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    Shadow Warriors / Les Guerriers de l'Ombre: The Canadian Special Operations Forces Command / Le Commandement des Forces d’Opérations Spéciales du Canada
    Shadow Warriors / Les Guerriers de l'Ombre: The Canadian Special Operations Forces Command / Le Commandement des Forces d’Opérations Spéciales du Canada
    Shadow Warriors / Les Guerriers de l'Ombre: The Canadian Special Operations Forces Command / Le Commandement des Forces d’Opérations Spéciales du Canada
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    Shadow Warriors / Les Guerriers de l'Ombre: The Canadian Special Operations Forces Command / Le Commandement des Forces d’Opérations Spéciales du Canada

    By Bernd Horn

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    An unprecedented introduction to the Canadian Special Operations Forces Command.

    On February 1, 2016, the Canadian Special Operations Forces Command (CANSOFCOM) celebrated its tenth anniversary. This benchmark passed largely unheralded. After all, few Canadians actually realize their nation possesses special operations forces, and fewer yet know Canada’s long and distinguished history with these forces and the exceptional warriors who fill their ranks. CANSOFCOM carries on this tradition and in its short history has earned a reputation for courage, professionalism, and operational excellence. This book is a rare glimpse into the shadows, providing detailed information on CANSOFCOM and its units, as well as a pictorial history of the Command’s evolution.

    Le 1er février 2016, le Commandement des Forces d’opérations spéciales du Canada (COMFOSCAN) a célébré son dixième anniversaire. Ce jalon est passé largement inaperçu. Après tout, peu de Canadiens savent que leur pays possède des forces d’opérations spéciales et encore moins de personnes savent que le Canada a une longue tradition prestigieuse avec ces forces et les guerriers exceptionnels qui les composent. Le COMFOSCAN poursuit cette tradition et, depuis sa création, ses membres ont été reconnus pour leur courage, leur professionnalisme et leur excellence opérationnelle. Ce livre offre un rare aperçu de ces guerriers de l’ombre. Il offre des informations détaillées sur le COMFOSCAN et ses unités, en plus de présenter l’histoire illustrée de l’évolution du commandement.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherDundurn
    Release dateSep 3, 2016
    ISBN9781459736429
    Shadow Warriors / Les Guerriers de l'Ombre: The Canadian Special Operations Forces Command / Le Commandement des Forces d’Opérations Spéciales du Canada
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    Bernd Horn

    Colonel Bernd Horn is a retired Regular Force infantry officer and military educator. Dr. Horn has authored, co-authored, and edited more than forty books, including A Most Ungentlemanly Way of War: The SOE and the Canadian Connection and No Ordinary Men: Special Operations Forces Missions in Afghanistan. He lives in Kingston, Ontario.

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      Shadow Warriors / Les Guerriers de l'Ombre - Bernd Horn

      Table of Contents

      FOREWORD

      PRÉFACE

      INTRODUCTION:

      THE CANADIAN SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCES COMMAND

      LE COMMANDEMENT DES FORCES D’OPÉRATIONS SPÉCIALES DU CANADA

      JOINT TASK FORCE TWO (JTF 2)

      LA FORCE OPÉRATIONNELLE INTERARMÉES DEUX (FOI 2)

      THE CANADIAN JOINT INCIDENT RESPONSE UNIT (CJIRU)

      L’UNITÉ INTERARMÉES D’INTERVENTION DU CANADA (UIIC)

      THE CANADIAN SPECIAL OPERATIONS REGIMENT (CSOR)

      LE RÉGIMENT D’OPÉRATIONS SPÉCIALES DU CANADA (ROSC)

      427 SPECIAL OPERATIONS AVIATION SQUADRON (427 SOAS)

      LE 427E ESCADRON D’OPÉRATIONS SPÉCIALES D’AVIATION (427 EOSA)

      THE CANADIAN SPECIAL OPERATIONS TRAINING CENTRE (CSOTC)

      LE CENTRE D’ENTRAÎNEMENT DES OPÉRATIONS SPÉCIALES DU CANADA (CEOSC)

