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Cadet Chris Billed had the chance to hold a shell casing during a tour of Fleet Maintenance Facility Cape Breton on Aug. 4. He was part of a group of cadets from Albert Head Cadet Training Centre’s Basic Aviation Technology and Aerospace Course. Joining Cadet Billed were Cadets Young and Wells. Read the full story on page 11. 2 • LOLOOKOUTOKOUT AugustAuguust 115,5, 22016016 Windsor returns to Halifax after dynamic exercise

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The submarine HMCS Windsor returned from the Norwegian Sea Aug. 9 after participating in the multi-national joint Exercise Dynamic Mongoose 2016 and an operational patrol in support of NATO anti-submarine warfare operations. Windsor participated in the sec- ond week of the exercise and joined over 3,000 sailors and air personnel from eight allied nations. Dynamic Mongoose 16 was a 10-day NATO anti-submarine warfare exercise that took place from June 23 to July 2 in the Norwegian Sea, in an area measur- ing 14,000 square nautical miles. Windsor’s participation was a first for a Canadian submarine. It’s main activities during the exercise were conducting surveillance and warfare training. The submarine spent approxi- mately 53 days at sea and trav- elled an estimated 7,000 nautical miles. The boat made port visits to Trondheim and Bergen, Norway. After a summer leave period the submarine will participate in Exercise Cutlass Fury 2016. Photo by Master Corporal Alexandre Paquin, Formation Imaging Services Lt(N) Davin Matthews is reunited with his family following the arrival of HMCS Windsor at Canadian Forces Base Halifax, Aug. 9.

Photo by Mona Ghiz, MARLANT PA HMCS Windsor returns to Halifax following the completion of Exercise Dynamic Mongoose 2016, a NATO anti-submarine warfare exercise in the Norwegian Sea. August 15, 2016 LOOKOUT • 3 Charlottetown tackles Sea Shield Starting @ $50 Lt(N) Bill King More than 14 warships, an opportunity for NATO interoperability.” HMCS Charlottetown 10 aircraft, and one sub- allies and partner state Charlottetown provided marine from seven NATO navies to develop profi- support in all warfare dis- FAIR LOCAL HMCS Charlottetown par- countries and one partner ciency, confidence, and trust ciplines, but the ship’s most PRICES. MOVING ticipated in Exercise Sea state participated in the during joint operations,” notable contributions were NO AND Shield in the Black Sea with exercise, which focused on said Commander Andrew to maritime interdiction SURPRISES. DELIVERY its Standing NATO Maritime strengthening and develop- Hingston, SNMG2 Task operations and anti-subma- Group Two (SNMG2) con- ing common procedures for Unit Two Commander, rine warfare. sorts, Standing NATO Mine maritime operations includ- and Commanding Officer The ship employed one MOVINGBUDDYVICTORIA.COM • 778-922-5825 Counter-Measures Group ing anti-submarine warfare, of Charlottetown. “There is of the Royal Canadian Two (SNMCMG2), and anti-surface warfare, and no substitute for exercis- Navy’s first enhanced naval maritime assets from other mine clearance operations. ing directly with our allies boarding parties. The high- partner states, July 19 to 22. “Exercise Sea Shield was in terms of developing ly-trained team of board- ing specialists supported a boarding event that includ- The place to be ed the search and seizure of a merchant vessel. before downtown Charlottetown also par- ticipated in several anti- submarine warfare exercises We’ll shuttle you! during which the crew dem- Call for pick up 250-363-6028 onstrated their proficiency at detecting, tracking, and attacking submarines hid- den beneath the ocean. SNMG2 is an allied task group of high-readiness maritime assets from NATO UPCOMING EVENTS countries that responds to a variety of operational con- Pacifi c Fleet Club tingencies in Central and is yyour social hub! Eastern Europe and around the world. Charlottetown has been August 20th – serving with SNMG2 since late June when it replaced UFC 202 HMCS Fredericton. Diaz vs McGregor 2! This exercise was part of Free pizza! Charlottetown’s deployment The door opens at 6:00 on Operation Reassurance, Canada’s contribution to August 28th – NATO assurance and deter- Sunday Kids Movie Photo by Cpl Blaine Sewell, DND rence measures in Central Polish Navy