OTTAWA - In a ceremony presided over this morning by General Rick Hillier, Chief of the Defence Staff (CDS), command of all CF operations was transferred from the Deputy Chief of the Defence Staff (DCDS) to Canada Command, Canadian Expeditionary Force Command, Canadian Special Operations Forces Command, and Canadian Operational Support Command. The new commands assume management of and responsibility for all operations as of February 1, while the DCDS Group dissolves on the same date.

OTTAWA - Vice-Admiral Drew Robertson assumed command of the Canadian Navy at 10:30 a.m. today during a Change of Command ceremony held at the Ottawa Congress Centre. More than 250 people were on hand to witness the event and to bid a fond farewell to the outgoing Chief of the Maritime Staff, Vice-Admiral Bruce MacLean. The ceremony was presided over by the Chief of the Defence Staff, General Rick Hillier.