Armed Forces Council (Canada)

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The Armed Forces Council is the senior military body of the Canadian Armed Forces. It meets to advise and assist the Chief of the Defence Staff (CDS) on all matters concerning the command, control, and administration of the forces, and generally meets once per month.[1] It was created in 1964 to replace the Chiefs of Staff Committee in preparation for the 1968 unification of the Canadian Armed Forces. The Armed Forces Council is chaired by the CDS and consists of the following positions:

Position Incumbent Service
Chief of the Defence StaffGeneral Jennie CarignanCanadian Army
Vice Chief of the Defence StaffLieutenant-General Stephen KelseyCanadian Army
Commander of the Royal Canadian Navy and Chief of the Naval StaffVice-Admiral Angus TopsheeRoyal Canadian Navy
Commander of the Canadian Army and Chief of the Army StaffLieutenant-General Michael WrightCanadian Army
Commander of the Royal Canadian Air Force and Chief of the Air Force StaffLieutenant-General Jamie Speiser-BlanchetRoyal Canadian Air Force
Commander of Canadian Special Operations Forces CommandMajor-General Steven HunterCanadian Army
Commander of Military Personnel Command and Chief of Military Personnel
Commander of Canadian Joint Operations Command
Commander of Canadian Forces Intelligence Command
Surgeon General
Chief of Reserves and Employer Support
Judge Advocate General
Canadian Forces Provost Marshal
Canadian Forces Chief Warrant Officer
Chief of Force Development
Director of Staff - Strategic Joint Staff
Director General International Security Policy
Chief of Staff (Materiel)
Chief of Staff (Infrastructure and Environment)
Chief of Staff (Information Management)
Chief of Programme

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