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Josée Kurtz

Commander, Maritime Forces Atlantic, Joint Task Force Atlantic

Rear-Admiral Josée Kurtz assumed command over Maritime Forces Atlantic and Joint Task Force Atlantic and is Maritime Component Commander within Canadian Joint Operations Command. Prior to her appointment, she was the Commandant and Vice-Chancellor of the Royal Military College of Canada.

RAdm Josée Kurtz has served on HMCS Vancouver, HMCS Ville de Québec, and HMCS Halifax. She has been involved in humanitarian assistance and disaster relief in Haiti and was appointed the Commander for the NATO Standing Maritime Group.

She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Ottawa and a Master’s degree in Defence Studies from the Royal Military College. She also graduated from the National Security Programme from the Canadian Forces College in Toronto.

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