Vol. 25, No 3, October 2016 - Royal Canadian Navy · Top left: Op CARIBBE 16-A crewmember checks her bearings. (Photo by PAO.) Top middle: Bottom search during Exercise TRADEWINDS

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Vol. 25, No 3, October 2016Editor: Maj Lyne PoirierProject manager: Lt(N) Benoit Plante andChantal CrépeauContributors:Cmdre Marta Mulkins, Capt(N) Chris Ross,Capt(N) Valerie Pagé , Cdr Steven Pokotylo,LCdr Robert Head , LCdr Michel Audy, LCdr Michele Tessier, LCdr Jocelyne NaultLt(N) Paul Pendergast, Lt(N) Bill King, Lt(N) David Lewis, Lt(N) Toni El-Hage,Lt(N) Benoit Plante, Lt(N) Jocelyn Laroche,Lt(N) Janet Lang, Lt(N) Tim TurnerLt(N) Jung Un (Christina) Lee, Lt Nicolas Provencher, SLt Mary-Jil Coudé,SLt Rudee Hastie, A/SLt Andrew McLauglin, CPO 1 David Arsenault, A/SLT Alaina Wade, Slt Kevin Moffat, Ms. Corinne Bélanger, Mr. André Kirouac, Ms.Chantal CrepeauMs. Sonya Chwyl, Mr. Samuel Venière.Translation:NS Translation ServicesRevision:Daniel GarnonMultimedia:Lt(N) Benoit Plante and Chantal CrépeauGraphic Design:Communication Graphique Recto-VersoPrinter:Imprimerie LithoChic (Québec)The Naval Reserve LINK is published two times a year by authority of the Commander Naval Reserve.Views expressed are the authors’ own and are not to be construed as official policy.Permission to reproduce certain articles will begranted, provided original source is clearly indicated.The editorial committee reserves theright to reject or edit all submissions.Texts longer than 1000 words may berejected. Artwork and photos will bereturned if requested; however, we cannot assume responsibility for lost or damaged materials.Contributions are invited. Texts are to be unclassified, submitted in English or in French (preferably both) and can be on any topic relating to the Naval Reserve, especially its members. Please indicate clearly full names and rank, of the author, as well as photographers and all persons mentioned in the article. Articles can be submitted via email and must be in an editableformat (Microsoft Word format is ideal). Bear in mind that colour or black and white photographs, sketches, maps, cartoons or other artwork enhance the appeal of an article. Include the source of photos or artwork and a brief description orcaption. Photos should be 4 x 6 at 300 dpi; it is preferable they be submitted electronically. Please include the author’saddress, phone number and email.All submissions, letters to the editor or other correspondence should be addressed to:The Naval Reserve LINKNaval Reserve HeadquartersP.O. Box 1000, Station ForcesCourcelette (Québec) G0A 4Z0Tel: 418 694-5560, poste 5336Fax: 418 694-5377Email: [email protected] : www.navy-marine.forces.gc.ca

From the Commodore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3Message from the Deputy Commander . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4Message from the NAVRES Chief Petty Officer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5

In the NRDsAn Uphill Climb . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6An evening to remember… . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7HMCS Queen Charlotte Commemorates Battle of the Atlantic in Stratford . . . . . . . . . .8HMCS Donnacona : Best Naval Reserve Unit in Canada . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9Sailor finds flexibility in Naval Reserve . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10HMCS Queen Charlotte participates in 14th annual Run for Wishes . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11Lake Erie offers valuable training locale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12

OperationsHMCS Tecumseh Boatswain contributes to Operation CARIBBE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13TRADEWINDS-Sailor’s profiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14RIMPAC 2016 - A Master Seaman from Quebec City was partof the biggest international maritime exercice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15Naval Reserve Deputy Advocate General Provides Legal ServicesSmack Dab in the Middle of the Pacific! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16Eastern region NRDs train in Rimouski: DIBOPS 2016 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17Across Many Miles as Stalker of the Seas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18Ex UFG 16: A Naval reservist’s experience Korea . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19Navy and Army Units Partner for Joint Exercise in Hamilton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20HMCS Moncton’s Bullring gets some new Paint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21

TrainingNaval Security Team at RIMPAC 2016 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22Royal Canadian Navy training system modernization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23One Navy, One Sailor, Making a Difference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24The CAAP way ahead! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25

General InterestPainting commemorating the loss of HMCS Athabaskanpresented to the Naval Museum of Quebec . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26The Navy acknowledges the involvement of honorary Capt(N) Valerie Dion . . . . . . . . .27Ambassadors at the XXVIIth Inter-American Naval Conference (12 -17 June 2016) . . .28

HistoryMy experience aboard Kingston class . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30Twenty years of the Kingston class . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31

Promotions and recognitions 2016 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32

Cover photosCentral Photo: Rigid hull inflatable boat during Op REASSURANCE 2016. (Photo by Cpl Blaine Sewell,Formation Imagery Services.)

Top left: Op CARIBBE 16-A crewmember checks her bearings. (Photo by PAO.)

Top middle: Bottom search during Exercise TRADEWINDS. (Photo by MS Peter Reed, Formation ImagingServices, Halifax.)

Top right: Operation OPEN SPIRIT16. (Photo by U.S Naval Forces Europe-Africa.)

Middle left: Replenishment at sea during Op CARIBBE. (Photo by SLt Andrew Campbell.)

Top middle: LS Maria Hale, a reserve force Naval Communicator fires a warning flare during Op REASSUR-ANCE. (Photo by Cpl Stuart MacNeil.)

Bottom left: A naval boarding party during RIMPAC 16. (Photo by LS Sergej Krivenko, HMCS Calgary.)

Bottom middle: A Canadian crewmember, and a member of the United States Coast Guard (USCG) LawEnforcement Detachment during Op CARIBBE 2016. (Photo by PAO, Op CARIBBE.)

Bottom right: The Enhanced Naval Boarding Party during Op REASSURANCE 2016. Photo by Cpl Anthony Chand, Formation Imagery Services.)

hen I met with the NRD commandteams for the first time in August2015 I anticipated that the coming

year would be a momentous one in terms ofbroader institutional initiatives at both the RCNand CAF levels and also identified my four firstinternal priorities for the staff to tackle on yourbehalf. They included improving our recruitingprocesses, clarifying Naval Reserve readinessexpectations, enhancing our internal communi-cations and inculcating the new expectations ofconduct in the RCN – and OPERATION HON-OUR in particular. The team has executed, andcan report the following:

• Recruiting: We are rolling out the new NavalReserve recruiting strategy and are also explor-ing more options to expedite the enrolment ofrecruits. Special thanks go out to Cdr PaulHinkins and team for their ‘ReserveRecruiting’ working group and report;

• Readiness: Major ‘readiness’ advances arebeing made in the ‘Reserve RegenerativeTraining Project,’ thanks to Cdr Mike Sorsdahland team, which will help us all better train andtrack individual levels of readiness and prepa-ration for employment. As well, several unitsin Western Region will participate in the ‘ClassA Medical Questionnaire’ trial, meant tostreamline medical currency for Class Areservists for most types of employment;

• Communications: More diverse internal com-munications products are being provided –thanks to Major Lyne Poirier and the team inrising to the challenge - and more are either inevolution (video messaging) or in development(new applications to connect reservists withemployment opportunities) – this will clearly bean ongoing action item!

• Conduct: Finally, you all know very well howthe new RCN Code of Conduct has taken holdin your own units, thanks to your own person-al leadership, and how the ethos and commit-ment in OPERATION HONOUR continue tobe front and centre in everything we do. Wewill not let up on this, and will continue to tapinto the resources being provided internally bythe RCN as well as at the CAF level throughthe Strategic Response Team on SexualMisconduct (SRTSM).

Casting our gaze forward, we remain in themidst of three major institutional reviews – thehistoric Defence Policy Review by theGovernment of Canada, to be revealed in late2016; the Chief of the Defence Staff’s Directiveon Strengthening the Primary Reserves – an ini-tiative which will expand and enhance theReserves by 2019; and the RCN’sEstablishment Review of the Naval Reserve –now in Phase 2, meant to retune the Reserve tomeet the evolving requirements of the RCN forthe next 20-year horizon. Phase 1 framed thekey principles and basic establishment structuregoing forward and a summary will be availableon the Naval Reserve webpage.

As promised – this is not a ‘wait and see’ periodfor us, but you will see tangible changes startingto build. Despite the challenges of our currentstrength, we continue to send many sailors tothe Atlantic, Pacific (and sometimes even for-eign) Fleets for training and for other employ-ment at sea. We are also expanding capabilitieswhich support the Fleet as well, through ourenhanced intelligence and logistics capabilities,and the exciting new Naval Security Team, fea-tured in detail in this edition of the Link. Specialthanks goes out to Cdr Jeff White and his teamfor the incredible work done in developing theNST concept over the past year.

In this exhilarating and challenging context, theNaval Reserve remains, first and foremost, a

Sea-Going service – and this cardinal principlewill continue to drive all planning and informdecisions at all levels. And as members of theProfession of Arms, we demand - and deliver –the same standards as our Regular Force coun-terparts; the Reserve could not make a credible,relevant or sustained contribution to the RCNand CAF otherwise. As commander of theNaval Reserve my explicit job is to delivertrained sailors to be employed at sea and ashore– and my implicit job is to ensure we have a suc-cessful, ‘force generation’ process in place toreliably provide this effect to the RCN year inand year out.

This is why Establishment Review is so impor-tant to our future – it not only prescribes thenumber of reservists required in each occupationand at each rank level to deliver relevant andachievable ‘effect’ at sea and ashore to the RCNand CAF – but it also must ensure the right jobsand positions are in our structure to enable,through the broader RCN, the recruitment,training and professional development of allthose sailors. Finally, the establishment mustalso continue to ensure that the Naval Reservecan ‘grow its own leadership’ – meaning NRDleadership command triads, regional staffs andyes, Deputy Commanders, Reserve CPO 1s andmy own position, Commander, Naval Reserve.Phase 2 will define all of these important pieces,and we expect the final report in spring 2017 –but you will start to see some effects before then.

At the same time, we continue to translatestrategic goals into direction and plans – and thefocus this year will be to consolidate theprogress in last year’s initiatives; to shift analyti-cal focus to improving our retention strategies;to ensure we are walking the talk of Sea-Goingservice at all levels – including enabling progres-sion to command at sea (ORCA OIC and MinorWar Vessel command qualifications) and toreview how we manage and mitigate the some-times unique risks across the Naval Reserve. Iam pleased to relay that LCdr Chuck Edgeworthhas accepted the challenge of leading theRetention Strategy study; LCdr Sid Green willdive into Command Mentorship and Cdr MattDavies will support NRHQ in our ‘Risk Refresh’investigation – please do support them – yourinput is important!

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FROM THECOMMODORE

Sea ServiceBy Cmdre Marta Mulkins, Commander Naval Reserve

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“Hands to Stations”By Capt(N) Chris Ross, Deputy Commander Naval Reserve

e recognize this month the 20th

anniversary of the commissioningof HMCS Kingston. The deliv-

ery of these ships into the fleet marked a sig-nificant event not just for the Navy, but forthe Naval Reserve. In 1996 we were mov-ing on from sailing opportunities primarily inGate Vessels – the last of these venerable oldtraining platforms was decommissioned also20 years ago – to a new mandate of man-ning new ships, and taking on robust newroles. For most Naval Reservists today, theseare the ships in which you grew up, honedyour trade and built your sea going experi-ence. It has been primarily in these shipsthat we have reinforced our role as a seagoing component of the RCN and haveestablished our credibility and value as a pro-fessional Reserve force that meaningfullycontributes to RCN operations.

As the RCN continues its transition to thefuture fleet, the Naval Reserve will continueto play a key role in RCN operations and we

remain focussed on ensuring the future suc-cess and sustainability of the Naval Reserve.Throughout this transition one aspectremains abundantly clear - your contribu-tions at sea and to RCN operations ashorewill continue. Over these last 20 years, thefocus of our at-sea efforts has been theKingston class. Our training and indeed ourmission was centred specifically on thisclass. This meant that our sailors had fewopportunities to sail elsewhere. We are inthe process now of evolving our at-seaemployment model so that Naval Reservistswill be able to serve in all classes, for varyingperiods of service and contract length.

The opportunities for you to contribute toRCN Excellence in Operations well into thefuture, both at sea and in support rolesashore will be varied and exciting. Of coursethe introduction of the Naval Security Teamis one such support role that will providenew operational employment opportunities,both for hard sea and support occupations.With the first deployment to Asia, designedto achieve Initial Operational Capability,coming up in the summer of ‘16 we aremoving quickly to build the training programto achieve success.

Integral to our sea going future will be theRCN’s new Naval Training System Strategy,which is designed to be integrated, and touse new technologies and modern learningmethodologies. This will include deliverymethods such as modularized training anddistributed learning that will facilitate theflexibility reservists require. This training sys-tem will provide the necessary skills andqualifications to allow all of those sailorswhom we recruit today, to serve at seatomorrow or to support future operations.

We are also specifically working with NavalPersonnel and Training Group to make theCommand Development Course more

accessible for all reservists regardless of classof service. Internally, we are beginning todevelop a Naval Reserve CommandDevelopment program that will be designedto assist in preparing Class A CDC graduatesto challenge a Minor Warship CommandBoard. Ensuring that we continue to havethe opportunities for leadership roles at sea,both for Officers and NCMs is key to achiev-ing sea going success.

The final component of ensuring our futuresuccess as a sea going component of theRCN will be to ensure that sailing andemployment opportunities are forecast andadvertised well in advance. Once trained theRCN needs you to go to sea. We need youto gain this valuable experience in order totrain and motivate others, and the key tomaximizing Reserve participation in anyactivity is to provide as much notice as pos-sible. We acknowledge that there is room forimprovement here to support your ability tobetter align your availability with opportuni-ties.

No longer restricted to the Kingston Class,today’s Naval Reservists are sailing in everyclass of ship, gaining experience and sup-porting RCN operations throughout theworld; we are contributing important opera-tional effects. Looking ahead to tomorrow,reservists will make up a portion of the com-missioning crew in HMCS Harry Dewolf,we will see our at-sea opportunities increaseas we transition to future training andemployment models. The work over the last20 years coupled with the ongoing efforts oftoday will ensure that we as an organizationcontinue to be a credible and professionalsea-going component of the RCN.

