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Side by side

His Majesty’s Canadian Ship William Hall and Canadian Coast Guard Ship Pierre Radison sit at anchor together in Pond Inlet, Nunavut on September 7 while participating in Operation Nanook. On September 2, the Department of National Defence (DND) announced the integration of the Canadian Coast Guard (CCG) into the Defence […]

New Security Response Vessels for CFB Halifax

The Base Operations team at Canadian Forces Base (CFB) Halifax recently added to its security response capabilities with the introduction of four brand new Waterborne Security Response Vessels (WSRVs). Berthed alongside His Majesty’s Canadian Dockyard, these vessels will be used for waterborne security of the Dockyard and other CFB Halifax […]

HMCS St. John’s in the Mediterranean

His Majesty’s Canadian Ship (HMCS) St. John’s left Halifax in July as the latest Royal Canadian Navy ship to join Operation Reassurance in the Mediterranean Sea. HMCS St. John’s is sailing with Standing NATO Maritime Group 2, currently under the command of the Italian Navy, represented by SNMG2 flagship ITS […]

Trained and ready for flight

Nine Canadian Armed Forces members and two Department of National Defence civilian employees recently completed the General Purpose Uncrewed Arial Systems (GPUAS) Operator Course hosted by the Advanced Naval Capabilities Unit East (ANC UXS – East) in Halifax. The participants spent one week gaining valuable hands-on experience and technical knowledge […]