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Wednesday, August 17, 2011

MacKay: Renaming military corrects 'historical mistake'


Canada's air force and navy will undergo a name change that honours the military's royal roots, Defence Minister Peter MacKay announced Tuesday.

Speaking in Halifax, MacKay said the Canadian air force, now officially named Air Command, will be renamed the Royal Canadian Air Force.

The navy, now called Maritime Command, will once again be known as the Royal Canadian Navy.

And the army, known as Land Force Command, will now be called the Canadian Army.

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