frigate ORP Gen. Kociuszko follows astern of HMCS Charlottetown and Eastern Europe. The Little Prince in the Black Sea. Doors open @ 12:30pm movie starts @ 1pm. Lots of drinks & snacks provided and a chance to win the movie at the end of the Drug charges laid against sailor showing! DND covered the following day at his resi- “The Canadian Forces National August 31st – dence. Investigation Service National Drug PAINTNITE! The Canadian Forces National The CFNIS charged Leading Enforcement Team is assigned an Contact MS Clarke to be Investigation Service (CFNIS) laid Seaman Smith with: important role in the eradication entered for a free pair of charges Aug. 5 under the National • one count of Possession for the of drug use within the Canadian Defence Act against Leading Seaman Purpose of Trafficking contrary to sec- Armed Forces. These charges reflect tickets. Tickets can be Marshall Smith of HMCS Athabaskan. tion 130 of the National Defence our ongoing commitment to fully purchased at www.paintnite. The alleged offences relate to sus- Act, pursuant to section 5(2) of the investigate drug offences and to com Use discount code pected controlled substances found Controlled Substances Act; and help ensure a drug-free environment “peterpan” to get a great deal! in the vehicle of the accused during a • one count of Unsafe Storage of within the Canadian Armed routine security check at the entrance Firearm contrary to section 130 of Forces,” said Lieutenant-Colonel WINGS of Stadacona, Canadian Forces Base the National Defence Act, pursuant Francis Bolduc, Commanding Halifax, on May 5, as well as the to section 86(2) of the Criminal Code Officer, Canadian Forces National FROM 7PM! improper storage of a shotgun dis- of Canada. Investigation Service. 25¢

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It is conducted “After a jammer was suggested, from the Hawaiian Islands and Fred [Arpin] came up with the southern California, and provides idea of putting the jammer on an important training opportu- an autonomous vessel. That way nity and a means to strengthen no people were needed on the military-to-military partnerships. vessel to operate it,” explained “RIMPAC is good because the Lieutenant-Commander Timothy ships are already there. We lever- Bromige, former Staff Officer age all the international partners Electronic Warfare at Canadian and assets. One of the tests we Forces Maritime Warfare Centre. did in 2014 needed five ships; one The project is part of the TAPA, Canadian ship, one Australian ship or the Technical Cooperation and three ships from the United Program Anti-ship Threat Project States. We need a mix of different Arrangement. TAPA is an interna- international assets to be able to tional organization that collabo- run certain tests,” says Arpin, who rates in defence scientific and tech- is also the national lead for TAPA nical information exchange and at DRDC. shared research activities for five “RIMPAC gives an immediate nations: Australia, Canada, New benefit to the participating navies,” Zealand, the United Kingdom and explains LCdr Bromige. “There the United States. is cross pollination between the concept was demonstrated with a “TAPA is very much cutting navies that take part, leveraging Samantha Bayard the RCN has less time to defend edge, looking five to 10 years into others work. It is not just what Defence Research and itself. It has become increasingly basic noise jammer that tested its effect on threat simulators. the future. That’s where you want you do. Over the years work- Development Canada difficult with opponents having to be,” explains LCdr Bromige. ing together and getting to know improved electronic protection “The noise jammer was basically passive; we knew the frequency of TAPA conducts trials every two what each party wants and knows It is getting increasingly com- measures to move threat targeting years as part of the Rim of the – the continuity – it’s like a mar- plex to defeat a naval threat in off the ship.” the threat simulator and we just output noise,” explains Arpin. Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise and is riage.” today’s defence environment. A project is moving forward one of its highest priority experi- The TAPA team put the experi- However, Defence Research and within the RCN to attain two to The next step was to develop a coherent digital radio frequency ments since 2006. RIMPAC is mental jammer to the test at this Development Canada’s (DRDC) four systems for an operational the world’s largest international year’s edition of RIMPAC. Radar Electronic Warfare team evaluation. memory (DRFM) jammer to tar- aims to provide the Royal “The project is going to allow get cutting-edge threats. Canadian Navy (RCN) with the us to purchase some commercial “The DRFM jammer captures technology it needs to defend jammers because what we devel- and digitizes the incoming radio against threats to its fleet. oped is experimental. It’s not rug- frequency pulse which the threat “The objective of the project ged or combat ready in any sense,” is transmitting. Next it stores and is the improved defence of naval says Arpin. retransmits a modified signal that ships against modern anti-ship DRDC prepared the specifica- indicates a false target with dif- missiles,” explains Frederic Arpin, tions for the project based on years ferent coordinates and a different lead defence scientist for the proj- of lessons. The jammer technology signature,” says Arpin. “This tech- ect at DRDC. “Improvements to has evolved over 10 years of trials nology is a smarter way of defeat- current and future threats mean and data analysis. The first proof of ing the threat.” The DRFM jammer is fitted on an unmanned vessel or drone, off- board of a nearby ship that would be the target of the threat. The TAPA is very much cutting edge, jammer works on incoming fre- looking five to 10 years into the future. quencies and can either make the threat attack the unmanned vessel, That’s where you want to be. thus protecting the main target, Photo by LS Sergej Krivenko, HMCS Vancouver LCdr Timothy Bromige, former Staff Officer Electronic Warfare or modify the signal to misdirect Ordinary Seaman Mark Narozanski from HMCS Vancouver of CF Maritime Warfare Centre the threat away from both the prepares for the Multiple Ammunition Softkill System (MASS) unmanned vessel and the target firings for TAPA trials in the Pacific Ocean during RIMPAC 16. “ ENJOY THE VIEW. Live life to the fullest with high-quality LASIK and the lowest price. Guaranteed.†

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Lieutenant (Navy) Linda Coleman aboard a rigid-hulled inflatable First time at sea boat during Op Caribbe. Lt(N) Linda Coleman cooks with a special coin at the the officers and non-commis- the ocean was breathing. Other do what you’re doing and I’m so DND end of the deployment, adding it sioned members. This was the times the ocean was as flat as a proud of you,” he told me while The mistakes kept coming and for was the best food they’ve had on case for HMCS and lake and you could see sea turtles I was deployed, which still makes What is it like learning to be Op Caribbe, and this was their I feel lucky to have served with swimming by. For most sailors, it’s me teary-eyed. a sailor in the Royal Canadian the first week I couldn’t even count seventh deployment. such a fantastic and welcoming just another day at the office. I, on My common-law partner, who Navy (RCN) and going to sea the amount of times I had the ship’s So what did we eat? Steak, crew. the other hand, spend most of my is also in the navy, would some- for the first time after years in a lobster, stuffed peppers, butter That being said, living and work- career working in an office cubicle, times console me on days when I Canadian Army uniform? coxswain say, “ma’am, you can’t stand chicken, salads, sandwiches, salm- ing on a warship for long periods so this aspect of sailing fascinated was feeling down by saying “even Back in February, I was new there”, “ma’am, you have to wear your on, tacos, pulled pork, stir fry, ribs, of time is not a normal environ- me. The ocean, fresh air and daily though time is dragging on now, to the navy and going through turkey, chicken…you get the idea. ment. If you’re having a bad day, sunshine made me feel healthy, you will be able to look back on the Naval Environmental Training hat on the bridge”, “ma’am, don’t walk And, of course, there’s the tradi- there is literally no escape except happy and alive. It was a struggle your contributions and successes Program (NETP) to prepare over the ropes”, and it went on and on. tional soup every morning at 10 