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HMCS OTTAWA FAMILY BRIEFWELCOME TO THE 2 APRIL 2017

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CDR Sylvain BelairCommanding Officer

LCdr Chris RochonExecutive OfficerCPO1 Al DarraghCoxswainThe Command Team

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Ottawa POSEIDON CUTLASSMon 6 Mar Thu 23 Mar 17

NumberEventDate 1Depart Esquimalt06 Mar 2Alongside San Diego09 Mar 3MISSILEX10-12 Mar 4Pearl Harbour23-27 Mar 3124

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MRI Missile Shoot - 10 Mar 174

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MRI Missile Shoot 10 Mar 175

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SURFIREX - 11 Mar 176

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Helo Ops - 15 Mar 177

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BBQ - 16 Mar 178

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Happy St. PatricksDay17 Mar 179

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Replenishments at Sea10

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OTT has conducted 5 RAS since departing9 Mar 17 with USNS Henry J. Kaiser, received 215 000 L of Fuel ($283 585 at $131.9/L)13 Mar 17 with USNS Henry J. Kaiser, received 115 000 L of Fuel ($151 685)19 Mar 17 with USNS Rappahanock, received110 000L of Fuel ($145 090)22 Mar 17 with USNS Guadalupe, received105 000L of Fuel ($138 495)28 Mar 17 Two Point RAS with Heavy Jackstay with USNS Guadalupe, received 80 000L of Fuel ($105 520)

Replenishment at Sea Info11

Damage Control Training12

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Engineers at Work13

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The Crew

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The Crewhttps://www.facebook.com/HMCSOttawa/

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Entrance to Pearl Harbour - 23 Mar 1716

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Hands Fall In/Promotions17

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Hands Fall In/Promotions18

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DecorationsOSM Expedition: LS WarrenOSM Expedition: OS HenryOSM Expedition: PO2 HansonOSM Expedition: LS BlissCanadian Forces Decoration : PO2 Baldwin

CertificatesBridge Watchkeeper Certificate: Slt HongMinor Warship Watchkeeper Certificate: Slt HughesAuxiliary Machinery Operator : AB LongWeapons Engineering Technician Maintainer OJPR : LS RichardNaval Environmental Training Package: OS Gingras Naval Environmental Training Package: OS Dulisch

Awards Handed Out19

Sea Service InsigniaGun Metal (180 sailing days)Slt NguyenSgt StorryLS PrinceLS FenwickLS DesmaraisLS NicolleLS FuLS MacKinnonLS CholakLS PeerLS KuiperLS TipperLS Wilson

Gun Metal (Continued)AB MarotteAB KoppAB LongAB BeeAB HibbsBronze (737 sailing days)MS OrbanLS Van NusSilver (1095 sailing days)LCdr RochonGold (1460 sailing days)CPO2 Kranz20Awards Handed Out

Luau in Hawaii21

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28 deployment days away & 5709 NM travelled,

amount of fuel burned 740 000 L

# of flex updates 52

# of bullets fired 5228

# of gash pucks 89

# of smokes thrown 31

# of data transmitted 237GB

# of data received 123GB

# of RAS songs suggested to & rejected by the CO - 23

Fun Facts22Crew consumption:Bacon 250kgMilk 2000LCoffee 450LbsBread 900 LoavesEggs 13500The moon and the stars:Were beginning to see the moon in a different light. The direction the moon changes phases is different between the northern and southern hemisphere and as we travel closer to the equator the moon now resembles the smile of the Cheshire Cat. A big grin among the stars.

Time:We are 18 hours ahead of Victoria.We skipped Sunday 2 Apr when we crossed the international dateline.

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Sailors of the Day23PO1 John Cross and PO2 Pierre Forget Senior cooks on board Dedicated to improve meal quality and versatility

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OTT received 8 bags (94kg) of mail in Pearl HarborExpecting 23 bags (236kg) of mail in our next dispatchThank you for all the support!Thank you for the Care Packages!24

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Credits25

PhotographsMS Bourassa, Lt(N) Buss, MS Mathe, OS Henry, PO1 Montreuil, PO2 Fenwick-Wilson

SlidesLt(N) Poulin, MS Bourassa, PO1 DagenaisMFRC Reps

Fun factsOttawa fun fact spreadsheet

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