HMCS Saskatoon Deploys for Operation Caribbe
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Follow RELOCATING RAdm Volume 62 Number 8 | February 27, 2017 To or From Victoria? McDonald FREE HOME EVALUATIONS YOUR BROOKFIELD APPROVED on Twitter RELOCATION SPECIALIST @comd_marpac CONTACT ME TODAY Personal newspaper.com Real Estate JEFF MEYER Corporation to get updates MARPAC NEWS CFB Esquimalt, Victoria, B.C. 250.885.2047 [email protected] on your Navy! @LookoutNewspaperNavyNews @Lookout_news www.VictoriaRelocations.ca HMCS Saskatoon deploys for Operation Caribbe SLt Melissa Kia, MARPAC Public Affairs Fleet Chief CPO1 Derek Kitching (left), and Cmdre Jeff Zwick, Commander Canadian Fleet Pacific, salute the ship’s company of HMCS Saskatoon as the ship passes Fisgard Lighthouse. HMCS Saskatoon deployed for Operation Caribbe, Canada’s contribution to combat the international drug trade. Read more on page 2. We proudly serve the 15% ARE YOU PAYING TOO MUCH Military Canadian Forces Community FOR YOUR Discount mortgage? 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On March 19, marijuana in 2016, and 66 threats and security chal- Staff Writer Vessel and its crew are ful- a major funding source 2016, Saskatoon assisted metric tonnes of cocaine and lenges to Canada’s interna- filling Canada’s commit- for organized crime,” said members of the United four metric tonnes of mari- tional defence and security HMCS Saskatoon ment to Operation Martillo Lieutenant-Commander States Coast Guard in juana over the past 10 years. partners. deployed Feb. 20, beginning – the United-States led Todd Bacon, Commanding the seizure of 10 bales of Canadian warships “Our people are amongst its latest contribution to multinational effort among Officer HMCS Saskatoon. cocaine weighing approxi- deployed on Operation the most highly educated Operation Caribbe, Canada’s Western Hemisphere and “Our mission success during mately 360 kilograms. The Caribbe, along with CP-140 and trained sailors in the decade-long contribution to European nations aimed at these operations is a result drugs had been dumped Aurora aircraft from the world; they are the com- the multinational campaign drug interdiction and coun- of the continued support in the water by a fishing Royal Canadian Air Force, petitive advantage in com- against illicit trafficking ter smuggling operations in our sailors receive from boat before it fled the scene. act in a support role, locat- batting terrorism and piracy, by transnational organized the area. their family, friends and That bust was part of the ing and tracking vessels of conducting fisheries patrols crime in the Caribbean “By preventing the colleagues back home.” Royal Canadian Navy’s interest. The annual opera- and drug interdictions,” sea and the eastern Pacific flow of illicit drugs and It’s the second time in contribution to the seizure tion directly supports the said Rear-Admiral Art Ocean. denying unlawful access 12 months Saskatoon has and disruption of 5,570 kg Canadian Armed Forces’ McDonald, Commander The Kingston-Class to the sea, our sailors are participated in Operation of cocaine and 1,520 kg of mission to defend against Maritime Forces Pacific. BACK ON DUTY Commissionaires values your transferrable skills and your military, police or RCMP background. We’re a not- for-profit organization dedicated to providing meaningful employment to veterans. Join Commissionaires and put your skills and experience to work ensuring the safety and security of people and property in a wide variety of environments, including healthcare, education, airports and seaports, and non-core police services. 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Dozens of fer- had serials that worked defence obligations.” ing their commitment to 1772 Old Island Hwy, Victoria, BC ries sail across the harbour in every department on While in the region, St. community, even when Lookout - Final_Layout 1 2/12/15 8:43 AM Page 1 all directions, moving locals board St. John’s: manoeu- John’s visited Istanbul, 4,500 nautical miles away and tourists alike between vres, replenishment at sea Turkey; Constanta, Romania; from their own homes. terminals along the ancient approaches, combined anti- Varna, Bulgaria; and On Feb. 20, St. John’s left Bosporus, which connects submarine and air defence Samsun, Turkey. These vis- the Black Sea to carry on its the Sea of Marmara to the exercises, maritime inter- its allowed crew members seven-month deployment Black Sea. diction and vessel board- to meet sailors from other in the Mediterranean, con- This trip gives the passen- ing, search and rescue of ships and learn about their tinuing to enrich the bond gers a breathtaking view of a stricken submarine, and cultures, and also to give between Canada and all the historic city. communications via radio, back to local communities. members of NATO. On Jan. 31, they also flashing lights and flags. had the opportunity to see The work of the embarked HMCS St. John’s transit- sailors, soldiers and aircrew ing with Spanish frigate did not go unnoticed. After steaming 4,500 nautical miles Almirante Juan de Borbon “I am exceptionally CALL US TODAY. 250.380.1602 www.seaspan.com into the Black Sea, where proud of the officers and to the Black Sea and seamlessly the Canadian warship crew of this ship,” said integrating with units of Standing would conduct a three- Commander Sheldon Gillis, week deployment. Commanding Officer of NATO Maritime Group 2, we While there, St. John’s con- HMCS St. John’s. “After proved to ourselves and to our ducted Exercise Sea Shield steaming 4,500 nautical during its deployment on miles to the Black Sea and allies that we are a first class navy. Operation Reassurance. seamlessly integrating with Commander Sheldon Gillis, units of Standing NATO The frigate, which was Commanding Officer of HMCS St. John’s recently upgraded, inte- Maritime Group 2, we grated seamlessly into a task proved to ourselves and Getting Posted? 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