HMCS Charlottetown intercepts narcotics shipment

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VOLUME 45, ISSUE 10
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MONDAY, MAY 14, 2012
HMCS Charlottetown intercepts narcotics shipment
By Lt(N) Jessica MacDonald
TF Charlottetown
“UAV flying stations.” The pipe
echoes
throughout
HMCS
Charlottetown. There is a small
boat in the vicinity of the Canadian
Warship suspected of illegal
activity, and the ScanEagle Unmanned Arial Vehicle (UAV) is being sent to investigate.
On May 5, during her first couple
of days operating with Combined
Task Force 150 (CTF150), HMCS
Charlottetown successfully intercepted a narcotics shipment in the
Gulf of Aden and the UAV played a
key role in the operation.
“The patrol area is difficult to
search because it is so vast – 2.5
million square miles of international waters,” said Lt(N) Ian Bilodeau,
Above Water Warfare Officer on
Charlottetown. “The vessels that
we are searching for are so small
they can be difficult to pick up on
our radars – it’s like searching for a
needle in a haystack. However, the
UAV – with its incredible stealth
and operating endurance – was able
to covertly look at a large piece of
the haystack, zoom in with incredible detail and determine that a vessel was suspicious.”
The UAV located the skiff (smaller boat typically with an outboard
motor) and gave command eyes on
the contact to make an assessment
of
suspicious
activity.
Charlottetown’s CH-124 Sea King
was sent to search and locate the
dhow (larger fishing-type vessel
commonly used for transporting
goods in the region) to continue to
investigate the developing situation.
“When the ship gave us permission to go overt and proceed to the
vessels they were already exchanging packages,” said Maj David
Holmes, Air Officer on the ship and
one of the pilots who was flying
during the operation. “We gathered
intelligence and then the vessels
left in opposite directions.”
The skiff continued on a course
towards Charlottetown when it realized it was heading toward a warship, the crew began rapidly dumping the cargo. The helicopter was
able to retrieve two packages from
the water and Charlottetown’s
rigid-hulled-inflatable boat retrieved the remaining eight packages. All packages contained a total
of 270 kilograms of hashish.
Later, Charlottetown conducted
a boarding on the suspicious dhow.
Charlottetown’s boarding team
established the vessel to be stateless
and carried on with an extensive
search of the vessel under Canadian
Law.
“By being here we are making a
difference,” emphasizes Cdr Wade
Carter. “Ninety per cent of global
trade is conducted by sea. The
world depends on maritime shipping to transport vital supplies such
as food and fuel. Operations such as
these help ensure that maritime security is maintained by ensuring
that profit isn’t made by harmful
substances and that these activities
do not become a conduit for facilit-
HMCS Charlottetown's Boarding Party Team conduct a search of a suspect dhow while its Sea King helicopter provides cover, in the Gulf of Aden while on Operation ARTEMIS on May 5, 2012.
LT(N) DARREN PUTTOCK, DND-MDN CANADA
ating terrorism.”
This year alone, CTF 150 has
seized nearly 700 kilograms of illegal narcotics with an estimated
value of nearly $50 million. “Although our mission here is much
the same as it was in the Mediterranean,” said Cdr Carter. “I’m proud
of how my crew reacted to this drug
interdiction operation. They put
their training to the test and executed our plan seamlessly.”
U.S. Navy Captain John Carter,
Chief of Staff, Combined Maritime
Forces (CMF) commented: “As a
CTF-150 asset, HMCS Charlotte-
town unquestionably demonstrated
the awesome and cohesive reach
that a 26-Nation maritime partnership can achieve in support of preserving the inviolate security of the
globes critical sea lines of communication, and deterring and disrupting the illegal narcotics trade.”
Charlottetown deployed from
Halifax, on January 8. From January 24 until April 20, she operated
with NATO allies participating in
OP ACTIVE ENDEAVOUR in the
Mediterranean Sea. Recently,
Charlottetown was re-tasked to new
area of operation and began work-
ing with CTF 150, one of three Task
Forces within CMF.
CMF is a multi-national naval
partnership, which exists to promote security, stability and
prosperity across approximately
2.5 million square miles of international waters in the Middle East,
which encompass some of the
world’s most important shipping
lanes. The presence of Charlottetown in the Arabian Sea region operating with CTF 150 also gives
Canada the flexibility and capability to respond quickly to emerging crises in the region.
Exercise Frontier Sentinel 12
conducts mine
countermeasures in Sydney
By Maj Paule Poulin
JTFA PA
A
INSIDE
n explosion sinks a ship in
Sydney harbour, and local
authorities investigate the cause,
then request assistance to deal with
the situation.
Such was the mine counter
measure scenario for Exercise
Frontier Sentinel 12 (EX FS12), a
combined Commander Joint Task
Force Atlantic, Commander U.S.
Coast Guard Atlantic Area, and
Commander U.S. Fleet Forces full
scale exercise, led by Joint Task
Force Atlantic this year.
In particular, this scenario con-
sisted of a maritime security exercise in the North-West Atlantic and
a mine counter measure (MCM) exercise in the harbours of Sydney,
NS and Groton, CT. The scenario
started with an explosion that sunk
a vessel in Sydney, simulated in this
case by the partially sunken vessel
Cape Ann III. Once the Cape Breton Regional Police investigated,
they requested RCMP’s assistance.
The RCMP then conducted a dive to
further investigate and requested
CF assistance through Public
Safety, as per usual protocol. This
See SENTINEL / Page 2
Members of US Navy Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit TWO (MDSU 2) from Virginia Beach, Virginia, launch
an Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV) in Sydney Harbour during Exercise FRONTIER SENTINEL 12 in
Sydney, Nova Scotia on May 2, 2012.
MCPL MARC-ANDRE GAUDREAULT, CF COMBAT CAMERA
Cooking in
The Big Easy
Get ready for
Jimmy Rankin
Basketball
champs
HMCS St. John's chef
competes at Navy Week Page 3
DND Family Days concert
features Cape Breton singer Page 10
Atlantic team wins
national title Page 17
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TRIDENT, MAY 14, 2012
Burstall paintings find a new home at the Fleet Club
By Virginia Beaton
Trident Staff
Six paintings of Navy ships now
have pride of place at the Fleet
Club, thanks to Trade Centre Limited.
During an informal event at the
Fleet Club on Monday April 30,
Scott Ferguson, president and CEO
of Trade Centre Limited, unveiled
three of the six paintings by marine
artist Pat Burstall.
“Our success is dependent on our
role in the community, and the Navy is a big part of our community of
Halifax and our province and has
been for many years,” said Ferguson. “I’m happy to present these
to the Fleet Club and to know they
will have a life here.”
The six paintings are of HMC
Ships Weyburn, Guysborough,
Louisbourg, Esquimalt, Skeena and
Regina.
Capt(N) Brian Santarpia, Base
Commander CFB Halifax, said that
the paintings “represent our proud
history here and across Canada….They tie together our past, our
present and our future.” When the
new mess for the junior ranks is
built, the paintings will be moved
there, according to Capt(N)
Santarpia.
Assisted by Capt(N) (ret’d) J.
Kevin Power and Cdr (ret’d) Ted
Smith, Ferguson unveiled three of
the paintings.
Colin Kiley, building services
manager for Trade Centre Limited,
said that the idea to donate the
paintings to the Fleet Club came
about when the eighth floor of the
Trade Centre was being renovated.
“I got together with Cdr Darlington
and we thought that the best possible place for these paintings
would be the Fleet Club. We knew
that they would be appreciated.”
Capt(N) Santarpia (left), Capt(N) (ret’d) J. Kevin Power, Scott Ferguson, Cdr (ret’d) Ted Smith, and MS Shawn Quigley admire the paintings by Pat Burstall that Trade Centre Limited donated to the Fleet
Club.
ERIN ESIYOK-PRIME, TRADE CENTRE LIMITED
Nova Scotia Maritime Coastal Defence Vessels (MCDV), HMCS Summerside (left) and HMCS Moncton
(right) at Sydney Marine Terminal jetty during Exercise Frontier Sentinel 12. Exercise FRONTIER SENTINEL
12 (EX FS12) is a combined Commander Joint Task Force Atlantic, Commander U.S. Coast Guard Atlantic
Area, and Commander U.S. Fleet Forces full scale exercise.
CPL MARTIN ROY, FIS
Sentinel
continued from / Page 1
caused the MCM task force to deploy and operations commenced.
The suspected mine layer then
headed towards the U. S. Eastern
seaboard and a USCG boarding determined Groton has been mined.
“I am very pleased with the results of this exercise which allowed
all partners to validate plans,
policies and procedures,” said
RAdm David Gardam, Commander
JTFA. “The valuable lessons
learned from this scenario will be
applied to fine tune our existing
collaborative plans and enhance
our interoperability.”
The Frontier Sentinel exercises
series began in 2006 to develop collaborative information, exchange,
planning and coordinated responses between the operational
commands of Joint Task Forces Atlantic, the U.S. Fleet Forces and the
U.S. Coast Guard, their tactical elements, and government and nongovernment agencies, to secure and
defend threats in the maritime domain of Canada and the U.S.