for in your rack (bunk) with the to return to cubicle life after the with pride and very fond memo- for my first naval deployment a.m., and duff (dessert) is served curtain drawn, which kind of feels deployment. ries,” and he was so right. Thinking as the Public Affairs Officer for every night after supper. Let’s just like an oversized coffin (and I Overall, like on any deploy- back, my first naval deployment , Canada’s par- say that I was very thankful there mean this in a positive way). After ment, you have good days and bad. ended up being an incredible ticipation in the multinational was a gym on board! sleeping on cots or on a pile of Having support on the home front experience with memories that leaves in the woods while being helped tremendously. My father, will last a lifetime. campaign against illicit trafficking The mistakes kept coming found sleeping a bit of a challenge What is a day at sea like? bitten by mosquitoes all night a retired army colonel, was espe- I sailed with Saskatoon for 51 in the Caribbean Sea and eastern “and for the first week I couldn’t during a bad sea state. Taking a In my opinion, sailing is like the when in the army, my sleeping cially curious of my experiences. days in the Eastern Pacific along the Pacific Ocean. even count the amount of times shower is also interesting, and I’ll movie Groundhog Day. It hit me accommodations on the ship felt He originally wanted to join the coast of Central America. It was a I completed NETP on March I had the ship’s coxswain, Petty admit that I hit my head a few early on in the deployment that quite luxurious. navy, but learned he was colour successful deployment where our 1 and left the next day for San Officer 1st Class Kevin Parent, say times. I was going to be waking up, eat- Of course there are days when blind during the recruiting process ship, along with Edmonton, assisted Diego, California, to meet up with “ma’am, you can’t stand there”, Since my return, I’ve had many ing and doing the same things at not everyone gets along. I acci- and was declined. What’s ironic is in the seizure or disruption of HMCS Saskatoon and Edmonton “ma’am, you have to wear your questions from family and friends the exact same time every single dentally threw out someone’s tea that later in life he learned that he more than 3,900 kg of cocaine. I to start the operation. I barely hat on the bridge”, “ma’am, don’t about what it’s like to serve on day. There’s no weekend to look after I was tasked to clean out the suffers from severe sea sickness. feel like I can now wear the navy slept in the days leading up to walk over the ropes”, and it went a warship. I’ve decided to put to forward to, no sleep-ins, and you my arrival, and the days follow- on and on. I took it as a compli- paper my answers, in the hopes wardroom. There was no name “I would never have been able to uniform with pride. exercise the same drills all the on it and it had an expired date. ing. Despite completing NETP, I ment that he was just looking out they might help future sailors time. It’s also hard to keep track of prepare for their first sail. Unfortunately, it did belong to was excited, nervous and a little for me (or so I like to think). what day it is. When at sea, every- terrified about experiencing the It took a long time to get Did I get sea sick? someone and that person was vis- day can feel like a Monday. But ibly upset. News spread through- real deal. used to the noises on a ship. I was completely stressed I eventually learned to embrace Even though NETP taught me There were so many unfamiliar out about getting sea sick, so I out the ship about the incident After sleeping on cots or on a pile of Groundhog Day and enjoyed the and it became known as “tea gate.” how to fight fires and floods, it sounds, including pipes, alarms brought all kinds of patches and routine I set up for myself. I leaves in the woods while being bitten by certainly didn’t prepare me for and engines. Pipes were originally potions. Yes, I went a little over- Would this have been a big deal if especially looked forward to my we weren’t stuck in the middle of day-to-day life at sea. I contacted used to give orders on warships board. When we hit rough seas daily workout in the gym, which mosquitoes all night when in the army, every sailor I knew asking for when shouted