. The roles of the Assistant
Deputy Ministers, Human Resources Military and Civilian are outlined and the Director Senior Appointments has a separate site which
offers biographies and contact information for senior officers by rank, alphabetically or in a searchable database. Also included
here are a manual, procedures and other documents on the Canadian Forces Personnel Appraisal System, statistics on postings,
promotions and releases for colonels, captains, generals and flag officers and postings requirements for Military Attachés. The site
is searchable through D-Net and has related links on a separate page as well as throughout the site where applicable.
(2002-05-02, Moira Russell, Brock University )
Site available in English and French.
http://www.dnd.ca/hr/
IMG Information Management Group
The Information Management Group (IMG) provides information management direction, support, products and services to the
Department of National Defence and Canadian Forces. Its organization, background and services are described on this Web site,
divided into military operations, strategic direction, services, projects, communication reserve, information operations, workforce
renewal and international liaison. Each of these sections contains: a summary of the section; an overview which includes background
and activities; a description with details of recent accomplishments; and a FAQ. In some sections the latter two categories are
still under development and contain no information. The "News Plus" section is intended to be a one stop location for all public
affairs material from DND along with an index to this material. It contains descriptions of the types of documents, which will be
available along with plans for development, but the documents and index are not yet available here. They are, however, currently
accessible in the "Newsroom" section of the main D-NET site http://www.dnd.ca/menu/press/index_e.htm. "The Library" offers full text
documents on information and the military, such as "Information Warfare and the Canadian Forces" and the "Internet Acceptable Use
Policy". The site map and links page on this site are not yet working, but the site is searchable through the D-NET search engine.
(2000-05, Moira Russell, Brock University )
Site available in English and French.
http://www.img.forces.gc.ca/
Land Force Reserve Restructure (LFRR)
This site offers information on the restructuring of the Land Force Reserve in the form of mission and vision statements and a
list of the LFRR team with biographies. A selection of background documents in full text ranges from the 1994 White Paper on Defence
to the October 2000 policy statement on reserve restructuring, with many other reports, statements and backgrounders. Information on
consultation meetings is also available, along with reprints of press reports on the process. A series of bulletin boards are
available for comment by interested parties and other comments are solicited by a contact page. There is a short lexicon of
terminology used in the various reports, linked to reports where applicable. The current issue of the newsletter "LFRR SitRep" forms
the centre of the first page in each language and the various reports, press releases and other documents covered in the newsletter
are also linked in the current and back issues. There is a short selection of related links and a FAQ is offered but does not yet
contain information. The site is searchable through the main D-NET search engine.
(2000-09, Moira Russell, Brock University )
Site available in English and French.
http://www.army.dnd.ca/lfrr/
Land Force: The Canadian Army's Official Web Site
The Canadian Army's Official Web Site contains information on its organization and structure as well as relevant items created
by the Army or linked from the main D-NET site and other locations. There are statements of purpose and role and the structure is
illustrated by links to Land Force Command in Ottawa as well as the four regional Land Force sites and the Doctrine and Training
site in Kingston, Ontario. The Army's history is presented in a Chronology, describing its operations and role from 1855 to World
War II. Crests for the Armored, Artillery, Engineers and Infantry are found under "Combat Arms" with descriptions accompanying those
of the Artillery and Engineers. In the section on equipment, clicking on a picture of a weapon or vehicle brings up a list of
characteristics for that item with a photograph, while the heading for clothing takes the user to the "Clothe the Soldier" Web site
with descriptions of the project and items of clothing and documents on the testing and selection process. There are also
photographs, movies, moving images and user instructions for each item. "Missions" contains a link to the "Current Operations"
section of D-Net while "References" contains documents on women in the military, an introduction to the terms of the Geneva
Conventions and information on military decorations. There is an extensive photo gallery showing personnel, weapons, vehicles and
operations in domestic and international missions. The "Recruiting" section contains job descriptions for current vacancies and
offers the opportunity to submit a resume online. The main page highlights new and news items as well as related Web sites. The site
is searchable through D-NET.
