MARPAC • CANADIAN MILITARY’S TRUSTED NEWS SOURCE • Buying or Selling? Vaccination I CAN HELP! CHRIS Volume 66 Number 17 | May 3, 2021 ESBATI ROLL Knowledgeable, Trustworthy OUT and Dedicated Service newspaper.com 250.744.3301 MORE INFO: MARPAC NEWS CFB Esquimalt, Victoria, B.C. [email protected] www.lookoutnewspaper.com/covid-19 www.victoriaforsale.ca Fallen crew of Stalker 22 remembered HMCS Calgary crewmembers and its embarked air detachment remembered their fellow Royal Canadian Air Force and Royal Canadian Navy personnel that died April 29, 2020, when HMCS Fredericton’s Stalker 22 Cyclone helicopter crashed in the Ionian Sea off the coast of Greece. Special patches were created and worn by Canadian Armed Forces members. Read the full story on page 10. Photo by Corporal Lynette Ai Dang, HMCS Calgary Imagery Technician Beautiful smiles Island Owned and Operated start here! Coffee 6 since 1984. is ready! am A full array of coffee and tea, baked goods and sandwiches! 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He of military members. was succeeded as Fleet Chief by Even though CPO1 Sylvain “For me, this is a little payback CPO1 Arvid Lee in a Change Jaquemot has retired from the after such an enjoyable career. of Appointment Ceremony at navy – his last post being Fleet It’s my effort to continue to Duntze Head on April 27. Chief – he will continue to sup- support our sailors, engage with His new job requires stellar port Pacific Fleet sailors and command teams, and liaise with communication skills, bridging their families, this time out of MFRC staff for deployments and the civilian and military worlds uniform. activities.” to enhance understanding The Military Family Resource Jaquemot began his mili- between the two. Centre (MFRC) Esquimalt has tary career in 1987 as a Naval “Military and civilian talk are lured him to a newly created Electronic Sensor Operator sometimes quite different, so it civilian post - that of Base and and spent the majority of his will be a key responsibility for Fleet Liaison. career in Esquimalt. He served me to understand what the navy “As Fleet Chief, Sylvain was aboard HMCS Qu’Appelle, is demanding in its MFRC part- an ex-officio member of our HMCS Mackenzie, HMCS nership, such as what programs Board of Directors and provided Kootenay, HMCS Algonquin, and support our sailors and their sage advice and guidance to the HMCS Ottawa as part of its families need,” he says. “It will board and to me in my role as commissioning crew, and HMCS be critical to point out where Executive Director,” says Jackie Winnipeg as the Above Water there is a lack of understand- Carlé. “He is well respected in Warfare Director. In 2008, he ing or what programs we need this community and has always joined the Canadian Fleet Pacific to develop further, and also to taken a great interest in support- Staff as Chief Naval Electronic support MFRC management ing military families, especially Sensor Operator. In 2014, he on how to properly communi- those impacted by deployments became Chief Instructor in the cate their questions to military and operations.” Leadership Division of Naval members.” With 33 years of service in Fleet School Pacific and was For more information on the the Royal Canadian Navy, CPO1 promoted to his current rank in MFRC visit esquimaltmfrc.com For me, this is a little payback after such an enjoyable career. It’s my effort to continue to support our sailors, engage with command teams, and liaise with MFRC staff for deployments and activities.” ‘‘ – CPo1 (Retired) Sylvain Jaquemot On Mother’s Day SrpriseOrder early for MayMom 9 Visit us for Gift Baskets, Chocolates & Treats and a large selection of Mother’s Day Bouquets DOWNTOWN • SIDNEY • WESTSHORE DOWNTOWN MILITARY DISCOUNT WESTSHORE 250-388-5545 www.brownsfl orist.com 778-433-5399 May 3, 2021 Canadian Military’s trusted news sourC e • CeleBRATING 77 years ProVidinG rCn news LOOKOUT • 3 ROYAL CANADIAN NAVY SETS Heroin Seizure Record IN BACK-TO-BACK DRUGS BUSTS Photos by Corporal Lynette Ai Dang, HMCS Calgary Imagery Technician Members of HMCS Calgary stand with their record haul of 1,286 kilograms of Members of HMCS Calgary stand with their second drug bust haul of 360 kg heroin seized April 23 from a dhow during a counter-smuggling operation in of methamphetamine seized from a dhow on April 