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Canadian Forces Brigadier-General Simon C. Hetherington was welcomed as Commander, NATO Training Mission Afghanistan (NTM-A) during a Transfer of Authority ceremony on July 6, 2014 at the New Kabul Compound in Afghanistan, according to a news release issued by the Department of National Defence.

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“I am honoured to have returned to Afghanistan to serve alongside my Afghan brothers and to continue to build on the successes of my predecessors,” said BGen Hetherington.

Mandated by the United Nations Security Council, the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force is supporting the Afghan government, who requested aid in the development of a professional, capable, and sustainable Afghan security force.

The NTM-A, trains, advises, and assists Afghan security forces and is supported by Fort Bragg’s 18th Airborne Corps.

Typically, a leadership position within the 18th Airborne Corps is assumed by a Canadian Army general. In assuming command, BGen Hetherington replaces BGen Wayne D. Eyre as Deputy Commander General of Operations for the 18th Airborne Corps and Commander, NTM-A.