(2002-06-09, Moira Russell, Brock University )
Site available in English and French.
http://www.army.forces.gc.ca/LF/default.htm
Military Family National Advisory Board (MFNAB)
The Military Family National Advisory Board advises the Assistant Deputy Minister Human Resources Military (National Defence) on
the well-being of military families. The Board's mission, mandate and objectives are outlined on this site and its minutes,
recommendations and responses by the ADM-HR to its recommendations are available. There is a list of board members, agenda for the
next meeting and selection of other links, to external and other National Defence sites containing resources for military families.
Comments and suggestions are solicited by a contact page.
(2003-02-02, Moira Russell, Brock University )
Site available in English and French.
http://www.mfnab.dnd.ca/engraph/home_e.asp
Military Police Complaints Commission
The Military Police Complaints Commission was established in 1998 as an independent civilian agency to investigate complaints
about the conduct of the military police from the public or members of the military and complaints from the military police about
obstruction of investigations. The Commission's mandate, mission and values are given on this site as well as an explanation of the
military police function and role. Statutes and regulations include applicable sections of the National Defence Act and Regulations
and The Commission's Rules of Procedure. Types of complaints and procedure for filing and investigating them are outlined with
contact addressed and complaints form. There are annual reports available for download as well as news releases, speeches and the
final report on one complaint. The site has a FAQ, selection of related links, contact information and a What's New outlines new
additions. There is also an illustration of the Canadian Coat of Arms with explanations of each of its symbols.
(2002-10-10, Moira Russell, Brock University )
Site available in English and French.
http://www.mpcc-cppm.gc.ca/english/800.html
National Military Cemetery of the Canadian Forces (NMC)
The National Military Cemetery of the Canadian Forces is located within Beechwood Cemetery in Ottawa and is a memorial to and
burial place for current and former members of the Canadian forces. This site contains location maps and background information on
the Cemetery and photographs of the NMC Monument. There are brief explanations of eligibility for burial and funeral ceremony with
text of applicable regulations and an application form. A news release and backgrounder on the NMC are found in the "related links"
section and there are photographs and narrative on the interfaith ceremony before its official opening. The site is searchable
through DND's search engine.
(2002-08-20, Moira Russell, Brock University )
Site available in English and French.
http://www.forces.gc.ca/cemetery/
Naval Reserve
The Official Web Site of Canada's Naval Reserve provides brief descriptions of its functions of maritime coastal defence,
harbour defence, naval control of shipping and port diving inspection teams. There is contact information and crests for each unit
and division, which can be selected from a list or map showing location. Crests of the maritime coastal defence vessels are shown as
well. Along with general information on joining the reserve are descriptions of trades for non-commissioned members and officers.
Each includes an outline of tasks, qualifications, working environment, available training and a list of related civilian
occupations. Information on the Naval Reserve Band and the Compagnie franche de la Marine (a historical demonstration unit) includes
an illustrated description of the uniform and video for the latter. A history of the Navel Reserve is accompanied by a selection of
photographs of ships and personnel, text of the 75th anniversary yearbook, and links to the Naval Reserve Museum of Quebec and other
naval history sites. The site has a few current news releases, current and back issues of the magazine "Naval Reserve Link" and is
searchable through D-Net. Contact information includes recruiting offices across Canada as well as general contacts.
(2002-05-02, Moira Russell, Brock University )
Site available in English and French.
http://www.navres.dnd.ca/
NFTC NATO Flying Training in Canada
The NATO Flying Training in Canada program is lead by the Department of National Defence in collaboration with an aerospace
industry team and takes place at Canadian Forces Bases Moose Jaw, Cold Lake and Portage la Prairie. The program, training and
operations concepts are described on this site, along with an executive summary, history of flight training in Canada and detailed
analysis of the program and its value to participants. The flight and ground base training courses are described. The facilities of
each base are outlined and illustrated with maps, diagrams and photographs and there are illustrations, data and descriptions for
the training aircraft used by NFTC. The "Media" section of the site contains a backgrounder, news releases and photographs for
viewing or download. The newsletter "NFTC Update" is available with back issues. A contact list includes full details for DND and
industry contacts and there is a page with air force, defence and tourist links. The site is navigable by a pull down menu and a
search function is linked but not yet available.
