RCN Public Affairs, 12 August 2021. Between July 12 and 21, Shawinigan and the U.S. Coast Guard (USGC) completed successful interdictions, seizing close to 2,800 kg of cocaine with an approximate street value of $70 million USD. Bravo Zulu! Shawinigan has been conducting detection and monitoring duties in the Caribbean Basin since June […]
Operations
23 posts
RCN Public Affairs, 12 August 2021. HMCS Halifax returned to Her Majesty’s Canadian (HMC) Dockyard Halifax on July 19, 2021, after serving as flag ship to Standing NATO Maritime Group 1 (SNMG1) while deployed on Operation Reassurance. Over the course of the six-and-a-half-month deployment, Halifax participated in four joint multinational exercises with NATO partners and Allies. […]
Dr. Ann Griffiths, 5 August 2021 On 3 August, two US Coast Guard ships, plus HMCS Goose Bay and HMCS Harry DeWolf set sail from Halifax. From 3 August to 12 September 2021, approximately 250 Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) personnel will take part in Operation (Op) Nanook 2021, which will be […]
RCN Public Affairs, 05 July 2021. The Royal Canada Navy (RCN) is deploying a contingent of 24 personnel to Odessa, Ukraine, to participate in Exercise SEA BREEZE 21 (SB21) as part of Operation UNIFIER, the CAF military training and capacity-building mission in Ukraine. SB21 is an annual exercise co-hosted by […]
UNIAN, International press. 09 June 2021. In Odessa, Ukraine, organizers have completed planning of the multinational exercises Sea Breeze 2021, which will be held in the Black Sea region (Mykolaiv, Kherson, and Odessa) later this summer. Sea Breeze is a defensive exercise for NATO Allies and partners to strengthen and […]
On April 15, 2021, HMCS Calgary began its participation in Op ARTEMIS, where it is working with Combined Task Force (CTF) 150 to combat smuggling operations that primarily fund terrorist activity. CTF 150 has been under the command of the RCN’s Commodore Dan Charlebois since January 27. Before chopping into […]
Her Majesty’s Canadian Ship (HMCS) Halifax continues its rotation as flagship for Standing NATO Maritime Group One (SNMG1) while on Operation (Op) REASSURANCE. SNMG1, currently under the command of Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) Commodore Bradley Peats, and Standing NATO Mine Countermeasures Group One (SNMCMG1) are two of four NATO Standing […]
Dr. Ann Griffiths, 15 April 2021 As we all hunker down at home waiting for the world to open up again, the RCN has already had a busy year! HMCS Halifax is currently the flagship for Standing NATO Maritime Group 1 while on Operation Reassurance. The ship and crew have […]
RCN Public Affairs, 06 March 2021. TGEX 21-01 wrapped up on February 19, and was a tremendous success. The exercise saw HMCS Victoria return to sea and complete its Basic Single Submarine Readiness Training, signalling its return to normal readiness after being in extended readiness since September 2020. The TGEX […]
RCN Public Affairs, 05 March 2021. Her Majesty’s Canadian Ship (HMCS) Halifax continues its rotation as flagship for Standing NATO Maritime Group 1 (SNMG1) while on Op REASSURANCE. Halifax is training and improving its capabilities by conducting “Wednesday War” scenarios every week. These scenarios are led by a small group of sailors that put […]