Cyclists Train for 2010 Trans Canada Ride
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Volume 54 Number 18 | May 4, 2009 SSUNLIFEUNLIFE DDIRECTIRECT BBILLINGILLING Have yourr claimclaaim back instantly!instantly! Proud to serve our community MARPAC NEWS CFB Esquimalt, Victoria, B.C. Esquimalt Plaza, 1153 Esquimalt Rd. Serving the Defence Team of Greater Victoria | www.lookoutnewspaper.com 250-388-6451 NEWS 2 PREPARING FOR THE Target cell stands up in CANADIANCANADIAN NAVALNAVAL CENTENNIALCENTENNIAL time for Trident Fury LOCAL NEWS 3 Base Commander launches new strategy SHIP NEWS 17 Sailors take the TC 10K to China Shelley Lipke, Lookout Ed Dixon, MS Yvan Harvey, LS Matthew Schlauch, CPO2 Chris Carnall, Lt (N) David Dallin, PO2 Andy Cordner,ordner, CPO1 Ron Mierau, and Lt (N) Mike Klein are navy cyclists interested in being the core riders for the Trans Canada BBikeike RiRidede nnextext yeyearar for the Naval Centennial. CCyclistsyclists traintrain forfor 22010010 TTransrans CCanadaanada rrideide Shelley Lipke the idea of cycling across Canada and start- and what better way to show the navy’s Staff writer ing at the birth place of the Canadian Navy physical fitness and strength than to bring in Esquimalt would be a great idea for the our sailors to small town Canada.” Training is underway for sailors wanting to centennial.” While en route to their destination more join a select group of elite Canadian Navy Word of this bike ride is spreading through- than 8,000 kilometres away, the cyclists will cyclists who will push their physical ability out Maritime Forces Pacific’s cycling com- stop to promote the navy. “We will give out during the naval centennial Trans Canada munity, and people are toning and getting in stickers, t-shirts and hats, and are looking at Editorial & Opinion .........4 Bike Ride from Victoria to Halifax. shape for this rare opportunity. giving a Power Point presentation during din- “During the navy’s 75th anniversary I was “The plan is to have six to eight riders ner evenings that will help explain what the Classifieds .................14-15 a young Leading Seaman and was inspired with two support vehicles,” said co-organizer navy is all about,” said CPO2 Carnall. by a group that ran across Canada,” said CPO1 Ron Mierau. “The theme of the cen- The entire trip should take three months and organizer CPO2 Chris Carnall. “I thought tennial is to bring the sailors to the people, See Navy cyclists on page 10 3 Bedroom home located on MarkMark youryour quiet street. 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Falloon. “This new Target CALL GEORGE 250-412-2033 / EDWARD 412-2040 Cell provides a dedicated storage and work space to protect the targets Shelley Lipke, Lookout from the environment Rene Ladrich, a representative from the company supplying new air MILITARY DISCOUNT and permit routine main- targets to Maritime Forces Pacific, sets up a target in preparation for Exercise 20% tenance.” Trident Fury. on regular priced: The opening is just Bikes, Ellipticals, in time for this week’s During the open house, face at sea. Remote con- is a parachute mecha- Benches, Treadmills, Exercise Trident Fury off Sea Training Pacific and trolled Barracudas repli- nism that lands the drone Gyms, Accessories the coast of Vancouver students from Canadian cate naval surface threats. safely. Exercise Trident and Rowers Island, where the targets Forces Fleet School Vindicator II is an aerial Fury starts today and will be heavily used. Esquimalt learned about drone that replicates low, runs until May 15. HMC More than 1,000 mili- the targets from repre- slow flyer threats such Ships Regina, Calgary, tary members of the sentatives of Meggitt as a helicopter, while the Edmonton and Whitehorse Canadian Forces and Training Systems, the Hammerhead simulates a will be joined by several Everything in stock. United States Navy will Medicine Hat, AB, com- fast in-shore attack craft. CF-18 fighters and the We also provide servicing, delivery and set up. exercise a full spectrum pany that manufactures The DT 25 represents a American destroyer USS of warfare training. Ships the drones. Those rep- cruise missile fired from Shoup. 880 Attree Rd #7-415 Dunedin and aircraft will conduct resentatives will join an F18. in Langford, in Victoria live surface and air weap- Exercise Trident Fury to “All are remote- beside Wallmart 250-480-0222 ons firings to challenge help crews understand controlled, operated by This new Target 250-478-0225 their ability to perform www.aloyd.com and facilitate the opera- satellite or radio,” said real-time operations in a tion of the targets. Fraser. Cell provides a coalition setting. “The Canadian Navy is To launch an aerial dedicated storage Since 1990, MARPAC the first navy to have drone, it is attached to has been operating the full spectrum of tar- a catapult on the frig- and work space to Barracuda targets; how- gets,” said Spencer Fraser, ate’s flight deck. Once ever, surface and air General Manager of secure, it is fueled and protect the targets targets now include Meggitt Training Systems. then launched. On the from the environ- Hammerhead, Vindicator “Without real targets to bridge, the drone is oper- II and DT 25 models. shoot at it’s hard to mea- ated through a remote ment and permit “The target cell pro- sure accuracy, and there control station, which routine mainte- vides us with remote- is a need for training can track the air target controlled targets that from virtual simulation up to 50 kilometres. nance. DDNDND DDiscountiscount enable the navy to do to live firing.” If a missile launched -Capt(N) Les Falloon REAL Breakfast realistic training at sea,” Each target simulates a from the ship to attack Chief of Staff Operations says Capt(N) Falloon. “ 24/7 2200% different threat ships may the drone misses, there Discount for DND with ID. 20% off any regular entrée. ooffff Not valid with any coupon or promotional off er. Taxes & gratuities extra. Excludes Alcohol. 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