Royal United Services Institute of Nova Scotia Dispatches 12 April 2019
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Royal United Services Institute of Nova Scotia Dispatches 12 April 2019 Dispatches is a weekly collection of links and news of current interest, included those tweeted and posted by the Institute on social media. The most recent four editions are posted to: https://rusi- ns.ca/dispatches/. Note that links of articles are checked at the time they are put into Dispatches, but may be unavailable at a later date or in some states other than Canada. If you are not a routine recipient of Dispatches but wish to be so, email the Institute’s Chief Information Officer (CIO) at [email protected]. If you do not want to receive Dispatches, or wish to receive it at some different frequency, please inform the CIO. Everyone is encouraged to submit links and other content to be included in Dispatches to the CIO. Comments to articles can be from members or non-members of RUSI(NS). Feedback is welcome anytime. Any comment in Dispatches is the sole opinion of the author and does not necessarily represent the views of the Canadian Department of National Defence, the Canadian Armed Forces, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police or the Royal United Services Institute of Nova Scotia RUSI(NS) also publishes a weekly Defence & Security Newsletter, aimed at opinion leaders and industry. If you are interested in receiving the newsletter, email [email protected]. Events: To list an event in Dispatches, email the CIO by noon Thursday. RUSI(NS) events are by invitation only. If you are interested in attending and have not been invited, email [email protected]. RUSI(NS) events may be cancelled at short notice – email RUSI(NS) if there is a question of an event occurring. 17 April, Wednesday - Distinguished Speaker Corporal David Lane, RCMP, on human trafficking. 1130-1300. RCMP 'H' Division Headquarters. Registration was required and is now closed. 1 May, Wednesday - Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21 lecture by Ellin Bessner, author of "Double Threat: The Canadian Jews, the Military, and World War II." 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm, part of Yom HaShoah (worldwide day of Holocaust Remembrance). Kenneth C. Rowe Hall, Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21. Her talk (not a reading contrary to the Pier 21 event announcement) "is about the Jewish experience in general, with an emphasis on how they encountered the Holocaust, and her book and research which cover those who were stationed in Halifax, or posted through, or the Y Depot, the Jewish Serviceman's Canteen on Quinpool, the Halifax Riots. She notes Jewish Canadians served in the Merchant Navy (90) and the RCN (nearly 600), and some were killed, some won medals for bravery, but most faced widespread antisemitism from authorities as well as from their deckmates. The RCN navy did not accept Jewish officers easily for many years during the war." See: https://ellinbessner.com/event/ellin- brings-double-threat-to-halifax-for-holocaust-remembrance-day-2019-at-pier-21/ and https://pier21.ca/visit/whats-on-calendar/yom-hashoah-with-author-ellin-bessner 4 May, Saturday - Maritime Museum of the Atlantic speaker Roger Litwiller "White Ensign Flying: The Battle of the Atlantic and the loss of HMCS Trentonian." 2 pm. Maritime Museum of the Atlantic. See: https://maritimemuseum.novascotia.ca/event/white-ensign-flying-battle-atlantic-and-loss-hmcs- trentonian-roger-litwiller 8 May, Wednesday - Distinguished Speaker TBA. 1130-1330. Royal Artillery Park Officers' Mess. Note that this is the second Wednesday of the month, not our normal third Wednesday. 1 24 June, Monday - momomdays Halifax and Society of Atlantic Heroes show "Increasing Latent Stress Capacity to Generate Post-Traumatic Growth." 0800-1500. ScotiaBank Stage, 1593 Argyle Street, Halifax. RUSI(NS) members JM Blais and Ken Hoffer are closely involved in this worthy effort. Publications: RUSI(NS) Defence Policy Initiative Monitor “Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems,” 10 April 2019 https://rusi-ns.ca/remotely-piloted-aircraft-systems/ RUSI(NS) Paper "F-35 Strengths and Vulnerabilities," by Ken Hansen, 26 March 2019 https://rusi-ns.ca/f-35-strengths-and-vulnerabilities/ Naval Association of Canada Starshell Winter 2019, No. 85 http://www.navalassoc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Starshell-Winter-2019.pdf The Military Institute of Windsor Communiqué Volume XXXVII Number 4 April 2019 is available on request to [email protected]. The United Services Institute of Nanaimo and North Island (USINNI) Newsletter Vol 27 No 04 April 2019 is available on request to [email protected]. Tweeted by @RUSI_NS: Original article title in parentheses. RUSI(NS) tweets may be viewed by clicking on the icon at https://RUSI-NS.ca. To have something