During the exercise, Sydney was
the scene for Canadian and U.S.
mine counter measure personnel
and equipment, including HMCS
Moncton and Summerside, Unmanned Underwater Vehicles
(UUVs) and Lift Tow Beach operations, where mines are surfaced and
brought to the nearby shore for
analysis. Canadian and U.S. divers
from the Fleet Diving Unit Atlantic
(FDU (A)), 4 Engineer Support
Regiment, and the US Mobile
Diving
and
Salvage
Unit
2(MDSU2) will also train on the
Cape Ann III to raise her to the surface and then transfer her back to a
civilian organization JTFA leased it
from.
JTFA leased the partially sunken
vessel in order to bring in realistic
simulation to contribute to exercise
objectives.
“The amount of work and preparation done by all agencies and partners to make Frontier Sentinel 12 a
success is truly fantastic, and I look
forward to further collaborating
with them in future exercises,” said
RAdm Gardam.
Welcome to
Capt(N) Fred George
New Honorary Capt(N) Fred George got up close and personal with
CFB Halifax personnel during divisions at the drill shed April 23.
HCapt(N) George received his scrolls from Base Commander, Capt
(N) Brian Santarpia before expressing his excitement over the post
and his commitment to helping bridge the gap between the military
and the community.
JULIA KIRKEY, BASE PUBLIC AFFAIRS
Maintaining weapons on a warship a crucial task
By Cpl Ronnie Kinnie
TFCharlottetown
What makes a warship effective? Is it the large powerful
weapons onboard a ship, or is it
the crew of dedicated highlytrained sailors who operate and
maintain them? Anyone who has
had the opportunity to sail on a
warship is aware that it’s the entire
crew as a whole that work together
as a team to complete the mission
at hand.
Keeping the warship's weapon
systems working and ready to
fight is a challenging yet crucial
task. The days of lighting a fuse to
fire a canon are long gone. Today,
warships are highly sophisticated
with weapons systems made of
electronics: hydraulics, and electrical and mechanical systems.
They all work together to protect
the ship and defeat the enemy.
For MS Stephen Hawco, a
Weapons Engineering Technician
currently serving onboard HMCS
Charlottetown, it’s his job to ensure that the weapons are always
ready to fight.
“One of the most rewarding
parts about my job, is when a
weapons system goes down and
it’s under a tight timeline – you
need to have the ability to get into
the system and rectify the fault in
order to bring the weapons system
back online, so the ship can
continue its mission,” says MS
Hawco.
Weapons engineering technicians have a wide variety of
weapons to maintain such as the
57mm gun, missiles, torpedoes,
Close-In Weapons System, and all
of the ordnance that go along with
them. “Being a Weapons Engineering Technician allows me to
work with my hands on the equipment and I’m always learning new
things and furthering my education,” says MS Hawco.
The job can be challenging.
“It’s an ever-evolving job: every
day you get up it’s a new job, a new
task and you have to evolve with it
and move along,” says MS Hawco.
Striving to stay current with new
technology keeps the technicians
busy maintaining their knowledge
of the systems onboard.
Like many sailors, this is not
MS Hawco's first operational mission. He has taken part in international missions before as well as
domestic. “What I enjoy most
about being in the Navy is the
things that I have been able to
participate in,” says MS Hawco.
“The places in the world that I
have been able to see, I know if I
MS Stephen Hawco, a Weapons Engineering Technician onboard HMCS Charlottetown. conducts maintenance on a Close-in Weapons System compressor motor in the Red Sea while on OP METRIC on April 27,
2012. OP METRIC is a maritime security operation. It operates to prevent the movement of terrorists or
weapons of mass destruction, and enhance the security of shipping in general. Under OP METRIC, HMCS
Charlottetown will patrol its area of operation and monitor shipping in order to help detect, deter and protect against terrorist activity.
CPL RONNIE KINNIE, FIS
worked at a civilian job I wouldn’t
be able to see half of them.”
Another career highlight for
MS Hawco was being able to
participate in Run the Rock,
which is a charity run in which
sailors run across Newfoundland
to raise money for the Children's
Wish Foundation. Being a native
of Newfoundland and being able
to come home and raise money for
local Newfoundland children was
a truly worthwhile experience.
So far, MS Hawco has had a re-
warding career, and he looks forward to what the Navy holds for
him in the future. Like the rest of
the crew, he looks forward to returning home when the deployment is concluded to spend time
with family and friends.
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HMCS St. John’s chef mixes it up in The Big Easy
By Lt(N) Edward Stansfield
PAO HMCS St. John’s
N
ever get between Louisianans
and their seafood. For generations, cooking seafood has been
serious business in the South; part
cultural ritual, part art form that
must appeal not only to taste but to
the eye. Aromas and textures must
blend together in just the right way
to please a discerning Southern palate. What could be more daunting
for a Royal Canadian Navy cook
than to prepare a gourmet seafood
dish on the turf of the finest seafood
chefs on the continent? How about
a high pressure, televised cook-off
against other military cooks judged
by expert seafood taste testers?
That’ll do it.
The Louisiana Seafood NOLA
Navy Week Cook-Off brings together military cooks from 11 US
and visiting units participating in
War of 1812 Bicentennial events in
New Orleans, Louisiana from April
17 to 23, 2012. The friendly culinary
warfare is taking place publicly in a
beautiful outdoor pavilion in
Woldenberg Park, just a stone’s
throw from the Mississippi River.
Each cook will be given 30 minutes
to prepare, cook and present their
dish to a panel of judges comprised
of four senior US military officers
and three famous Louisiana taste
testers. The only stipulation: seafood is a must.
MS Raymond Ferguson will
represent Canada against military
cooks from the United States,
United Kingdom, France, and
Ecuador. A Red Seal certified cook,
he has been with the RCN for six
years. Before enrolling he spent
several years at high end restaurants
in Halifax including 4-diamond
rated Bacchus. This trip to New Orleans is his first deployment onboard HMCS St. John’s.
All his RCN and civilian experience will be brought to bear during
a very intense 30-minute culinary
marathon, yet he is calm moments
before the starting gun. “It’s events
like this that keep you moving forward and learning from others. I
love discovering and working with
new cuisines.” All the same, he recognizes the burden he is shouldering: “I am so proud to represent the
ship and Canada. It’s an honour to
compete with experts in their own
backyard and be surrounded by
such skill levels and professionalism.”
But he will not be alone. Each
visiting military cook is paired with
a local seafood chef, adding to the
Cook-Off a veritable ‘who’s who’
of the best Louisiana culinary expertise. Chef Alfred Singleton of
Dickie Brennan’s Steakhouse will
be by MS Ferguson’s side
throughout the challenge.
He also has St. John’s in his
corner, with several members of the
galley staff in attendance. “Having
them here with me is making all the
difference,” he says. “It’s a relief to
look up and see your buddies there.
It gives you the confidence and will
to give it your all”. PO1 Scotty Lysens, the Chief Cook in St. John’s,
gives MS Ferguson some last minute guidance: “Just trust your training and have fun with it. You already have everything you need to
get the job done.”
Video cameras start rolling,
flashes start popping, and celebrity
emcees Chef John Besh and Chef
John Folse of Food Network fame
start the show. Before long, MS Ferguson and Chef Singleton are lost in
the throes of gourmet cookery.
Able to work seamlessly in near silence, one would never think they
had met mere hours before.
Their chosen dish is an ambitious
one: a trifecta of Louisiana seafood,
including traditional Louisiana
crawfish maque choux, champagne-glazed blue crab, and garliccrusted redfish. Celebrity Chef
John Folse gushes over the glisten-
ing dishes as they are carried to the
judges’ table. Practicing F-18s
thunder overhead just as the judges
take their first mouthfuls, a symbolism not lost on lead judge Poppy
Tooker. “This dish deserves that
fly-past. I love it,” she says over the
microphone. “The taste and texture
are amazing.” The faces of the
judges send a clear message: delicious. Gone is prudent rationing to
make room for the remaining eight
dishes to come; they give into their
taste buds and enjoy.
There is something distinctly
Canadian about the event and the
people, be it the humour, the hospitality, or the appreciation of honest
effort and a great meal. The CookOff presents visiting ships and citizens a chance to engage one another in a friendly yet serious competition while celebrating Louisiana
culture in a way most Canadians
would identify with and applaud.
In the end the US Navy cook
from USS Wasp wins the day, but
there is no doubt MS Ferguson
represents Canada and St. John’s
admirably on the big stage. His gift
for making delicious meals is one
Team Canada, comprising Chef Alfred Singleton and MS Raymond
Ferguson prepare a gourmet seafood dish during the Louisiana Seafood NOLA Navy Week Cook-Off in New Orleans, Louisiana.
LT(N) EDWARD STANSFIELD, HMCS ST. JOHN’S
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and easy smile makes on judges and
spectators alike reminds us that the
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seafood in New Orleans! What else
can I say?”
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Publication
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for 2012
Jan 9 — MFRC
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85th anniversary of
CFAD Bedford
This is an invitation to former civilian employees and military
members who worked at Canadian
Forces Ammunition Depot (CFAD)
Bedford. We are celebrating the
85th anniversary of the depot with a
small ceremony and BBQ on Jun
27, 2012. Employees interested in
visiting the depot, reminiscing
about the past, sharing stories, or
meeting with old friends, can contact the depot CAO at (902) 4270648 or by emailing [email protected] to confirm their
participation.