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FROM THEDEPUTY COMMANDER

FROM THE NAVRES CPO


s another training year begins atNaval Reserve Divisions acrossCanada, I wish to welcome back all

those sailors who deployed on tasks and oper-ations over the summer, along with those whocompleted training or provided support, andthose who took some well-deserved time offbefore jumping back into a demanding NRDtraining program.

The senior leadership of the Naval Reservehas had a busy summer as well. A large num-ber of initiatives continue to shape the futureof NAVRES for both the short and long terms,and the pace of activities continues to advancerapidly thanks to the efforts of many. In herarticle above, Cmdre Mulkins identified severalof the initiatives currently underway and someof the key players tasked with moving theseforward. The key here is that the objective ofall of this change is both to make the NavalReserve a better strategic resource for theRoyal Canadian Navy (RCN) and to providebetter opportunities for our sailors to utilizetheir skills in a meaningful and fulfilling man-ner in the defence of Canada. To that end, weare examining the full spectrum from recruit-ing, training, employment, retention andrelease to ensure that all of our sailors are wellserved by this institution and see it as arewarding place to continue to serve.

An important part of having an organizationthat people feel strongly about remaining apart of is ensuring that the organization isdeserving of their loyalty – and to this end theRCN is working very hard to ensure that oursailors adhere to a code of conduct thatreflects what Canadians expect of their Navyand what our sailors expect of each other.Operation HONOUR remains a focus for theCanadian Armed Forces and we all need toremain diligent to ensure that sexual miscon-duct is eradicated from our workplaces. At thesame time, the RCN has issued its own Codeof Conduct that is to be understood andembraced by everyone in our organization.The commander’s intent summarizes thiscode by stating that “it is expected that per-sonnel will conduct themselves to the higheststandard at all times, on and off duty, in andout of uniform, at sea and ashore, at homeand abroad.” The code goes on to explain that

“it is the responsibility of the Divisional Systemto communicate, emphasize, teach and exem-plify the essence and the importance of thefour CAF core military values in a way thatreflects the realities of service at sea and thusresonates with our sailors.” This expectationthat each member of the RCN will demon-strate Duty, Integrity, Loyalty and Courage inall that they do to help ensure the continuedcredibility of the institution is key to remaininga world-class institution of which all Canadianscan take great pride. The individual principlesof the code have been designed to clearly andsimply state what is expected of each andevery sailor, and are as follows:

Duty: I serve Canada, the CAF and the RCNbefore self.

Integrity: I am responsible and accountablefor my actions.

Loyalty: I obey lawful commands and ordersand my actions reflect CAF and RCN values.

Courage: I do what is right.

When I speak of the Naval Reserve being aninstitution worthy of loyalty, I think of thetremendous loyalty displayed by those non-commissioned members who, through theirdedicated service to Canada and the NavalReserve, have attained the rank of Chief PettyOfficer First Class. Only a small fraction of oursailors will ever achieve this milestone, and in2016 several of those who have contributedso much over their careers have departedfrom the organization. CPO 1 Terry King(NON) and CPO 1 Steve Lamarche (HUN)have moved on to well-deserved retirements,while CPO 1 Brad Corlett (HUN) has accepteda transfer to the Regular Force. FormerCPO 1 and then Lt(N) Sam Cakebread (PVO)has also retired – as has CPO 2 Fred Haight(CHW), who amassed over 42 years of serviceto Chippawa and the Naval Reserve over hiscareer. I want to wish fair winds and followingseas to each of these outstanding sailorswhose loyalty and dedication have truly madea lasting contribution on our organization.

To help replace those who have moved on,I am equally proud to welcome to the CPO 1cadre four promotions for 2016 – CPO 1Larry Lyver (NFS(Q)), CPO1 Ron Chesley(BRU), CPO1 Christine Laviolette (CAR) and

CPO 1 Karyn Sihvonen (PCC(Q)). One of theroles of a CPO 1 is to act as a steward of theinstitution in which they serve, and the NavalReserve remains in very capable hands withthese accomplished sailors – congratulationsto them all.

The Naval Reserve has also been proud to seemany of our own recognized for their out-standing contributions through the Honoursand Recognition program. Over the pastmonths, several NAVRES members were rec-ognized with Commander of the RoyalCanadian Navy (CRCN) Commendations,including LCdr Edward Swayze (GRI), LCdrJames Balfour (QUE), and PO1 Felix Akol(CAT). Bravo Zulu to each of them.

And finally, my very hearty congratulationsare extended to the Command Team andentire ship’s company of HMCSDonnaconna, winners of the inauguralCommodore’s Cup as the most outstandingNaval Reserve Division for 2015/16. Theirinnovative training methods and enthusiasmhelped them stand out from a large number ofhighly deserving NRDs and the Cmdre and Ilook forward to presenting this new award tothem this Fall. BZ Donnaconna!!

DUTY, INTEGRITY, LOYALTY, COURAGE By CPO 1 David Arsenault, Naval Reserve Chief Petty Officer

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IN THE NRDs

An Uphill Climb By Lt(N) Bill King, PAO, HMCS Griffon

hen she enlisted in June of 2013, Naval Cadet (NCdt)Camille Hamm joined the Royal Canadian Navy. Shehad already committed to depart for Ghana and spend

that summer working with a branch of Free the Children. The aidorganization MeToWe works alongside communities in Asia,Africa, and Latin America to help accomplish projects set out bythe community that are deemed to be viable and help sustain com-munity life. “I spent three weeks learning about the area, the econ-omy, the education system and participated in helping out the com-munity by working on a school that they were building and drainagesystems around the school – there is flooding there in the rainy sea-son" said Hamm.

NCdt Hamm originally enlisted in the High School CooperativeEducation Program as a Naval Communicator but, once in universi-ty, she decided to become a Maritime Surface Officer (MARS) andcompleted the Basic Military Officer Qualification and MARS IIcourses in the summer of 2015. Then, she completed the MARS IIIcourse in Esquimalt and if all goes well she will be a fully trainedMARS Officer in August of 2017.

Her main focus however, since the age of three, has been cross-country skiing. Starting to compete at age eight, she was in Nationallevel competitions at 14. Her best year was 2014-15 when sheplaced 3rd nationally in Women for Year of Birth, and 5th overallfor University Women. “This season has been tough for me since Ihad to take a couple of months off in December and January torecover from a concussion. I was pretty happy with my comeback atthe Eastern Canadian Championships in Ottawa and also at theHaywood Ski Nationals in Whitehorse where I placed 1st in theUniversity Women's Classic Technique Sprint (3x1.4km).Unfortunately, I wasn't able to compete in all of the races atNationals since I ended up pulling a ligament in my knee whichended up being pretty painful to ski on”, mentioned NCdt Hamm.

When asked about her future she commented “most skiers peak at28 years but I’m likely stepping down from the national level com-petition to focus on school, the Navy, and healing.”

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NCdt Camille Hamm competing at Haywood Ski Nationals held in Whitehorse, in March,2016.

(Photo by Bob Nishikawa.)Navy represented at theQuebec City half-marathonThe Royal Canadian Navy made a strong showing at this year’sQuebec City half-marathon on 28 August 2016, with severalmembers of the Naval Reserve, including NAVRES HQCommanding Officer LCdr Salvas, taking part. The 21.1 kmroute followed the shores of the St. Lawrence, starting in Lévisand finishing in Quebec City. All our participating members hadtrained seriously and steadily, which enabled them to perform wellduring the race.

In future years, the Commanding Officer would like to issue anannual challenge to encourage the maximum number of Navymembers to participate. It is also possible to run a 10K during thesame event. That makes it a worthwhile physical challenge that isaccessible to everyone—with a bit of training, of course!

Left to right: LCdr Eric Salvas, PO 1 Alexandra Kiraly, PO1 Nancy Arsenault, Corinne Bélanger of the CFMWS, PO 1 Christian Levasseur, Lt(N) Michael Savoie.

IN THE NRDs


An evening to remember…By A/SLt Andrew McLaughlin, PAO, HMCS Star

n April 23, 2016 Hamilton’s Naval Reserve Division HerMajesty Canadian Ship (HMCS) Star marked its 75th

anniversary at an event at the luxurious Liuna Station in theheart of downtown Hamilton, with proceeds going to both local, andveteran’s charities.

The Hamilton Admiralty Ball truly was an evening to remember, asthe heritage of this iconic unit was observed alongside the centenaryof navy recruiting in the City of Hamilton – in front of a backdrop ofregional naval history spanning over 200 years.

Among outstanding historical facts, the Provincial Marine’s fourteengun brig, Lord Melville, which sailed in the Great Lakes during theWar of 1812, and was renamed Star in 1814. Then, there was the1837 action, where a naval brigade of militia and sailors fromHamilton captured a rebelship, the Caroline, and set her adrift andon fire in the Niagara River. During the Confederation era, aVolunteer Naval Company was formed in Hamilton in 1862 out offear of invasion from the United States. In 1866, the Fenians invadedCanada from New York, and the Hamilton Naval Brigade guardedthe city and manned steamboats on Lake Ontario.

In 1916, the Hamilton Committee was formed to supply youngsailors for action in the Great War in Europe, and in 1923, Hamiltonwas only the second reserve unit in the country to be formed undera national identity.

On 1st November 1941, the Hamilton Division was commissionedHMCS Star, where in the winter of 1942, the University Naval

Training Division program was initiated, where by 1968 over 7,800reserve officers were commissioned, 500 of which had trained atStar; and fifty-three of whom lost their lives during the Second WorldWar.

During the Cold War, reservists from all over Canada travelled toHamilton, for their summer training, HMCS Patriot was attached tothe city, as Hamilton served as the Headquarters of the CommandingOfficer Naval Divisions, and the Great Lakes Training Centre.

In 2003, HMCS Haida, the destroyer known as “Canada’s mostfightingest ship” - now a National Historic Site run by Parks Canada- was moved to a site directly in front of HMCS Star, now serving asa lasting memorial to the veterans of Canada’s Navy, and a testamentto the ongoing connection between Hamilton and this heritage.

All this history gave way to a memorable gala. The renowned HMCSStar band paid tribute to music through the ages, in an ambience ofhistoric architecture and exhibits, as the ball welcomed home hon-orary guests among whom were veterans, local leaders and digni-taries including Rear Admiral Jennifer Bennett (herself an HMCSStar alumni and proud Hamiltonian) and the Mayor of Hamilton.

In the words of Lieutenant Commander Glenn Woolfrey, the unit’sCommanding Officer, “Hamilton’s Naval Reserve Division, HMCSStar, is a long-standing community partner, and our members servedin the World Wars and Korea, playing an integral role in those victo-ries. This night not only toasted our rich history and raised over$3,000 for the charities Food 4 Kids and Soldier On, but it also hon-oured the veterans with us today, and those that we must never leavebehind.”

Lieutenant (Navy) Alex Liebersbach, HMCS Star Executive Officer, Parade commander of theceremonial procession in Hamilton, Ontario, on April 23, 2016.

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HMCS Queen Charlotte Commemorates Battle ofthe Atlantic in StratfordBy Lt(N) Paul Pendergast, PAO, MARPAC

nder a clear and sunny sky on May 1st 2016, HMCS QueenCharlotte commemorated the Battle of the Atlantic inStratford, P.E.I. in a ceremony attended by local residents and

numerous dignitaries, including municipal and provincial representa-tives and the Lieutenant Governor of P.E.I., the Honourable FrankLewis.

As part of the ceremony, the crew of HMCS Queen Charlottemarched past the Stratford Town Hall joined by 53 Kent Sea Cadets,58 Hyndman Corps Navy League, the Prince Edward Island RegimentBand and the Charlottetown Royal Canadian Legion Colour Guard.This event was an occasion to honour the dedication to duty of ourVeterans, a commitment that has inspired the men and women of theRoyal Canadian Navy for 106 years. The members of HMCS QueenCharlotte are honoured to continue to stand the watch on your behalf.

Before the parade, members of HMCS Queen Charlotte visited thehome of 97 year old Blanche MacAleer in Stratford, where they pre-sented her with a new Canadian flag and raised it on the pole in herfront yard. Blanche’s two brothers and her husband served in theSecond World War and she has laid a wreath for the past 70 yearswithout fail each Remembrance Day at the Kensington War Memorial.

Each year, on the first Sunday in May, we recognize the service of ourVeterans, and the sacrifice of so many of their shipmates who neverreturned home. The Battle of the Atlantic was a pivotal struggle duringthe Second World War, lasting from September 1939 to May 1945,which was courageously fought by the men and women of the RoyalCanadian Navy (RCN), the Canadian Merchant Navy, and the RoyalCanadian Air Force. This success came at a high cost. The RCN lost33 vessels and suffered over 2,000 fatalities; the merchant navy lostover 70 ships and had over 1,700 fatalities; and the Royal CanadianAir Force lost more than 900 aircrew.

As one of 24 Naval Reserve Divisions throughout Canada, the missionof HMCS Queen Charlotte is to generate trained sailors and officerswho can be employed at sea and ashore in a wide range of missions.One of the roles that stems from that mission is community outreach,which is why a different community is selected each year to hold thecommemoration, to bring the Navy to all regions of P.E.I. Stratfordwas selected this year because numerous members of HMCS QueenCharlotte live there, and this provided an opportunity to parade intheir hometown, in front of their neighbours.

Many veterans of the Battle of the Atlantic have also lived in Stratford,including Stirling Squarebriggs, who in his later years became a friendand mentor to the members of HMCS Queen Charlotte. “Stirlingshared his experiences with our ship’s company, providing a first-per-son account of the hardships of life at sea on convoy operations,” saidLieutenant-Commander Rob Alain, Commanding Officer of HMCSQueen Charlotte. “He told us what it was like to be attacked by enemysubmarines and to lose friends when their ship was sunk. The first timewe invited him to join us, we thought we were doing a favour for anelderly veteran. In truth, it was Stirling who did us the favour.” AlthoughStirling passed away in 2014, you can hear Stirling tell his own storyby visiting www.thememoryproject.com and searching his name.

