Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry is one of the three Regular Force infantry regiments of the Canadian Army of the Canadian Armed Forces. Formed in 1914, it is named for Princess Patricia of
Princess Patricia of Connaught
PPCLI at The Battle of Frezenberg
Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn, inspecting the PPCLI guard of honour, September 1917.
Officers of the PPCLI in Mons, France, November 1918.
Joint Task Force 2
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Joint Task Force 2 is a special operations force of the Canadian Armed Forces under the operational control of CANSOFCOM. The unit's missions primarily involve counterterrorism, hostage rescue, direct
Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry
…elements from the 1 Service Battalion. These were the first major troops Canada sent in the theatre of operations, only preceded by a small team of Joint Task Force 2 operators in late 2001. In March 2002, during Operation Anaconda, members of the 3PPCLI were in the Afghan province of Paktiya, clearing the mountains…
Brigadier-General Nicolas Matern (right, in 2010), former commander of Joint Task Force 2 and deputy commander of Canadian Special Operations Forces Command
General Michael Rouleau in 2019