The commanding officers of Her Majesty's Canadian Ships (HMCS) Toronto and Calgary have their pride at stake and will be watching the 100th Grey Cup closely. The losing commanding officer will wear the jersey and ball cap of the winning team, and also fly the respective flag at sea for a day. "I look forward … Read more
National Defence Minister Peter MacKay (Central Nova, N.S.) announced the appointment of Adrian Burns as the newest Honorary Captain (Navy), affiliated with the office of the Director General Naval Personnel. MacKay said that it is an honour to have Burns, a prominent personage in the national arts and business communities, become an Honorary Naval Captain. The … Read more
More than 1,000 personnel from Canada and the United States will be participating in a Task Group Exercise (TGEX) from Oct. 9 to 22, 2012, off the West Coast of Vancouver Island. TGEX's are designed to build and strengthen interoperability and effectiveness between Canada's three military services and Canada's allies. National Defence Minister Peter MacKay … Read more
Her Majesty's Canadian Ship (HMCS) Regina departs Esquimalt July 3 at 11 a.m. for the Arabian Sea region. HMCS Regina will replace HMCS Charlottetown on Operation Artemis, Canada's contribution to Combined Task Force 150 (CTF 150) to conduct maritime security operations in the Arabian Sea region. The full release is available online. Call 250-363-5789.
The ship's company of Her Majesty's Canadian Ship (HMCS) Regina is currently preparing to deploy overseas as part of Canada's continued involvement in international operations. The ship is expected to set sail in July 2012 and replace HMCS Charlottetown. The full release is available online. Call 613-945-1287.
HMCS Victoria conducted a series of successful weapon system trials, including multiple firings of the exercise version of the MK48 Heavyweight Torpedo at Canadian Forces Maritime Experimental and Test Ranges in Nanoose Bay, BC. Director of the Canadian Submarine Force Luc Cassivi said as the submarine fleet achieves steady-state it will be ready to act … Read more
Conservative MPs Mark Strahl (Chilliwack-Fraser Canyon, BC), Wai Young (Vancouver South, BC) and Chief of the Defence Staff General Walt Natynczyk were joined by a broad range of community members to welcome home Her Majesty's Canadian Ship Vancouver as she and her crew returned to Esquimalt following seven months of active NATO operations. National Defence … Read more
Her Majesty's Canadian Ship St. John's helped recover a drug cargo from a scuttled self-propelled semi-submersible vessel while deployed on Operation CARIBBE in the international waters of the Caribbean Basin from October 3 to November 14, 2011. National Defence Minister Peter MacKay (Central Nova, NS) said Canada is committed to working alongside its military allies … Read more
