MCM grad student deployed with CAF to assist with Ukrainian refugee crisis

In his first deployment with the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) in April, Alexander Frid learned how critical civil engagements and coordination is in humanitarian efforts and crisis management.

Frid, an information operations analyst and communications instructor for the CAF and candidate in the McMaster-Syracuse Master of Communications Management program, was deployed to Poland as a civil-military coordination (CIMIC) operator to assist with the Ukrainian refugee crisis from the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict.

Frid returned to Canada in mid-July and we connected with him to learn more about his role as a CIMIC operator and the humanitarian efforts in Poland, all while continuing with his studies in the MCM program.

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