RAUSI Dispatches - June 2023

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Members of Naval Replenishment Unit ASTERIX during a Replenishment at Sea with HMS LANCASTER in the Red Sea during Operation SAVANNE on 27 April 2023. Photo: S1 Taylor Congdon, Canadian Armed Forces Photo

Dear Friend of RAUSI,

Welcome to the June 2023 issue of our monthly e-newsletter - Dispatches.

In this Issue:

RMCSD: War and Warfare in Ukraine with MGen Chip Chapman, CB (Ret'd)
2023-24 RAUSI Officers and Directors
In the News: Special Operations Training Concludes in Malaysia
In the News: Could Canada Take a Lesson from Warsaw?
Webinar: The Future of Domestic Operation
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Rocky Mountain Conference on Security and Defence (RMCSD)

All wars are fought for political objectives. What are those objectives in the Russian invasion of Ukraine? Have they changed over the past year? Has a new character of war yet been revealed in the fighting? On 22 June, join MGen Chip Chapman, CB (Ret'd) as he explores these and other issues arising from the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

War and Warfare in Ukraine
MGen Chip Chapman, CB (Ret'd)

Thursday, 22 June, 2023
1900hrs (Mountain) via Zoom

All are welcome. Invite a guest. Registration required.

Full Details and Registration

ANNOUNCEMENT

2023-24 RAUSI Officers and Directors

Institute Honorary Members

Her Honour, Salma Lakhani AOE, B.Sc, Lieutenant Governor of Alberta

Board of Directors

Major Lawrence Joseph Howard, CD (Retired), President
Colonel Eppo van Weelderen, CD (Retired), Past President
Major Kent Griffiths, MMM, CD (Retired), Vice-President
Lieutenant-Colonel Dave Sweeney, CD, Treasurer
Sergeant Nathaniel Blackmore, CD, MA
Major-General Paul Bury, OMM, CD (Retired)
Captain Stewart Campbell, CD, MBA, PLog (Retired)
Ms Sarah Collins-Fattedad
Ms Marianne Grenier
Dr Geoff Jackson
John Lusty, CD
Captain Dr Bill McAuley, MMM, CD (Retired)
Major-General John Milne, MSM, CD (Retired)
Candy Poon, CD (Retired)
Colonel Doug Stinson, CD (Retired)
Ms Karen Storwick, MSM

Honorary Positions

Corporal Michael O’Sullivan, Honorary Piper
Captain Reverand Derwyn Costinak, Honorary Chaplain
Second-Lieutenant Morris Smeltz, KC (Retired), Honorary Solicitor

IN THE NEWS

Special Operations Training Concludes in Malaysia

May 30, 2023 - A small detachment from the Canadian Special Operations Forces Command (CANSOFCOM) recently returned from deployment in Malaysia, where it was supporting Operation MANTIS.

This was the latest edition in a series that has been conducted in coordination with Global Affairs Canada annually since 2014, helping to contribute to security in the Indo Pacific region.

The operation sees skilled members from the Canadian Joint Incident Response Unit (CJIRU) working alongside the Malaysian Armed Forces (MAF), helping to strengthen their ability to respond to Chemical, Biological, Radiological or Nuclear (CBRN) threats.

IN THE NEWS

Could Canada Take a Lesson from Warsaw?

A wind-swept pier at a naval port in Gdynia, Poland was the scene last December of an extraordinary display — one that Canada's defence community looks upon today with envy.

Lined up track-to-track on the pier that day, their gun barrels elevated, were two-dozen Thunder K9-A1 self-propelled howitzers manufactured in South Korea. Nearby, 10 Black Panther K2 54-tonne main battle tanks were parked.

The armoured vehicles and big guns represented the vanguard of a $13 billion US blockbuster defence agreement between Warsaw and Seoul.

WEBINAR

The Future of Domestic Operations

22 June 2023 - 1000hrs EST

In September 2022, the devastation caused by Hurricane Fiona once again highlighted the vulnerability of Canadian communities to climate change. Other recent events such as the covid-19 pandemic have also underscored the needs of provinces and territories for emergency assistance. During these critical moments, the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) are often called in as reinforcements.

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About RAUSI

Royal Alberta United Services Institute (RAUSI)

RAUSI is a Canadian-based forum for global civilians, humanitarian, military and international police communities to present original thought on trending issues, in their formative stages, as they relate to global security and defence.

Formed in 1920 as a think tank, RAUSI later evolved into a service organization for veterans in the decades following the World Wars. In this new era, RAUSI has evolved back into a think tank, publishing original content, curating extant articles, and sponsoring speaker’s symposia which amplify cross-disciplined models of 21st century security and defence.

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