CANSOFCOM
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CANSOFCOM is the elite Canadian military formation responsible for planning and conducting the country’s special operations missions at home and abroad.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| CANSOFCOM canonical | 2 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
military formation
ⓘ
special operations command ⓘ |
| abbreviation | CANSOFCOM self-link ⓘ |
| branch |
Canadian Army
ⓘ
Canadian Special Operations Forces Command ⓘ
surface form:
Canadian Special Operations Forces
Royal Canadian Air Force ⓘ Royal Canadian Navy ⓘ |
| commandStructure |
Canadian Joint Operations Command
ⓘ
surface form:
Canadian Joint Operations Command (strategic coordination)
|
| cooperatesWith |
NATO Special Operations Headquarters
ⓘ
surface form:
NATO special operations forces
U.S. Special Operations Command ⓘ
surface form:
United States Special Operations Command
|
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| dateFormed | 2006-02-01 ⓘ |
| engagement |
Operation Impact
ⓘ
War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) ⓘ
surface form:
War in Afghanistan
global counter-terrorism operations ⓘ |
| establishedInYear | 2006 ⓘ |
| focus |
chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear response
ⓘ
counter-terrorism ⓘ direct action ⓘ foreign internal defense ⓘ hostage rescue ⓘ special reconnaissance ⓘ |
| fullName | Canadian Special Operations Forces Command ⓘ |
| hasCapability |
high-readiness response
ⓘ
rapid deployment ⓘ strategic special operations ⓘ |
| hasUnit |
427 Special Operations Aviation Squadron
ⓘ
Canadian Joint Incident Response Unit ⓘ Canadian Special Operations Regiment ⓘ Canadian Special Operations Training Centre ⓘ Joint Task Force 2 ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation |
Ottawa
ⓘ
surface form:
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
|
| language |
English
ⓘ
French ⓘ |
| motto | Audeamus ⓘ |
| nationality | Canadian ⓘ |
| operatesWithin | North American Aerospace Defense Command area of responsibility ⓘ |
| partOf |
Canadian forces
ⓘ
surface form:
Canadian Armed Forces
|
| primaryMission | provide agile, high-readiness special operations forces ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
counter-terrorism operations
ⓘ
domestic special operations missions ⓘ expeditionary special operations missions ⓘ special operations ⓘ |
| role |
conduct special operations missions
ⓘ
plan special operations missions ⓘ |
| subordinateTo | Chief of the Defence Staff ⓘ |
| type | joint command ⓘ |
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