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A US Military member’s review and analysis of the Canadian Armed Forces’ readiness as a member of NATO and closest ally to the USA. LTC Drew Lanier will present his findings of CAF readiness from post-WWII to current day; identify objective components that have contributed to a decrease in readiness; review recent initiatives that the CAF has pursued; and he will make some recommendations for improving personnel strengths and the CAF’s ability to respond to a threat to NATO allies.

*a light lunch will be provided, registration is free and required.

*please note that the online webinar portion of this event has been cancelled, we apologize for the inconvenience. We hope you can join us in-person for this event.

 Bio:

LTC PATRICK ANDREW (DREW) LANIER is the United States Army Visiting Defense Fellow to the Centre for International and Defence Policy, Queen’s University Kingston, Ontario. Drew has 21 years of service with the United States Armed Forces as a Senior Human Resources Officer. Drew has operational deployments to Tal Afar and Rabiah, Iraq focusing on security and stability operations; and Buchanan, Liberia to stop the spread of the Ebola Virus Disease.

Drew has served in various command and staff positions. He is a United States Army Command and General Staff College graduate. Drew received a Master’s Degree in Management from Webster University in St. Louis, Missouri, and received a Bachelor of Science Degree from the United States Military Academy at West Point, NY. He has earned multiple awards to include the Bronze Star, Meritorious Service Medal, and Army Commendation Medal.