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Canadian Army
The Cameron Highlanders of Ottawa (Duke of Edinburgh's Own)
is a
Canadian Army
Primary Reserve
infantry
regiment
of the
Canadian Armed Forces
Since the Second World War, the regiment has remained in Ottawa. It is now a
light infantry
regiment.
Since 1985, the regiment's soldiers have served as deployed members on
NATO
and
United Nations
missions across the world and as members of Canadian Forces peacekeeping operations in
Bosnia
,
Kosovo
,
The Congo
,
Cyprus
,
Israel
,
Somalia
, and
Syria
, among other deployments.
During the deployment of a Canadian troops to
Afghanistan
, a number of Camerons served as reserve augmentees to the regular force as part of the NATO
ISAF
force. Camerons served in nearly every element of the task force with an infantry presence. They were involved in a full spectrum of operations, from the intense close combat of
Operation Medusa
in September 2006 and mentoring and training the
Afghan National Army
, to less conventional infantry tasks including civil-military cooperation, psychological operations, escort of logistical convoys, and force-protection duties at ISAF installations. The regiment continues to actively encourage members to volunteer for operational deployments, resulting in more Camerons serving overseas in recent years than in any period since the Second World War.
In August 2013, the Cameron Highlanders of Ottawa were granted the secondary title of
Duke of Edinburgh's Own
after its colonel-in-chief.
[3]
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
, was colonel-in-chief from 1967 until his death in 2021.
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