Misc

The Toronto Branch of the Royal Military College of Canada Club
Annual “General Meeting” *and* Dinner will be held Fri. 25 April 2008
This year’s challenge goes out to any class that can send more
classmates than the class of ’69!

http://www.toronto.rmcclub.ca/events.htm

2006 and 2007 were busy years for a number of Military College alumni studying at Canadian Forces College in Toronto.

Canadian Forces College Papers:

• 17484 Lieutenant Commander Kirby J McBurney (RRMC RMC 1990) wrote a Master of Defence Studies paper at Canadian Forces College in 2007 “Exercise New Horizons: Canada first icebreakers and deep water port: a modest design change proposal for superior protection of Canada’s Arctic sovereignty.” mcburney2@sympatico.ca

http://wps.cfc.forces.gc.ca/papers/csc/csc33/exnh/mcburney.pdf

• 14206 Lieutenant-Colonel Robert JRR Chaloux (CMR 1983) wrote a Master of Defence Studies paper at Canada Forces College in 2007 “Canadian non-combatant evacuation operations: a better way?”

• 18259 Maj Ann-Marie B Tardif (CMR 1991) wrote a Master of Defence Studies paper at Canada Forces College in 2007 «Avant d’intervenir militairement à l’étranger: le gouvernement doit d’abord et avant tout obtenir l’appui de l’opinion publique»

• 14802 Lieutenant-Colonel Bruno JP Noury (CMR 1984) wrote a Master of Defence Studies paper at Canada Forces College in 2007 “Canada and the United States: has the change from a minority Liberal to a minority Conservative government in 2006 affected our relationship, including that on military matters?”

• 15572 Lieutenant-Colonel Nishika N Jardine (RMC 1986) wrote a Master of Defence Studies paper at Canada Forces College in 2007 “Canadian Forces and the rule of law: failures of the arrangement for the transfer of detainees in Afganistan”

• 18127 LCdr Paul PW Forget (CMR 1992) wrote a Master of Defence Studies paper at Canada Forces College in 2007 “Command and control in the 21st century: the human dimension of network enabled operations: has technology eroded our traditionally held views on command?”

• 17798 Lieutenant-Colonel Derek DD Basinger (RMC 1991) wrote a Master of Defence Studies paper at Canada Forces College in 2007 “Command and control of Canadian Expeditionary Forces: lessons learned from history, Afghanistan and the impact of effects-based operations”

• E1966 Lieutenant-colonel Pierre Barma (RMC 2003) wrote a Master of Defence Studies paper at Canada Forces College in 2007 “Études de la politique de relations externes des États-Unis envers l’Iran”

• 18452 Lieutenant-Colonel Jonathan (Jon) R Burbee (RRMC 1992) wrote a Master of Defence Studies paper at Canada Forces College in 2007 “Faded lanes and tangled chains: Command and control challenges for the Canadian operational support command”

• 17602 Major Mike MB Patrick (CMR RRMC 1991) wrote a Master of Defence Studies paper at Canada Forces College in 2007 “Failed revolutions: a requiem for the American way of war”

• 16294 Major Stéphane M Lacroix (CMR 1985) wrote a Master of Defence Studies paper at Canada Forces College in 2007 “Forces expéditionnaires canadiennes: instrument du gouvernement au service de la population”

• 17858 Major Andrew AR Jayne (RMC 1991) wrote a Master of Defence Studies paper at Canada Forces College in 2007 “Future of Canadian Airborne Forces”.

• 15077 Lieutenant-Colonel Brendon BK Abram (RRMC RMC 1985) wrote a Master of Defence Studies paper at Canada Forces College in 2007 “How safe is safe: Canada’s anti-terrorism capability”

• 16911 Major Virginia C Tattersall (RMC 1989) wrote a Master of Defence Studies paper at Canada Forces College in 2007 “Is Canada prepared to manage a major complex emergency: an assessment of Canada’s emergency management program”

• 16873 Major Rodney RF Keller (RMC 1989) wrote a Master of Defence Studies paper at Canada Forces College in 2007 “Is there a link between Canadian Forces recruiting, diversity and immigration?”

• 17196 Major Robin JP Lessard (CMR 1990) wrote a Master of Defence Studies paper at Canada Forces College in 2007 « L’enjeu de la sécurité en Arctique à l’aube d’une nouvelle ruée vers le Nord canadien »

• E1749 Lieutenant-Colonel Berhnard E Van-Vianen (RMC 2003) wrote a Master of Defence Studies paper at Canada Forces College in 2007 “Managing civilians in the Canadian Forces”

• 17465 Major Sean SA Hackett (RRMC RMC 1991) wrote a Master of Defence Studies paper at Canada Forces College in 2007 “Modularity and the Canadian Army: dispersion, command, and building the sum of all parts”

• 17114 Lieutenant Commander Richard A Feltham (CMR RMC 1990) wrote a Master of Defence Studies paper at Canada Forces College in 2007 “NATO in Afghanistan: the end of the alliance or much ado about nothing?”