We are trying to reach as many
employees as possible. If you know
someone that worked here, please
pass the invitation to them.
Souvenirs will be available for
purchase and tickets on a painting
by William Langley, an employee
of CFAD Bedford, will be sold that
day. More details about the timings
and activities will follow at a later
date.
SCAN seminar
from May 16-18
The Second Career Assistance
Network (SCAN) is conducting a
seminar for members who are nearing retirement or contemplating release from the CF. Spouses or significant others are encouraged to attend. The dates are May 16 and 17,
2012 for the two-day event which
consists of information concerning
the Release Administration Process, Pay & Pension benefits and
other topics for successful transition to civilian life.
The Medical Information portion on May 18 focuses on issues
relevant to the member being released for medical reasons. It includes information concerning
Case Management, Transition Assistance Program (TAP), Veterans
Affairs, Longterm Disability benefits and Medical Release Admin
Procedures. The Seminar is being
held in the Gaming-Bingo Room of
the Halifax Forum (the building
with the blue roof ) at 2901 Windsor
Street, Halifax.
Please visit the FPSO website:
http://halifax.mil.ca/pso or come to
the FPSO office in the Base Admin
(Cossette) Bldg S-90, Room 311 to
obtain a registration form. When
completed, it that can be faxed to
721- 0330, mailed to Formation
PSO or hand delivered.
Acknowledgement of forms received by FPSO can be obtained by
accessing the FPSO website under
SCAN Services – SCAN Seminars,
where members’ Service Numbers
will be displayed as confirmation.
Seminar participants will be
asked to sign in onsite. We look forward to your participation.
Events at the Nova Scotia
Museum of Natural History
On Thursday May 17 at
7:30p.m., there will be a public lecture by heritage conservation educator Jeffrey Reed. Sponsored by
Heritage Trust of Nova Scotia, the
lecture is titled What pages are missing from the ongoing diary of
peoples and places? Widening and
Deepening Our Understanding of
Heritage Value. The lecture is
sponsored by Heritage Trust of
Nova Scotia and admission is free.
Nova Scotia Seafood Chowder
Challenge 2012
Murphy's Restaurant is searching for the top Nova Scotia Seafood
Chowder for our 2012 menu prepared by local Nova Scotians.
On June 4, 2012, a panel of celebrity judges will name one chowder The Best Seafood Chowder in
Nova Scotia. The winning recipe
will appear on Murphy's Restaurant
menu for one year. The recipe will
be judged on the following criteria:
presentation, use of local (Nova
Scotian ingredients), cost of in-
gredients (chowder must be reasonable price on menu), and the most
important quality – taste.
This contest is open to any resident of Nova Scotia. The winning
chowder will appear on Murphy's
Restaurant menu for one year. The
winner will also receive a Taste of
Nova Scotia gift basket valued at
$250, and other prizes.
Volunteer with
Tall Ships Nova Scotia
Tall Ships Nova Scotia will take
place in Halifax from July 19 to 23,
Lunenburg and Port Hawkesbury
on July 25 and 26, and Shelburne,
Pictou and Pugwash on July 28 and
29. The event is a partnership with
Tall Ships America, an organization devoted to sail training. The
Tall Ships Atlantic Challenge starts
in Savannah, Georgia in May, and
ships race to Greenport, New York,
and then to Newport, Rhode Island,
and then to Halifax. To learn more
or to sign up as a volunteer, go to
my-waterfront.ca/tallships/volunteer-form
Events at the public libraries
On Wednesday May 16 at
6p.m., there will be an information
session to learn about the rules and
prizes for FUSION Halifax’s diversity photo contest. Bring your
digital camera if you wish, traditional clothing is encouraged. The
contest opened April 30 and closes
June 1. For more information, visit
fusionhalifax.ca or contact [email protected] Keshen
Goodman Public Library.
7p.m., join Linda VanVulpen of
VanVulpen Design to learn some
basic landscape design techniques,
including tips on planning, creating
flow, plant selection and use of low
maintenance materials. Woodlawn
Public Library
On Friday May 18 at 12:30p.m.,
share knowledge, tips and ideas
while checking out some of the
newest craft books. Just drop in. For
more information, call Chris at
889-3106. Musquodoboit Harbour
Public Library
On Tuesday May 22 at
6:30p.m., learn how you can borrow eBooks and audiobooks from
the library. Learn how to install the
software, download books and
transfer them to your devices. Advance registration required. Keshen
Goodman Public Library
On Tuesday May 22 at 7p.m.,
there will be a talk titled Seals &
Cod: To cull or not to cull, is that
the right question? Dave Keith,
PhD student at Dalhousie University, studies the collapse and recovery of both marine and terrestrial species, particularly the impact
of selectively harvesting large
individuals on population recovery.
Spring Garden Rd. Memorial Public Library
6:30p.m., join scrapbooking enthusiast Nancy Rose Bortolin for
the first of a four-part scrapbooking
session. Bring your cutter, adhesive, paper, your fabulous photographs and your creativity. Cole
Harbour Public Library.
Corrections
On page 10 of the April 30 Trident, Sgt Glen Johnson wrote the
article
titled
Shearwater
Community Council plans annual
clean-up event.
On page 17 of the April 30 Trident, an editing inaccuracy for
Caught in the Act resulted in an incorrect headline. The headline
should have read “Everyone experience angry moments”. Trident regrets this error
On page 20 of the April 30 Trident, CPO2 Dennis Morgan wrote
the article titled Stadacona Sailors
lace up their skates.
Jimmy Rankin and
Josh Macumber will
play at Family Days
Performers
paying tribute to
those who serve
our country
By Benjamin DeLong
Trident Staff
HMC Dockyard will be host to
Jimmy Rankin and Josh Macumber
for DND Family Days, which takes
place June 22 and 23 in the large
general parking lot. CFB Halifax
and the True Patriot Love Foundation will present the DND Family
Days concert in the Molson Enter-
tainment Tent on the first night, Friday, June 22.
“It'll be like a homecoming of
sorts,” said Cape-Breton-born
Jimmy Rankin. “I went to Afghanistan a few years ago to entertain
the troops and it was life altering to
see first-hand what goes on over
there.” He said that this concert will
be his “way of giving thanks to
those who serve our country.”
Previously a member of the
Rankin Family band, Jimmy has
since gone solo, creating four solo
albums; the last of which, Forget
About the World, features country
Josh Macumber,a Halifax-based country performer, will be opening
for Jimmy Rankin at the DND Family Days concert.
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LFAA makes safety critical to mission success
By Arden Langille
Safety Officer, 37 Canadian
Brigade Group
S
afety is key to managing risk,
and in the case of Army training, it’s critical to success.
Canadian
Brigade
Groups
(CBG) from Land Force Atlantic
Area (LFAA) deployed to Fort Pickett, Virginia, in March to conduct
exercises
SOUTHBOUND
TROOPER (36 CBG) and MARITIME RAIDER (37 CBG). The
Brigades included civilian safety
advisors on the exercises to observe
and correct any unsafe acts that
might be committed by soldiers
during the exercises – everything
from failing to wear noise reducing
ear plugs on ranges, to working in
awkward positions.
“As we enter another summer of
individual training, it’s important
to remember that mission success
depends on bringing everyone and
all material home safely,” said
BGen Christopher Thurrott, Commander of LFAA. “When soldiers
think about their training, they
should recall the excitement of
battle tasks, not the pain of aching
backs caused by improperly lifted
sandbags.”
Safety officers on the ground in
Main Stream
Fort Pickett helped ensure training
was conducted in a safe manner
while striking a balance between
realism and risk. They helped leaders prevent accidents, save limited
resources and reduce downtime
caused by accidents. They also promoted a culture of safety, reinforcing the idea that safety should be a
focus during all operations, not just
during briefings and training.
The sole purpose of safety is to
prevent needless loss and suffering.
Every soldier participating in
SOUTHBOUND TROOPER and
MARITIME RAIDER was given a
safety briefing before entering the
field, reminding them to remain
vigilant for the safety of themselves
and others.
The added focus on safety proved
beneficial. No serious accidents occurred during the exercises – a fact
that speaks to the importance
LFAA places on applying safety to
address risks inherent in all Army
training.
Whether it was firing on ranges,
patrolling improvised explosive device (IED) lanes, carrying rolls of
concertina wire or repelling from
helicopters, the soldiers on exercise
in Virginia this spring met their
battle task standards and learned
valuable skills.
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John's Newfoundland carry two rolls of concertina wire to form a defensive in the Urban Ops training range
at Fort Pickett, Virginia, USA. Canadian Army personnel conducted Exercise MARITIME RAIDER (Ex MR 12)
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HMCS Sackville hosts Battle of The ties that bind
the Atlantic ceremony at sea
Survivor speaks
of battle with
prostate cancer
ByVirginia Beaton
Trident Staff
A
n Aurora and a Sea King flew
over the site as guests onboard
HMCS Sackville, Canada’s naval
memorial, gathered on deck for the
Battle of the Atlantic Sunday ceremony.
Sackville stood just off Point
Pleasant Park as the service at the
Sailors’ Memorial proceeded.
