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Vol 4, Issue 4 CCrroowwssnneesstt Vol. 4, No. 4 Winter 2010 Chief of the Maritime Staff Canadian ships sail in formation during a major task group exercise. Testing PAGE 4 CCOOMMBBAATT READINESS Photo: Cpl Johanie Maheu INSIDE Navy assists The navy pays its Newfoundlanders respects on THIS after hurricane Remembrance Day ISSUE PAGE 6 PAGE 14 www.navy.forces.gc.ca “Labour of love” draws to a conclusion or retired Captain (Navy) John Pickford, this year’s celebration of the Canadian Navy F Centennial (CNC) has been a labour of love. Named as CNC project manager almost six years ago, he has seen the centennial develop from a few ideas scratched on paper to the enormously successful collection of events that have taken place over the past year. “It has been so rewarding,” he says. “We really found a good balance between commemoration, celebration and commitment.” Capt(N) Pickford first started working on preparations for the navy’s 100th birthday in early 2005 when he retired from the regular navy, joined the Naval Reserve and volunteered to be involved with planning for the centennial. A dedicated sailor with more than 36 years Photo: Ontario Heritage Trust Heritage Photo: Ontario in the navy, Capt(N) Pickford’s strong sense of history, Captain (Navy) John Pickford stands next to the Ontario Heritage his devotion to his family’s naval background and his Trust plaque honouring Sir Charles Edmund Kingsmill, the first work experience during the navy’s 75th anniversary director of Canada’s Naval Service. celebrations, made him a perfect fit. “I was honoured and privileged to be chosen to work lone person in the project management office. As time on the centennial project,” he says. “I wanted to do my went on staff members were added here and there, and bit to promote the navy as best I could.” eventually there was a core team of six people. The Capt(N) Pickford began his centennial journey as the brainstorming began in earnest and the result was a successful merchandising and promotional program, as well as a series of events that spanned the country, uniting Canadians under the navy centennial banner. “Everyone on the team worked so hard,” says Capt(N) Pickford. “We started from scratch and to get the kind of products we wanted took a lot of effort. The team deserves all the credit – they made it happen.” The project management office was supported by many groups and organizations in the development and staging of products and events, including many inside the navy, the Department of National Defence and the Canadian Forces, as well as those on the outside including the National Capital Commission (NCC), An artist’s rendition of the new national naval monument. Canada Post, the Royal Canadian Mint, parliamentary Senior Advisor Crowsnest is published quarterly on the authority of the Commander Denise LaViolette Chief of the Maritime Staff, Vice-Admiral Dean McFadden. Director, Navy Public Affairs Comments are welcome and can be sent to: Directorate of Navy Public Affairs Senior Editor and Writer National Defence Headquarters Darlene Blakeley 10ST, 101 Colonel By Dr., K1A 0K2 Directorate of Navy Public Affairs or [email protected] For the PDF version of this publication and for more information about the Canadian Navy, visit www.navy.forces.gc.ca. Banner photo, page 1: A rigid-hulled inflatable boat from HMCS Montréal transports supplies during Operation Lama. Photo: Cpl Rick Ayer All articles written by Darlene Blakeley, except where otherwise noted. 2 www.navy.forces.gc.ca officers, corporate Canada and myriad naval service the Canadian War Museum, Canadian Geographic and groups. Scouts Canada. As well, two books published for the “Some of these discussions took years,” says Capt(N) centennial, The Naval Service of Canada 1910-2010, Pickford. For example, ideas such as a national navy The Centennial Story, and Citizen Sailors, Chronicles of monument in Ottawa, commemorative stamps and Canada’s Naval Reserve 1910-2010, are enduring coins, and the commissioning of six centennial paint- pieces of the year. ings by renowned marine artists were developed over Looking back on the centennial planning that con- long periods of time and required a legal framework. sumed nearly six years of his life, Capt(N) Pickford is The International Fleet Reviews (IFRs), held on each content with the outcome. “In the end,” he says, “every- coast, also required extensive long-term planning, par- thing turned out better than I ever thought it would. ticularly the one on the east coast which was attended Everything we said we wanted to do happened. There by Queen Elizabeth II. “There was a lot of work is a lot of satisfaction in that. It was the strength of the involved, even though we didn’t know until just a few team – it truly was a labour of love.” months before the IFR that she was coming,” says Capt(N) Pickford. As well, in an effort to bring the navy to Canadians, a traveling musical show highlighting a century of history and naval service to Canada crisscrossed the country, and 235 framed prints were presented to communities