Captain (Navy) Alex Grant, Naval Reserve Atlantic Region Captain,charted the remarkable growth of the Royal Canadian Navy during theSecond World War. “At the beginning there were only six ocean goingships and 3,500 personnel. By the end of the war, Canada had one ofthe largest navies in the world, with 373 fighting ships and 95,000men and women in uniform.”

In the decades that followed, Canada continued to send ships intoharm’s way, leading our nation’s military response to restore peace andsecurity throughout the world. This included deploying during theKorean War (1950-1952), the first Gulf War (1990) and the responseto the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. Our Navy has alsoplayed a prominent role in disaster relief, responding quickly by sendingships after hurricane Katrina devastated parts of the southern UnitedStates, and after an earthquake wreaked havoc in Haiti.

Today’s sailors continue to demonstrate excellence at sea in complexmaritime operations, including Operation CARIBBE, with HMC ShipsSummerside, Saskatoon and Edmonton assisting in the seizure ofnearly 2,000 kg of cocaine this past March in the Caribbean Sea andeastern Pacific, and with HMCS Fredericton currently deployed onOperation REASSURANCE, a NATO security mission in EasternEurope with our allies.

The future also looks bright for the Royal Canadian Navy as our sailorsare training and preparing for the complex global security challenges ofthe future, three new classes of ships are in varying stages of planning,design and production, including the Harry Dewolf Class ArcticOffshore Patrol Ships now under construction in Halifax.

Lt(N) John MacDonald leads the combined HMCS Queen Charlotte and Charlottetown RoyalCanadian Legion Colour Party during the march past at the Battle of the Atlantic parade inStratford, P.E.I. on Sunday, May 1st, 2016.

(Photo by Master Seaman Nikki MacDonald.)

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HMCS Donnacona: Best Naval Reserve Unit inCanada By Slt Mary-Jil Coudé, PAO, HMCS Donnacona

he past year of training was a particularly busy time atHMCS Donnacona. The entire unit went into action to beinnovative in areas such as training, personal and profes-

sional development, and community involvement.

On August 20, all of this hard work was recognized and rewardedwith the awarding of the Commodore’s Cup, which is presented tothe best Naval Reserve unit in Canada. This did not happen bychance: the following describes what contributed to HMCSDonnacona’s success in becoming a model unit deserving of theCommodore’s Cup.

Putting heart and soul into training

“A Naval Reserve unit’s primary mission is to train its sailors. Withthe single Navy concept, the Naval Reserve must be able to rely onhighly skilled personnel in order to carry out increasingly complextasks. HMCS Donnacona focused its efforts this year on this mis-sion,” said Lieutenant Commander Mathieu Leroux, ExecutiveOfficer of HMCS Donnacona.

HMCS Donnacona was particularly outstanding for its initiative toorganize at sea activities on board coastal defence vessels (CDVs)and patrol craft training vessels (ORCA class) to enable its membersand members of the Eastern and Atlantic regions to obtain optimumqualifications. In addition, sailors from all trades benefited from theproactive activities organized by HMCS Donnacona as part of theirtraining, and can now participate in operations or other large scaleexercises within the Royal Canadian Navy.

In addition to numerous exercises with local vessels and diving exer-cises, HMCS Donnacona went beyond customary exercises andjointly supervised an exercise with a Griffon helicopter of the 438Tactical Helicopter Squadron. Encouraging its members to excel hasbecome the motto of the HMCS Donnacona Command Team.

Personal and professional development is a key concern

The HMCS Donnacona Command Team knows that the unit’s suc-cess essentially depends on its members, and that they need to becared for and given professional development opportunities. In thatregard, a young leaders program has been set up to provide promis-ing young sailors with coaching in their future tasks as supervisors.As well, flexible training days have been allocated to various depart-ments in order to provide the sailors in their divisions with a maxi-mum amount of training. By delegating not only greater responsibil-ity, but also more authority to the divisions, young sailors have beenencourage to take initiative, and the entire unit comes out a winner.

The retention of members is also an ongoing issue for reserve units.With the implementation of a number of measures and througheffective recruitment, HMCS Donnacona has nearly 200 sailors,making it the biggest unit in the Eastern Region. It has an aboveaverage training attendance rate, and ranks second in Canada forrecruitment. This year, the unit’s ranks will be expanded with 14new officers and 26 non commissioned members.

At the heart of its community

HMCS Donnacona supports the Cedars Cancer Centre. Prizemoney won through its participation in the St. Patrick’s Day Paradeand the dragon boat team’s races are part of the thousands of dollarsdonated to the Cedars Cancer Centre.

As a result of HMCS Donnacona’s relationship with the Montrealbusiness community, Rear-Admiral Couturier and CommodoreMulkins were invited to be members of this select Montreal group.In that regard, the unit continually strives to strengthen its ties withthe community in both the cultural and sports domains by having itsmembers participate in various local and regional competitions.

Lastly, in the light of all these achievements, it is not surprising forHMCS Donnacona to be named the best unit in the Naval Reserve.“I am proud of this recognition, which highlights my sailors’strengths, skills and abilities. I am honoured to command some ofthe best and smartest members of the Royal Canadian Navy,” saidCommanding Officer Robert Taylor.

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Sailor finds flexibility in Naval ReserveBy Sonya Chwyl, Student, MARPAC

t has often been said that flexibility is the key to success innaval operations. For Lieutenant (Navy) Paul Pendergast,flexibility has been one of the defining characteristics of his

naval career.

Lt(N) Pendergast first joined the Royal Canadian Navy Regular Forcein 1988, and deployed on two different NATO missions as aMaritime Surface and Subsurface (MARS) Officer. In 1997, hemoved from the Regular to the Reserve Force, and continued toserve as a MARS Officer for six more years before transferring backto the Regular Force as a Public Affairs Officer in 2003. In 2015,he transferred back to the Reserves for a final time.

Though it might seem like a lot of movement, Lt(N) Pendergast saysit’s not uncommon for RCN members to switch from Regular toReserve Force, and vice versa.

Now he is officially retired, although he doesn’t consider himself a“retiree” in the traditional sense. “Officially retired makes you thinkof a senior citizen who’s not working,” says Lt(N) Pendergast.“That’s not what happens when you’re a Reservist.”

Most of the time, Lt(N) Pendergast works part-time at his home uniton Prince Edward Island, Her Majesty’s Canadian Ship (HMCS)Queen Charlotte. But when opportunities arise elsewhere, he can beoffered short-term contracts at many different locations across thecountry – and the world.

“It depends on how much you’re willing to take on. If you volunteerfor more assignments, you’ll get more.”

In the fall of 2015, Lt(N) Pendergast deployed as a Public AffairsOfficer (PAO) on Operation REASSURANCE with HMCSWinnipeg.

He joined Winnipeg in Marseilles, France, and flew back to Canadafrom Istanbul two weeks later. He was on board for two weeks whilethe ship’s existing PAO was on leave.

“It was a bit of a whirlwind,” he says of the experience. “In just amatter of weeks, you have to get to know the ship, the mission,what your job entails, and the people you’re working with. It can bevery, very busy.”

Still, Lt(N) Pendergast says the crew was very welcoming.

“It happened in small ways and big ways – the Coxswain and theCommanding Officer gave me the support I needed to get my jobdone, and regular sailors were very quick to offer me help and assis-tance, always with a smile.”

For Lt(N) Pendergast, the Naval Reserve have been a great way tocontinue to do what he’s passionate about. Recently, his daughterfollowed in his footsteps, joining his home unit of HMCS QueenCharlotte.

“I even had the privilege of swearing her in as a Naval Reservist. Sonow it’s a family tradition.”

Lt(N) Pendergast says he and his daughter aren’t the only pair offamily members at their unit – many people don’t know that theNaval Reserve are such a great career option until they hear aboutit from people they love.

“When you’re in the Reserve and you tell friends or family membersabout what the job is like, often they’ll join up too.”

In August 2016, Lt(N) Pendergast will finish his current short-termcontract as a senior PAO with Maritime Forces Pacific Public Affairs.Then, he’s off to Southeast Asia, where he’ll provide Public Affairssupport for HMCS Vancouver during this year’s WESTPLOY.

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Lt(N) Pendergast enrolls his daughter, Trysta Doary, into the Royal Canadian Navy in a ceremo-ny at HMCS Queen Charlotte in April, 2016.


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HMCS Queen Charlotte participates in 14th annual Run for WishesBy Lt(N) Paul Pendergast, PAO, MARPAC

ince 2003, Her Majesty’s Canadian Ship (HMCS)Charlottetown has been coming to P.E.I. each summerto conduct a charitable run in support of Children’s Wish

Foundation, raising over $370,000 in the process. Due to theship’s schedule, they could not sail into Charlottetown this year,but members of the crew, joined by reservists from HMCS QueenCharlotte, continued the annual tradition in support of a veryworthy cause.

The Children’s Wish Foundation is dedicated to granting anexceptional wish to children between the ages of 3 and 17 whoare diagnosed with a life threatening illness. Each wish is asunique as the child who makes it. A wish can range from a per-sonal computer or a home theatre system, to travel or a meetingwith a celebrity.

The combined HMCS Charlottetown and HMCS QueenCharlotte team conducted a relay run covering all areas of P.E.I.over five days, as well as collecting donations along the way. Atthe same time, a group of crew members in uniform covered asmany locations as possible with their oversize, three-foot-longboot, that people would put their donations in. Islanders havecome to recognize the giant replica and responded with honksand waves, and generous donations.

In addition to the runners and the boot crew, a barbecue was setup at the entrance to a different Sobeys store each day. HMCSQueen Charlotte members flipped burgers and hot dogs forappreciative shoppers while accepting donations.

Team leader Sub-Lieutenant Adam Vaters has a special connec-tion to Children’s Wish Foundation. They granted a wish to hisson Brayden, who was born with an immune deficiency, makingsomething as simple as the common cold potentially fatal. Aftera bone marrow transplant at 4 months, Brayden was required tospend two years in isolation. The Children’s Wish Foundationbuilt him a playground in his back yard, where he was not at riskof infections from other children.

“Our family was able to see first-hand what it does for a childwhen they see their wish fulfilled,” said Sub-Lieutenant Vaters.“Brayden is five years old and doing excellent now, so I know asa father what a difference the Children’s Wish Foundationmakes.”

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Members of the combined HMCS Charlottetown and HMCS Queen Charlotte Run for Wishesteam pose for a photo before starting out from Wood Islands ferry terminal on a rainy and coldThursday morning, June 9th, 2016.

Naval ReserveSailor of theYear sharesknowledgewith ship-mates

To read the Bravo Zulu toPO 2 Michal Mlynarczyk,see the RCN website/"Bravo Zulu" of theWeek/April 21, 2016.

Commodore Marta Mulkins, Commander NavalReserve, presents Petty Officer 2nd Class MichaelMlynarczyk with a replica of the Naval ReserveSailor of the Year trophy in a ceremony at HMCSYork in Toronto on April 20, 2016.Team leader Sub-lieutenant Adam Vaters (front row, left) leads the combined HMCS

Charlottetown and HMCS Queen Charlotte Run for Wishes team past the University of PrinceEdward Island on Saturday, June 11th, 2016.


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Lake Erie offers valuable training locale By Lt(N) David Lewis, PAO, HMCS Prevost

even Naval Reserve Divisions (NRD), 4 Army Reserveunits, the Canadian Coast guard and the RCMP all cametogether on the first weekend of October. Exercise ERIE

VALOUR is designed to simulate a joint task force which willimprove our interoperability between government departments.

“The main focus is of the exercise is to develop and regenerateindividual skills and knowledge of naval operations, seamanshipand specific trade skills in a dynamic and active training environ-ment that promotes skill development and personnel retention.”Says LCdr Sean Batte, CO of HMCS Prevost and Joint TaskForce Commander for the exercise.

Training centered on individual training, readiness and proficien-cy in Small Boat Operations while working within a Joint TaskForce Command structure, overseeing waterborne and land secu-rity. Also, in an effort to enhance the safety and security of itsships and personnel while on deployment, the Royal CanadianNavy (RCN) is developing a new capability called the NavalSecurity Team (NST), designed to support specific missions.Exercise ERIE VALOUR will support the concept of the NST inits training.

Commander of the Naval Reserve, Commodore Mulkins, visitedERIE VALOUR on Sunday and commented that “The profession-alism and teamwork demonstrated during Ex ERIE VALOUR isimpressive. The skills these sailors hone during training exercisessuch as this will serve them, their home units, and the RoyalCanadian Navy for years to come.”

The exercise ran from 30 September to 2 October 2016 in PortStanley, Ontario. It was a valuable training exercise for allinvolved. In an official tweet from the RCMP they referred toERIE VALOUR an ‘A great weekend training with our MaritimeSecurity partners’.

We look forward to 2017.

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The Dragon Boat team fromHMCS Donnacona finishesfirst in its category By Slt Mary-Jil Coudé, PAO HMCS Donnacona

For the third year in a row, HMCS Donnacona participated inthe Dragon Boat race Cedars CanSupport, last September 10,on the Lachine Canal. More than twenty teams had gatheredfor a friendly competition to raise funds for the Cedars CancerFoundation. After winning the first two qualifying waves, theHMCS Donnacona team finished on the highest step of thepodium in its class. Sonar was present at the event for thepleasure of all, young and old. Bravo Zulu to the HMCSDonnacona team led by the Leading Seamans Simard andHamilton!

The HMCS Donnacona team involved in dragon boats racing, Saturday, September 10, forthe Cedars Cancer Foundation in Lachine.

(Photo by AB Fontaine, HMCS Donnacona.)

Commodore Mulkins, Commander, Naval Reserve (center) on a joint Canadian Coast Guard /RCMP rigid hulled inflatable boat during Exercise ERIE VALOUR.

eading Seaman Laurent Morin, a Boatswain with HMCSTecumseh, joined HMCS Summerside in January of2016. HMCS Summerside along with HMCS Moncton

departed from Halifax in late January as part of OperationCARIBBE. Operation CARIBBE is the Canadian Armed Forces(CAF) contribution to a multinational, multi-agency effort toimpede narcotics trafficking in the Caribbean Sea and easternPacific Ocean; during the mission, coastal areas of the CentralAmerican nations are also monitored for illicit activity.

