Office of the Chief of the Defence Staff

General Tom Lawson, Chief of the Defence Staff, and Lieutenant-General Peter Devlin, Commander of the Canadian Army, pay a visit to the 2nd Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment (2 RCR), during the Combat Team Commanders Course held at CFB Gagetown on April 20, 2013. More...

General Tom Lawson, Chief of the Defence Staff (CDS), prepares for a familiarization ride in a LAVIII, during a visit with the 2ndBattalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment (2RCR). The visit occurred during the Combat Team Commanders Course (CTCC) held at CFBGagetown on April20, 2013. The CDS took the opportunity to talk with the troops about their jobs and the equipment they use. More...

General Tom Lawson, the Chief of the Defence Staff (centre) addresses the crew of HMCS Regina with CPO1 Bob Cleroux (left), the Canadian Forces Chief Warrant Officer, while visiting the ship in the Arabian Sea. The Halifax-class frigate HMCS Regina (FFH 334) is deployed on Operation Artemis to serve with CTF-150, the multinational maritime counter-terrorism force operating in the Arabian Sea. More...

The Chief of the Defence Staff, General Tom Lawson, pilots HMCS Regina's Sea King Helicopter while visiting Canadian Armed Forces personnel deployed in the Arabian Sea. The Halifax-class frigate HMCS Regina (FFH 334) is deployed on Operation Artemis to serve with CTF-150, the multinational maritime counter-terrorism force operating in the Arabian Sea. More...

The Chief of the Defence Staff, General Tom Lawson, speaks with Major-General James Ferron during a visit to Kabul to meet with Canadian troops serving in the region as part of Operation Attention. Operation Attention is Canada’s participation in the NATO Training Mission–Afghanistan (NTM-A), which delivers training and professional development services to the national security forces of Afghanistan, especially the Afghan National Army (ANA) and the Afghan National Police (ANP). More...