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Afghanistan – NATO ~ ISAF – 2009 |
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New Charter – Returning
Veterans – Treatment – September 2009 New Charter Promises that Veterans Affairs Canada (VAC) Will Respond to the Needs of Veterans and their Families New Charter for Canadian Veterans addresses Effects of Afghan Mission 
[ CASR Editor: What follows
is a condensed version of a recent Government
communiqué outlining the benefits
of the 2006 Veterans Charter. Government
bureaucrats – much like most academics –
often seepublishing papers as equivalent to effective action. Accomplishing something – following through on their lofty promises – is often beyond their ability. Then, citizens have to ask: Do they actually care whether they deliver on these promises? If they do not, then we, as citizens, must prod the officials into providing the support promised to our soldiers. All personnel of the Canadian Forces , who have come home from overseas , deserve our attention. ] Read edited excerpts from the New Veterans Charter , Veterans Affairs Canada |
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Armoured Vehicles – CV90 IFV as CCV? –
DND Procurement – July 2009 CCV Dismounts: Does Size Matter or is it What's Inside that Counts? Commentary on edited excerpts from two articles published by Danish Forces 
Questioning the CV90 series as the Close Combat Vehicle for AfghanistanCASR recently backed the suggestion – by Canadian Forces personnel and others – that Canada should lease or borrow a trial batch of CV9040 vehicles for use in Afghanistan. The CV9040Cs in question are up-armoured versions of this formidable family of infantry fighting vehicles. Much smaller numbers of similar – but differently armed – CV9035s have been bought for the Danish Army. One of the Danish vehicles was on display at CANSEC, representing partners BAE Systems and DEW Engineering for DND's CCV competition.[1] The issue has been raised – not least by Canadian Forces personnel with recent experience on armour in Afghanistan – about the number of 'dismounts' (or infantry) carried by CV90 series IFVs. In theory, the complement for the existing CF LAV III and the CV9035 is identical – crew of three (driver, gunner, and vehicle commander) plus seven infantry 'dismounts' in the back. Probably the concerns are about space available for those seven dismounts. Fortunately, the Danes have already addressed this. Their solution is two squads of three infantry along with one support specialist. Excess personal equipment is left behind (or carried by a supply truck). Read CASR commentary on translated excerpts – two articles from Danish Forces |
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Afghan Mission – Women's Rights
– NATO / ISAF – April 2009 Divisions over Women's Rights – Not by Sex, but by Education A Major Issue in the Upcoming Afghan Presidential Election Edited excerpts from an article published by Associated Press Many Male Politicians & Intellectuals Join the Battle for Women's Rights 
[ On 15 April ] Afghan women protested a restrictive law that critics say legalizes [sexual coercion within
marriage]. Crowdsof men threw stones and shouted insults at the protesters, [but] a few men marched and chanted alongside the women. These are the men – many of them prominent male politicians and intellectuals – who are taking up the battle for women's rights and calling for change. Activists say that men's support for women's rights is vital in this patriarchal culture, where men hold sway in government – and within the Afghan family. Read edited excerpts from an article by Heidi Vogt, published by Associated Press |
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Troop Deployment – US Marines –
Afghanistan Policy Review – March 2009 President Obama speaks to US Marines at Camp Lejeune: the troop reductions in Iraq and the increases in Afghanistan Edited excerpts of an article first published by the Christian Science Monitor US soldiers, sailors, airmen, & Marines – are already serving in Iraq & Afghanistan 
Current activity of US Marines includes:• Camp Lejeune Marines now serving with (or about to join up with ) the ' 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force ' now operating in Iraq • those with the ' Special Purpose Marine Air - Ground Task Force ' now serving in Afghanistan • those among the almost 8,000 US Marines who are preparing to deploy to Afghanistan Read edited excerpts from a speech given by US president Obama |
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Afghan Mission
– New Air Wing – Chinook Troop Transport
– February 2009 New Air Wing in Afghanistan has Troop Transport Helicopters Support for CF Land Forces – Especially in Forward Locations Edited excerpts from an article published in Vertical Magazine Online 
CF creates an ' Air Wing ' in Afghanistan including used Chinooks from US Army Afghanistan is one of the most demanding helicopter operating environments in the world. In this high-altitude combat theatre, the helicopters getting the job done are the same ones that have been doing it for years: the Chinooks. Of course, there are Black Hawks, Apaches, and Kiowas buzzing around the country, too, but the sheer ' grunt ' of the CH-47 has proven uniquely valuable in Afghanistan – so much so that the Canadian military has brought them back into the fold with the recent creation of a new ' Air Wing ' and the $ 292 Million acquisi- tion of six (6) CH-47Ds from the United States Army. Read edited excerpts from an article published by Vertical Magazine Online |
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New Afghan Strategy – US Military Reports
– New President – January 2009 US Military – New Deployments & New Strategy in Afghanistan Canada should keep an open mind about extension of CF mission Edited excerpts of 17 January 2009 article – published by Associated Press (AP) US Commander in Afghanistan , General David McKiernan , wants Stryker Brigades As the Pentagon looks to double the existing force in Afghanistan, the overall cast of the military's growing force in Afghanistan is becoming clearer. Commanders want to beef up the expeditionary units and trainers in the south and east with enough new troops to stem the violence, without becoming an occupying force which would alienate Afghan civilians. Their challenge is to get troops into the hundreds of tiny villages in the volatile southern region, where the Taliban insurgency has been centered. To do that, General David McKiernan, the top US Commander in Afghanistan, has asked for more mobile forces. He believes that the US Army's LAV III-based Stryker vehicles [ below] will allow soldiers to move more easily along the rugged trails to the widely dispersed tribal enclaves.  Stryker
Brigade Combat TeamsEach of these US Army combat teams comes out - fitted with several hundred eight-wheeled, nineteen-ton armoured vehicles. Strykers offer greater protection than ' Humvees ' , but are more manoeuvrable than the heavily armoured, mine-resistant vehicles that are being used across Iraq. [Left: US Army Stryker with cage] Read edited excerpts of 17 January 2009 article – published by Associated Press |
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