Canadian Forces museums collect, preserve, and interpret our military heritage to create a sense of history, identity, and pride within the Canadian Forces and throughout Canada, in support of the goals of the Department of National Defence. Military museums are independent, non-public funded institutions, with ownership vested in the Commanding Officers. Units without museums are encouraged to create historical collections for the same purpose. DHH develops and manages central policies which mark and reinforce group identity. It preserves and interprets heritage to members of the Canadian Forces and the general public.
Tradition is a set of beliefs and attitudes, handed down from posterity, which guide behaviour.
Customs are habitual actions or practices. Heritage encompasses both, combined with historical knowledge. The role of the CF Music Centre is to provide musical support to the Canadian Forces in order to foster high morale, esprit de corps, and thus operational effectiveness. 1 - Miscellaneous Units, Vol. 2 - Extant Ships Vol.