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Encyclopedia > Deputy Chief of the Defence Staff

In Canada, the Deputy Chief of the Defence Staff oversees the planning, co ordination and conduct of all Canadian Forces operations, and is actively involved in the development of joint army, navy and air force capabilities. The current DCDS is Canadian Forces Air Command Roundel Canadian Forces Air Command (AIRCOM) is responsible for air force operations of the Canadian Armed Forces. AIRCOM maintains wings and squadrons at bases across Canada operating a variety of fixed wing and rotary wing aircraft. AIRCOM is the descendent of the Royal Canadian Air Force... Air Force Lieutenant-General Marc Dumais. He replaced Vice-Admiral Greg R. Maddison on April 4, 2005.


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Armed Forces - m04 - Ministry of Defence - Defence Council - Chief of the Defence Staff - Air Chief Marshal Sir Jock ... (899 words)
DEFENCE COUNCIL and CHIEF OF THE DEFENCE STAFF
Chief of the Defence Staff (CDS): The CDS acts as the professional head of the Armed Forces and he is the principal military adviser to the Secretary of State and to the Government.
The Chief of the Defence Staff (CDS) is the officer responsible to the Secretary of State for Defence for the coordinated effort of all three fighting services.
Defence Intelligence Staff - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (836 words)
The DIS is headed by the Chief of Defence Intelligence (CDI), a serving three star officer in one of the armed forces; until recently the post rotated between the three services.
The Chief of Defence Intelligence replaced the former Deputy Chief of Defence Staff (Intelligence) (DCDS(I), and Director-General Intelligence (DGI), both three star officers, in 1984 (until then it was normal for DCDS(I) to take up the position of DGI on retirement from the Services).
The Deputy Chief of Defence Intelligence (currently Tony Pawson) is a civilian who heads the Defence Intelligence Assessment Staff (DIAS) which draws upon classified information (provided by MI6, MI5, GCHQ and JARIC) as well as open source intelligence.
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