orders could not shortly after my arrival, I patiently the ocean with the same people is located behind the bridge on an 24/7 for an extended period of my sleeping accommodations on the ship advice and tips on everything be heard. The piping was done by waited to start feeling sick and MCDV. How often in life do you from wardroom etiquette to what the ship’s boatswain and therefore kept a “barf bag” in my pocket time? Probably not. But that’s life have the opportunity to work out at sea. felt quite luxurious. kind of pajamas to bring. For the instrument is known as the just in case. Crew members aren’t with an ocean view?! example, I was told to bring a boatswain’s pipe or boatswain’s allowed to throw up in the toilets What surprised me most? How did I bond with my bathrobe. If I didn’t ask, no one call. This is still prominent in the on board as it will clog up the What surprised me the most Bunks aboard HMCS Saskatoon. would have told me, and that navy today, and pipes are heard pipes, so it’s either in a bag, or shipmates? was gaining a new appreciation would have made for an awk- all day long from “wakey wakey” over the side of the ship. I kept The MCDVs are small ships, for the ocean. It is truly beautiful ward deployment without one. to the end of the day. waiting and waiting, and eventu- with a crew of only 46. I ended out there, sometimes even majes- What were some of the best tips Then at night while trying to ally it hit me that I wasn’t going up appreciating this aspect of tic. Seeing marine life, watching I received? Shower flip flops, sleep, I would notice this constant to be sick. Hallelujah! I don’t get sailing in an MCDV, especially for sunsets and star gazing were my reading material, music, lap top buzzing sound. The best way I sea sick. The worst I experienced my first sail. It’s much less intimi- favourite parts of the entire expe- “ with movies/TV shows, and a soft can describe it is imagining your- was minor headaches. My mother dating than joining a frigate with rience. I made an effort to ensure fleece blanket ranked pretty high self stuck in a small hotel room has a reputation for never getting a crew of more than 200. I was outside at some point every for me. with a really loud air conditioning sea sick even in gale-force storms, The crews of MCDVs are day to take it all in. Photo by Public Affairs Officer, Op CARIBBE Upon joining Saskatoon, I real- unit that you can’t turn off. Later so perhaps I inherited that from mixed Regular and Reserve Force I’ll never forget the day when ized that my first mistake was on during the deployment this her. and tend to be closer knit, and the waves were extremely long HMCS Saskatoon sails in heavy over packing too many civilian noise became soothing as it meant How was the food? there’s less of a divide between and drawn out, it looked as if seas during Op Caribbe. clothes (my family and friends the ship was working as it was The RCN is known for hav- would not be surprised by this supposed to. ing excellent cooks and Saskatoon news). I luckily managed to fit And, of course, there’s the had some of our best. The quality everything into my tiny locker, motion. Maritime coastal defence and variety was much better than Despite completing NETP, I was excited, which was in a cabin I shared vessels (MCDVs) aren’t the most I expected. 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Regina Awards and Promotions A ceremony took place on board HMCS Regina Aug. 8, where some crew members were bestowed awards and promoted in rank by the Commanding Officer, Cdr Colin Matthews. The ceremony also bade farewell to Coxswain CPO1 Al McNaul. Photos by Rachel Lallouz, Lookout OS Nancy Blais is promoted to Able Seaman.

OS James Brideau is promoted to Able Seaman. OS Andrew Wassenaar is promoted to Able Lt (N) Brent Fisher is awarded the Operational Seaman. Service Medal – Expedition.

OS James Brideau is awarded the Operational AB Jolene Wahlstrom is awarded the Operational LS Dain Rautenstrauch is awarded the Service Medal – Expedition. Service Medal – Expedition. Operational Service Medal – Expedition.

LS Jeremy Harvey is awarded the Operational LS Aleksander Antonovic is awarded the PO2 Brent Cournoyer is awarded the Operational Service Medal – Expedition. Operational Service Medal – Expedition. Service Medal – Expedition.