• 16533 Major William WG Cummings (RRMC RMC 1988) wrote a Master of Defence Studies paper at Canada Forces College in 2007 “Operation design doctrine: hamstrung or footloose in the contemporary operating environment?”

• 16952 Major Alexander (Alex) R Day (RRMC RMC 1989) wrote a Master of Defence Studies paper at Canada Forces College in 2007 “Right tool for the job? Using the McCann and Pigeau Framework to unify Canadian Forces Command and control doctrine”

• E1596 Major Steven JR Whelan (RMC 2004) wrote a Master of Defence Studies paper at Canada Forces College in 2007 “State building in the counterinsurgency environment: translating tactical and operational victory into strategic success in the global operations area”

• 18254 Major Michel-Henri St-Louis (CMR 1992) wrote a Master of Defence Studies paper at Canada Forces College in 2007 “Strategic advisory team: a new capability in nation building for the Government of Canada – a new role for the Canadian Armed Forces”

• 12883 Lieutenant-Colonel Arthur AM Agnew (CMR RMC 1981) wrote a Master of Defence Studies paper at Canada Forces College in 2007 “Technology for sovereignty: Canada’s Arctic future”

• E2179 Major James R Ostler (RMC 2002) wrote a Master of Defence Studies paper at Canada Forces College in 2006 “Building on strengths: improving mental fitness for Canadian Forces Personnel”

• E1143 Lieutenant-Colonel Peter E Brown RMC wrote a Master of Defence Studies paper at Canada Forces College in 2006 “Canadian Forces junior leadership training and the contemporary operating environment”

• 14538 LCol Danny S. Constable (RRMC 1984) wrote a Master of Defence Studies paper at Canada Forces College in 2006 “Canadian Forces tactical air control system: reversing the “not-so-graceful” degradation of Canada’s counterland capability”

• 15984 Commander Stephen SE Irwin (RMC 1987) wrote a Master of Defence Studies paper at Canada Forces College in 2006 “Canadian Forces transformation and logistics.”

• 16458 Lieutenant-Colonel Werner Liedtke (RMC CMR 1988) wrote a Master of Defence Studies paper at Canada Forces College in 2006 “Canadian Forces’ use of armed contractors: a step too far in the “Team Canada” approach to global engagement?”

• 15204 Major Michele Diane ML Claveau (CMR 1984) wrote a Master of Defence Studies paper at Canada Forces College in 2006 “Canadian NORAD region: postured for the terrorist threat?”

• 17307 Lieutenant-Colonel Kevin J Brown (RMC 1990) wrote a Master of Defence Studies paper at Canada Forces College in 2006 “CF transformation: evolution, revolution or innovation?”

• 16777 Commander Simon S Page (CMR RMC 1989) wrote a Master of Defence Studies paper at Canada Forces College in 2006 “Command and Control for the Transformed Canadian Forces: A Grand Strategy”

• E2273 Maj Jean-Marc Saint-Yves (RMC 2004) wrote a Master of Defence Studies paper at Canada Forces College in 2006 “Defining Canada’s role in Haiti” From Algeria to Iraq: on the conduct of counterinsurgency operations in the greater Middle East

• 17651 Lieutenant-Commander Hugues G Canuel (RMC 1991) wrote a Master of Defence Studies paper at Canada Forces College in 2006 “Global challenge: will a Sino-Russian Alliance challenge US unipolarity?”

• 16605 Major Katherine M. Vigneau (RMC 1988) wrote a Master of Defence Studies paper at Canada Forces College in 2006 “Improving gender integration in the CF: recruitment, employment and cultural transformation”

• 16356 Major Cliff W. Reeves (CMR 1988) wrote a Master of Defence Studies paper at Canada Forces College in 2006 “Iraq 2003: preventive war was the best option”

• 16960 Major Robert RJ Ford (RRMC RMC 1989) wrote a Master of Defence Studies paper at Canada Forces College in 2006 “Nation-building and counterinsurgency: indivisible concepts”

• 15646 Lt Col Ryan R.S. Johnson (RRMC 1986) wrote a Master of Defence Studies paper at Canada Forces College in 2006 “New American way of war: unsuitable for winning the peace in post-war Iraq”

• 16631 Lieutenant-Colonel Steven ST Blair (CMR 1988) wrote a Master of Defence Studies paper at Canada Forces College in 2006 “NORAD – Is the sky the limit?”

• 17573 LCdr Allen AJ Fry (CMR RMC 1990) wrote a Master of Defence Studies paper at Canada Forces College in 2006 “Perimeter defence and the evolving threat to North America”

• E3603 Cdr Brian D Murray (RMC 2005) wrote a Master of Defence Studies paper at Canada Forces College in 2006 “Piracy in Southeast Asia: cause for concern and intervention”