Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
Through you to our witness, Mr. Chairman, my question has partly to do with the NATO response force. Originally, it was supposed to be a rapid response force, but I understand from what we've been told that the next regiment with the highest state of readiness would be deployed as part of this international force. They must first train together and then become available for a six-month period. But for rapid deployment, the training together would take some time, so we really don't have that rapid element in terms of an entire regiment.
So what I'm wondering is, within the Canadian Forces, do we have a tactical regiment that is self-sustaining, an all-arms light brigade tasked with rapid reinforcement of NATO forces, one that has a signals squadron element, an infantry field artillery, field engineers, service support, and a mechanized element? Is there something of that nature in place right now?