Defence Team News - June 5, 2024

Now on the Maple Leaf

COVID-19: You are encouraged to visit the Defence Team COVID-19 Information Page for the latest information pertinent to both civilian and military Defence Team members. You can also find all of the latest information for all Canadians on the COVID-19 page on Canada.ca.

• Happy Pride Month: 2SLGBTQI+ Defence Team Champions' Message on Pride Season
• Being a 2SLGBTQI+ ally

Messages for the Defence Team

• June is National Indigenous History Month
• June 6 marks the 80th anniversary of D-Day and the Battle of Normandy
• Messages:
  • Farewell from Deputy Minister Bill Matthews
  • CDS and Associate DM: Welcome DM Stefanie Beck
  • National Defence Workplace Charitable Campaign final Champion message
• News from the Ombudsman:
  • Defending wellness: A systemic investigation of the Canadian Armed Forces’ health care complaint process
  • Statement to the Seamless Canada Steering Committee
  • DND/CAF Ombudsman progress report on systemic investigation into contingency cost moves for personal reasons, compassionate status, and compassionate postings
• The Canadian Air Defence sector gets connected to cloud-based command and control

CAF Employees

• New updates to the Canadian Forces Dress Instructions provide additional clarity
• Respect in the CAF: Secure your spot now

Civilian Employees

• Message to the Public Service Alliance of Canada bargaining unit members
• Get online second language evaluations in July
• Potential impact of Canada Border Services Agency strike

Health and Wellness

• The nine dimensions of health: Physical work environment
• Discover creative coping: A peer support program event
• Strengthening the Forces: Your helmet and your head
• Ask the expert: An exercise nudge is not a body check

The Maple Leaf

• Joint Task Force Central conducts emergency response Ex TRILLIUM VENTURE
• The CAF dives in at Ex TRADEWINDS in beautiful Barbados
• Check out the May virtual shout-outs!
• Solve to win: Tackle the Defence Team Word Puzzle challenge

Video

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Digital Learning

• Director General Information Capabilities Force Development presents icTalks/icCafes
• Preserving and revitalizing Indigenous languages in Canada
• The Torch – The CAF Self-Development Learning Hub: What's new this week

D365 Highlights

• D365 training
• Available apps in D365
• View the latest D365 onboarding guides

The Torch

“The Torch, the CAF’s Self-Development Learning Hub, has new content every Tuesday afternoon.

Check it out, save the link, and come back next week - remember ‘Torch Tuesday’.

In case you missed it

• DT News on TML - May 28
• DT News on TML - May 21
• DT News on TML - May 14
• DT News on TML - May 7
• DT News on TML - May 1
• DT News on TML - April 23
• DT News on TML - April 16
• DT News on TML - April 10

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