(2000-09, Moira Russell, Brock University )
Site available in English.
The site is largely in English language only, however the documents in the "Media" section are also available in French.
http://www.nftc.net/
Office of the Judge Advocate General (JAG)
The Web site of the Office of the Judge Advocate General opens with brief ethics, vision and mission statements. The role and
responsibilities of the office are outlined and then elaborated on in a series of documents which explain the military justice
system and its procedures in Canada, including key actors, sentencing, investigation, oversight and grievance process. The role and
functions of the Canadian Military Prosecution Service Director of Military Prosecutions and of the Directorate of Defence Counsel
Services are similarly described in detail, accompanied by policy directives for the former and "JAG General Instructions to DMP and
DDCS". Also available is information for persons charged or under investigation and the text of the "Director of Defence Counsel
Services Manual" and of "A guide to the military justice system for Canadian Forces members". Annual summaries of trial statistics
by command, rank, disposition, finding and charge are available from 1998 to date. Upcoming courts martial and appeals are listed as
are results for appeals and courts martial for the past few months. There are also reports of results of two surveys on military
justice in Canada. The Operational Law section of the site is not yet complete, but presently contains the text of several documents
including the manual "Law of Armed Conflict at the Operational and Tactical Level". The activities of the National Military Law
Section of the Canadian Bar Association are also described. The site has annual and performance reports of the Office of the JAG as
well as references to applicable legislation and the text of several other documents, training packages, manuals, briefing packages,
and pamphlets are found in the "Highlights" section. There is information on recruiting and employment, a site map and FAQ, titled
"Did you know?". The site is searchable through the DND search engine and space has been reserved for links to related sites.
(2002-02-14, Moira Russell, Brock University )
Site available in English and French.
http://www.dnd.ca/jag/
Ombudsman of the National Defence and Canadian Forces
The DND/CF Ombudsman deals with complaints from current and former members of the Canadian Forces - regular, reserve or cadet -
and their families, plus employees of the Department of National Defence. The mandate of the office is accompanied here by the
ministerial directives relating to its establishment and operations and a time line illustrates its history and activities to date.
Charts show the number of complaints by type, service, region and category for the last quarter. A selection of reports includes
annual reports and reports on specific investigations as well as a survey of members of the Canadian Forces. A series of brief
anonymous case summaries illustrate the type of situations brought to the Ombudsman. A picture gallery is included and there is a
selection of speeches from 1998 to date. A complaint form is available for download and comments or suggestions may be submitted via
e-mail. The site is searchable through D-NET.
(2002-02-14, Moira Russell, Brock University )
Site available in English and French.
http://www.ombudsman.forces.gc.ca/index_e.htm
Peace Support Training Centre (PSTC)
The Commander of the Peace Support Training Centre welcomes visitors to this recently revised Web site with a text message,
video or a briefing about the Centre in the form of a slide show. Pictures and biographies of senior staff, an organization chart
and staff contact lists offer additional details. There is a virtual tour of the facility with maps, photos and text and maps of
Canada, Ontario, Kingston and CFB Kingston to show the location of the Centre. Train, air and bus schedules provide transportation
information. Joining instructions, training plans and timetables, which are linked to courseware, are available for Basic and
Military Observer courses. This information for the UNLOG courses is still to come. There are also year one course schedules and
contingent training documents. Employment listings are accompanied by mission statements and task descriptions. Information on
current Canadian peace operations is presented in a map with icons indicating affiliation - UN, NATO, etc, and available by
geographic areas. This information variously includes backgrounders on the mission, country and recent developments or mission fact
sheet. A list of past peacekeeping missions from 1947-2000 is offered but not available. Deployment information for military
personnel includes checklists for preparation and selected documents on stress. Some documents offered in this section and in a
section headed "Key Documents" are also not yet available. There is a large selection of links to other peacekeeping and related
sites. The site is searchable through D-NET, has a contact page and new additions are featured in the centre of the main page. The
hierarchical menu structure of the site makes it somewhat slow to load and awkward to navigate.
