Seal of the Department of Defense U.S. Department of Defense
Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs)
Press Advisories
On the Web:
http://www.defense.gov/Advisories/Advisory.aspx?AdvisoryID=1468
Media contact: +1 (703) 697-5131/697-5132
Public contact:
http://www.defense.gov/landing/comment.aspx
or +1 (703) 571-3343

No. 069-98 March 25, 1998
Gen. Shelton Will Host a Joint Services Full Honors Ceremony for the Canadian Armed Forces Council

Gen. Henry H. Shelton, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, will host a joint Services full honors ceremony at the Pentagon River Plaza at 9 a.m. (EST), Thursday, March 26, 1998, for the Canadian Armed Forces Council.

The seven-member Armed Forces Council (AFC) is equivalent to the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff. The two-day visit to Washington, D.C., is part of a yearly program and alternates between the two countries. This is the ninth annual AFC-JCS meeting.

For details concerning photographic opportunities, contact Carolyn Piper, telephone (703) 697-4272.