Having deployed on two UN missions that were mandated under the United Nations, I fully believe that we bring well-trained, competent, professional airmen, airwomen, soldiers, and sailors into those sorts of deployments. I think there's a high degree of agility.
Thinking back to my experiences as the wing commander in Afghanistan, I recall I would brag frequently in front of guests using the fighter analogy: we have a turning radius inside our allies, meaning that we're able to respond to short-notice requests and are able to be flexible, but we do so and are so in a very professional way. That's an air force example, but it pervades, I would argue, all of our elements.
As well, looking at the quality of the members of the Canadian Armed Forces—you talked about leadership—I look at the mission in Mali and whom we've identified to be the air task force commander. He has commanded the Chinook squadron in Afghanistan; he is an “A-plus-plus” leader, but he is so because of his experiences operationally.
I think Canadians, more broadly speaking, based on our experience and what we've done, bring that experience to future missions. It's a characteristic that I think is worth noting.