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LS Christopher Walsh is presented a Certificate CPO1 Al McNaul (right) is presented a Certificate CPO1 Al McNaul (right) is presented a shadow of Recognition for Sailor of the Quarter on board of Recognition from CPO1 Derek Kitching for his box from Combat Chief CPO2 Carlos Esquivel HMCS Regina for Quarter Two. service on board HMCS Regina as Coxswain. for his time as Coxswain on board HMCS Regina. Sailor finds flexibility in Naval Reserves Sonya Chwyl ee” in the traditional sense. “Officially the ship, the mission, what your job MARPAC PA Office retired makes you think of a senior entails, and the people you’re working citizen who’s not working,” says Lt(N) with. It can be very, very busy.” It has often been said that flex- Pendergast. “That’s not what happens Still, Lt(N) Pendergast says the crew ibility is the key to success in naval when you’re a Reservist.” was welcoming. operations. For Lieutenant (Navy) Paul Most of the time, Lt(N) Pendergast “It happened in small ways and Pendergast, flexibility has been one of works part-time at his home unit on big ways – the Coxswain and the the defining characteristics of his naval Prince Edward Island, HMCS Queen Commanding Officer gave me the career. Charlotte. But when opportunities support I needed to get my job Lt(N) Pendergast first joined the arise elsewhere, he can be offered done, and regular sailors were quick (RCN) Regular short-term contracts at different loca- to offer me assistance, always with a Force in 1988, and deployed on two tions across the country – and the smile.” NATO missions as a Maritime Surface world. For Lt(N) Pendergast, the Reserves and Subsurface (MARS) Officer. In “It depends on how much you’re have been a great way to continue 1997, he moved from the Regular to willing to take on. If you volunteer for to do what he’s passionate about. the Reserve Force, and continued to more assignments, you’ll get more.” Recently, his daughter followed in serve as a MARS Officer for six years In the fall of 2015, he deployed his footsteps, joining his home unit of before transferring back to the Regular as a Public Affairs Officer (PAO) on HMCS Queen Charlotte. Force as a Public Affairs Officer in Operation Reassurance with HMCS “I even had the privilege of swearing 2003. In 2015, he transferred back to Winnipeg. her in as a Naval Reservist. So now it’s the Reserves for a final time. He joined Winnipeg in Marseilles, a family tradition.” Though it might seem like a lot of France, and flew back to Canada from In August, he finishes his current movement, Lt(N) Pendergast says it’s Istanbul two weeks later. He was on short-term contract as a senior PAO not uncommon for RCN members to board for two weeks while the ship’s with Maritime Forces Pacific Public switch from Regular to Reserve Force, existing PAO was on leave. Affairs. Then he’s off to Southeast Asia and vice versa. “It was a bit of a whirlwind,” he says where he’ll provide Public Affairs sup- Lt(N) Pendergast enrolls his daughter Trysta Doary Now he is officially retired, although of the experience. “In just a matter port for HMCS Vancouver during this into the Royal Canadian Navy in a ceremony at he doesn’t consider himself a “retir- of weeks, you have to get to know year’s WestPloy. HMCS Queen Charlotte in April. August 15, 2016 LOOKOUT CLASSIFIEDS • 15 &Real Estate RATES: MILITARY and DND PERSONNEL: 25 words $9.70 • ALL OTHERS: 20 words $11.09 • Each additional word 19¢ • Tax Included • DEADLINE FOR CLASSIFIED Advertising: Thursday at 11a.m. Call 250•363•3127 to book your display or word ad ANNOUNCEMENTS JOB OPPORTUNITY REAL ESTATE • FOR RENT STV TUNA IS LOOKING for CF/Ex-CF/DND civilian PROPERTIES OWNED AND MANAGED BY 250-361-3690 members to join the forces offered sailing program. Toll Free 1-866-217-3612 Any one interested in sail- WE ARE HIRING! FREE Heat & Hot Water - Card operated front load laundry/24hrs ing or learning to sail is encouraged to join us. All MACAULAY EAST skill levels are welcome. For more information about TWO JOB OPPORTUNITIES 948 Esquimalt Rd. the program please check Bachelor, 1,2 & 3 bdrm. us out on facebook (STV Full size commercial gym! Tuna) for more information. Arena Operator & Manager 250-380-4663 3005 11 SVC BN ARMY CADETS has a great, fun, Arena Attendant safe, purposeful program. There is no cost and Permanent Part-Time youth M/F 12-18 years of MACAULAY NORTH age are eligible to join. Weekend and Summer For more information, visit Camps, Band, First Aid, www.cfmws.com 980 Wordsley St. and Marksmanship are 1 & 2 Bedroom all offered. Thursday 6:30 Search “Employment Manager 250-384-8932 - 9:00 pm, 724 Vanalman Opportunities” Ave Victoria. Call 250-363- 3194 or email 3005PSC@ gmail.com. Tenant

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