Aboard Summerside, LS Morin routinely stood watch and com-pleted shipboard evolutions. Daily duties ranged from damagecontrol exercises to trade refreshers in recovering the ship’s RHIB(Rigid Hull Inflatable Boat), small boat maneuvers and shipboardsafety. As a Boatswain, he was also responsible for rigging, deckwork and the operation and maintenance of the Ship’s small armsincluding Summerside’s .50 caliber heavy machine-guns.

LS Morin joined HMCS Tecumseh while in University. He honedhis seamanship skills through the eight years he has served as aNaval Reservist. Tecumseh is one of 24 Naval Reserve Divisionsthat provide CAF outreach and Force Generation across Canadafor the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN).

During the deployment, the collaborative effort of the twoMCDVs (Maritime Coastal Defence Vessels) would lead to theseizure of over 700 kg of illegal drugs.

On March 7th, 2016, a massive narcotics seizure involvingHMCS Summerside occurred while in international waters offthe coast of Nicaragua. A sailing vessel, approximately 40 feet inlength, was boarded by United States Coast Guard (USCG) offi-cials that deployed from Summerside (due to international legalagreements, Canadian warships do not participate in interdictionsdirectly). During the lengthy search, 16 bales of cocaine weighing

324 kg (714 lbs.) were discovered and seized. After a successfulmission, the Kingston-class vessel returned to Halifax in earlyApril.

LS Morin, who volunteered for Operation CARIBBE, holds adegree in political science and education and is employed as asecondary school teacher in Calgary, Alberta. When asked abouthis deployment, he stated “OP CARIBBE was an unforgettableand defining experience in my career as a reservist. It was a chal-lenging and rewarding opportunity that allowed crew members tointeract with military and legal professionals from different ele-ments in an operational environment”. Although the operationaltempo was busy and intense, with frequent long days, LS Morinoften had time to relax by playing cribbage and watching moviesand music videos with his shipmates for entertainment. “Themost important things to have at sea are entertaining pastimesand good friends” advised Morin. When the voyage was com-plete, LS Morin, like many other sailors, ended Op CARIBBEwith a feeling of immense pride and the satisfaction of a job welldone.

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HMCS Tecumseh Boatswain contributes toOperation CARIBBE By SLt Kevin Moffat, PAO HMCS Tecumseh

LS Laurent Morin along with two other Boatswains maintain HMCS Summerside’s .50 CalMachine-Gun while on Operation CARIBBE – Canada’s ongoing contribution to the disruptionof narcotics trafficking in the Caribbean Sea & eastern Pacific Ocean

HMCS Malahat contribute toBoat for HopeTo read the article of PO 2 Emily Agopsowicz, see theRCN website/Naval Reserve News/June 13, 2016.

Left to right: "Sonar", Devyn Skidmore, and "Beatrice". Devyn and her mother said thatthey had heard about the event and "decided that the pirate's life was for us!"


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TRADEWINDS-Sailor’s profilesBy Lt(N) Benoit Plante, PAO, NAVRES HQ

xercise TRADEWINDS 2016 is a multi-nationalCARIBBE maritime interdiction, ground security andinteragency exercise led by the United States Southern

Command and the Jamaica Defense Force. From June 20 toJune 28, 2016, Her Majesty’s Canadian Ship (HMCS)Shawinigan focused on maritime operations such as counteringillicit trafficking activities and promoting interoperability in theCaribbean region.

AB Molly Cameron

Able Seaman (AB) Molly Cameron is a boatswain from HMCSShawinigan who participated in the maritime phase of ExerciseTRADEWINDS 2016 in Jamaica. She joined the Royal CanadianNavy in 2013 as a naval reservist with HMCS Scotian in Halifax,Nova Scotia, however, she is currently a core crew member ofShawinigan.

As a boatswain, she is part of the deck department. This depart-ment is in charge of small boat operations, maintenance andoperation of the weapons onboard, and general seamanshipactivities. “I love my job. We are working really hard but it is alsoreally rewarding when we look at all we accomplished during theday,” mentioned AB Cameron.

During Exercise TRADEWINDS 2016, AB Cameron along withthe others members from the deck department worked in closecollaboration with sailors from Mexico, Trinidad and Tobago, andJamaica. “On that exercise, I had opportunities to teach partnernations how to use the .50 caliber heavy machine-gun we haveonboard,” said AB Cameron. “It is a great feeling to be part of ateam that is contributing to help other countries to further devel-op their knowledge and skills on weapon systems.”

Leading Seaman (LS) Jason W. Fridgen

Leading Seaman (LS) Jason W. Fridgen is a Naval CombatInformation Operator sailing onboard HMCS Shawinigan whoparticipated at Exercise TRADEWINDS 2016 in Jamaica.

LS Frigden enrolled at HMCS Cataraqui, the Naval Reserve divi-sion in Kingston, Ontario, in 2007, however he has now lived inHalifax, for the last 4 years. During that time, he has sailed full-time and had the opportunity to deploy in the Caribbean regionfor Operation CARIBBE and to the Canadian North forOperation QIMMIQ.

During Exercise TRADEWINDS 2016, LS Fridgen was part ofthe Operations department. “My main job onboard the ship wasto use the different sensors we have to assist the OperationsOfficer to develop a complete maritime picture,” mentioned LSFridgen. “The information we gathered helped the commandteam to make the proper decision regarding the activities ofExercise TRADEWINDS.”

As a sailor from HMCS Shawinigan, he works regularly withother countries; however he said that Exercise TRADWINDS2016 offers “the possibility to interact with other countries thatwe do not regularly deal with and also to find out what the bestpractices are from allied and partner nations.”

Lieutenant-Commander (LCdr) Emily Lambert

Lieutenant-Commander(LCdr) Emily Lambertwas part of the exercisecontrol group forExercise TRADEWINDS2016. She is a MaritimeSurface and Sub-SurfaceOfficer (MARS) withprior experience in plan-ning and conductingexercises.

LCdr Lambert is current-ly working for MaritimeOperations Group 5based in Halifax. In thepast, she was the

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Executive Officer of HMCS Glace Bay,and prior to that she held all MARS posi-tions available onboard Kingston-Classships from Bridge Watch Keeper toOperations Officer.

“On Exercise TRADEWINDS, my maintask was to work closely with theAmerican and Jamaican lead planners ofthe exercise to make sure that the shipswere following the plan and to sometimesadapt the plan as needed,” mentionedLCdr Lambert.

In order to accomplish her role as exercisecontrol, she leaned on her past experi-ences such as multiple deployments onOperation CARIBBE, where she had towork with partner nations from theCaribbean. She also deployed inAfghanistan as a CIMIC officer.

The position she had on ExerciseTRADEWINDS 2016 offered the RoyalCanadian Navy and the Canadian ArmedForces great opportunities to supportcapacity-building with partner nations

involved, such as Jamaica, Trinidad andTobago, and Mexico.

Moreover, she saw that this exercise wouldallow us to help develop the expertise inthe maritime domain with partner nations.That would contribute to creating a betterunderstanding between nations andimprove our interoperability with them forfuture operations such as OperationCARIBBE.

RIMPAC 2016 - A Master Seamanfrom Quebec City was part of thebiggest international maritimeexercice By Chantal Crepeau, PA, NAVRES HQ

Master Seaman Caroline Paquet, a native of Val-Bélair, waspart of the crew of Her Majesty’s Canadian Ship (HMCS)Yellowknife that was sent to participate in the biggest interna-tional maritime exercise of all, Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC).The exercise, which was held in the Hawaiian Islands andSouthern California, involved 27 countries and brought toge-ther 25,000 personnel, 45 ships, five submarines and morethan 200 aircraft.

MS Paquet, who has been a Naval Reserve member for nineyears, served as a Marine Engineering Systems Operatoraboard the ship. She considers herself very lucky to have hadthe chance to be part of this exercise after being attached toHMCS Montcalm in Quebec City.

When asked to comment on her participation in RIMPAC, shesaid, “It was my first deployment on this exercise. I reallyenjoyed working with all the members on board. Through theintense demanding times as well as the more fun moments, wequickly developed strong friendships. We became one big fami-ly. It was a fantastic experience, with an excellent team. Oneof our tasks was to find inert mines, which gave us the chanceto use the Norwegian equipment and share some tactics withother countries. I learned something new every day!”

However, this was not her first time at sea—she has experienceon eight different ships. She participated in OPs CARIBBE andNANOOK and in search and rescue patrols. As a reservist, shehas been working full time for more than seven years and

savours every moment. The Naval Reserve has given heropportunities to visit places she probably never would haveseen otherwise, such as Iqaluit and Nunavut, and to meet peo-ple from all over the world. She says that seeing polar bearsand the Northern lights and talking to residents of thoseregions was “spectacular” and something everyone should havethe chance to experience.

In addition to her work with the Naval Reserve, she is studyinginterior design and would eventually like to start her own busi-ness.

(Photo by Defense Video Imagery Distribution System.)

s a legal officer work-ing at 2nd CanadianDivision Support Base

Valcartier and Naval ReserveHeadquarters, opportunities togo to sea are few and farbetween. Be that as it may,from June 29 to August 4,2016, I had the immense priv-ilege of joining the crew ofHMCS Calgary and participat-ing in the 25th edition of ExRIMPAC.

Ex RIMPAC is the biggestinternational sea exercise. It

takes place every even year inHonolulu, Hawaii. This year,26 nations took part, for atotal of 45 ships, 60 airplanesand nearly 25,000 sailors.

My role during the exercisewas to be the legal advisor tothe sea combat commander,whose mission was to protectan American aircraft carrier.We were the spearhead of acombat group made up of nineships from eight differentnationalities.

I had an opportunity to advisethe command team on mar-itime law and the rules ofengagement applicable to situ-ations as part of the exercisescenario. Outside the scenario,I also had the chance to speakwith the crew and address theirlegal questions.

Although I’ve had the privilegeof wearing the Navy uniformfor several years now, RIMPACwas my baptism at sea. In addi-tion to acquiring knowledge onthe conduct of naval opera-tions, I also had an opportunityto learn a great deal about lifeat sea and what it entails.Regardless of what was on the

schedule, be it a boarding exer-cise, replenishing at sea, a fir-ing drill or a swimming exer-cise, also known as a swimex,I always had a ringside seat.

I learned a great deal from thisdeployment and have tremen-dous respect for all sailors in theCanadian Armed Forces. I alsohave a better understanding ofsea operations. I trust thatwhat I learned will serve me

well throughout my career, inboth my professional and per-sonal life.

So now that I had so much fundoing my work on this exerciseand that I confirmed that I real-ly do have sea legs, when dowe ship off again?


Naval Reserve Deputy Advocate GeneralProvides Legal Services Smack Dab in the Middleof the Pacific!By LCdr Valerie Pagé, DJA, NAVRES

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Her Majesty's Canadian Ship CALGARY (FFH-335) departs Pearl Harbor on July 8, 2014 forthe at sea phase of Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2014.

(Photo by Sgt Matthew McGregor, Canadian Forces Combat Camera.)

LCdr Valérie Pagé.

Passing LCdr (ret’d) Doug Stark

On Sept 8, the Commander of the Naval Reserve had regrets to announce the passing of Lieutenant Commander(ret’d) Doug Stark, former Commanding Officer of HMCS Whitehorse in 1997-1998. Lieutenant CommanderStark passed away at Royal Jubilee Hospital in Victoria on 30 August 2016 at the age of 50. LCdr Stark joinedthe Naval Reserve as a Naval Signalman on 27 June 1983 at HMCS Malahat and became a MARS officer in1986. He will be remembered as a colourful and vibrant member of our Naval Reserve family and will be missedby many. Our thoughts are with his family and friends in this time of loss.


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Eastern region NRDs train in Rimouski: DIBOPS 2016By Lt(N) Jocelyn Laroche, PAO, NAVRES HQ

n 7 May 2016, more than 75 sailors and 50 civiliansfrom the Canadian Coast Guard Auxiliary, the RCMP,the Canada Border Services Agency, the Rimouski and

La Mitis fire departments and the Rimouski ambulance servicetook part in exercise DIBOPS in the St. Lawrence River nearRimouski.

Various water training scenarios happened in order to train thesailors. Over the course of the weekend, the scenarios involvedconducting rescue operations on Île Saint Barnabé, providing firstaid at sea, transferring personnel between craft, and respondingto man overboard incidents.

The exercise was aimed at strengthening the various agencies’ability to work together. Canada is a big country with a vast rangeof climates, some of which are quite harsh, and for that reason itis subject to adverse weather conditions and natural disasters.While provincial and territorial authorities are mandated as thefirst line of response to such events, the Canadian Armed Forces(CAF) and the Naval Reserve can be called upon to assist. Withthat in mind, our sailors responded to numerous scenarios involv-ing launching under difficult conditions, navigating, berthing,water rescue, cargo carrying, and towing vessels in distress.

The crucial part of the exercise was a casualty evacuation sce-nario involving a shipwreck on Île Saint Barnabé. The six agen-cies present participated in this realistic scenario. It was the firsttime that HMCS D’Iberville executed an exercise involving thatmany partners.

“What’s impressive, in my opinion, is the way we carried out thisexercise. We conducted a simulation in a live environment withresources that were spread out across the region. The exercisealso integrated activities involving real, constructive skills we’vebeen trained on. The training was designed to perfect our sailors’ability to conduct this type of mission”, said the CommandingOfficer of HMCS D’Iberville, Lieutenant-commander (LCdr)Lisane Albert, who also led the exercise.

We can confirm that the exercise was a great success and that weare constantly improving our emergency response capabilities.The main observations from this exercise are that there is a highlevel of interagency cooperation and that each organizationunderstands its individual responsibilities.

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Lieutenant-Commander Lisane Albert, commanding officer of HMCS D’Iberville, briefs all theparticipants before the beginning of DIBOPS 16.

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Participants in DIPOBS 16 inspect the small boats.

(Photo by MS Luc Yergeau.)


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Across Many Miles as Stalker of the SeasBy Lt(N) Toni El-Hage, INT O, NCSM Donnacona

rom the Mediterranean to the Aegean and into the BlackSea, the crew of Her Majesty’s Canadian Ship (HMCS)Fredericton adapted to the many changes that came our

way as we operated in a dynamic and unpredictable region of theworld.

Fredericton deployed on the 5th of January, 2016 from Halifax,on a 6-month deployment replacing HMCS Winnipeg in theMediterranean Sea as part of Operation REASSURANCE. A fewmonths earlier, I served a short stint as Winnipeg’s IntelligenceOfficer. In Fredericton however, I served in the capacity ofLanguage and Cultural Advisor (LCA).