Hymns, prayers and a reading by
Commodore Darren Hawco, Commander CALFLTLANT, underlined the somber mood onboard the
ship.
Padre Charlie Black and Padre Lt
(N) Beverly Kean-Newhook read
out the roll call of RCN and merchant ships lost during the battle, as
well as the list of RCAF squadrons
that participated in that theatre.
The service was followed by the
burial of ashes at sea for 29 people,
ranging from a Second World War
Wren, to several retired CF mem-
By Julia Kirkey
Base Public Affairs
Family and friends gather in HMCS Sackville for the committal of
ashes ceremony following the Battle of the Atlantic ceremony on
Sunday May 6, 2012.
STEPHEN PEDERSEN
bers who were trustees of the
Canadian Naval Memorial Trust.
When Sackville came alongside
in HMC Dockyard, there was a
brief handover during which com-
mand of Sackville, Canada’s only
remaining Second World War corvette, passed from Cdr (ret’d)
Wendall Brown, to LCdr (ret’d) Jim
Reddy.
Five bos’ns piping: Battle of the Atlantic
concert features sailors and their music
By Virginia Beaton
Trident Staff
I
t was a night for the RCN to take
centre stage.
The 24th annual Battle of the Atlantic Concert, held on Tuesday
April 24 at Pier 21, featured the Stadacona Band of Maritime Forces
Atlantic, the master of ceremonies
was a retired vice admiral, and the
concert was a benefit for Canada’s
Naval Memorial, HMCS Sackville.
And one of the biggest hits of the
evening was the naval march titled
Carry On, which featured five
bos’ns piping. PO1 (ret’d) Ken Garland composed the music, which
was interspersed with the bos’ns
piping the still, Wakey Wakey,
Hands to Dinner, Piping the Side
and finally, Carry On.
Commanding Officer and Director of Music LCdr Raymond
Murray led the band through a varied program ranging from the
Heart of Oak Fantasy by their
former conductor, the late Cdr Jack
McGuire, through big band tunes
such as Take the A Train and In the
Mood, and sentimental favourites
such as White Cliffs of Dover, with
guest singer Liz Rigney. Rigney
also appeared in costume as Rosie
the Riveter to sing the song Rosie
the Riveter, a salute to the women
who stepped into men’s traditional
roles in industry during the Second
Five Bos’ns from the fleet joined the Stadacona Band as soloists
during the performance of Carry On. The occasion was the 14th annual Battle of the Atlantic concert, held on Tuesday April 24 at Pier 21.
JULIA KIRKEY, BASE PUBLIC AFFAIRS
World War. Rigney was joined by a
sidekick, who looked suspiciously
like band trumpeter PO2 Raef
Wilson, armed with a cordless drill
instead of a trumpet.
A group of Wrens came onstage
to join the female band members to
sing the Wren Song, in tribute to
this year being the 70th anniversary
of the establishment of the
Women’s Royal Canadian Naval
Service, fondly known as Wrens.
Several band members were featured in solos, including LS Natalie
Alcorn, who sang My Heart Will
Go On; and PO2 Tom Roach, in a
drum solo during Sing Sing Sing.
As it was the birthday for the master
of ceremonies, VAdm (ret’d)
Duncan Miller, the band also
played an impromptu version of
Happy Birthday, with the audience
singing along.
Addressing the audience after intermission, CANFLTLANT Commander Commodore Darren Hawco said,“The Battle of the Atlantic
was the longest battle of the Second
World War.” He quoted RAdm Leonard Warren Murray, who stated
that the Battle of the Atlantic was
won because of “the courage and
fortitude of the merchant navy.”
Commodore Hawco also presented LCdr Murray and the band with
an award in recognition of their significant contributions to the success of the Canadian Naval Centennial in 2010.
A sea of blue ties and scarves
filled the room at the World Trade
and Convention Centre the morning of April 27 in support of Prostate Cancer Canada.
More than 400 people from Halifax’s business community came out
for the Wake Up Call breakfast, the
only Canada-wide event dedicated
to the fight against prostate cancer,
to hear the survivor story of Sgt
Peter Gabrosky.
With 22 years of service in the
CF, Sgt Gabrosky was diagnosed
with prostate cancer in November
2009. He says doctors didn’t take
his symptoms very seriously at first
because he was 44 years old and
“too young” to have cancer.
“Something didn’t feel right inside. I didn’t feel well,” Sgt Gabrosky says. “I was persistent with
the doctors (and) was blessed that
they got it in time.”
Sgt Gabrosky considers himself
to be very lucky. He told the crowd
that it was only a few months after
his diagnosis that he underwent a
prostatectomy, a surgery to remove
the prostate gland. Following the
surgery, tests showed that the cancer had not spread to any of his other organs or bones and he was given
a clean bill of health.
With a new lease on life, Sgt
Gabrosky began working with Prostate Cancer Canada to ensure that
information was available to other
men going through the same issues.
“I was told ‘You have prostate
cancer, do you have any questions?’
and that was it,” Sgt Gabrosky says.
“What does one do when you just
got told you got cancer? Your mind
just spins.”
The first step was to make medical staff on the base aware that information was available. Information packages are being sent to CF
bases (starting with CFB Halifax)
and Sgt Gabrosky is hoping to
eventually have a support group
available within the military should
it be needed.
“I’ve talked with the MFRC and
other organizations within the military and we’re just informing them
and letting them know that we are
available to start something,” he
says. “If someone is diagnosed with
prostate cancer there will be packaged information available so they
can make a connection with Prostate Cancer Canada.”
LCdr Elizabeth McMahon, Phar-
Sgt Peter Gabrosky, a prostate
cancer survivor, speaks during
the fund-raising breakfast for
Prostate Cancer Canada, held at
the World Trade Centre on Friday
April 27.
JULIA KIRKEY, ASSISTANT BASE PAO
macy Team Leader for CFHSC(A),
attended the event and was inspired
by Sgt Gabrosky’s story.
“We are all accustomed to hearing things like ‘one person can
make a difference’.”
she says. “Yet (he) expanded
upon this by explaining how one
can actually do it; by focusing on
the smaller picture versus the big
picture.”
LCdr McMahon says his message was a practical approach to
“avoid feeling defeated in the face
of taking on the world”.
“If only one person becomes a
stronger advocate for their health as
a result of his message, he has
helped to save a life,” she says, adding that hearing the message from a
military member drives it home.
“Even though we enjoy very personal and timely medical care in the
Forces, more so than in the civilian
sector generally, it does go to show
that taking charge of your health
and the care that you receive is vital.”
For Sgt Gabrosky, the experience
has taught him to appreciate life,
take advantage of the moment and
live for today. He says he hopes that
others are able to learn from what
he went through.
“If you don’t feel well and there is
a history (of cancer), or even if there
isn’t, go get checked. If there are
things you want to change maybe
it’s time to do it now. Don’t wait until tomorrow.”
In his opening remarks, Steve
Jones, president and CEO of Prostate Cancer Canada, proclaimed
that the fight against prostate cancer was one they could win so long
as every man over 40 takes charge
of his health by getting screened.
He added that he hopes some day
the charity’s blue tie will become as
familiar as the Canadian Breast
Cancer Foundation’s pink ribbon.
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Canadian and
American
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shoulder
By Lt(N) Edward Stansfield
PAO HMCS St. John’s
What the…?
It isn’t every day you see a
Canadian Patrol Frigate (CPF) with
anything other than a Sea King on
its flight deck. But during OP
CARIBBE, HMCS St. John’s had
the privilege to welcome a United
States Coast Guard (USCG) HH-65
Dolphin helicopter for some much
needed fuel. The ship and USCG
members shared a few brief moments of exchange before returning
to their busy operational programs.
USCG Dolphin helicopter units
attach to USCG cutters in much the
same way Sea Kings and their air
detachments embark in Royal
Canadian Navy destroyers, frigates
and supply ships. In both cases, the
presence of an air asset extends operational capabilities far beyond the
ship itself. This particular Dolphin
embarks in USCGC Gallatin.
St. John’s and USCGC Gallatin
are working together as part of a
multinational effort to prevent the
flow of illicit drugs into North
America. As proud friends in arms,
their visit is a significant demonstration that Canadian and American forces stand shoulder to
shoulder from the strategic level all
the way down to the tactical.
OP CARIBBE is the CF name for
operations carried out in support of
U.S. - led multinational counterdrug surveillance and law enforcement interdiction operations in the
Caribbean Basin, Gulf of Mexico,
and eastern Pacific Ocean. Other
partner nations include the United
Kingdom, the Netherlands, Spain,
and France.
A United States Coast Guard Dolphin helicopter refuels on the flight
deck of HMCS St. John’s during OP CARIBBE.
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More than 560 Defence Team members step up to the Challenge
By Health Promotion Staff
By Annette Huyter
Health Promotion Director
O
n Monday, April 30, the first
annual CF Health and Wellness Challenge was launched at the
Fleet Fitness and Sports Centre.
With opening remarks from Cmdre
Jung, Surgeon General, RAdm Gardam, Comd JTFA and MARLANT
and Capt(N) Santarpia, BComd
CFB Halifax, the event drew more
than 300 Defence Team members.
