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Volume 60 Number 51 | December 21, 2015 15% Military newspaper.comnewwsspaperr..com Discount MARPACMARPAACC NEWS NEWN S CFBC Esquimalt,Esquimaltlt Victoria,Vi toriai B.C.BC 250•381•8725 878 Viewfi eld Rd. www.upakstorage.com Home for Christmas Rachel Lallouz, Lookout Left to right: CPO2 Don Reid greets his wife PO1 Allison Reid as she disembarks from HMCS Whitehorse at the completion of Operation Caribbe last Thursday. She holds her son Jackson as daughter Madeleine stands close by. See the full story and more photos on page 2. 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A division of CFMWS www.facebook.com/canex.ca Sorry for the inconvenience, (250) 744-3427 Une division des SBMFC [email protected] www.canex.ca Management, Personnel Support Programs 2 • LOOKOUT December 21, 2015 MCpl Michael Bastien, MARPAC Imaging Services Families and friends welcome home HMC Ships Brandon and Whitehorse on “Y” Jetty upon return from Operation Caribbe on Dec. 17. Home for the holidays - Brandon and Whitehorse return DND (HMCS Athabaskan) with its Sajjan, Minister of National two embarked CH-124 Sea Defence. “This year’s record The last Canadian Armed King helicopters. success on Operation Caribbe Forces (CAF) assets, HMC Ships Royal Canadian Navy ships is a testament to the Canadian Brandon and Whitehorse arrived deployed a total of 10 times Armed Forces, and particularly home last Thursday, concluding (HMC Ships Whitehorse and the Royal Canadian Navy and a successful year for the CAF on Winnipeg deployed twice each) the Royal Canadian Air Force’s Operation Caribbe. and sailed for a total of 344 dedication and perseverance to Canada’s 2015 annual con- days. work with our allies in complex tribution to the multinational Royal Canadian Air Force environments for the safety and campaign against illicit traffick- CP-140 Auroras flew 321 hours, security of the citizens of this ing in the eastern Pacific Ocean and CH-124 Sea Kings flew 150 continent.” and the Caribbean – Operation hours, providing surveillance, Operation Caribbe is one of Martillo – saw CAF assets and detection, and disruption capa- the many activities undertaken personnel directly contribute bilities during the operation. by the Government of Canada to the seizure or disruption of HMC Ships Brandon and and DND/CAF as part of MCpl Michael Bastien, MARPAC Imaging Services approximately 18.5 metric tons Whitehorse seized and disrupted Canada’s broader commitment of cocaine and three metric tons more narcotics during a 44-day to engagement in the Americas. Above: HMCS of marijuana, more than any deployment this fall than any This annual operation direct- Brandon arrives at other duo of Maritime Coastal ly supports the CAF’s mission other year since the CAF’s con- “Y” Jetty. tribution began in 2006. Defence Vessels during the to defend against threats and As part of Operation Caribbe operation’s history, with a com- security challenges to Canada, 2015, the CAF contributed four bined total of approximately North America, and our defence Right: MS William CP-140 Aurora surveillance 9,800kg. The previous record and security partners. Dennis meets his aircraft, five Maritime Coastal of 5,934 kg was held by HMC The CAF have conduct- granddaughter, Defence Vessels (HMC Ships Ships Whitehorse and Nanaimo, ed Operation Caribbe since Phoebe Feilde, Brandon, Goose Bay, Nanaimo, obtained earlier this year while November 2006 and remain for the first time Shawinigan and Whitehorse), deployed in the Eastern Pacific. committed to working with after disembark- two Halifax-class frigate with “I have seen the terrible dam- Western Hemisphere and ing from HMCS their embarked CH-124 Sea age inflicted onto Canadian cit- European partners to address Whitehorse. King helicopter (HMC Ships ies and citizens caused by orga- security challenges in the region Winnipeg and Vancouver), and nized crime and their business and successfully disrupt illicit one Iroquois-class destroyer in drug trafficking,” said Harjit trafficking operations. 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The upcoming holidays are a perfect Still other vessels deployed on exer- time to reflect on the year that was, and cises with our allies throughout the to prepare for the challenges to come. year or took part in Op Caribbe in the I could not be prouder of the remark- Caribbean and Op Nanook in Canada’s able men and women that make up north. This high tempo amounted to the military and civilian team of the several months where nearly one-third Royal Canadian Navy (RCN), who of our trained sailors were at sea on consistently punch above their weight operations. in their support to overall Canadian This year also marked a major mile- Armed Forces (CAF) and Department stone in the transition to the future of National Defence objectives. fleet. 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They are all track after a number of years of capac- of HMCS Winnipeg, and tremendously valued members of our ity challenges, thanks to the paying off navy. I thank them for their dedication of several ships and the effects of the for others in the broader and their enthusiasm. Halifax-Class Modernization project. CAF family who are I’m certainly excited as I antici- The great news is that we’re getting pate the year ahead, but we all must our sailors back to sea, as seven of our deployed on operations. remember to take time for our own 12 frigates have now been modernized health and wellbeing, and for that of and readied for operations. The new our friends and loved ones. There are gear is here and our sailors are taking its embarked enhanced boarding those among us who need our support full advantage. The Victoria-class sub- “party, relieved HMCS Fredericton on – this time of year can sometimes be pot.ca marines are another robust capability, Operation Reassurance. Winnipeg was especially difficult. ottlede proven on operations with our partners joined this fall by four more of our On behalf of the entire leadership of b and allies, just as we intended. ships and HMCS Windsor for Trident the Royal Canadian Navy, let me wish There were plenty of diverse mis- Juncture, the largest NATO exercise in you a happy and healthy holiday sea- sions at sea for our sailors and sub- more than a decade. HMCS Montréal son, and a productive and prosperous mariners. HMCS Winnipeg, with and Windsor even hosted His Royal new year.