24. the Arabian Sea while on Operation Artemis as part of Combined Task Force- 150. A little more info about this overseas operation Combined Maritime Forces cepted two vessels suspected of smuggling. The ship’s boarding team conducted subsequent The Combined Maritime Forces is a multinational maritime partnership, HMCS Calgary has made the largest-ever searches, uncovering the high-value contraband which exists to uphold the international rules-based order heroin bust in Combined Maritime Forces with a combined total worth of over $23.22 by countering illicit non-state actors on the high seas history, operating under the command of the million, making a salient impact to drug traf- and promoting security, stability, and prosperity Canadian-led Combined Task Force (CTF) 150. ficking, often used to finance terrorism in the across approximately 3.2 million square miles of The record-setting haul of 1,286 kilograms region. These interdictions come less than 10 international waters, which encompasses some of (2,835 lbs) of heroin on April 23 was achieved days after Calgary began operations in the the world’s most important shipping lanes. seven years to the day since HMAS Darwin region, increasing the total number of success- CTF-150 conducts maritime security operations interdicted 1,032kg (2,275 lbs) of the drug in ful counter-narcotics operations under CTF- 2014. 150 to 14 since the RCN took command of the outside the arabian Gulf to disrupt criminal and In addition to their record-breaking success, task force on Jan. 27. terrorist organizations, ensuring legitimate commercial Calgary struck again less than 24 hours later “I could not be more pleased with HMCS shipping can transit the region, free from non-state with a second interdiction capturing 360 kgs Calgary’s recent success at sea,” said Commodore threats. CTF-150 is currently commanded by the (794 lbs) of methamphetamine. Daniel Charlebois, Commander of CTF-150. Royal Canadian Navy, which is leading the task “I’m speaking for everyone in HMCS Calgary “Through diligent preparation and focused pre- force for the fifth time. when I say it’s a great feeling to have made deployment training, the Calgary team arrived HMCS Calgary is a Halifax-class Royal Canadian two substantial busts so early into our oper- in theatre in a position to immediately contrib- navy frigate. its home port is Canadian Forces Base ation,” said Commander Mark O’Donohue, ute to maritime security in a meaningful way.” esquimalt, in Victoria, British Columbia. Commanding Officer of Calgary. “A lot of work Calgary arrived in the Combined Maritime and coordination at both the ship level and Forces area of operations as a part of Canada’s The CP-140 is a long-range patrol aircraft used by the Canadian Armed throughout Combined Task Force-150 and the Operation Artemis on April 15. Artemis is the Forces for multiple types of missions over land and water. When deployed Combined Maritime Forces coalition goes into Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) mission to help to the United Arab Emirates, the aircraft provides critical intelligence, our work. It’s fantastic to see that pay off and stop terrorism and make Middle Eastern waters surveillance, and reconnaissance capability to Operation Artemis as to know we are contributing to the interruption more secure. In 2021, CAF contributions to part of Canada’s contribution to multinational counter-narcotics and of a revenue stream that is being used to fund Operation Artemis include commanding and counter-terrorism efforts under Combined Task Force-150, facilitating the terrorism.” operating CTF-150, naval support from HMCS identification and cueing of vessels suspected of being engaged in illicit While operating off the coast of Oman, the Calgary, and a Royal Canadian Air Force patrol maritime activity on the high seas. Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) frigate inter- aircraft. A member of HMCS Calgary’s Naval Tactical Members of the Naval Tactical Operations Group A Boatswain aboard HMCS Calgary reels in a Operations Group on lookout during a board- boarding team search a suspicious dhow and find 360 cargo net containing seized contraband on to ing operation to counter drug smuggling in the kilograms of methamphetamine. the ship. 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