Event Date: January 20, 2010 - 2:30 pm
Location: Social Science Building, 120 University pvt, Room 4004
A talk by Brigadier General Jonathan Vance, former Canadian commander in Kandahar.
Free. Registration is not required. This event will be in English and in French.
Brigadier General Vance recently returned from Afghanistan where he served as Commander of Canadian and NATO Forces in Kandahar Province from February to November 2009. He previously commanded 1 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group. He is a graduate of the Canadian Forces Staff School, the UK Combined Arms Tactics Course, the Canadian Army Staff College, the Canadian Forces Command and Staff Course and the Advanced Military Studies Course, and he holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Military and Strategic Studies from Royal Roads Military College, as well as a Master of Arts Degree in War Studies from RMC.
[audio:http://web20.uottawa.ca/academic/socialsciences/cepi-cips/Vance_20100120.mp3]
Watch the video of this presentation (CPAC)