      THE EVOLUTION OF THE CANADIAN SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCES COMMAND: A PICTORIAL HISTORY

      L’ÉVOLUTION DU COMMANDEMENT DES FORCES D’OPÉRATIONS SPÉCIALES DU CANADA: SON HISTOIRE ILLUSTRÉE

      THE RISE OF CANSOFCOM 2006–2016

      LA CRÉATION DU COMFOSCAN DE 2006 À 2016

      CANSOFCOM INTO THE FUTURE

      L’AVENIR DU COMFOSCAN

      ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

      PHOTO CREDITS

      REMERCIEMENTS

      RÉFÉRENCES PHOTOGRAPHIQUES

      FOREWORD

      I am delighted to introduce Shadow Warriors: The Canadian Special Operations Forces Command. This publication marks the tenth anniversary of the creation of the Canadian Special Operations Forces Command (CANSOFCOM). Moreover, this decade of service is an important milestone in the profession of arms in Canada.

      The nation’s special operations forces (SOF) legacy runs deep. It can be traced to the Canadiens who created the Ranger tradition; to the intrepid individuals who volunteered for special service in Canada’s SOF units in the Second World War; and to our modern SOF organizations that started with Joint Task Force Two (JTF 2) in 1993 and eventually led to a complete integrated Command.

      The growth of the country’s SOF is no accident. SOF has historically filled a gap in times of crisis and has provided special and unique capabilities to safeguard the nation and its national interests. In conjunction with the larger Canadian Armed Forces and interagency partners, CANSOFCOM has always provided specially selected and trained individuals capable of working in small teams, task-tailored special operations task forces or units to provide the Chief of the Defence Staff (CDS) with precision SOF effects in accordance with government direction.

      It is thus a privilege to be part of CANSOFCOM during this milestone. As a badged assaulter and member of JTF 2 from its early beginnings, I was privileged to have had the opportunity to command both tactical-level assault forces and special operations task forces (SOTFs). I was equally fortunate to serve in 2005 on General Rick Hillier’s Transformation Command Action Team regarding SOF, which allowed me to share my experience and assist in designing the blueprint that became CANSOFCOM. Subsequently, I was honoured to become the Commanding Officer of JTF 2 and, in February 2014, the Commander of CANSOFCOM.

      During this journey I have personally witnessed the maturity of the Command and the evolution of its capability. I am constantly amazed by the quality of our personnel and their dedication to this nation. It is their commitment and expertise that make up the strength of the Command. It is this reliance on specially selected, trained, and educated individuals, operating in small teams to conduct special operations, that has enabled CANSOFCOM to provide political and military decision-makers with scalable, relevant, and timely options to respond to complex, ambig­uous, and pernicious problems.

      Viam Inveniemus / We Will Find a Way

      Mike Rouleau

      Major-General

      Commander CANSOFCOM

      PRÉFACE

      C’est un immense plaisir pour moi d’écrire la préface pour Les guerriers de l’ombre : le Commandement des Forces d’opérations spéciales du Canada. Cette publication souligne le dixième anniversaire de la création du Commandement – Forces d’opérations spéciales du Canada (COMFOSCAN). Cette décennie de service représente également un jalon important dans le métier des armes au Canada.

      L’héritage des forces d’opérations spéciales (FOS) de notre pays remonte à loin, soit aux Canadiens qui ont créé la tradition des Rangers, ainsi qu’aux gens intrépides qui se sont portés volontaires pour effectuer un « service spécial » dans les unités de FOS cana­diennes pendant la Deuxième Guerre mondiale, jusqu’à nos organisations de FOS modernes qui ont commencé avec la Force opérationnelle interarmées 2 (FOI 2) en 1993, pour éventuellement former un commandement intégré complet.

      La croissance de nos FOS n’est pas accidentelle. Celles-ci ont toujours comblé des lacunes en temps de crise ou ont fourni des capacités particulières et uniques dans le but de protéger notre pays et ses intérêts. En conjonction avec les Forces armées canadiennes en général et avec nos partenaires interinstitutions, le COMFOSCAN a toujours fourni les services de personnes bien formées et triées sur le volet en mesure de travailler en petites équipes ou au sein de forces ou d’unités opérationnelles spéciales adaptées à la tâche afin d’offrir des effets de FOS de précision au chef d’état-major de la Défense (CEMD) conformément aux directives du gouvernement.

      Il s’agit donc d’un privilège pour moi de faire partie du COMFOSCAN alors que nous atteignons un nouveau jalon. À titre de membre de la force d’intervention au sein de la FOI 2 depuis ses débuts, j’ai eu l’occasion de commander des forces d’assaut de niveau tactique

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