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Colonel Bill Veenhof (right), Air Component Commander of Joint Task Force Games, briefs North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) Deputy Commander Lieutenant-General Marcel Duval (left) about air operations for the Olympics using a floor-based map at the Integrated Security Unit Headquarters in Richmond, B.C. Operation PODIUM is the Canadian Forces (CF) contribution to the overall security of the Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games in support of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP). The Air Force’s contribution is two-fold: The Air Component Command of Joint Task Force Games, which provides airlift, medical evacuation and area surveillance for the RCMP, and NORAD, which will ensure airspace security. In preparation for the Games, security and public safety agencies from all levels of government are working together to ensure they are prepared to respond to any potential emergency on land, sea or in the air. The scope and scale of these Games will make it the largest domestic security operation to date in Canadian history.
100201-F-ZZ000-005.JPG Photo By: Master Corporal Andrew Collins

Apr 26, 2013
Vancouver British Columbia Canada - Colonel Bill Veenhof (right), Air Component Commander of Joint Task Force Games, briefs North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) Deputy Commander Lieutenant-General Marcel Duval (left) about air operations for the Olympics using a floor-based map at the Integrated Security Unit Headquarters in Richmond, B.C. Operation PODIUM is the Canadian Forces (CF) contribution to the overall security of the Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games in support of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP). The Air Force’s contribution is two-fold: The Air Component Command of Joint Task Force Games, which provides airlift, medical evacuation and area surveillance for the RCMP, and NORAD, which will ensure airspace security. In preparation for the Games, security and public safety agencies from all levels of government are working together to ensure they are prepared to respond to any potential emergency on land, sea or in the air. The scope and scale of these Games will make it the largest domestic security operation to date in Canadian history.


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