As we made our way through the Strait of Gibraltar and joinedStanding NATO Maritime Group 2 (SNMG2), we began ourpatrols under the auspices of Operation ACTIVE ENDEAVOUR,NATO’s ongoing campaign against terrorist organizations’ use ofthe Mediterranean. Under SNMG2, Fredericton hailed andqueried hundreds of merchant ships which also served to informthem about NATO’s efforts against terrorist activities.

Upon completion of Operation ACTIVE ENDEAVOUR,Fredericton, along with her SNMG2 consorts, received newdirection to proceed to the Aegean Sea with the aim of monitor-ing and reporting on people-smuggling activities between Turkeyand Greece. This outcome came about as NATO member stateson February 11th 2016, ordered the immediate deployment ofSNMG2 to the Aegean Sea to patrol inside Greece and Turkishterritorial waters. Fredericton spent 45 days in the Aegean Seaproviding assistance to the European Union’s border agency,FRONTEX, in their efforts to counter human trafficking and crim-inal networks in the region.

From the Aegean Sea to the Black Sea, Fredericton proceedednorthward to promote security and stability in Central andEastern Europe. During our time in the Black Sea, Frederictonconducted operations with the Romanian, Bulgarian, and TurkishNavies in order to enhance the alliance and improve interoper-ability. Also while in the Black Sea, Fredericton conducted portvisits promoting diplomatic and defence relations with strategicpartners in the region.

Working within the framework of the Montreux Convention, a1936 multinational treaty which restricts outside navies’ access tothe Turkish Straits and Black Sea to 21 straight days, Frederictonexited the Black Sea and proceeded westward to execute a

range of tasks across a broad spectrum of operations in supportof NATO efforts in the region including, but not limited to surveil-lance, regional defence, diplomatic engagement, and capacitybuilding.

This deployment for me marked the longest continuous sea timeexperienced. I worked on a range of deliverables including theship’s keepsake deployment coin and made presentations perti-nent to cultural and situational awareness while in theMediterranean, and used my language skills as needed along thejourney. As a reservist, being aboard the Winnipeg and theFredericton was a wonderful opportunity to consolidate a rangeof skills and earn invaluable experience.

It can also be said that such hands-on experience was crucial tomy continuous development as a sailor and I am forever gratefulto all those who provided guidance and assistance along the way.Sea life may not be easy, but the camaraderie and friendshipsearned from across all messes makes us a team and we are proud,loyal, and dedicated in service of Canada at home and abroad.And finally, being deployed is not all work without play. Althoughwe were at sea for a few weeks at a time, we had the opportunityto proceed alongside cities such as Dublin, Casablanca, Athens,and Lisbon just to name a few. With fair winds and following seas,I would love to do it all over again given the opportunity.

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Lt(N) Toni El-Hage aboard HMCS Fredericton, Eastern Mediterranean Sea, Op REASSUR-ANCE ROTO4/NATO 2016.

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Ex UFG 16: A Naval Reservist’s Experience in KoreaBy Lt(N) Janet Lang, PAO, HMCS Cataraqui

o there I was, minding my own business in my office atmy day job, when out of the blue an opportunity to takepart in a combined simulation exercise came my way.

“Can you get away from your civilian job for three weeks to go toKorea?” asked my career manager, Lt(N) Lauzier. Who would sayno to that? Not this gal! A few short weeks and a lot of paperworklater, and after a 13+ hour flight, I was touching down in Seoul,Republic of Korea (ROK). My first impression was that it was thehottest place I had ever been – the temperature for the first twoweeks was on average 95 degrees Farenheit, plus humidity!

Although I cannot say much about what I did on the exercise,what I can tell you that it was one of the most interesting andvaluable learning experiences I have had in the Naval reserve.Along with nine other Canadian Armed Forces members, includ-ing Lt(N) Vermeulen from HMCS Tecumseh, I was tasked as anaugmentee to Ex ULCHI FREEDOM GUARDIAN (UFG). Ourrole was to represent Canada as members of the Multi-NationalCoordination Centre (MNCC) during UFG. The mission of theMNCC is to coordinate force reception, staging and onwardsmovement of United Nations Command (UNC) Sending Statecontributions to support the UNC mission and ROK – led defenseon the Korean Peninsula. Another Naval reservist, Captain (Navy)James Cotter, played an integral role in UFG as he is the newCanadian Defence Attaché in Korea.

UFG is an annual exercise designed to enhance Alliance readi-ness, protect the region and maintain stability on the Koreanpeninsula. Approximately 25,000 U.S. service members partici-pate in the annual two weeks exercise, along with a similarly sizedROK contingent. In addition to the U.S. and ROK, nine UnitedNations Sending States participated in UFG 16: Australia,Canada, Colombia, Denmark, France, Italy, Philippines, UnitedKingdom and New Zealand. In addition, the Neutral NationsSupervisory Commission observers monitored the exercise toensure it was in compliance with the 1953 Armistice Agreementfor the Restoration of the South Korean State. UFG is carried outin the spirit of the Oct. 1, 1953, ROK-U.S. Mutual DefenseTreaty and in accordance with the Armistice. The exercise alsohighlights the longstanding military partnership, commitment andenduring friendship between the two nations, helps to ensurepeace and security on the peninsula, and reaffirms the U.S. com-mitment to the Alliance.

One of the challenges I had to overcome was location and identi-fication of rank on foreign uniforms – it felt like basic trainingagain, with the ever-present fear of missing a salute for a seniorofficer! To make things even more challenging, U.S. and ROKmilitary personnel have a variety of combat uniforms for each ser-vice and they all wear the rank on different spots – and ROK rankis completely different from the U.S. system. I also learned thatU.S. personnel will salute while they are out for a run in PT gear

– I have to admit that I looked behind me for a General or otherhigh ranking officer when some running troops saluted as theypassed me one morning, as I was sure it wasn’t me they weresaluting for! A tip for anyone who finds themselves on duty at aU.S. base is to look at the person on the right of a group walkingtoward them – that is where U.S. protocol dictates the highestranking person walks. After some inquiries, I discovered that thistradition dates back to the times when swords were carried andyou did not block the sword arm of the senior person in case theyhad to defend themselves.

Working with my U.S. and ROK Public Affairs colleagues at theirwartime headquarters involved long days and lots of hard work,but the experience of working on such a high level exercise wasworth it. This is not to say that there was no time to enjoy our-selves during the time there. In addition to all of the work we did,my U.S. colleagues and I managed to find time after our shifts toexplore Seoul together. It is a city like no other, rich in history,with markets everywhere and street food vendors selling every-thing from chicken feet to squid on a stick. If it isn’t already onyour list of places to visit, you need to add it!

Throughout my time in Korea, I managed to dispel some of thestereotypes that they had about Canadians (no, we don’t all eatpoutine and live in igloos) and I even taught them how to prop-erly use the word “eh.” If you have the opportunity to go on acombined exercise like UFG during your career with the NavalReserve, I strongly recommend that you take it – you won’tregret it!

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A statue outside the Korea War Memorial museum in Seoul, Republic of Korea.

(Photo by Lt(N) Janet Lang.)


Navy and Army Units Partner for Joint Exercise in Hamilton By A/Slt Andrew McLaughlin, PAO, HMCS Star

s the sun rose on Fifty Point Conservation Area – justeast of Hamilton, Ontario – on May 29 2016, the chatterof birds and the hum of a light wind gave rise to the growl

of several vessels approaching; even though it was a fully-equipped platoon of Royal Hamilton Light Infantry embarkedaboard the boats of their neighboring Naval Reserve Division,HMCS Star, that was the only discernable sound. It was impera-tive that the amphibious force approached as silently as possible,and undetected; after all, the “enemy” was listening.

Approximately 150 members from Hamilton reserve units HMCSStar, the Royal Hamilton Light Infantry (RHLI), and 23 FieldAmbulance participated in a major joint training exercise in andaround Hamilton Harbour between May 27 and 29, 2016.Exercise RILEY DIEPPE included a number of scenarios involvingnavigation and the transport of an amphibious assault force.Naval vessels, called RHIBs (Rigid Hull Inflatable Boats) and vari-ous other military vehicles were used to transport participants, asthe reservists practiced joint operations with other CanadianArmed Forces (CAF) units from the region.

The exercise was supported by personnel and equipment fromthe Royal Canadian Corps of Signals, HMCS Hunter, HMCSPrevost and HMCS York, with the goal of deploying a NavalSecurity Team to support an amphibious assault.

The mission itself seemed simple: Effectively launch an amphibi-ous assault on Fifty Point Conservation Area, approximately 30kilometres away from the staging point at HMCS Star's water-front location. The RHIBs would transport troops, and patrolwaters while the infantry conducted their assault at the WinonaRange Urban Training Area, near the beachhead, and provide asecurity capacity for their safe return.

HMCS Star maintained C2 critical to any military mission – in afully manned Operations Centre; the dim red lighting and elec-tronic chart displays providing the type of realistic training thatthe CAF depends on to respond to contingencies around theworld.

23 Field Ambulance stood up a field hospital supported by theirfleet of ambulances and combat medics; while the Royal HamiltonLight Infantry conducted the amphibious assault landing, followedby an urban warfare training scenario targeting the main objectiveof the exercise: A mock enemy Surface to Air Missile site – guard-ed by an OPFOR (opposing force) made up of a selection of otherRHLI troops. Although the OPFOR put up a spirited defence, theRHLI assault succeeded in silencing the threat.

The value inherent in this type of exercise wasn’t lost onLieutenant Commander Stephen Churm, Maritime ComponentCommander for the exercise. “This type of training is necessaryto prepare CAF members for a variety of operations in land andsea environments, and maintain their readiness to respond toemergencies both at home and abroad,” he said.

“Star is dedicated to working with our partners on joint opera-tions and whole-of-government efforts that help us be better pre-pared for when we are needed most – usually when we expect itthe least” he said, as he oversaw the last boats return full of tiredsailors and soldiers after an exhausting but successful mission.“These are the types of scenarios that prepare CAF reservists forthe real thing; when an actual adversary may oppose ouramphibious operations.”

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Members of the Royal Hamilton Light Infantry (RHLI) return ashore after completing amphibi-ous landings during Exercise RILEY DIEPPE in Hamilton Ont., May 29, 2016.

(Photo by Master Seaman Mike Glenn, HMCS Prevost.)

Petty Officer Second Class Zachary Vaicius, of HMCS Star, instructs members of the RoyalHamilton Light Infantry (RHLI) on the proper use of the Hazardous Duty Life Jacket (HDLJ)during Exercise RILEY DIEPPE in Hamilton Ont., May 29, 2016.

(Photo: Master Seaman Mike Glenn, HMCS Prevost.)

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HMCS Moncton’s Bullring gets some new Paint By SLt Alaina Wade, MARS, HMCS Moncton

n the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) when a ship crossessignificant geographical areas such as across the ArcticCircle, around the horn of Africa, or across the equator,

there are traditions and ceremonies that go in hand. Most ofthese customs are older than the RCN, and were handed on fromthe British Royal Navy 106 years ago. These experiences are apoint of pride amongst sailors and ships alike, and are oftenmarked by the painting of the bullring a colour associated with thearea visited. In recent years visiting the Canadian prairies hasbeen added to the list. In 2012, Her Majesty’s Canadian Ship(HMCS) St. John’s visited Churchill Manitoba, and released amessage stating that if a warship visits Churchill or any other por-tion of a prairie province, the ship can paint her bullring green tocommemorate the sailors who call Alberta, Saskatchewan, andManitoba home.

Since the Canadian Prairie Provinces are for the most part land-locked, it is far rarer for a vessel to visit there than the crossingof any of the other lines. Until the Arctic Offshore Patrol Vesselsare operational, it is quite possible no other naval ships will havethis opportunity. HMCS Moncton, whose busy sailing schedulehas recently taken the ship and 40 crew members all over theworld on various operations and exercises just had the exception-al opportunity to pull into port in Churchill Manitoba. Surroundedby beluga whales and with Rear Admiral John Newton,Commander Joint Task Force Atlantic and Commander MaritimeForces Atlantic on board, Able Seaman Nicholas Ortiz and Sub-Lieutenant Benjamin Mason painted the bullring green whilemusic from the Tragically Hip played on the upper decks.

This Kingston Class vessel, manned by a blended crew of mem-bers from both the primary reserve and regular force is crossingboundaries and participating in significant exercises and opera-tions. It is a privilege for these sailors to put ‘boots on the ground’in our own northern communities which rarely get face to faceexposure with the RCN.

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RAdm Newton, joins the crew of HMCS Moncton for a picture alongside Churchill, Manitobawith their bullring freshly painted green.

(Photo by Master Seaman Peter Reed.)

Acting Sub Lieutenant Ben Mason and Able Seaman Nick Ortiz, the youngest members ofHMCS Moncton’s crew, paint the ship’s bullring green after having visited Churchill, Manitoba.

(Photo by Master Seaman Peter Reed.)


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IMPAC 2016 recently broughttogether 25,000 military person-nel from 25 different countries

with close to 1500 Canadian sailors, sol-diers and airmen and airwomen successful-ly integrating with our key allies from thePacific Rim. Underscoring the RIMPAC2016 theme of “capable, adaptive part-ners”, the Royal Canadian Navy demon-strated the ability once again to meetregional and global challenges for mutualbenefit.” As part of the RCN contributionto RIMPAC 2016, a small cadre of NavalReservists from across the country wasembedded with the USN’s CoastalRiverine Squadron 1 (CRS-1). These USNSquadrons provide layered defence fortheir ships at sea, and alongside at homeand in foreign waters.

The intent for the select embedded groupwas to explore and observe how CRS-1operated. During this unique opportunity,RCN sailors were afforded the opportunityto better understand how USN reservistsforce multiply their regular force brethren– through annual training events, and pre-

deployment readiness checks. RIMPAC2016 was an outstanding chance for oursailors to dig in and identify specific bestpractices and lessons learned from ourUSN counterparts to assist in the futuredevelopment of the RCN`s Naval SecurityTeams (NST).

