Field Report Ep 7 - NATO@75: Discussing eFP Latvia

As NATO reaches its 75th anniversary, the NATO Field School is taking the opportunity to reflect on one of Canada's largest recent involvements in NATO, leading the Enhanced Forward Presence (eFP) in Latvia. In today's episode, hosts Chris Babcock and Hannah Christensen sit down with Brigadier-General Rutland, the Chief of Staff, Operations, for the Canadian Army, and the first Commanding Officer of the Enhanced Forward Presence in 2017, to discuss the eFP's scaling up from battlegroup to brigade, the unique nature of eFP Latvia is the most multi-national of all the eFPs, and what opportunities and challenges this commitment presents for the Canadian Armed Forces. This episode of the Field Report was presented by: Chris Babcock, a Masters student at Carleton University, and Hannah Christensen, Program Manager of the NATO Field School. With special thanks to our Field Report Production team for their support. Our special guest today BGen Rutland, Chief of Staff, Operations, CAF. BGen Rutland joined the Canadian Armed Forces in 1995 as a primary reservist. In 2017, while commander of First Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry, he deployed as the first Commanding Officer of the Enhanced Forward Presence Battle Group. For this deployment, he was named an Officer of the Order of Viesturs, in recognition of his contributions to the promotion of security and defence in Latvia.