(2000-05, Moira Russell, Brock University )
Site available in English and French.
http://armyapp.dnd.ca/pstc-cfsp/Default.asp
Project Pride
Project Pride is about the history, customs, traditions and heritage of the Navy. The project has four phases - preparation of
an educational course, republishing the book "Customs and Traditions of the Canadian Navy", preparation of "A Guide to the Navy" and
creating a Web site for historical material. This site contains historical material as well as a progress report on the other
sections. There are illustrated documents constituting a partial history of the Navy, covering ships from 1910 to 1945, professional
leadership qualities of naval personnel and the current and future operations and missions of Canada's navy. An image gallery covers
the same areas, with the exception of leadership qualities, and adds origins of the RCN and the navy in World War II. The documents
in the history section are linked to these images throughout. Sections have been set aside for Customs & Traditions and for other
links but these are currently empty. The site has a map and link to search although the latter is not working.
(2003-02-02, Moira Russell, Brock University )
Site available in English and French.
http://www.navy.dnd.ca/pride_html/index_e.htm
Quality of Life
The Quality of Life site focuses on QOL initiatives for the Canadian Armed Forces. Initiatives in the areas of compensation and
benefits, accommodation, care of injured, family support and transitions to civilian employment for injured and medically released
members of the Forces are outlined and explained in terms of the recommendations of the Standing Committee on National Defence and
Veteran Affairs (SCONDVA). Links are provided to relevant sections of the Queen's Regulations and Orders or DADOS, forms, background
documents, charts and other information. A chart illustrates the progress of QOL initiatives in each of these areas. The main page
of the site lists new additions, including the most recent "Annual Report to SCONDVA on QOL in the Canadian Forces". There is a
page of links to articles in DND publications and to QOL information found in other locations, both within and outside of DND sites.
The site is searchable through the D-NET search engine and has an information form for members of the Armed Forces to report QOL
issues.The link to SCONDA currently produces a blank page.
(2001-06-05, Moira Russell, Brock University )
Site available in English and French.
http://www.dnd.ca/qol/engraph/home_e.asp
Recruiting
This Web site contains information on careers in Canada's armed forces. Military occupations for each section - Army, Navy and
Air Force - are listed by service and subdivided into teams. For example, the Air Force is divided into medical, aircraft
maintenance, logistics, airfield support, aircrew, airfield engineering and spiritual teams. Each position within the team is
described by an overview document with pictures and crests, which is in turn linked to a full job description. The job descriptions
include duties, working environment, qualifications, training, career opportunities and related civilian careers. Job descriptions
are also accessible through the Job Library section of the site, which lists occupations by service, divided into officers and non-
commissioned members. Information on education programs includes the Regular Officer Training Plan (ROTP), Medical Officer Training
Plan (MOTP), Dental Officer Training Plan (DOTP) and the Canadian Forces Community College Entry Plan - Pilot. Available jobs are
listed on the "Job Board" by job title, with full time/part time designation, number of jobs available and posting date. The
postings link to the overview documents from the section descriptions. The site has a selection of relevant links and can be
searched through the main D-NET search engine.