The NST concept has been under develop-ment since December 2015 with the firstteam planned for generation and deploy-ment during Westploy 2017. The NSTmission is to deploy small RCN force pro-tection elements in defence of RCN assetsoverseas. The teams will be predominantlymade up of part time reservists deployingin their role as fleet augmentation. Thevision is that these security teams will helpstrengthen fleet force protection and sup-port ship’s company watch rotations in thefuture. This exciting new mission will beopen to Naval Reservists nationally; sailorsplease watch for the Canadian Forces task-ing plans and operations program(CFTPO) identifying the first team solicita-tion and apply to be part of the auguralteam.

Naval Security Team at RIMPAC 2016By Lt(N) Tim Turner, 2 IC, NST CFP

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NST member during RIMPAC 201.

(photo by LCdr Rob Taylor HMCS Donnacona.)

LCdr Rob Taylor, CO of HMCS Donnacona, onboard a USNCoastal Riverine Squadron Patrol boat, preparing to observeand support an escort of an HVU (High Value Unit) in to SanDiego Harbour. Photo by : lt(N) Tim Turner, 2 I/C NavalSecurity Team

NST member during RIMPAC 2016.

(photo by LCdr Rob Taylor HMCS Donnacona.)

n 29 June 2016, all Naval Reserve members working inQuebec City gathered both to celebrate the graduation ofmany Naval Cadets and to rename their school. Naval

Fleet School (Quebec).

This is much more than a name change; it is a step in the greatesttraining-related restructure undertaken in the Royal CanadianNavy (RCN) in recent decades. For over one hundred years, thou-sands of officers and seamen have been able to serve Canada’sNavy in a wide range of operations and exercises. But a numberof new challenges will be facing the men and women of the RCN.Future operations will be more diversified and complex owing toconstant technological improvements and the growing terroristthreat. In response, the RCN is introducing a new training systembased on innovation and efficiency. The future training systemwill stress training supported by new technologies. New sailorswill be able to benefit from various instructional methods no mat-ter where they are based. The new RCN training system will be amix of classroom courses with new teaching technologies avail-able, simulator training, distance learning with increased courseofferings, and training at sea in which each sailor will be plungedinto his or her work environment.

In sum, this training will follow a logical continuum starting withindividual instruction that will then focus on collective trainingdesigned to teach sailors to work together to achieve an opera-tional level. Meanwhile, such an extensive reworking of individualand collective training will need to proceed jointly with an infra-structure revitalization project. Previous holdings amounted to 80buildings spread over 24 locations across Canada. Several hun-dred classrooms are going unused and represent a significantwaste of space and resources.

That is why a campus approach has been adopted by the RCN.The concept is inspired by Canadian universities and colleges thatconsolidate their academic and support facilities in a relativelysmall geographical space. In accordance with this model, Navymilitary training infrastructure will be allocated to CampusAtlantic (Halifax) and Campus Pacific (Esquimalt). The two cam-puses have respectively a school and a centre of excellence with

a Naval Training Development Centre. They will be mandated todevelop and maintain Qualification Standards and Plans (QSPs),lesson plans and teaching resources, including multimedia materi-als and distance learning courses, in support of training sites scat-tered all across Canada.

Despite these changes, the Naval Fleet School (Quebec) willretain its Naval Reserve training role, though a number of cours-es—including Logistics, Naval Communicator, Naval CombatInformation Operator and others—will no longer be given there.The School has been refocused on recruit and Naval Cadet train-ing and will continue to train Marine Engineering SystemsOperators (MESO) and offer the Officer of the Day (OOD) andCoastal Operations (COPS) courses.

This period of RCN training system modernization is well under-way and will make it possible to continue effectively training thesailors of tomorrow while maximizing resources and facilitatingaccess to training for RCN members across the nation.


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Royal Canadian Navy training system modernizationBy Lt Nicolas Provencher, Standards, NFS(Q)

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Naval Fleet School (Quebec).

(Photo by PA Naval Reserve HQ.)


One Navy, One Sailor, Making a Difference By Lt(N) David Lewis, PAO, HMCS Prevost

ne of the tasks of the Naval Reserve is to generatetrained individuals to augment the fleet on any plat-form or shore capacity for defence missions, both at

home and abroad. Across the country, there are 24 NavalReserve Divisions which are committed to this task. These ClassA members are faced with the challenge of balancing academicendeavors, civilian employment, and family responsibilities, allthe while striving to maintain occupational excellence in theirchosen Naval trade. One such individual who has met the chal-lenge and serves as an example of a committed dedicatedreservist, is HMCS Prevost’s Master Seaman (MS) Steve Mahabir.

MS Mahabir joined the Naval Reserve shortly after completinghigh-school. “I was seeking employment that incorporatedphysical fitness with mental challenges”, he remembers, “I con-sidered many occupations across the Canadian Forces butMarine Engineering caught my eye as being a mentally andphysically demanding trade while allowing me to spend most ofmy career on the beautiful coasts of Canada.”

As a Maritime Engineering System Operator (MESO), MSMahabir consistently performs above his rank, training andexperience. Within HMCS Prevost and the Central Region he isconsidered a MESO subject matter expert. In addition to actingas the departments foremost instructor, he has been called uponto plan, lead and execute MESO training utilizing the KingstonClass Machinery Control Room Simulator IMTTS and theMaritime Diesel Training Unit (MDTU) center of excellence atPrevost.

“Being a part of the Royal Canadian Navy has greatly increasedmy mental discipline in being able to handle day-to-day stressand time management. It has given me to tools to become anoverall better teacher and leader. Being a Marine Engineer hasgreatly increased my problem solving skills.”

In his reasonably short time in the Reserve, Steve has compiledan impressive list of accomplishments. In 2011 while aboardHMCS St. John’s, he double-banked as EngineeringRoundsman (ER) in his off hours. After 7 days, he successfullypassed his walkthrough and was able to stand watches as ER. In2012, he stood his Engineering Officer of the Watch Board andwas awarded his Kingston Class B ticket. The same year, heplaced 1st in the Naval Reserve Trade Competition. In 2015,his efforts were instrumental in coordinating PVO MESO train-ing utilizing the Engineering Simulator at the Great LakesInternational Marine Training and Research Centre in Owen

Sound, Ontario. He continues to coordinate engineeringdepartments, support to small boat operations with a history ofsuccessful exercises, such as Exercise Erie Valour involving 5NRDs, Militia, RCMP, Great Lakes MSOC and the CanadianCoast guard.

LCdr Sean Batte, Commanding Officer of HMCS Prevost,beams with pride as he says, "LS Mahabir has embodied every-thing we would expect from the finest in the Royal CanadianNavy"

Professionalism, performance, initiative and dedication defineMS Mahabir. He speaks of his proudest moment of his career(so far) as standing his first watch as an Engineering Officer ofthe Watch. He is presently deployed to the west coast were heis consolidating his EEOW ticket, but will be returning to univer-sity this fall.

Asked about future plans, he responded, “My future goals with-in the Navy are finishing my training as a Marine Engineer, andbecoming the Chief Engineer onboard. In the civilian world, Iam still working towards being a Software Security Analyst forDND.”

He is just one of the thousands of Class A Reservists who arepersonally committed to the Vision and Mission of the NavalReserve.

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LS Mahabir conducts Marine Engineering Systems Operators training.

(Photo by Lt(N) David Lewis.)

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The CAAP way ahead! By Cdr Pokotylo, NAVRES INT Advisor and LCdr Head, CO, HMCS Hunter

lass A Analysis and Production (CAAP), full speedahead! At the direction of the Commander RCN, staffat the Director of Naval Information Warfare (DNIW)

and NAVRESHQ have completed the leg work to have PrimaryReserve Intelligence Sea community (P Res Int-Sea) support RCNoperations and missions through the production of intelligenceproducts for TRINITY, the Navy’s intelligence centre.

The mission of the Naval Reserve is to force generate trainedsailors and officers who can be employed at sea and ashore in awide range of missions. The Naval Reserve achieves its missionby being fully integrated into the RCN’s Force Generation (FG)and Force Employment (FE) processes and structures. Thisincludes, but is not limited to, the Naval Intelligence function.

The 2016/2017 NAVRES training calendar will see the nextstage in the development of CAAP. Building on the success ofproviding invaluable open source intelligence (OSINT) to TRINI-TY through the collective efforts and participation of IntelligenceSea officers across Naval Reserve Divisions, P Res Int-Sea ispreparing to respond to the next challenge - classified production.The CAAP production model will be a “Hub and Spoke” system:units with sufficient capacity to manage intelligence taskings, willbe hubs, those with less capacity will be referred to as a SPOKE.The production model will continue to be supported through theprovision of CAAP and Regenerative training weekends and workat units, as required.

More exciting for the community is the distribution of Level IIclassified systems to select NRDs across the country, for the pur-pose of all-source intelligence production. Prioritization for dis-tributing the Light Communication Systems (LCS) suites will focusinitially on NRDs, which have the personnel capacity to supportand sustain intelligence deliverables. This means those assignedto CAAP will be supporting RCN operational missions, throughTRINITY.

Embedded within TRINITY will be the newly created NAVRESIntelligence Production Coordinator (IPC), a Class B position.The IPC will be responsible for coordinating TRINITY’s intelli-gence tasks that can be accomplished by Class A personnel atNRDs. The IPC will liaise directly with the newly created (ClassA) NAVRES Tasking Authority (TA) to assign CAAP tasks to ana-lysts. Smaller NRDs, with less personnel capacity, will still havethe opportunity to provide support to a larger unit’s tasking viaopen source (OSINT) production. For those Reservists not partic-ipating in CAAP, but need to maintain skill-sets, the NavalPersonnel Training Group has been busy developing ReserveTraining Requirements (RTRs) that will be delivered through theregenerative training system of NAVRES; don’t sweat, theseRTRs are designed to ensure Intelligence – Sea (INT-SEA)Officers in NRDs remain current in core occupational skills andtradecraft.

The end state of this next phase will see P Res Int-Sea supportingthe role of Force Generator (FG) through augmentation andenhancement of TRINITY production capacity. In delivering onCAAP, the changes in the way PRes Int-Sea personnel areemployed in the NRD will have a positive impact on their level ofoccupation knowledge and overall exposure to the RCN’s intelli-gence enterprise. PRes Int-Sea personnel will maintain coreknowledge and skills by producing intelligence, thus reducing theamount of Regenerative Training required to ensure the requiredlevel of individual readiness. The all-source material produced willbe more easily integrated into the RCN’s regular intelligenceproducts and its value recognized.

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HMCS D'Iberville ORCA weekendBy Lt(N) Jocelyn Laroche, PAO, NAVRES HQ

From 22 to 24 April 2016, nine members of HMCSD’Iberville participated in the ORCA weekend in Victoria,British Columbia. Once the last member arrived on Fridaynight, the Grizzly crew was ready to begin the weekend-longtraining. For most of the members present, it was their firstshipboard familiarization. Under the command of Lt(N) NikitaKovaloff of HMCS D’Iberville, the official training began earlyon Saturday morning with safety procedures and everyone’sresponsibilities. Then, at the stroke of 0900 hours, the shipleft port for a day of scenarios at sea – a first for the majorityof the crew.

Naval Reservists onboard an ORCA in Victoria, British Columbia.

(Photo by Lt(N) Jocelyn Laroche.)


Painting commemorating the loss of HMCSAthabaskan presented to the Naval Museum of Quebec By Samuel Venière, historian, Naval Museum of Quebec

n 22 July 2016, Commodore (ret) Jean-Claude Michaud,on behalf of the Naval Association of Canada, presented theNaval Museum of Quebec with a painting of HMCS Haida

rescuing sailors thrown overboard during the torpedoing of HMCSAthabaskan in 1944. The work, “Canadian destroyer Haida stops topick up survivors from the Athabaskan,” was painted by WilliamMcDowell shortly after the war. The original hangs in the wardroom ofHMCS Bytown in Ottawa. A reproduction of the painting was present-ed by Mr Michaud to André Kirouac, Director of the Naval Museum, inan official ceremony held at the Museum. Others present were histori-an and Commander (ret) Charles-André Nadeau; Gaston Pettigrew, aRoyal Canadian Navy veteran who served in the Second World War;veteran and Naval Museum volunteer Octave Boulianne; and Paul-André Cloutier, also a Navy veteran.

HMCS Athabaskan was a Tribal-class destroyer commissioned by theRoyal Canadian Navy on 3 February 1943. She was struck by a torpe-do while fighting two German destroyers with HMCS Haida in theEnglish Channel on the night of 29 April 1944. The blast caused oneof the destroyer’s ammunition magazines to explode, and the shipquickly sank. After repelling the two enemy ships, the Haida quicklyheaded back to the site of the shipwreck, despite the danger, to rescuethe Athabaskan survivors from the icy waters. The Haida managed tosave 44 sailors. When it returned to the port of Plymouth, it was greet-ed with acclaim from the entire fleet. Their peers were well aware ofthe risk taken by the Haida’s crew and impressed by their courage andsolidarity.

One hundred and twenty-eight members of the Athabaskan’s crew per-ished at sea, and 83 were taken prisoner. Among the prisoners was asailor from Quebec, Émile Beaudoin. His life was saved by the Germancommander of the T24, the ship that had sunk the Athabaskan, whorescued him in the hours following the wreck. There is a display case inthe Naval Museum of Quebec honouring Émile Beaudoin.

The painting given to the Naval Museum shows the Haida crew lower-ing large rescue nets over its side so that the Athabaskan sailors couldgrab them and climb aboard. The work is a vibrant homage to the brav-ery and sense of duty of the Canadian crews who distinguished them-selves in the Second World War.

Bibliographie1. Limited Edition Print presented to HMCS Haida, Maritime Engineering

Journal, No. 72, Automne 2013, p. 17-19.2. Rescuing Athabaskan Survivors, Parks Canada, (online) refered back

to on July 25 2016. http://www.pc.gc.ca/eng/lhn-nhs/on/haida/natcul/page4.aspx3. The Navy in European Waters - Coastal Operations: United Kingdom

and European Waters, War Museum: Canada's Naval History(Online), refered back to on July 25 2016.

http://www.warmuseum.ca/cwm/exhibitions/navy/galery-e.aspx?sec-tion=2-E-4-a&id=13&cluster=&title

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Reserve component of Mar TechBy CPO 2 Shaun Perry

The transition from Marine Engineering System Operator(MESO) to Marine Engineer Technician (Mar Tech) took a big stepforward this July when the framework for the Reserve componentof Mar Tech was developed for RCN approval. This was comple-ted by a Reserve Engineering Working Group made up of seniorMESOs and NAVRES P&T staff that provided a detailed report tothe Commander Naval Reserve.

