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Anderson, John: my Cold War and Gulf War recollections (March 15, 2011)

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ABSTRACT: Reason for joining the navy — 0:41 Discussion of his degree /ROTP program — 3:08 Use of his degree in career — 4:01 Early Training — 4:20 Desire to be an Admiral / Early Career Aspirations — 6:06 Operations Officer Experiences / HMCS BONAVENTURE — 7:32 Lack of Interdiction Operations life in the "NATO BOX" — 8:53 Convoy to Europe — 9:25 Focus of CANADA in 1980 — 10:48 Threats in 1980 — 11:00 Strategic Missile Capability — 11:40 Anti-Air Warfare — 12:13 ASW AirCraft Carrier — 13:00 Air Defence in Canada as primarily self defence — 13:29 Need for Area Air Defence, introduction of Iroquois Class — 13:46 1980 Mid Life Update Focus — 14:15 Future of the Navy & 280s — 14:30 Russian Surface Combatants & Bonaventure Air Assets — 15:00 Air Defence Problem, Anti-Ship missile — 16:05 Introduction of 280s — 16:30 Coalition Exercises — 18:10 Director of Maritime Requirements Sea — 19:54 Acquisitions at DMRS (CPF, Tropic Class, Sea King Replacement) — 21:58 Defence Research Program — 23:13 Themes from cold war to today — 23:13 Requirements for other less conventional strategies — 27:44 Boarding Party Operations — 28:35 NATO Role in ASW development — 29:55 Using NATO to justify acquisitions — 31:36 NATO and the cyclic relationship — 33:06 Director Maritime Doctrine and Ops — 34:33 Role in Operation Friction — 36:58 Added Weapons — 42:33 Task Group Reasoning — 44:56 Strongpoint of NATO — 45:19 Task Group Reasoning ?? 45:43 Acceptance of Recommendation by Government — 46:15 Role Once Operation Friction Was in Motion — 46:48 Turning Point in Command — 48:17 Tactics and Strategy Preparation — 49:44 No Doctrine, but general doctrine and inherent flexibility — 50:28 Naval co-operation in staff work — 52:15 Public Perception of Navy in 1980 — 53:05 Perception during Op Friction — 53:47 Command Structure Change — 55:10 Command Was Clear — 56:39 His structure, HQ Structure was static — 57:39 Admiral George's Comments on Operation Friction — 57:55 Athabaskan Trump Conversion — 58:34 Communication — 59:19 Dusty Miller's Selection — 1:00:35 Capable AOR — 1:10:10 Communications through Maritime Requirements — 1:02:08 Communications not NATO, but Canada — 1:03:22 Operation Friction Affect on the Future — 1:03:43 CDS Atmosphere — 1:05:56

Interviewer: Roberts, Evan

Interviewee: Anderson, John, b. 1941

An interview/narrative of John Anderson's experiences during the Cold War and the Gulf War. Interview took place on March 15, 2011.

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Contributor Subject Language Keyword Date created Relation Resource type Rights statement Extent
  • 1 sound recording (MP3)
Geographic Coverage Coordinates
  • 60.10867, -113.64258
  • 33.13906, 35.85869
Additional physical characteristics
  • Original sound recording (MP3) also available.
Physical Repository Collection
  • Canadian Military Oral History Collection
Provider Genre Archival item identifier
  • AJ_695
Fonds title Fonds identifier Is referenced by Date digitized
  • March 15, 2011
Technical note
  • Digital sound recording in .mp3 format at 128 kbps and 44 kHz. Recorded in digital format by interviewer, technical and cataloguing metadata provided by JF and JP. Interview recorded in digital format for UVic Special Collections in 2011. Migration metadata by KD and MT.
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  • This interview has been posted with the understanding that it may be used for research purposes only. Should the interviewee or their heirs have any objections to this interview being accessible on the Internet, it will be removed promptly. Contact UVic Special Collections for permission if using for other than research purposes: speccoll@uvic.ca
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