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Once on station, in time to oversee their first refuelling sel met with units of Standing NATO Charlottetown’s Commanding Officer, at sea of the operation from that same New patients and Maritime Group 1 (SNMG1) in their Cdr Craig Skjerpen (pronounced dual-purpose command-replenishment Emergencies welcome. operational theatre in the waters off Sharpen), accompanied by Combat vessel. Check ups and North Africa. Officer Lt(N) Jean-Eudes Gendron, They were originally tasked with a Dr. Paul Henn cleanings always available. 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The crew made prepara- the evolving situation in Libya. Then 1207A Esquimalt Rd. • 389-1845 • www.zapthai.com March 19, 2011. tions and bid their families and friends word reached the ship that the U.N. A small crowd is gathered on the port farewell with no firm idea of when they Security Council had passed Resolution bridge wing of HMCS Charlottetown. would return. 1973 authorizing the international com- Slowly heading west, the ship is follow- The mission changed March 9 with munity “to take all necessary measures ing a shimmering path of light laid on the successful conclusion of the mil- to protect civilians,” closely followed by Posted to Ottawa oonn IIR?R? the water by the full moon, now low itary evacuation, in which Canadian the Government of Canada announce- on the horizon. The clear sky is full of crews brought 191 people to safety ment that a detachment of CF-188 Don’t spend your posting stars from horizon to horizon, a sight on six flights conducted over 11 days. Hornet fighters would be dispatched to in a hotel. rarely seen ashore. Warships ride the Anticipating future needs, Charlottetown help enforce a “no-fly” zone. waves, visible only as dim shapes punc- continued its transit of the Atlantic As that first Tomahawk missile com- Experience the nation’s capital tuated by the red and green dots of their Ocean. menced its run, another glow flashed navigation lights. “We have always said that flex- into being and rose into the night sky, in a new fully-furnished condo Abruptly, a large plume of flame ibility is the key to sea power,” said followed by others. By morning, it was in central Ottawa: rises from the sea some distance to the Charlottetown’s commanding officer, public knowledge that ships and sub- south. After a few seconds of climbing, Cdr Craig Skjerpen, grinning wryly. “We marines of the coalition fleet had fired • Great view the bright glow vanishes as the cruise refocus on being prepared to render more than 110 cruise missiles at military • Access to everything you need missile jettisons its booster and begins humanitarian assistance but maintain targets in Libya, and the news media flying its programmed course. The first our previous course, in a literal sense.” were speculating about the possibility of • All utilities taken care of Tomahawk is on its way. By the time Charlottetown reached a naval blockade. The chatter is more subdued than Gibraltar and entered the Mediterranean For the crew of Charlottetown, two Phone 613-248-1814 one might expect; the gravity of the Sea, Cdr Skjerpen had received direc- things are clear: anything can happen occasion is not lost on these witnesses. tion to join Canada’s allies in Standing here, so flexibility is key; and whatever Email [email protected] Whatever they imagined when the ship NATO Maritime Group 1 (SNMG1), comes next, they have a front-row left Halifax, it wasn’t this. which was tasked to establish a sus- seat. Charlottetown departed its home tained maritime presence and conduct port on March 2 on 24 hours’ notice, enhanced surveillance and monitoring Version française disponible á tasked to join Operation Mobile in patrols in the central Mediterranean Sea.