The Working Group’s main objectives were to provide recom-mendations that are in line with the Military EmploymentStructure (MES) and the Mar Tech study, in support of the NAV-RES mission of force generating trained Mar Techs that can beemployed at sea and ashore in a wide range of missions. In addi-tion, the reserve structure must provide a career path that includesachievable training requirements and employment in a predomi-nantly class A service while providing class B and C opportunities.

Upon approval of the Mar Tech reserve component, implemen-tation planning will commence to meet the Regular Force MARTECH target implementation date of 15 December 2016. Thiswill include studying the delta between the MESOs current quali-fications and the roles that reserves will do as Mar Techs.Occupation Manager Communiqués will be distributed throughthe Regional organizations to provide further details once thereserve component is approved and updates throughout theimplementation planning process.

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The Navy acknowledges the involvement of honorary Capt(N) Valerie Dion By LCdr Michel Audy, Executive Assistant NAVRES HQ and Lt(N) Benoit Plante, PAO, NAVRES HQ

n May 6, 2016, an appreciation night was held to honourValérie Dion on completing her mandate as HonoraryCaptain with the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN). This gala

event was presided over by the Deputy Commander of the RCN,Rear Admiral Ron Lloyd.

During this event, Rear-Admiral Lloyd presented Ms. Dion with acertificate of appreciation and a second Commendation from theCommander of the RCN. Such acknowledgements are rarely issuedand reflect the gratitude for Ms. Dion's five years of service with theRCN.

The role of Honorary Naval Captain is to be an ambassador for theRCN in the community. During her mandate, Ms. Dion fulfilled thisrole in an exceptional manner.

She was appointed to the position in October 2010, but her involve-ment with the Canadian Armed Forces military extends beyond thisappointment. Ms. Dion participated in the organization of militaryevents for more than 15 years. It all began when she was the trea-surer on the Board of Directors for the Quebec City InternationalFestival of Military Bands (FIMMQ).

In 2005, she and three other dedicated individuals created theRendez-vous naval de Québec (RVNQ). This world-class event drewmilitary ships from around the globe. After the resounding successof the 2008 edition, she took over as president of the event to planand present an equally tremendous second edition in 2010.

Because of her involvement in the 2010 edition, many Canadianslearned about the RCN during Naval Centennial events, and more-

over, she earned one of 75 RCN Centennial commemorative medal-lions. Her involvement continued with the RVNQ in 2012 and2014, including support for the commemorations of the War of1812 and the 50th anniversary of the Canadian Coast Guard.

Although Ms. Dion no longer wears the RCN uniform, she remainscommitted to promoting the RCN. Her significant contribution tothe Board of Directors of the RVNQ 2017 along with her extensiveexperience will bring the RCN an important ally and incomparablespokesperson to explain the key role of the RCN.

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Mrs Valérie Dion receives a gift from Rear-Admiral Ron Lloyd.

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Leading Seaman Camille Savoie of the HMCS Radisson is being pre-sented the Naval Reserve Petty Officer’s Coin, Chief Petty OfficerArseneault;

“For exceptional dedication, professionalism and leadership in enablingRoyal Canadian Navy recruits to excel as an instructor at 2 CanadianDivision Support Base Valcartier in summer 2016, while helping raisethe profile of our Navy by getting involved in the community to share theexperience of Navy life”.

The Coin was presented on September 17, 2016 at the HCMSRadisson by Chief Petty Officer Michel Giguère, Regional Chief PettyOfficer, East Region, Naval Reserve Headquarters.

(Photo by Lt(N) J. Beauchamp-Laliberté, HMCS Radisson, MRC.)

Ambassadors at the XXVIIth Inter-American NavalConference (12 -17 June 2016) By Lt(N) Jung Un (Christina) Lee, SO NAVRES Business Plan


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leven members of ten Naval Reserve Divisions and theHeadquarters augmented Royal Canadian Navy (RCN)Regular Force in hosting the XXVIIth Inter-American Naval

Conference (IANC), a biennial pan-American Navy affair, at theWestin Hotel in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

On June 8 2016, sixty-five RCN Regular Force and Naval Reservepersonnel from coast to coast, including the far away coast inEngland, came to Halifax in order to receive training and to executeIANC. The Senior Staff Officer of IANC, Lieutenant CommanderAlexis Dieryckx, called it a “Ship’s Company”.

Led by the IANC Secretary General, Rear-Admiral John Newton,and IANC Director, Captain (Navy) Chris Sutherland, the IANC-Ship’s Company hosted 80 attendees comprised of the Heads of thenavy from fourteen countries, their spouses and observers. Thetheme of the year was “Future Maritime Operating Environment”and Vice-Admiral M. Norman during the opening ceremony stated,“The Inter-American Naval Conference is a valuable mechanism todiscuss global maritime issues, exchange ideas, and find ways for ournavies to work together better in what amounts to a massive oper-ating environment. The RCN appreciates the importance that theGovernment of Canada places on relationship-building in theAmericas.”

Delegates of Argentina, Brazil, Bolivia, Canada, Chile, Colombia, ElSalvador, Honduras, Mexico, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, the UnitedStates, and Uruguay each had one RCN Liaison Officer appointedfor the duration of the Conference. The Canadian Defence Attachésin Brazil, in Cuba and in Colombia, the RCN representative who

attended the previous IANC, two former participants of REGULUSprogram [who spent 5 months each on an exchange with ChileanNavy] and graduates of Staff College on exchange program in Chilewere in the midst of the Liaison Officer training imparting generalknowledge about the participating nations.

Throughout the training period, the Director of IANC made thepoint to remind the Ship’s Company that “we are the ambassadorsof the RCN and Canada”. In addition to IANC Ship’s Company,

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Bilateral meetings during IANC between the senior leadership of RCN andMarina de Guerra del Perú.

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every branch of the CFB Stadacona Base also supported theConference. The members of the Stadacona Band, for example,performed bagpipe tunes and highlander dances during theAdmiral’s Mess Dinner in Juno Tower. The Maritime Museumoffered tours and briefings on Canadian Naval history. HMCS St.Johns, moored alongside Bishop’s Landing, along with the SeaCadets, showcased the sunset ceremony where the CanadianDelegate in the Conference and the then Deputy Commander ofRCN, Vice-Admiral R. Lloyd offered a toast for “partnership andfriendship”.

The ambassadors of the XXVIIth IANC, consisted of clearly verydiverse individuals of all ranks and varying specialties, components,elements, experiences, talents, and birth places. Likewise, the four-teen Liaison Officers, many of who have Latin-American culturalheritage, or have lived there, representing Canada in one uniformwere a reflection of Canadian multiculturalism, personnel resourcesand, above all, strength.

Under the umbrella of One Navy the participating reservists provid-ed a strategic source of personnel who are not only “twice the citi-zen” but ambassadors of equal strength for RCN and Canada.Knowing this, we, the RCN, accomplished our mission success inHalifax. Having experienced such a success as a Ship’s Company,each of us left the Conference with confidence and motivation tostrive to be the same at our respective units.

MS L.E. Arongaus (Clerical Staff) HMCS BRUNSWICKER

LS D.C. Boucher (Clerical Staff) HMCS CARLETON

MS D.A. Garcia (Clerical Staff) HMCS YORK

LS T.A. Garcia Ruiz (Clerfical Staff) HMCS RADISSON

AB M.J.C. Larivière (Clerical Staff) HMCS MONTCALM

OS O.I. Espinoza (Security) HMCS DONNACONA

LS M.C. Hale (Security) HMCS TECUMSEH

MS M.C.S. Oleynik (Security) HMCS SCOTIAN

SLt O.G.Corona Puente (Liaison Officer) HMCS CARLETON

Lt(N) J.U.C. Lee (Liaison Officer) NAVRES HQ

Lt(N) S.G. Rivera (Liaison Officer) HMCS PREVOST

LCdr K.A. Casby (EA-Comdr RCN) C Navy

In 2018, the XXVIIIth IANC will take place in Colombia and the offi-cial languages of the Conference are English, Spanish, andPortuguese.

Ref: Naval Reserve Mission, Vision & Roles

Women in the RCNDo you have a female ancestor or relative who served inthe Canadian Navy between 1910 and 1946? Or knowanyone else who has?

The CFB Esquimalt Naval and Military Museum in Victoria – notthe Maritime Museum of BC - has a project to identify and recordthe names of all the women who once served in our Navy duringthe period noted: nursing sisters, doctors, technicians, dieticians,Physios and members of the WRCNS (Wrens). This also includesthose Canadian women who may have joined the WRNS duringthe First World War.

On completion, it is our intention to publish the information inbook form.

Currently, we have some 8,000 names in our data files but a lotof the info is incomplete: e.g. we hold the married names of 200Wrens but have no relevant maiden names; for others, we lackmany married names, service numbers, ranks and trades.

We wish to record the following information for each person:

1. Service number

2. Maiden name

3. Married name(s) where applicable

4. First name (s)

5. Nickname where applicable

6. Rank attained

7. For the Wren's, their Navy trade or occupation.

We are also looking for high definition images [300 dpi or better]of the women in naval uniform, plus copies of diaries, note books,letters, obituaries, and any naval documents like a station card,leave chit, draft order, etc.

If you can assist, please contact me at the address below or viaClare Sharpe at [email protected] .

Looking forward to hearing from you.

Yours aye

Dave Freeman, LCdr RCN Ret’d.Naval & Military Museum, CFB Esquimalt, PO Box 17000 Stn ForcesVictoria, BC V9A 7N2


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wenty years ago on September 21st 1996, the CanadianNavy commissioned HMCS Kingston, the first MaritimeCoastal Defence Vessel. When I was asked to write about

my experiences in the ships, it was difficult to fathom; I was ashiny new MARS II graduate at that time, just returned to HMCSCabot from my first summer of military training. Twenty years?Are you sure?

Being so new to the Navy environment back then, I had no ideaexactly how big an impact these ships would have over the nexttwo decades. I remember the excitement in Cabot as sailors of alltrades eagerly anticipated fulfilling the Navy’s mandate to crewthese new ships. For many, this meant less competition for full-time employment, an opportunity for extended sailing and contin-uous training towards occupational advancement. As one officercommented, many Reservists (myself included) would go out tothe Coast for training, go to sea and become a “lifer”. The shipshave and continue to provide opportunity for sailors with full-timecivilian careers to get to sea, earn qualifications and progressthrough the ranks with significant training and operational expe-rience as senior hands and heads of departments, Coxswains andCommanding Officers.

I started my training in the YAGs, Gate Vessels, Patrol Boats andMine Sweeping Auxiliaries, and finished it in HMCS Nanaimo,the first KIN Class ship on the West Coast. NAN had been inEsquimalt Harbour about a year when I walked onboard forMARS IV. She would be the ship in which I would earn mybridge watch keeping certificate, the ship to which I would beposted three additional times, and ultimately the ship I wouldCommand. Without the KIN Class, that last step would undoubt-edly have been out of reach. For me, these ships were where Igrew up, learned lessons, made mistakes, made friends andfound my calling.

Going back through old pictures it is amazing to see how muchthey have changed to meet their growing and evolving roles. TheBridge and Ops Room are virtually unrecognizable, with addition-al and upgraded equipment to achieve those new responsibilities.The once vacant yellow bulkheads in the Messes are now piecesof history, decorated with mementos of deployments, port visitsand the legacy of members past. The Sweepdeck is a beehive ofactivity which continuously evolves with the tasks at hand.

Those tasks have changed too. The role of the KIN Class hasevolved to an extent most of us couldn’t imagine back in the mid90’s. As proficiencies grew, the ships transitioned from a primar-ily MARS IV/force generation role into payload trials and minewarfare training and then into larger exercise participation andbroader ranging deployments. We continue to work closely withand in support of OGDs like Fisheries and Oceans, the CoastGuard and the RCMP. KIN Class ships have provided domesticsupport in times of crisis, responding to tragedies like the SwissAir disaster, providing security for major events like OP PODIUM,and most now working with our US partners in OP CARIBBE.Ships’ companies have watched the sun rise and set in theAtlantic, Pacific and Arctic Oceans, off the coasts of Hawaii,South America, the Caribbean Islands and in Europe.

Granted, we have had our share of challenges, especially in theNRDs. The initiative has certainly done its part in providing asupporting and augmenting role to the Fleet and as a force gen-erator for the Regular Force. During my recent time in HMCSGriffon, I was astounded at the number of exceptional sailorswho hailed from Thunder Bay but found their place at sea, leav-ing the unit at a critical shortage of senior and qualified person-nel. I guess sometimes we’re too good at what we do! Despitethis, I am inspired by the keen junior sailors I see returning fromtheir summer sailing adventures ready to put their new skills towork. Our challenge looking forward is continuing to find the bal-ance between full-time and part-time employment, ensuring theNRD is equipped to both force generate and accommodate sailorstransitioning back to their home units.

From my personal experience, I firmly believe the Naval Reservehas garnered more credibility and visibility than ever over the pasttwenty years. Our sailors regularly work side by side with theirRegular Force peers in all classes of ships, adapting to changingcircumstances and consistently “punching above their weightclass”. I believe the KINGSTON Class has done that for us. Andwe are far from finished.

My experience aboard Kingston classBy Cmdr Michele Tessier, CO Coastal Forces, CFP HQ

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n 21 September1996, Canada’sfirst Maritime

Coastal Defence Vessel,HMCS Kingston, wascommissioned into ser-vice to the RoyalCanadian Navy for theNaval Reserve. Elevenother ships of the same classwould follow; the last, HMCS Summerside,was commissioned in July 1999.

It is interesting to note that the first ship ofthis class was supposed to be christenedHMCS Frontenac and that its bells hadalready been cast. One of them has beenconserved in the collections of the NavalMuseum of Quebec, even though the shipnever existed. The name Frontenac wassuggested because of the fort of the samename in Kingston, Ontario. The shipswere supposed to be the Forts Class.