(2000-01, Moira Russell, Brock University )
Site available in English and French.
http://www.recruiting.dnd.ca/
Royal Military College of Canada (RMC)
The Royal Military College (RMC) Web site combines the information typically found on a university Web site with information on
the aims and objectives of military life and training. The RMC's role, objectives and history are given along with graduate and
undergraduate course calendars, program descriptions and departmental pages, admission requirements and procedures. Staff are listed
under their departments and most have personal Web pages with research interests and publication bibliographies. There are
descriptions of services, including clubs, computing, chaplains and libraries. The Library pages include a connection to its
catalogue and lists of journals, databases and service descriptions. The College's history is further elaborated on by a site
devoted to its Museum. This includes descriptions of collections, historic maps of the location and sound clips of the RMC's
marches. A section of the site is devoted to descriptions of military life and its expectations plus course descriptions and staff
lists for military subjects. The RMC Band offers audio samples of its performances, information on requesting participation in
events, organization chart and itinerary for past years. There is a separate Web site for #3 squadron with history, staff lists and
photographs. Research areas are described, including the institutes CASTOR (Canadian Automatic Small Telescopes for Orbital
Research), Centre for Space Research, Chemical Protective Clothing Test Facility, Institute for the Environment, Light Source
Analysis Facility, with abstracts of research from the past two years. An interactive map describes the campus and its buildings and
there is a calendar of events and directory of contacts. Several links throughout the site are not working, including the search
engine.
(2002-04-07, Moira Russell, Brock University )
Site available in English and French.
http://www.rmc.ca/
SkyHawks Canadian Forces Parachute Team
The SkyHawks parachute demonstration team is made up of both regular and reserve members of the Canadian Forces. This Web site
contains information on the team - a brief history - and on its members - brief biographies with photographs. There is a gallery of
photographs with additional pictures in the Media Centre but the promised schedule of appearances for the year is not available.
There is also information on joining the team and forms and instructions for inviting them to appear in a show. The site is
searchable through the Department of National Defence search engine and offers the option of skipping a lengthy Flash introduction.
(2001-07-29, Moira Russell, Brock University )
Site available in English and French.
http://www.army.dnd.ca/Skyhawks/
Snowbirds
Canada's Snowbirds - Canadian Forces Snowbirds, 431 Air Demonstration Squadron - are described on this site with text, pictures,
audio and video clips. There are biographies of the current air and ground crew, lists of crew from 1971 to last year. Also there is
a page dedicated to the five Snowbird pilots who lost their lives on duty. There is contact information, schedule for the upcoming
season, and information for potential sponsors which includes a lengthy Sponsor's Guide and crests to download and print. The
squadron's history is given as well as information on the CT-114 Tutor aircraft with a number of different views. Diagrams
illustrate the formations used in flying and there are many photographs of the team as well as short videos, audio clips of music
and radio calls, jigsaw puzzles and files to add the Tutor to a popular flight simulator program. The site has a FAQ composed of
replies to questions asked by the public, links to other defence sites, sites dedicated to the Snowbirds and to sites which sell
Snowbird memorabilia. It is searchable through the DND search engine.
(2002-04-07, Moira Russell, Brock University )
Site available in English and French.
http://www.snowbirds.dnd.ca/
Vice Chief of the Defence Staff (VCDS) Group Site
The Vice Chief of Defence staff Web site is an interconnected network of information and individual sites for organizations
which are in this group. An organization chart links to descriptions of the divisions and sections which are included and contains
many levels of detail and related links. The subject list provides fact sheets, newsletters and documents such as "Defence Planning
Guide" for 1997 through 1999, "Safety Digest" and "Defence 2000 News" as well as Web sites for Cadets, Canadian Forces Provost
Marshall, Canadian Forces Liaison Council, Chief of Defence Staff and Defence Information Services Organization. These sites contain
information on the operation and functions of the organizations including recruiting, security and military police and defence
information services. A section of the site contains a database on the progress of implementing the leadership and management
recommendations contained in five reports on the Canadian Forces. Users can generate custom reports or view a selection of
statistics. A concept paper "Canadian Defence beyond 2010, the way ahead" is available in full text as are policies on acceptance of
gifts and responding to access to information requests. The site has a search engine, what's new section called "What's Up" and is
well designed, with each interior page offering the option of opening a table of contents. Some of the material offered, however, is
not available and results in 404 messages, redirection pages and empty pages.
(1999-06, Moira Russell, Brock University )
Site available in English and French.
http://www.vcds.dnd.ca/intro_e.asp
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