CAF

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armed forces military organization unified armed forces

CAF is the commonly used acronym for the Canadian Armed Forces, the unified military organization responsible for defending Canada and supporting international peace and security operations.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf armed forces ⓘ
military organization ⓘ
unified armed forces ⓘ
abbreviation CAF ⓘ
alliance NATO ⓘ
surface form: North Atlantic Treaty Organization
ceremonialCommanderInChief Governor General of Canada ⓘ
commanderInChief monarch of Canada ⓘ
cooperatesWith North American Aerospace Defense Command ⓘ
United States Armed Forces ⓘ
country Canada ⓘ
dateFormed 1968 ⓘ
formedBy unification of Royal Canadian Navy, Canadian Army, and Royal Canadian Air Force ⓘ
fullName Canadian forces ⓘ
surface form: Canadian Armed Forces
garrison Canadian Forces Base (CFB) network across Canada ⓘ
hasChiefOfDefenceStaff Chief of the Defence Staff (Canada) ⓘ
surface form: Chief of the Defence Staff
hasComponent Canadian Army (pre‑1968) ⓘ
surface form: Canadian Army

Canadian Armed Forces medical services ⓘ
surface form: Canadian Forces Health Services Group

Canadian Forces Intelligence Command ⓘ
Canadian Forces Military Police Group ⓘ
Canadian Joint Operations Command ⓘ
Canadian Special Operations Forces Command ⓘ
Military Personnel Command ⓘ
Royal Canadian Air Force ⓘ
Royal Canadian Navy ⓘ
hasHeadquartersLocation Ottawa ⓘ
surface form: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
hasLanguage English ⓘ
French ⓘ
hasMotto Strong, Secure, Engaged ⓘ
hasPrimaryMission defend Canada and North America in cooperation with the United States ⓘ
hasRole aid to the civil power ⓘ
collective defence ⓘ
disaster response ⓘ
homeland security support ⓘ
international peacekeeping ⓘ
national defence ⓘ
search and rescue ⓘ
legalBasis National Defence Act ⓘ
participatesIn NATO missions ⓘ
surface form: NATO operations

United Nations peace operations ⓘ
surface form: United Nations peacekeeping missions

coalition operations with allies ⓘ
partOf National Defence team ⓘ
reportsTo Minister of Defence ⓘ
surface form: Minister of National Defence
responsibleFor defence of Canada ⓘ
supporting international peace operations ⓘ
supporting international security operations ⓘ
serviceBranch Air Force ⓘ
Army ⓘ
Navy ⓘ
worksWith Department of National Defence ⓘ

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subject surface form: Canadian Forces