Canadian Armed Forces
Ottawa's defense establishment
The Canadian Armed Forces is Canada's unified military organization, comprising the Royal Canadian Navy, Canadian Army, and Royal Canadian Air Force.
Unlike most nations that maintain separate service branches, Canada merged its military services in 1968 under a single command structure.
Often abbreviated CAF: She served twenty years in the Canadian Armed Forces.
Organized land-based military
- navyMaritime military force
- infantryGround combat troops
- artilleryLarge-caliber battlefield weapons
- battalionMid-sized military unit
regiment · squadron · tactical · strategy · logistics · uniform · rank · sergeant
Distinctive lobed tree foliage
- flagCloth symbol or signal
- Remembrance DayMemorial for fallen soldiers
- poppyScarlet bloom, opium source
- cenotaphTomb without a body
anthem · heritage · tradition · valor · honor · service · sacrifice · Victoria Cross
Western defense organization
- UNMultinational peacekeeping body
- NORADAerospace warning command
- Five EyesSignals intelligence coalition
- coalitionTemporary alliance for action
partnership · joint exercise · interoperability · allies · multilateral · bilateral · Article 5 · strategic
Head covers tinted azure
- observerOne who perceives events
- stabilizationProcess of becoming steady
- truceAgreed halt to hostilities
- ceasefireAgreed halt to fighting
buffer zone · patrol · humanitarian aid · Cyprus · Suez · Rwanda · Bosnia · Afghanistan
Strengthening defenses or nutrients
- protectionGuarding against harm
- securityProtection from threat
- safeguardPrecaution against harm
- bunkerReinforced subterranean stronghold
stronghold · NORAD · sovereignty · surveillance · deterrence · border security · territorial · interception
army
Organized land-based military
battalion · regiment · squadron · tactical · strategy · logistics · uniform · rank · sergeant · lieutenant
maple leaf
Distinctive lobed tree foliage
- flagCloth symbol or signal
- Remembrance DayMemorial for fallen soldiers
- poppyScarlet bloom, opium source
cenotaph · anthem · heritage · tradition · valor · honor · service · sacrifice · Victoria Cross · medals
NATO
Western defense organization
- UNMultinational peacekeeping body
- NORADAerospace warning command
- Five EyesSignals intelligence coalition
coalition · partnership · joint exercise · interoperability · allies · multilateral · bilateral · Article 5 · strategic · cooperation
blue helmets
Head covers tinted azure
- observerOne who perceives events
- stabilizationProcess of becoming steady
- truceAgreed halt to hostilities
ceasefire · buffer zone · patrol · humanitarian aid · Cyprus · Suez · Rwanda · Bosnia · Afghanistan · Haiti
fortification
Strengthening defenses or nutrients
- protectionGuarding against harm
- securityProtection from threat
- safeguardPrecaution against harm
bunker · stronghold · NORAD · sovereignty · surveillance · deterrence · border security · territorial · interception · radar
concealment
Act of hiding something
temperate · pattern · ghillie suit · tactical · field uniform · blending · cover · stealth
- Canadian MilitaryDND, military branches, service branches, army reserve, military reserves
- military trainingfield manual, drill instructor, training manual, combat drills, drilling
Canadian Armed ForcesNATO forces
Western defense alliance military
People's Liberation Army · Soviet military · Taliban · ISIS · enemy combatants
Canadian Armed Forcescivilian population
Canadian Armed Forcesinsurgents
Those fighting established authority
terrorists · guerrilla fighters · militia groups · mercenaries · private military contractors
Canadian, Canada, Canadians, armed, unarmed, armaments, disarm, disarmed, disarmament