In addition to learning more about
the importance of building healthy
lifestyle activities into their lives on
a daily basis, guests also had an opportunity to visit several interactive
health and wellness displays and
enjoy some healthy refreshments.
The overall success of this event
would not have been possible
without the support and participation of numerous health partners, volunteers and supporters. On
behalf of the CFB Halifax Strengthening the Forces Health Promotion
Services (PSP) team, I would like to
recognize the significant contributions that the following health
partners and businesses made to the
launch of our CF Health and Wellness Challenge. Your commitment
to the health and well-being of our
local DND community is appreciated.
Health Partners
■ Cmdre Jung, Surgeon General
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RAdm Gardam, JTFA/MARLANT Comd
■ Capt(N) Santarpia, BComd CFB
Halifax
■ CFB Halifax Outback Climbing
Club
■ CF Health Services Centre (Atlantic)
■ Community Recreation (PSP)
■ Fitness and Sports (PSP)
■ Halifax & Region Military Family Resource Centre
■ Navy Tridents Triathlon Club
■
Personnel Support Programs
(PSP)
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Supporters / Volunteers
■ Benjamin DeLong, Trident Public Relations Specialist (PSP)
■ Courtney Whynot, STADPLEX
Fitness & Sports Centre (PSP)
■ Connor Leyte, Marketing Intern
(PSP)
■ Denee Gallant, Fleet Fitness &
Sports Centre (PSP)
■
Heather Arbour, Community
Recreation (PSP)
■
Jenny Kierstead, Fleet Fitness
and Sports Centre (PSP)
■ Jeremy Cormier, Trident Graphic
Designer (PSP)
■
Jessica Fraser, Marketing Coordinator (PSP)
■ Joel Waterfield, Fleet Fitness and
Sports Centre (PSP)
■ Jon Berg, Stadplex Fitness and
Sports Centre (PSP)
■ Jose Martins, Fleet Fitness and
Sports Centre (PSP)
■ Kevin Delong, Fleet Fitness and
Sports Centre (PSP)
■ Kirk Durning, Fleet Fitness and
Sports Centre (PSP)
■ Laurianne Desrosiers, Information Kiosk (PSP)
■ LS Kaz Gruszczynski, Fleet Fitness and Sports Centre (PSP)
■ LS Ross Larder, Unit Health Promotion Rep (ADAC(A))
■ Lt(N) Phillipe Pautel, CFB Halifax Outback Climbing Club
■ Maria Chalker, Stadplex Fitness
and Sports Centre (PSP)
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MCpl Bruce Houghton, Unit
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■ Noelle Daigle, Shearwater Fitness and Sports Centre (PSP)
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■ Peter Donovan, Fleet Fitness and
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Pte Stephanie Ricard, Unit
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Making healthier choices during
the May long weekend
Have fun, but
remember to
stop and think
before you drink
By National Strengthening the Forces Staff
As we move toward the Victoria
Day weekend, many of us may have
already begun planning social
events with friends and family.
These events may include inviting others over for a barbecue, participating in some weekend
sporting activities, or simply heading out on the town to unwind after
a stressful week. Along with the relaxing and socializing, some of us
may also choose to have a few
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much debate in the scientific
community, but it is generally accepted that a binge is five or more
standard drinks in one sitting for
males and four or more standard
drinks in one sitting for females.
Binge drinking has to do with how
much you consume in one sitting/
time period.
So, if you go to the pub after
work, leave at midnight and have
six drinks over six hours, that is a
binge. (It is still a binge if you drink
in more than one place.)
Research shows that binge drinking poses significant health and
safety risks and that binge drinkers
cause themselves more damage
than people who restrict themselves
to the recommended maximum of
two to three drinks per day. Binge
drinkers achieve higher levels of intoxication and are more prone to accidents, injuries and other possible
negative consequences of drinking
such as health, work and legal problems.
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New monument
a tribute to RCN’s
proud history
By Darlene Blakeley
Navy Public Affairs, Ottawa
U
nder grey skies with Parliament Hill providing the backdrop, Prime Minister Stephen
Harper unveiled the Royal
Canadian Navy Monument on
Richmond Landing in Ottawa May
3. The monument pays homage to
the hundreds of thousands of
Canadian sailors who served Canada during the navy’s first century of
existence.
The Prime Minister was accompanied by Peter MacKay, Minister
of National Defence, General Walter Natyncyzk, Chief of the Defence Staff, and Vice-Admiral Paul
Maddison, Commander of the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN).
“For more than 100 years, members of the Royal Canadian Navy
have served our country with pride,
bravely defending national waters
and promoting freedom, democracy, human rights and the rule
of law around the world,” said
Prime Minister Harper. “The Royal
Canadian Navy Monument is a tribute to our navy’s proud history and
a reminder that members continue
to put themselves in harm’s way
every day for the good of our great
country.”
In true navy tradition, the monument was officially named by a
member of the service during the
dedication ceremony. Elsa Lessard,
89, who served in the Women’s
Royal Canadian Naval Service during the Second World War,
christened the monument by breaking a bottle of nylon-wrapped
champagne over its prow.
“While there are other memorials across the nation dedicated to
those who lost their lives during
various periods of conflict,” the
Prime Minister said, “this monument demands that the navy’s full
story be told and understood, and
serves as a reminder to all Canadians that the navy is always there
– over the horizon – today as in the
past at the first sign of trouble to say
‘Ready Aye Ready’ in the service of
our great country, as it says there on
the west face of this striking
design.”
VAdm Maddison likened the
monument to a warship at sea:
“This monument brings to mind the
strength and flair of one of our warships under way with a bone in her
teeth, at speed, crewed by ordinary
Canadians doing extraordinary
things in enabling and defending
Canada’s national interests at sea.”
He added that the monument
“tells the story of a ceaseless vigil
that successive generations of Canadians have maintained these 100
plus years at sea and ashore, and
from which we who serve today
draw our inspiration to excel.”
Jointly sponsored by the National Capital Commission and the
RCN to mark the navy’s centennial,
the Royal Canadian Navy Monument was designed by artist Al
McWilliams, and architects Joost
Bakker and Bruce Haden, all from
Vancouver. The monument, which
is located in the heart of Canada’s
Capital Region, will act as a lasting
tribute to Canada’s navy – both past
and present.
Peter MacKay, Minister of National Defence; Prime Minister Stephen Harper; General Walter Natyncyzk, Chief of the Defence Staff;
and Vice-Admiral Paul Maddison,
Commander of the Royal
Canadian Navy, stand in front of
new Royal Canadian Navy Monument.
JACEK SZYMANSKI
10
DND Family Days
superstar, Keith Urban on lead guitar on the single, Here in My Heart.
Macumber, a Halifax-based
country performer, will be opening
for Rankin. Macumber’s fame started after a radio contest which put
him in a show with the Barenaked
Ladies, entertaining Canadian
troops at CFB Petawawa, at
Nashville’s 2009 Fan Fair.
This year, Family Days will have
a circus theme, and will feature circus acts and performers. All age
groups are welcome for the day's
festivities, and admission is free. A
number of booths from DND-related organizations and the event’s
sponsors will be set up throughout
the south end of the dockyard with
information and give-aways.
The presenting sponsor of DND
Family Days for the 12th year in a
row is Sobeys, who are back by popular demand to offer free cookie
decorating for kids during the
event—just look for the green
Sobeys tent. This is one of the ways
that Sobeys gives back to the military and their families.
DND Family Days is held annually to show thanks to all CF members, DND and NPF employees,
and their families for their support.
Representatives from PSP Halifax
would like to express their sincerest
thanks and gratitude to all of this
year's corporate sponsors and to the
volunteers who continue to make
DND Family Days a huge success
each year.
The concert is made possible by
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sponsor, True Patriot Love Foundation, a charity which was founded
by a group of citizens dedicated to
building bridges between Canadian
civilians and their military, in order
to better understand and appreciate
the sacrifices of soldiers and their
families. They have given over $3
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causes.
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Battle of the Atlantic
ceremony held at Camp Hill
Remembering
the longest battle
of the Second
World War with
the veterans
By SLt Brian Houston
MARLANT HQ Personnel Policy
S
hortly after 11a.m. on Sunday
May 6, the bell in the atrium at
Camp Hill Veterans Memorial Hospital was tolled once for each of the
24 Canadian warships lost during
the Battle of the Atlantic. The veterans’ hospital, with the support of
The Earl Francis Spryfield Memorial Legion Branch 152, was in
the midst of its annual ceremony to
honour those that fought in the
longest battle of the Second World
War, and a large crowd had gathered
to attend the service and pay their
respects.
The majority of those in attendance were veterans of the Second
World War and other conflicts from
throughout Canada’s military history, many of them now residents at
Camp Hill. Also observing were
family members, hospital staff, Legionnaires, and two dozen currently
serving military members in full
dress uniform.
The focus, of course, was on the
veterans themselves – both living
and departed – and the enormous
sacrifices
that
they
made
throughout the six-year-long Battle
of the Atlantic, and the eventual
victory that their efforts made possible.