That idea was abandoned a few monthsbefore the launch of the first ship andreplaced with the name of the city associ-ated with Fort Frontenac: Kingston.However, the ship’s emblem preserved aFrontenac connection by incorporating the

griffon from the coat of arms of theGovernor of New France.

These ships’ mission mainly involvescoastal surveillance, counter-narcoticsoperations, and training. Their de-miningrole has diminished over the years, as thethreat of mines has decreased.

In the past two decades, the Kingston-classships have taken part in many operationson Canada’s three oceans. Some wereparticularly memorable. In 1998, HMCSGlace Bay and its crew participated in thesearches following the crash of Swiss Airflight 111 off Peggy’s Cove, Nova Scotia.Also, while on patrol, the ships have occa-sionally made major drug busts, like theone in 2015 when HMCS Goose Bay andHMCS Shawinigan, accompanied by theAmerican frigate USS Kauffman, inter-cepted a ship transporting 1 017 kilo-grams of cocaine.

For 20 years, the Kingston-class ships andtheir crews have demonstrated the valuesof the Royal Canadian Navy and the NavalReserve of Canada, living up to the latter’smotto, “De l’audace, encore de l’audace ettoujours de l’audace.”

Twenty years of the Kingston classBy André Kirouac, director, Naval Museum of Quebec

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Bell of HMCS Frontenac.

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Touching the stonesTo read the article of Lt(N) David Lewis, see the RCNwebsite/Naval Reserve News/June 15, 2016.

The Battle of the Atlantic Memorial at HMCS Prevost in London, Ont.

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Capitaine de frégate/CommanderMERCER INT-SEA/RENS MER C NAVY 2016.06.18HAMILTON MAR SS/MARS DON 2016.01.01KARLE MAR SS/MARS SEA TRAIN 2016.07.18SORSDAHL MAR SS/MARS QG RESNAV/NAVRES HQ 2016.01.01TESSIER MAR SS/MARS 4 GOM/MAROPCGRU 4 2016.07.15

Capitaine de corvette/Lieutenant-CommanderBALFOUR AUM/CHAPLAIN QG RESNAV/NAVRES HQ 2016.03.01CASBY INT-SEA/RENS MER C NAVY 2016.02.15ALAIN LOG-MER/LOG-SEA QCH 2016.01.01GAGNON LOG-MER/LOG-SEA QG RESNAV/NAVRES HQ 2016.06.17STEWART LOG-MER/LOG-SEA CHW 2016.01.01CHURM MAR SS/MARS STA 2016.01.01EDGEWORTH MAR SS/MARS YOR 2016.01.01LEROUX MAR SS/MARS DON 2016.01.01MARRIOTT MAR SS/MARS CAT 2016.01.01MILLET MAR SS/MARS MAL 2016.01.01RICE MAR SS/MARS SEA TRAIN 2016.06.03ST-LAURENT MAR SS/MARS CHN 2016.01.01

Lieutenant de vaisseau/Lieutenant(N)CLEMENT INT-SEA/RENS MER CHN 2016.07.21NASSAR INT-SEA/RENS MER CAR 2016.04.12CHITTIM LOG-MER/LOG-SEA HUN 2016.07.25MARIN LOG-MER/LOG-SEA QG RESNAV/NAVRES HQ 2016.03.05WONG LOG-MER/LOG-SEA DON 2016.03.15PATHAK MAR SS/MARS CAR 2016.05.30TIMPERLEY MAR SS/MARS DON 2016.04.27

Enseigne de vaisseau de 1re classe/Sub-LieutenantBROCHU INT-SEA/RENS MER RAD 2016.08.26DALLYN INT-SEA/RENS MER UNI 2016.01.13ELLIOTT INT-SEA/RENS MER HUN 2016.04.02FULLER INT-SEA/RENS MER GRI 2016.08.26LEBLANC INT-SEA/RENS MER DON 2016.08.26METCALFE INT-SEA/RENS MER HUN 2016.08.26PARCHER INT-SEA/RENS MER YOR 2016.08.26SIMARD INT-SEA/RENS MER CHN 2016.08.26TUCKER INT-SEA/RENS MER CAB 2016.04.19ALLARD LOG-MER/LOG-SEA DIB 2016.03.05CUI LOG-MER/LOG-SEA PVO 2016.06.14DENAULT-BEAUCHAMP LOG-MER/LOG-SEA DON 2016.07.22JEAN LOG-MER/LOG-SEA MTM 2016.05.16LORANGER LOG-MER/LOG-SEA QG RESNAV/NAVRES HQ 2016.05.04LOWER LOG-MER/LOG-SEA GRI 2016.02.26BOSTON MAR SS/MARS EDM 2016.02.29MASON MAR SS/MARS SCO 2016.09.02MURPHY MAR SS/MARS WHI 2016.07.28ROJAS MAR SS/MARS NOH 2016.07.18ANDERSON OAP/PAO BRU 2016.06.17

Enseigne de vaisseau de 2e classe/Acting Sub-LieutenantANOBIS INT-SEA/RENS MER CAB 2016.08.26BROCHU INT-SEA/RENS MER RAD 2016.08.26BUCHHOLTZ INT-SEA/RENS MER NOH 2016.08.26CHAMPAGNE INT-SEA/RENS MER NOH 2016.08.26CUILLERIER INT-SEA/RENS MER DON 2016.06.29

FULLER INT-SEA/RENS MER GRI 2016.08.26HOLISKO INT-SEA/RENS MER CAB 2016.07.07KARAGEOZIAN INT-SEA/RENS MER DON 2016.06.29KIM INT-SEA/RENS MER YOR 2016.08.26METCALFE INT-SEA/RENS MER HUN 2016.08.26ROWE INT-SEA/RENS MER SCO 2016.08.29SIMARD INT-SEA/RENS MER CHN 2016.08.26TAYYAB INT-SEA/RENS MER STA 2016.06.29TONG-PROULX INT-SEA/RENS MER DIB 2016.06.29DAMTWE LOG-MER/LOG-SEA CHW 2016.06.29ELLIS LOG-MER/LOG-SEA YOR 2016.05.07ST-AUBIN LOG-MER/LOG-SEA STA 2016.06.29CHENG MAR SS/MARS DIS 2016.06.29COFFEY MAR SS/MARS CAT 2016.08.26GODIN MAR SS/MARS DON 2016.08.26HAMM MAR SS/MARS GRI 2016.08.26HILLIER MAR SS/MARS STA 2016.06.29ISKANDER MAR SS/MARS CAT 2016.08.26KODIS MAR SS/MARS CAT 2016.08.26LEE MAR SS/MARS DIS 2016.06.29LENSSEN MAR SS/MARS YOR 2016.06.29LIPINSKI MAR SS/MARS NOH 2016.08.26MASSE MAR SS/MARS DON 2016.06.29MORALES MAR SS/MARS NOH 2016.08.26NGUYEN MAR SS/MARS YOR 2016.06.29NIESEL MAR SS/MARS PVO 2016.08.26PARK MAR SS/MARS CAR 2016.06.29SIMON MAR SS/MARS DON 2016.02.26SZACHURY MAR SS/MARS QUE 2016.07.11

Premier maître de 1er classe/Chief Petty Officer 1nd ClassSIHVONEN MAN/BOSN PCC(Q) 2016.07.18LAVIOLETTE OP-EICM/NCI OP CAR 2016.04.01CHESLEY CSGPR-MR/PRES GS-NCM BRU 2016.01.28

Premier maître de 2e classe/Chief Petty Officer 2nd ClassKRAEMER MAN/BOSN STA 2016.01.01JOHNSON OSMN/MESO CAR 2016.01.01LEBLANC COMM NAV/NAV COMM MAL 2016.01.01DZIVER OP-EICM/NCI OP TEC 2016.01.01VEMB PIP/PID SCO 2016.01.01

Maître de 1re classe/Petty Officer 1st ClassHAYCOCK MAN/BOSN PCC(Q) 2016.07.16PLOURDE MAN/BOSN DIB 2016.06.17WEHNES MAN/BOSN TEC 2016.01.01JEAN LOG-MER (TEC APPRO) MTM 2016.03.30ANDREWS OSMN/MESO HUN 2016.04.16FOURNIER OSMN/MESO CHN 2016.01.01LEBLOND OSMN/MESO MTM 2016.01.01RIGGS OSMN/MESO CAB 2016.04.16GENDRON MUS/MUSCN CAB 2016.01.01ZEKVELD MUS/MUSCN STA 2016.01.01LEBEL OP-EICM/NCI OP 4 GOM/MAROPCGRU 4 2016.06.17THOMSON OP-EICM/NCI OP QCH 2016.01.01THIBEAULT PIP/PID MTM 2016.01.01

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Matelot-chef/Master SeamanANSARI MAN/BOSN YOR 2016.07.22FISCHER MAN/BOSN HUN 2016.01.01GONCALVES MAN/BOSN PVO 2016.02.19PAQUETTE MAN/BOSN BFC/CFB HALIFAX 2016.01.01PARADIS MAN/BOSN KIN 2016.01.01ROZON MAN/BOSN MAL 2016.01.01SAVINOV MAN/BOSN CAB 2016.07.22TALLIS MAN/BOSN MTM 2016.01.01CHESHIRE CUIS/COOK HUN 2016.01.01JOUBERT CUIS/COOK QG RESNAV/NAVRES HQ 2016.06.06AULD OSMN/MESO PVO 2016.01.01BOUCHARD OSMN/MESO BFC/CFB ESQUIMALT 2016.08.01FISCHER OSMN/MESO CAT 2016.02.23GARBA OSMN/MESO YOR 2016.07.19HENDERSON OSMN/MESO KIN 2016.07.22NORTH OSMN/MESO SCO 2016.08.15BOURGAULT MUS/MUSCN ENFC/CFFS ESQUIMALT 2016.03.10FRANCOEUR MUS/MUSCN MTM 2016.05.15SOWERY-QUINN MUS/MUSCN STA 2016.01.01BAIRD COMM NAV/NAV COMM QCH 2016.09.01CSESZKO COMM NAV/NAV COMM STA 2016.01.01FLANNERY COMM NAV/NAV COMM HUN 2016.01.01CROWDER OP-EICM/NCI OP TEC 2016.01.01SUTHERLAND OP-EICM/NCI OP CAT 2016.01.01ARSENEAULT PIP/PID MTM 2016.02.19BIGGS PIP/PID TEC 2016.01.01BOUDREAU PIP/PID TEC 2016.08.01MACALEESE PIP/PID UPF(P)/FDU(P) 2016.07.18THORLEY PIP/PID UPF(P)/FDU(P) 2016.08.01BECH COMMIS SGR/RMS CLK BFC/CFB ESQUIMALT 2016.01.15BURKE COMMIS SGR/RMS CLK SCO 2016.08.01CAMIRAND-GAGNON COMMIS SGR/RMS CLK RAD 2016.01.01CAYER COMMIS SGR/RMS CLK 5 GOM/MAROPSGRU 5 2016.06.01HOWELL COMMIS SGR/RMS CLK CAT 2016.06.16HUTCHINSON COMMIS SGR/RMS CLK SCO 2016.08.01LEMUS COMMIS SGR/RMS CLK 4 GOM/MAROPCGRU 4 2016.01.01LEPAGE COMMIS SGR/RMS CLK CHN 2016.01.01MELENDEZ-RODRIGUEZ COMMIS SGR/RMS CLK PVO 2016.01.01ROY-GAGNON COMMIS SGR/RMS CLK QG RESNAV/NAVRES HQ 2016.07.01ESSIER COMMIS SGR/RMS CLK QG RESNAV/NAVRES HQ 2016.08.16VERKOEYEN TEC APPRO/SUP TECH CAT 2016.01.01

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C. BÉLANGER CMDT NAVRES/ COMD NAVRES BZ QG RESNAV/NAVRES HQ 2016MS/MATC M. MARIN DE L'ANNÉE/ MLYNARCZYK SAILOR OF THE YEAR HMCS/NCSM YORK 2016LCDR/CAPC MENTION ÉLOGIEUSEE.H. SWAYZE DU CMDT MRC/ COMD RCN COMMENDATION HMCS/NCSM GRIFFON 2016PO1/M1 M. LANDRY CMDT NAVRES/ COMD NAVRES BZ QG RESNAV/NAVRES HQ 2016D. THIBEAULT COMD NAVRES BZ CMDT NAVRES QG RESNAV/NAVRES HQ 2016MS/MATC M.K.G. COMD NAVRES BZLEBLANC CMDT NAVRES HMCS/NCSM RADISSON 2016

LCDR/ COMD RCN BZCAPC J.J. BALFOUR CMDT MRC HMCS/NCSM QUEEN 2016LT(N)/LTV I.A. DANILA COMD NAVRES BZ CMDT NAVRES HMCS/NCSM TECUMSEH 2016MS/MATC K.P. LAING COMD NAVRES BZ CMDT NAVRES HMCS/NCSM TECUMSEH 2016MS/MATC J.O. EMODE COMD NAVRES BZ CMDT NAVRES HMCS/NCSM YORK 2016

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HMCS/NCSM QUEEN COMD NAVRES BZ CMDT NAVRES 2016HMCS/NCSM COMD NAVRES BZCATARAQUI CMDT NAVRES 2016HMCS/NCSM COMD NAVRES BZCARLETON CMDT NAVRES 2016HMCS/NCSM COUPE DU COMMODORE/DONNACONA COMMODORE'S CUP 2016

Le PM 1 David Arsenault, M.M.M., C.D., est nommé membre de l’Ordre dumérite militaire par Son Excellence le très honorable David Johnston, C.C.,C.M.M., C.O.M., C.D., gouverneur général et commandant en chef du Canada,à Rideau Hall le 3 juin 2016.(Photo : Le Cplc Vincent Carbonneau, Rideau Hall.)

CPO1 David Arsenault, M.M.M, C.D. is inducted in the Order of Military Meritby His His Excellency the Right Honourable David Johnston, C.C., C.M.M.,C.O.M., C.D., Governor General and Commander-in-Chief of Canada at RideauHall on 3 June, 2016.(Photo: MCpl Vincent Carbonneau, Rideau Hall)

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Vol. 25, No 3, October 2016 - Royal Canadian Navy · Top left: Op CARIBBE 16-A crewmember checks her bearings. (Photo by PAO.) Top middle: Bottom search during Exercise TRADEWINDS