Canada-United States Permanent Joint Board on Defence
- Canada-United States Permanent Joint Board on Defence
The Canada-United States Permanent Joint Board on Defence was created in 1940 as the senior advisory body on continential military defence of North America. The Board is comprised of military and diplomatic representatives from both Canada and the United States. The board, which is co-chaired by a Canadian and an American, meets semi-annually, alternating between either country.
See also
* DEW Line
* Canadian-American relations
* United States Department of Defense
* Department of National Defence
* military of Canada
* military of the United States
* NORAD
External links
* [http://www.forces.gc.ca/site/Newsroom/view_news_e.asp?id=298 Permanent Joint Board on Defence backgrounder]
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