tweeted or retweeted, email the CIO by noon Thursday. Can be expected that current #RCNavy frigates have & to-be- built CAN Surface Combatants #CSC will have capability to integrate/operate with advanced fighter aircraft including #RCAF #FutureFighter whether F-35 or other https://navaltoday.com/2019/04/01/australia-integrates-awd- destroyer-with-f-35a-during-diamond-shield/ Potent team #ExcellenceAtSea (Australia integrates AWD destroyer with F-35A during Diamond Shield) Detailed/fascinating talk/Q&A with Colonel LaFortune, Commander CAN Combat Support Brigade @5CdnDiv & CWO Smith #CCSB Sergeant-Major. Intelligence, influence activities, electronic warfare, general support artillery in single formation, supporting @CanadianArmy & @CFOperations 2 NATO Association @NATOCanada 5 Apr tweeted and RUSI(NS) retweeted: With our events last night in @CAF_College and with @natopapress we have also released our latest publication forwarded by former chief of Defence Staff Gen. Ret'd Tom Lawson! http://natoassociation.ca/__trashed-7/ #NATO70 @generaldynamics @TheChaosGroup_ @NATO_ACT @HarjitSajjan @JustinTrudeau (NATO at 70 – Selected Topics in World Security) The National Museum of the Royal Navy @NatMuseumRN 6 Apr tweeted: (1/4) Two months today will be the 75th anniversary of #DDay. The NMRN holds an original copy of the naval operation orders for Operation Neptune in its galleries at @PHDockyard #OTD RUSI(NS) retweeted: Another copy of naval operation order for #OpNEPTUNE is on display at Naval Museum of #Halifax CAN. Looking forward to Cdn celebrations of our participation in #DDay. @CanadianForces @NationalDefence @RCN_MRC @RCN_MARLANT MARLANT @RCN_MARLANT 7 Apr tweeted: #USSJasonDunham and #USCGCCampbell arrived in Halifax. Welcome! Both ships will train with #HMCSVilledeQuebec on #FRONTIERSENTINEL19 from April 9-12. #StrongSecureEngaged pic.twitter.com/eydwgSx6vc RUSI(NS) retweeted: FRONTIER SENTINEL annual @JTFA_FOIA - @USNavy - @USCG interagency exercise w partners (@rcmpgrcpolice) to develop/practice/validate shared domain awareness (intelligence), collaborative planning & operations for security of eastern North America #FRONTIERSENTINEL19 @CFOperations 3 "@CanadianForces sharpen cold weather skills above Arctic Circle alongside #NATO Allies & partners" https://www.nato.int/cps/en/natohq/news_165265.htm There are things CAN can teach others, especially about operating in #Arctic/way up North, & things we all can learn together. Bravo to #CanadianRangers (Canadian Armed Forces sharpen cold weather skills above the Arctic Circle, alongside NATO Allies and partners) .@CAGlobalAffairs "Funding Defence for the Age of Accelerations" https://www.cgai.ca/funding_defence_for_the_age_of_accelerat ions "a mechanism that can respond to repeated security environment shifts without a formal policy needs to be identified" #DefencePolicy (not limited to funding) agility! Public Safety Canada @Safety_Canada 8 Apr tweeted and RUSI(NS) retweeted: The national Action Plan on #PTSI will support the prevention, early intervention, stigma reduction, care and treatment for all types of #PublicSafetyPersonnel across the country: https://www.canada.ca/en/public-safety- canada/news/2019/04/government-of-canada-launches-action- plan-on-post-traumatic-stress-injuries.html (Government of Canada Launches Action Plan on Post- Traumatic Stress Injuries) CADSI @CadsiCanada 8 Apr tweeted: .@cse_cst has just released a 2019 Update on #Cyber Threats to Canada’s Democratic Process, noting that foreign interference in #elxn43 could "echo what has been seen on a smaller scale in other advanced democracies in recent years." https://globalnews.ca/news/5140906/canadian-election-foreign- interference-cse-report/ (Canada likely to face foreign meddling in election but unlikely on scale of 2016 Russian interference: report) RUSI(NS) retweeted: "2019 Update: Cyber Threats to Canada's Democratic Process" https://cyber.gc.ca/en/guidance/2019-update-cyber-threats- canadas-democratic-process @cse_cst 4 CADSI @CadsiCanada 8 Apr tweeted: Canadian industry has proven expertise in combating these threats, and (as outlined in our recent report) can partner with government to address them. https://www.defenceandsecurity.ca/UserFiles/Uploads/publicati ons/reports/files/document-24.pdf RUSI(NS) retweeted: "From Bullets to Bytes: Canada’s Cyber Defence Imperative" https://www.defenceandsecurity.ca/UserFiles/Uploads/publicati ons/reports/files/document-24.pdf @CadsiCanada Canadian Forces @CanadianForces 8 Apr tweeted: Work continues on the modifications to our first two interim jets. Here is the first one with the @RCAF_ARC roundel. Looking forward to seeing it fly later this year! pic.twitter.com/70mN5NyMuo RUSI(NS) retweeted: #RCAF #CF188 #Hornet. Hmm, wonder whether there is a kangaroo painted unobtrusively somewhere on the aircraft. Looking forward to #FutureFighter announcement