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CNO Speaks at Conference of Defence Associations, Meets with Canadian Counterpart

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Story Number: NNS100303-28
Release Date: 3/3/2010 6:05:00 PM

By Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class (SW) Kyle P. Malloy, Chief of Naval Operations Public Affairs

OTTAWA (NNS) -- The chief of naval operations (CNO) was a keynote speaker at the 26th Annual Seminar of the Conference of Defence Associations and met with his Canadian counterpart March 3.

CNO, Adm. Gary Roughead spoke about the ever-changing nature of warfare and how vital maritime strategy is to evolving with that change and met with the Chief of Maritime Staff Vice Adm. P. Dean McFadden.

"The sea remains the domain of commerce, communication, and resources," said Roughead. "It endures because seapower has proven, over the course of history, to be a flexible, adaptable, rapid reaction force that a nation can use regardless of time or situation - as long as the right capability and capacity exist."

Roughead also spoke about the variety of missions that a nation's Navy can accomplish because it integrates versatile capabilities both diplomatically and strategically.

"I can send an amphibious ship to the Gulf of Guinea, to go ashore to deliver humanitarian aid," said Roughead. "We can send a force, large or small, to the international waters off the coast of any nation and have our presence felt."

CNO recognized the distinguished achievements of the Canadian Navy and expressed gratitude for the US-Canadian partnership.

"The challenges and uncertainties in the global commons are too great for any one nation to shoulder and it makes the relationship between the Canadian Navy and United States Navy today absolutely invaluable," said Roughead.