MEDIA ADVISORY - NEXT CANADIAN FORCES CONTINGENT IN AFGHANISTAN
ANOTHER FLIGHT TO KANDAHAR
VALCARTIER GARRISON, QC, Nov. 13 /CNW Telbec/ - Media representatives are invited to witness the departure of a group of 120 Valcartier soldiers who will deploy this Monday, November 15, to take part in the 10th Rotation of OPERATION ATHENA, in Afghanistan. This flight is the 7th since the beginning of the deployment on November 3, 2010.
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 2010
2:15 p.m. to 2:45 p.m.: Meeting with soldiers and their family at the Valcartier Garrison (Interview opportunity)
3:30 p.m.: Departure of the buses in direction of airport (Photo opportunity from a distance)
5:15 p.m.: Departure of the flight from Quebec to Afghanistan
To attend the gathering of soldiers in Valcartier, please leave a message in the voicemail of 5 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group Public Affairs at 418-844-5000 ext. 4688. Reporters are requested to arrive at the Valcartier Garrison's main gate on November 15, at 2:00 p.m.
For updates on flights of military personnel to Afghanistan, call the Information Hotline: 418-844-5000 ext 4522. And for more details on OPERATION ATHENA, visit: http://www.comfec.forces.gc.ca/pa-ap/ops/athena/index-eng.asp.
For further information:
| Lieutenant Dennis Noël Public Affairs Officer, 5 CMBG Telephone: 418-844-5000, ext 4688 Pager: 418-260-3082 |
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