Meeting with the Commander Canadian Joint Operations Command (CJOC) and ADM Tawara Tateki, Commander, Japan Self-Defense Forces Joint Operations Command (JJOC)
Press Release + Noah Note
Commander, Japan Self-Defense Forces Joint Operations Command (JJOC) held a meeting with LGen Steve Boivin, Commander, Canadian Joint Operations Command (CJOC). The two commanders shared recognition on strategic environment in the Indo-Pacific from respective view points, and affirmed that they will strengthen alignment through training and exercises such as the U.S.-Philippines-hosted multinational joint exercise BALIKATAN and Exercise KEEN SWORD.
Canada shares fundamental values and strategic interests with Japan and is a special strategic cooperative partner in the Indo-Pacific region, where the strategic environment is becoming increasingly severe. Japan and Canada are aligned to further strengthen relationship between the defense authorities and deepening defense cooperation to realize a “Free and Open Indo-Pacific”.
This is the first visit of CJOC Commander to JJOC since its establishment in March 2025. Both commanders expressed appreciation for mutual support to date, and agreed to continue to further strengthen relations between defense authorities going forward through defense cooperation and exchange between the two countries
Noah Note: Well, this one is a few days old. Unfortunately I missed it. Apologies! These kinds of meeting are fairly common, never really televised so they split under the radar a lot. It's nice to see, but I wish these kinds of trips were shown off more. They would go a long way to show the CAF is active as a partner.
Woth everyone is the region for BALIKATAN and KEEN SWORD I expect we will see more people pop up in the general area. Lors knows I'll try to keep tabs.
CANSOFCOM as a whole switched to Multicam.
(Paraphrasing) The cited reason is that they wanted "interoperability & to blend in with partner NATO SOF forces..."
Cynical reason is that they want to look like US SOF, & it just so hapens to make them look different & special as compared to the rest of the CAF... God forbid thar CANSOF use the same equipment & uniforms as the regular Army!
My simple question; Why couldn't the rest of the CAF just be given multicam, and called it a day on uniform changes? - I reckon it camouflage just as well as CADPAT MT does, so what gives.