Sam,
I am sure FTSO is quite capable to speak for himself/herself. I was not asking for a verbatim transcript just the salient points. Obviously, if it can be viewed by all that have DWAN access, it is unclassified.
I thought the point of this forum was foster an open exchange of ideas. The SCTF and other TFs are a major transition in our military culture and I would like to be better informed.
I was able to find this information, in an open source:
"According to the DPS, the SOTF will be joined by a Standing Contingency Task Force (SCTF), a larger high readiness force made up of designated land, air, maritime and special operations forces. This force will be based on a strategic sealift capability, centered on what Chief of Defence Staff General Rick Hillier has called a "big honking ship" (BHS). Little detail has been given on the BHS, though it will likely be an amphibious assault vessel similar to the 25,000-tonnes San Antonio-class LPD (Landing Platform Dock) used by the US Marine Corp. Such a vessel would be equipped with a flight deck for helicopters, as well as a well deck for a landing craft.
The BHS would be combined with the strategic lift capability of the three proposed Joint Support Ships (JSS), of which â “ due to their likely placement on both our coasts â “ two JSS may be made available for use by the SCTF. These ships would be capable of carrying the fuel, stores and/or the equipment for the landing force and its accompanying Naval Task Force.
This strategic sealift capability would be complemented by a tactical airlift capability, likely in the form of medium to heavy-lift helicopter platforms. Possible candidates include the CH-47 Chinook, the workhorse of the US Army since its introduction in the 1960s, or the CH-53 Sea Stallion, which has the added advantage of having a larger lift capacity and being shipboard compatible and designed for amphibious operations. The CH-53, it should be noted, is currently employed by US Marines. With this mixture of strategic and tactical lift , the SCTF should represent a relatively significant power projection capability for the Canadian Forces.
On the other hand, the SCTF â “ aside from providing a more significant support for special forces operations â “ is clearly designed to deal with the threat posed by failed and failing states, which are seen as planting "the seeds of threats to regional and global security," whether in the form of terrorist sanctuaries or refugee flows. Such low to medium-intensity "stability operations" require a significant and reasonably robust "boots on the ground" presence, and this need will likely be fulfilled with the expeditionary and more manpower- intensive SCTF."
http://www.navy.forces.gc.ca/mspa_news/news_issues_e.asp?category=6&title=36