There were other Battle of the
Atlantic ceremonies being held
throughout Halifax on May 6, but
commemorating the battle alongside so many Second World War
veterans gave a particularly powerful significance to the proceedings. “It’s all about the veterans,”
remarked Capt (N) Darren Garnier,
MARLANT Chief of Staff. Capt
(N) Garnier had attended as the official representative of the Royal
Canadian Navy, and laid a wreath
on behalf of the RCN during the
ceremony.
Also in attendance was LCol
Stephen Maude, Commanding Officer of 443 Maritime Helicopter
Squadron, there to represent the
Royal Canadian Air Force and lay a
wreath on behalf of all currently
serving RCAF members. After the
ceremony, while visiting with the
veterans, LCol Maude reflected on
the importance of remembering
and honouring those who wore the
uniforms of Canada in ages past:
“It’s the least we can do for the veterans, to lend them what support we
can for all that they’ve done.”
This support, made visible by the
attending military personnel representing all three elements, has
been increasing over the last two
years. The military members were
present as part of the ongoing
MARLANT Camp Hill Volunteer
Outreach Program, which was started in January 2011. Since that time,
nearly two hundred military volunteers from across MARLANT have
donated their time and energies to
assist the hospital and its veteran
population in roles ranging from
visiting with the veterans, to improving the state of the hospital
garden, and attending memorial
ceremonies throughout the year
like the one on Sunday.
Lt(N) (ret’d) Norman Prouse, a
member of the Spryfield Memorial
Legion and the master of ceremonies for the event, remarked that
in past years, Camp Hill had to
manage without much direct assist-
ance from active military personnel. He said he was thrilled to see
the change in the level of support
that was signified by the enthusiastic volunteers in attendance. Lt
(N) (ret’d) Prouse remarked on how
much the veterans appreciate the
commitment shown to past warriors by those who serve today: “To
see all these young people here in
support, helping the veterans, it’s a
great thing to see.”
Capt(N) Darren Garnier, MARLANT Chief of Staff, and LS Dario Garcia
of N6 ACOS IM, lay the wreath for the RCN during the battle of the
Atlantic ceremony held at Camp Hill Veterans Memorial Hospital on
Sunday May 6.
SLT BRIAN HOUSTON
12
Canadian UN observers meeting challenges in Golan Heights
By Capt Mark Peebles
TF Force Middle East
T
he violence which has engulfed
Syria for the past year has affected the lives of many in the region – including CF members deployed on OP JADE to observe the
ceasefire between Syria and Israel.
For the five CF members deployed with Observer Group Golan
(OGG) life is tense, but they
continue to ensure peace alongside
international partners. They credit
their training and previous deployed experiences for their
continued success as the United
Nations’ “eyes and ears” in the
Golan Heights in spite of the turbulence in Syria.
OGG is a detachment of the UN
Truce Supervision Organization’s
(UNTSO). UNTSO was set up in
May 1948, as the first ever peacekeeping operation and has been
present on the Golan Heights since
1967, despite the October War of
1973.
LCol Sean Nashrudi, as Commander of OGG lives in the Syrian
capital of Damascus, and commutes to his workplace at Camp Faouar in the Golan Heights. So does
Lt (N) Travis Moore, another CF
member deployed on OP JADE as a
UN Military Observer (UNMO)
with OGG.
Despite periods of conflict during UNTSO’s history as the
longest-running UN mission, LCol
Nashrudi says that OGG was traditionally a relatively quiet mission
where UNMOs enjoyed liberal
freedom of movement within the
Golan Heights and the rest of Syria.
Similarly, the interaction with the
Syrian Armed Forces was a predictable affair if not always easy.
Now, that is no longer the case. In
addition to the growing level of
armed civil unrest and the threat of
roadside bombs, LCol Nashrudi
and his fellow CF members operating in the Golan Heights find dealing with the Syrian Armed Forces
an increasingly unpredictable
experience.
LCol Nashrudi, a reservist from
the Royal Montreal Regiment, himself has dealt with harassment and
threats from Syrians officials who
concentrate more on the Canadian
flag on his shoulder than his blue
beret. He says he has had to remind
and reassure local civilians and
government officials that he is
there working for the UN.
“It’s a very tense, very fluid envi-
ronment when dealing with the Syrian Armed Forces,” he says. “You
never know how you will be received on the (Syrian)-side. It’s
challenging for unarmed soldiers.”
The CF members working in Syria have adjusted their operations as
a result of the changing security environment. They have severely curtailed travel within Syria, and have
deemed high-threat areas in and
around Damascus out-of-bounds
indefinitely. CF members were at
one time temporarily relocated to
the UN installations in the Golan
Heights recently, as the security
situation within Damascus deteriorated. As well, they now keep their
personal protective equipment an
arm’s length away everywhere they
go.
The security situation in Syria is
not the only challenge that the OP
JADE members of OGG confront
as they supervise the ceasefire between Syria and Israel. There is
also the challenge of working for
two separate UN organizations –
UNTSO and the United Nations
Disengagement Observer Force
(UNDOF). UNTSO acts as the
force generator of UNMOs to the
UN military operations in the
Middle East while UNDOF, acts as
Members of UNDOF and UNTSO confer at Camp Faouar, Golan
Heights on May 4, 2012. From left to right: Maj Islam Elkorazati, UNDOF
Liaison Officer B-Side; Ms. Denaida Kapetanovic, UNDOF Civil Affairs
Officer; Maj Chris Catry, UNDOF Military Advisor to the Force Commander; LCol Sean Nashrudi, UNTSO Chief Observer Group Golan;
Maj Mario Gasser, UNDOF Liaison Officer A-Side; and LCol Godfrey
Gammad, UNDOF Chief Liaison Officer, Philippines Armed Forces.
SSG GERNOT PAYER, UNDOF
the force employer to observe and
inspect the compliance of the
ceasefire between Syria and Israel.
The multinational character of the
UNMOs from 26 different nationalities adds to the challenge of leading OGG as a coherent force.
Another challenge is the complexity of operating across overlap-
ping national boundaries that include the sovereign territories of
Syria, Israel and the occupied territories of the Golan Heights. Each
has their own peculiar situation and
cultural/ethnic quirks which, if ignored, can yield disastrous consequences.
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Watch turnover in Afghanistan brings mixed emotions
By Cdr Hugues Canuel
Directing Staff for the Joint
Command and Staff Programme at
Canadian Forces College
Mixed emotions is the best way
to sum up those feelings affecting
two groups of sailors as they
crossed paths in Kabul during a
transition process staggered over a
period of five weeks in FebruaryMarch 2012. This occurred as part
of the larger relief-in-place of those
personnel who deployed through
the course of the spring and summer 2011 to stand up OP ATTENTION (Rotation 0 – Roto 0) and the
following group (Roto 1).
OP ATTENTION designates the
Canadian Contribution Training
Mission – Afghanistan (CCTM-A),
itself an element of the NATO
Training Mission – Afghanistan
(NTM-A), the training pillar of the
UN-mandated, NATO-led International Security and Assistance
Force (ISAF). NTM-A delivers
training and professional development to the Afghan National Army
(ANA) and its subordinated
Afghan Air Force (AAF), the
Afghan National Police (ANP), as
well as the various ministries involved in the security sector.
As CCTM-A grew in strength to
about 925 all ranks through the latter half of 2011, mission elements
were established in different camps
distributed throughout the Kabul
Base Cluster, as well as two satellite
teams in Mazar-e-Sharif in the
north and Herat in the west (the latter has since been stood down). Although sailors can be found in
nearly all of these elements, the
bulk of the Royal Canadian Navy’s
contribution is concentrated in
Camp Eggers, located in the capital’s downtown area next to ISAF
Heaquarters (ISAF HQ) and the
seat of the Afghan ministries.
Camp Eggers (named after U.S.
Army Captain Daniel W. Eggers,
killed near Kandahar on May 29,
2004) hosts the headquarters of
NTM-A, a 3-star command whose
deputy commander is a Canadian,
MGen Michael Day. Approximately 20 sailors of all ranks and
trades are also accommodated at
Camp Eggers, making a direct contribution to the overall mission.
They are employed in a wide variety
of functions, ranging from senior
officers and non-commissioned
members (NCMs) integrated in the
NTM-A command team through
experienced staff personnel serving
at NTM-A headquarters or in advisory duties with elements of the
Afghan security forces, to junior
operators and technicians employed as drivers for coalition
teams called upon to circulate
through the streets of Kabul on a
daily basis.
Standing up OP ATTENTION
was a most challenging but rewarding experience for the sailors of
Roto 0. The Canadian footprint in
Camp Eggers grew through the
summer of 2011 from a dozen personnel to nearly one hundred (including all military and civilian police) while the NTM-A structure itself was quickly changing. Such
evolution was required to meet the
changing focus of the allied mission. Formally activated on Nov. 21,
2009, NTM-A was mandated to
“support the Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan as it
generates and sustains the Afghan
national security forces, develops
leaders, and establishes enduring
capacity in order to enable accountable Afghan-led security.” This required an initial emphasis on
recruitment and expansion but priorities have since evolved to the
areas of instruction skills (train the
trainer), leadership, literacy, accountability and institutional development.