whose names had been carried by navy ships over the past 100 years. For Capt(N) Pickford, who came up with many of the ideas and has been involved in the smallest details, three things stood out during the year on a personal level: the presentation of the centennial bell in the Senate of Canada during a week of festivities in May that marked the actual birth date of the navy (May 4); the ground-breaking for the national naval monument; and the opportunity to get to know the grandchildren of Admiral Sir Charles Edmund Kingsmill, the first director of Canada’s Naval Service. “Meeting his family was very special,” says Capt(N) Pickford. “They have all his Photo: Cpl Kate Duggan medals and personal letters. It was a great honour to meet them.” Citizen Sailors launched Michael Kingsmill presented Capt(N) Pickford with his grandfather’s original white ensign, old and stained, but Authors Michael L. Hadley, left, and Rich Gimblett, of enormous historical importance. Capt(N) Pickford centre, along with Commodore Jennifer Bennett, has turned it over to the Naval Museum of Canada. Commander of Canada’s Naval Reserve, unveil While hundreds of events celebrating the centennial Citizen Sailors during the have come and gone over the past year and the cele- book’s official launch in brations are winding down, there are still two that will Point à Carcy, Que., take place in 2011. The navy, along with the NCC, are Nov. 18. The lavishly expected to unveil the national naval monument at illustrated commemora- Richmond Landing, a promontory of land overlooking tive volume, produced the Ottawa River, in September. As well, commemora- under the auspices of the Canadian Naval tive plaques will be unveiled by the Historic Sites and Centennial Project, Monuments Board of Parks Canada, recognizing both chronicles the history Admiral Kingsmill as a significant Canadian, and the of the Naval Reserve establishment of the Naval Service in 1910. from 1910-2010. Capt(N) Pickford is confident that the legacy of the It can be purchased navy’s centennial year will live on through community at: www.amazon.ca/Citizen- committees that were set up for specific events, public Sailors-Chronicles-Canadas-1910- outreach programs that brought the navy to Canadians 2010/dp/1554888670. in a very personal way, and navy education packages that will be kept on-line through organizations such as www.navy.forces.gc.ca 3 Exercise tests combat readiness ix ships from Maritime Forces Atlantic con- ducted a major task group exercise off the S eastern seaboard of the United States during November and early December. HMCS Ships Athabaskan, Charlottetown, Fredericton, Glace Bay, Montréal and Shawinigan, along with U.S. Navy ships and air assets from both countries, participated in TGEX 2-10, designed to enhance both unit- and task group-level combat readiness and force generation. Scenarios included anti-submarine warfare, mine avoid- ance training, anti-air warfare, anti-surface warfare, seamanship, search and rescue, engineering training, and maritime interdiction operations training such as hailing and boarding serials to prepare for fisheries patrols, anti-drug and anti-piracy operations. Top: Lieutenant (Navy) Phil Durand from HMCS Athabaskan examines the bearing with HMCS Charlottetown in the background. Above left: Petty Officer Second Class Jeremy Wiseman, left, and Ordinary Seaman Nick Fancy signal from HMCS Athabaskan. Left: A sailor aboard HMCS Athabaskan fires a C7 semi-automatic weapon during the task group exercise. Photos by Cpl Johanie Maheu 4 www.navy.forces.gc.ca Right: Petty Officer Second Class Donald Perrie raises flags aboard HMCS Athabaskan during the task group exercise. Below: The bridge in HMCS Athabaskan is a busy place during the exercise. Bottom: Canadian ships encounter rough seas during the exercise off the eastern seaboard of the United States. www.navy.forces.gc.ca 5 Navy assists Newfoundlanders after hurricane ewfoundlanders are no strangers to the navy. However, it is not every day that they see N sailors come ashore to help them through a natural disaster like Hurricane Igor. The hurricane, which blasted through the province with powerful winds and heavy rains Sept. 21, collapsed bridges, washed out roads, knocked out power and stranded some residents in their homes. More than 1,000 members from the air, land and Photo: Cpl Francis Gauthier maritime components of the Canadian Forces, in Lieutenant-Commander Daniel Charlebois, centre, executive officer coordination with the Government of Canada and the of HMCS Fredericton, assesses the situation during Operation Lama. Government of Newfoundland and Labrador, assisted residents affected by the hurricane by delivering critical relief mission was led by Canada Command, respon- supplies such as food, water, medical supplies and fuel; sible for all routine and contingency CF operations in providing medical evacuation; assisting in moving Canada and continental North America, and conducted power crews and materials to repair power grids; through Joint Task Force Atlantic.
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