The Canadian Armed Forces is putting together a new command force to improve joint military capabilities. Lt.-Gen. Darcy Molstad on what this means. <\/p>\n
Canada is creating a new centralized military command aimed at improving co-ordination, readiness and the speed at which the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) can respond to evolving global threats.<\/p>\n
The Canadian Joint Forces Command<\/a> \u2013 officially launched this month \u2013 brings together several key \u201cjoint enabling functions\u201d that were previously scattered across different branches of the military, Lt.-Gen. Darcy Molstad told CTV\u2019s Your Morning Monday.<\/p>\n Modelled after similar structures in allied countries such as Australia and the U.K., the new command will oversee logistics, health services, operational sustainment and joint force development.<\/p>\n Serving as the inaugural commander, Molstad explained that while the Army, Navy and Air Force act as the \u201cmajor organs\u201d of Canada\u2019s military body, it is the \u201cjoint enablers\u201d that allow the whole system to function effectively.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s the joint enablers that connect it all together to make sure that they get the blood supply, the logistics, to the point of need. You\u2019ve got information and intelligence that is your eyes and ears making sense of the environment around you,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n \u201cYou\u2019ve got your medical system, which is also your immunity system, making sure your forces are healthy and ready to be conducting operations. Then, of course, command and control, which is like the nervous system, getting the right information to the right people at the right time,\u201d Molstad added.<\/p>\n The move comes at a time when NATO allies, including Canada, have pledged to sharpen defence readiness and increase core military spending.<\/p>\n