This evolution required much
flexibility and adaptability on the
part of the sailors deployed for OP
ATTENTION. Many were appointed to entities newly stood up while
others had to accept several reassignments within existing structures to meet evolving training
needs and organizational requirements. The record for such a case
likely belongs to CPO1 Lee Brown,
the senior naval NCM in theatre,
who is now discharging his fifth appointment since his arrival in Afghanistan, that of Command Sergeant
Major to NTM-A Deputy Commander – Police (a U.S. Army Major General). This finds him in a
highly influential position, the first
such non-U.S. appointment since
NTM-A was activated in November
2009.
CPO1 Brown is still in theatre.
Although deployed last July with
Roto 0 personnel, he was posted to
the operation for a full year in contrast to the eight-month cycle envisioned for OP ATTENTION. A few
other senior officers are also in this
case in view of their appointment to
challenging posts requiring greater
continuity and a longer involvement. Such is the case for the senior
sailor in theatre, Commodore William Truelove who is employed at
ISAF HQ in the role of Deputy to
the Deputy Chief of Staff for Communications (shaping ISAF strategic communications). Capt(N)
Haydn Edmundson, Chief of Staff
to NTM-A Deputy Commander –
Police at Camp Eggers, plays a major role in shaping the overall police
A group of sailors from OP ATTENTION Roto 0 gather, shortly
before their departure from Afghanistan in mid-February 2012.
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training mission, coordinating the
efforts of military personnel, civilian police, and government advisors from the nearly fifty nations
contributing forces to ISAF as well
as liaising with other international
organizations working closely with
the NATO mission, such as the
European Union Police (EUPOL)
mission. Another one is Capt(N)
Rebecca Patterson, based at the
New Kabul Compound, in command of the Advisory Embedded
Training Team assigned to the
Afghan Armed Forces Academy of
Medical Sciences.
The relief in place is now complete with the last of the Roto 0 personnel having left theatre on March
22, proceeding through Cyprus for
Third Location Decompression and
then on to Edmonton, the designated air point of disembarkation
for that rotation, prior to moving on
to their respective home unit.
Mixed emotions were involved as
all individuals were relieved to be
going home after a long absence but
many were also reluctant to leave
while much remains to be done in
order to complete the mission as-
signed to the alliance. Similarly,
Roto 1 personnel were both eager to
take on that challenge and wondering of the trials that lay ahead as
NTM-A continues to evolve in order to achieve better effect in assisting the Afghan security forces to
autonomy.
RCN sailors remain committed
to the mission as part of the
Canadian contingent at Eggers. Cdr
Jeff Climenhaga is employed as J7
(Force Integrator) for the Deputy
Commander – Special Operations
Forces (DCOM SOF). He is also assigned the responsibility of Senior
Canadian Representative, liaising
with camp authorities on behalf of
all CF members accommodated in
that location. He will have the opportunity to observe that, from the
ranking officer to the most junior
individuals, sailors are involved in
every pillar of the mission and
make a significant impact in their
very particular ways. It was fascinating during Roto 0 to observe
MARS and engineers, logisticians
and intelligence officers, electricians and hull techs, so easily step
into their new roles in a dramatically new environment to shape
the rapidly evolving mission. It is
now up to Roto 1 to build on such
legacy and continue the tradition of
flexibility and adaptability in the
months ahead.
Offering the
For the
Malalai shoots for the stars
By Capt Ian McIntyre
CCTM-A
O
ne of the most potent signs of
change in Afghanistan is the
sight of uniformed women on the
job in the army, the air force, and in
a wide range of policing services.
Their recruitment, training and deployment is part of Transition, the
plan for security in Afghanistan to
be in Afghan control by the end of
2014.
At the Kabul Military Training
Centre, the Female Training Battalion is responsible for training of
women destined for the Afghan National Army. From 1 April to 4 April
2012, I had the privilege of observing a group of female officer
candidates as they conducted four
days of performance objective
checks (that’s test in army-speak)
with personal weapons on the
KMTC range.
We need to make a little diversion here to talk about names. As in
most military training establishments, a new class comes in
every week or two, so each class has
an identifying name. The Canadian
Forces uses serial numbers —
course 12-04 is the fourth class to
start a particular course in 2012.
BEST
The Female Training Battalion uses
women’s names, and this group of
officer candidates came from
Malalai Company. Malalai means
sad or melancholy in Pashto, but its
real significance here is that, in
1880, a girl named Malalai went
down in Afghan history as the
heroine of the Battle of Maiwand,
for waving her veil as a flag to rally
her countrymen against the British
invaders. It’s like the French Army
calling a group of female recruits
Joan of Arc Platoon.
For their final PO checks on the
weapons that would be their normal
side-arms, the 9-mm pistol and the
M-16 assault rifle, the 14 officer
candidates of Malalai Company
were allocated two days with the
pistol and two days with the M-16.
Most of them had never fired a
weapon before, and the class had
only one dry-firing session on the
practice range.
What made these PO checks unusual was that the women ran the
range themselves, with minimal intervention from instructors and
training advisors. On Day 2, their
confidence level was already rising
and, by Day 4, most of the women
were handling and firing their
weapons with little to no direct in-
tervention from instructors.
“For the most part, they did really
well and took their time,” said Capt
C.J. Farrell, the training advisor assigned to the Female Training Battalion. “The women were really
competitive with each other and
were upset if they did not fire as
well as some of the others. One candidate, after receiving advice about
correcting her point of aim, did
really well. She was beaming with
pride after that”
Maj Fahima, commandant of the
Female Training Battalion, agreed
that the women did very well.
Courses like this allow the women
of Malalai to get qualifications in
areas of basic military skills like
weapons handling. The calibre of
the candidates is very high, and
they all either met or exceeded the
standard.
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and care about the results,” said
Capt Farrell. “When they were firing the M-16, they had really small
groupings. And it wasn’t just that
the candidates were doing well; the
instructors were doing well, too.
They have just about reached the
milestone where they don’t need us
any more for the officer course.”
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Malalaï voit grand
By Capt Ian McIntyre
CCMF-A
La vue de femmes en uniforme
qui exercent dans l’Armée, la Force
aérienne et de nombreux services
de police est un signe qui laisse entrevoir le changement en cours en
Afghanistan. Le recrutement, l’entraînement et la participation de
femmes à des déploiements font
partie de la Transition – le plan qui
vise à s’assurer que la sécurité en
Afghanistan sera sous le contrôle
des Afghans d’ici la fin de 2014.
Au Centre d'entraînement militaire de Kaboul, le Bataillon d’entraînement des femmes est responsable de l’instruction donnée aux
femmes qui doivent se joindre à
l’Armée nationale afghane. Du 1er
avril au 4 avril 2012, j’ai eu le
privilège d’observer un groupe de
candidates au grade d'officier qui a
consacré quatre jours à vérifier ses
aptitudes (il s’agissait d’« essais »
dans le langage de l’armée) au
maniement des armes personnelles
au CEMK. Permettez moi d’attirer
votre attention sur les noms.
Comme dans la plupart des établissements d’entraînement militaire, un nouveau groupe entre en
classe chaque semaine ou toutes les
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deux semaines, chaque groupe est
donc identifié par un nom. Les
Forces canadiennes utilisent des
numéros de série, le cours 12 04 représente le quatrième groupe qui
entreprend un cours particulier en
2012. Le Bataillon d’entraînement
des femmes choisit des noms de
femmes, et ce groupe de candidates
au grade d'officier faisait partie de
la compagnie Malalaï.
« Malalaï » signifie « triste » ou «
mélancolie » en pachtou, mais le
mot est chargé de sens dans le cas
présent, parce qu’en 1880, une fille
prénommée Malalaï est entrée dans
la légende afghane en tant
qu’héroïne de la bataille de
Maiwand, lorsqu’elle a brandi son
voile tel un drapeau pour rallier ses
compatriotes contre les envahisseurs britanniques. C’est comme si
l’armée française surnommait un
groupe de recrues le « peloton de
Jeanne-d’Arc ».
Dans le cadre des vérifications
finales des aptitudes relatives aux
armes qui seraient leurs armes de
poing habituelles, le pistolet de 9
mm et le fusil d'assaut M16, les 14
candidates au grade d’officier de la
compagnie Malalaï ont utilisé le
pistolet et le M16 pendant deux
jours dans chacun des cas. La plu-
part d’entre elles n’avaient jamais
utilisé une arme auparavant, et le
groupe a seulement eu une séance
de tir fictif dans le champ de tir.
Fait inhabituel dans les vérifications des aptitudes, les femmes ont
utilisé le champ de tir par elles
mêmes, avec peu d’interventions
des instructeurs et des conseillers
en formation. Le deuxième jour,
elles étaient déjà plus confiantes et
le quatrième jour, la majorité
d’entre elles maniaient les armes et
faisaient feu presque toujours sans
que les instructeurs aient à intervenir directement.
«Dans la plupart des cas, elles
ont pris leur temps et ont très bien
réussi, » a expliqué le capitaine C.J.
Farrell, le conseiller en formation
affecté au Bataillon d’entraînement
des femmes.
