The CF and the Vancouver Winter Olympics
From David Pugliese at his Ottawa Citizen blog (link added):
OLYMPIC SECURITY IN PLACE WITH 4,500 CANADIAN FORCES PERSONNEL; JTF2, AIR, GROUND AND NAVAL ASSETS INVOLVEDEarlier:
Federal government officials say the security is in place for the Olympic Games with more than 16,000 police and military personnel involved in the operation.
The 2010 Winter Olympic Games open in Vancouver on Friday but Rear Admiral Tyrone Pile, commander of Joint Task Force Games has told Defence Watch that the Canadian Forces presence is expected to be low-key.
“Our role has always been to be behind the scenes and low profile to support the RCMP as the lead security agency,” he said. “But obviously as we deploy into theater with a total of 4,500 Canadian Forces personnel we will be visible. There will be ships and aircraft and people moving about. It’s still our intent to be there to take on those unique roles that really nobody has the capacity to do.”..
CF participation in 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics security exercises
posted by Mark, Ottawa at 9:45 a.m.
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Global is doing a story on their 5:30 National broadcast on Friday about the CF @ 2010
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