The Canadian Joint Operations Command ( CJOC ; French: Commandement des opérations interarmées du Canada ) is one of the two unified commands of the Canadian Armed Forces , the other one being the Canadian Special Operations Forces Command . CJOC was announced in May 2012 as the result of the cost-cutting measures in the 2012 federal budget through the merger of Canada Command , the Canadian Expeditionary Force Command and the Canadian Operational Support Command under an integrated command-and-control structure. The command was stood up on 5 October 2012 to officially replace the three former organizations.
6-489: CJOC's role is to "anticipate and conduct Canadian Forces operations, and develop, generate and integrate joint force capabilities for operations." The command team is led by a lieutenant-general or vice-admiral and assisted by three deputy commanders, one for each of the three main components (Continental, Expeditionary, and Support). The team is further supported by a chief of staff and four senior non-commissioned members , an overall command chief warrant/petty officer, and
12-637: A command chief warrant/petty officer for each component. The continental component consists of six regional joint task forces (JTF). In five of these JTFs, the commander also commands an army division or a maritime force. The five southern JTFs have no permanent operational units: units and detachments are temporarily assigned to them from the Royal Canadian Navy, Canadian Army and Royal Canadian Air Force according to operational requirements. Lieutenant-general (Canada) Lieutenant-general ( LGen ; French : lieutenant-général [Lgén] )
18-606: Is a Canadian Forces rank used by commissioned officers of the Canadian Army or Royal Canadian Air Force . Vice-admiral is the equivalent rank in the Royal Canadian Navy . A lieutenant-general is a general officer , senior to a major general or rear-admiral , and junior to a general or admiral. Prior to the 1968 unification of the Canadian Forces , Royal Canadian Air Force officers held
24-609: The Defence Staff (VCDS); Deputy Chief of the Defence Staff (DCDS); commander of the Canadian Army and commander of the Royal Canadian Air Force . In November 2009, King Charles III became an honorary lieutenant-general of the Canadian Forces. In June 2015, Second World War veteran Richard Rohmer was promoted to the rank of honorary lieutenant-general in his capacity as honorary advisor to
30-517: The equivalent rank of air marshal . The rank insignia for a lieutenant-general in the Royal Canadian Air Force is a wide braid below two narrow braid on the cuff, as well as three silver maple leaves, beneath crossed sword and baton, all surmounted by St. Edward's Crown , worn on the shoulder straps of the service dress tunic. In the Canadian Army, the rank insignia is a wide braid on the cuff, as well as three gold maple leaves, beneath crossed sword and baton, all surmounted by St. Edward's Crown, worn on
36-607: The shoulder straps of the service dress tunic. The rank is also worn on slip-ons on other uniforms. On the visor of the service cap are two rows of gold oak leaves. Lieutenant-generals may be addressed verbally as general [ name ], as are all general officer ranks; thereafter by subordinates as sir or ma'am , as applicable. In French, subordinates thereafter use the expression général . Lieutenant-generals are normally entitled to staff cars . Lieutenant-generals usually hold senior command or administrative appointments. Appointments held by lieutenant-generals may include vice chief of
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