DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY
OFFICE OF THE CHIEF OF NAVAL OPERATIONS
2000
NAVY PENTAGON
W
ASHINGTON, DC 20350-2000
OPNAVINST 5710.11G
N3/N5
8 Oct 2014
OPNAV INSTRUCTION 5710.11G
From: Chief of Naval Operations
Subj: PRINCIPLES FOR MILITARY COOPERATION, CANADA-UNITED
STATES, AND CHANNELS OF COMMUNICATIONS FOR OPERATIONAL
REQUIREMENTS AND OTHER DEFENSE MATTERS WITH CANADA
1. Purpose
a. To reaffirm certain principles for the conduct of
military cooperation between Canada and the United States, as
approved by the Joint Chiefs of Staff and higher authority.
b. To provide guidance in the determination of appropriate
channels of communication between the U.S. Navy and Canadian
Defense Staff for operational requirements and other defense
matters.
c. To revise membership and reporting responsibilities for
the Canada-United States Military Cooperation Committee. This
instruction is a complete revision and should be reviewed in its
entirety.
2. Cancellation. OPNAVINST 5710.11F.
3. Functions of the Canada-United States Military Cooperation
Committee
a. The Military Cooperation Committee is established under
the authority of the Canadian Chief of the Defence Staff (CDS)
and the U.S. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (CJCS). The
Canadian and U.S. Military Cooperation Committee co-chairs are
directly responsible to the CDS and CJCS respectively, to
provide recommendations relative to military policy and planning
for the defense of North America in a continually changing
global security environment. The committee is composed of a
Canadian section and a U.S. section. Each section consists of a
co-chairperson of flag or general officer rank, and one
representative from each branch of the Department of Defense and
CDS. These representatives provide Service input during the