« Très compétitives entre elles,
les femmes étaient très mécontentes lorsqu’elles ne tiraient pas
aussi bien que d’autres. Après avoir
été conseillée sur la façon de corriger son point de mire, une candidate
a vraiment bien réussi. Elle rayonnait de fierté après coup.» Le major
Fahima, commandant du Bataillon
d’entraînement des femmes, convient que les femmes se sont vraiment
très bien débrouillées. Des cours
comme celui ci permettent aux
femmes de Malalaï de se qualifier
et d’acquérir des connaissances de
Un membre de la compagnie Malalaï, qui fait partie du Bataillon d’entraînement des femmes, au Centre d'entraînement militaire de Kaboul,
fait feu avec le pistolet 9 mm dans le cadre de la vérification finale des
aptitudes.
A member of Malalai Company, part of the Female Training Battalion
at the Kabul Military Training Centre, shoots the final performance
objective check on the 9-mm pistol.
MCPL FRANCE MORIN, CCTM-A
base dans des domaines militaires
comme le maniement des armes. Le
calibre des candidates est très élevé,
et elles ont atteint ou ont dépassé la
norme.
«Le fait est qu’elles n’ont pas
ménagé leurs efforts et qu’elles se
souciaient des résultats, » à dit le
capt Farrell. « Lorsqu’elles util-
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isaient le M16, elles formaient des
petits groupes. Et ce n’était pas
seulement les candidates qui
réussissaient bien; les instructeurs
parvenaient aussi à leurs fins. Ils
sont presque rendus au point de ne
plus avoir besoin de nous pour le
cours d’officier. »
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A reflection on personal retreat from an Islamic perspective
Padre’s Corner
By Padre Lt(N) Ishak Yorganci
CFNOS Chaplain
I
n March I had the privilege of
taking a three day personal retreat to galvanize my spiritual life,
seclude myself from worldly life,
and to indulge in divine knowledge
and existence. I created a program
with a schedule of when to wake up,
when to read, when to pray, when to
eat and when to relax and sleep. I
also made a separate program for
my two sons under their mother’s
supervision. I wanted them to also
benefit from this time of seclusion
by playing, enjoying and learning.
Personal retreats are a wellknown Islamic tradition which is
called i’tikaf. I'tikaf literally means
to stick to something, and to block
out everything else. As a term, it denotes devoting oneself, especially
during the last 10 days of Ramadan,
to praying in a mosque. God's Messenger, upon him be peace and
blessings, performed i'tikaf for 10
days every Ramadan. I'tikaf will be
fulfilled if a person stays in the
mosque with the intention of becoming closer to God. I’tikaf requires staying in a place at least ten
consecutive days in the last ten days
of Ramadan. Some scholars say you
can do a voluntary i’tikaf by taking
three days outside of Ramadan.
It was not Ramadan and my retreat was not a literal i’tikaf, but at
least it was an act of i’tikaf by separating myself from work and worldly
life as much as possible. I didn’t fast
during my retreat, but I had time to
think and read. I had much more
time to perform my prayers and to
do tefekkur (reflection or contemplation). Tefekkur is an Islamic
term meaning to think and reflect
on the existence of life and the hereafter. In the sayings of the Prophet
(Pbh), he said that: “one hour tefekkur is much more worthy than a
thousand voluntary performed
prayers”. God in many verses in the
Qur’an encourages us to active
thinking by saying; “Have they not
considered in their own minds that
Allah created the heavens and the
earth and all that lies between them
for a just reason and for a specified
time? But the truth is that many
among mankind do not believe in
the meeting with their Rabb (the
Day of Resurrection)!” (8,30) and
“For sure, in the creation of the
heavens and the earth and the alternation of the night and the day
there are signs for men of understanding.” (190,3)
In the Sufi Islamic tradition this
time of seclusion extends to 40 days
and is called ‘erbain cikarmak’,
which means ‘40 days seclusion
from people and the world’. The
number 40 is very essential in Eastern cultures, especially in the Jewish tradition. It is believed that
Prophet Moses went to meet with
God and stayed for 40 days. In the
Islamic Sufi tradition it is believed
that humans can be renewed in 40
days since sinful body cells die in
40 days and new cells replace them.
By devoting yourself to divine wisdom with exclusion from worldly
life and reciting ‘zikr’ (prayers) you
are purifying your soul and mind.
By eliminating food consumption
as much as possible you are cleaning your worldly body as well.
If we come back to my own retreat again, it was not as of those traditions, but of course it was meaningful and beneficial. I had a
chance to read the book that I had
wanted to read for a long time. I
read ‘Qur’an with annotated interpretation’ the book was written by
one of the most famous experts on
Qur’an studies and modern Islamic
thought, Ali Unal. Ali Unal
translates not only the verses but
also gives references to Old and
New Testaments and supports his
works with thoughts of famous
masters on the Qur’an.
On the final day of my retreat I
went to a restaurant with my family
to thank them for their willingness
to celebrate with my schedule. It
was a good opportunity for my family to unite and celebrate our
renewed faith by going out to dinner
together. When we were returning
home I saw a happy glittering light
in everybody’s eyes. On the way
back my sons were trying to show
me what they learned during their
time of study, prayer and reflection.
My wife was happy to see them
learning and growing. I feel that I
am relieved and eased in mind. This
spiritual awareness and enrichment
boost my dedication to work and
provide a positive vision for the future.
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Atlantic team takes men’s national basketball
The secret of
the team’s
success starts
with defence
By Virginia Beaton
Trident Staff
T
he Atlantic men’s basketball
team brought home its second
consecutive national title, following the championship held at CFB
Borden from April 14 to 20.
The team includes #4, NCdt
Cody Brown; #5, LS Charles Easterman; # 6, Lt(N) Ajiri Ikede; #7,
OS Andrew Cameron; #8, Lt(N)
Brian Harper; #9, Capt Brad Krajcik (augmentee from CFB Gagetown); #13, Pte Andrew MacIntosh (augmentee from CFB Gagetown); #14, LS Jon Tallis; #16, LS
Stephen Awalt and #17, LS Brian
Silver. According to coach Kevin
Miller, six of the players returned
from last year’s winning team.
In the round robin, the Atlantic
team narrowly lost game 1 to Petawawa, 71-70. They returned in
game 2 to defeat Ottawa 60-46 and
followed that by winning game 3
against Comox 73-54 and game 4
against Edmonton, 80-48.
In the semifinal round, the Atlantic men again won against Ottawa 80-64 and in the championship
game, the Mariners won against
Petawawa 70-65.
NCdt Cody Brown and Pte Andrew MacIntosh were voted to the
All-Star team and Pte MacIntosh
was voted MVP of the tournament.
According to Miller, “Cody
Brown was our scoring leader putting up double digits in five out of
six games. He scored a total of 89
points averaging 14.83 per game.
He hit 16 threes with an average of
2.67 threes per game. Next up was
Brad Krajcik putting up double digits in three out of six games. He
scored 69 total points averaging 11.5
per game.”
Miller says that the highest single
game score in a game belongs to Lt
(N)Harper, with 28 against Comox.
NCdt Brown was close behind with
26 (and 6 threes) against Ottawa in
the semifinal.
The secret of the team’s success
starts with defence, one quarter at a
time, Miller says. “It's something
we work hard on in practice and the
results could be seen in the scores at
Nationals. Out of the 24 total
quarters we played, we allowed
teams to score 20 or more in a
The Atlantic men’s team won five of their six games during the CF national men’s basketball tournament,
held at CFB Borden from April 14 to 20.
CPL CYNTHIA WILKINSON, CFSTG IMAGERY
quarter only three times. We held
teams to 15 points or less in a
quarter 14 times. Less than 10 in a
quarter, three times. In addition to
that, it's fundamentals. Every play-
er on the roster is able to make an
impact when they step on the floor.
Eight out of 10 players on the roster
had at least one double digit scoring
game in the tournament. Our stars
were stars and our bench really
stepped up and played great. Overall I'm very proud of the way the
guys played and represented the Atlantic Region.”
Sports trivia
By PO1 Bill Sheridan
NCSM Ville de Québec
1. Who was named to the inaugural
NHL First all star team in 1931?
2. Only driver to win the Indianapolis 500, the Daytona 500, the 24
Hours of Daytona, and the 24 Hours
of Le Mans.
3. Who are the Ohsweken Demons?
4. Something for Joey was a movie
about what football player’s younger brother?
5. Who holds the record for most
career points as a Montreal Maroon?
6. What National Hall of Fame is
located in the Little Italy district of
Chicago?
7. What is Cammy’s Heroes?
8. After being drafted by the Expos
fourth overall, who became the first
African American quarterback at
an SEC school when he played for
Tennessee in 1971?
9. What sport was depicted in the
movie called Coach Carter and
what level was it?
10. What were the Schenley
Awards?
11. Who is the most famous graduate of Emsley Laney High School in
Wilmington NC?
12. Which sports stadium saw the
first World Series champion?
13. The NBA Finals Trophy was renamed this in 1964?
14. Which city saw the home games
of the New Orleans Hornets after
Hurricane Katrina?
15. Against which team did Wayne
Gretzky score his first goal?
16. Which NBA team started in
Rochester, moved to Cincinnati, later to Kansas city, while playing
some games in Omaha, and then
reached its present city in 1985?
17. Who tried to become a talk show
host on WKRP in Cincinnati but
was fired?
18. Who tried at various times to
purchase the St Louis Browns, Philadelphia Athletics and Detroit Tigers and move them to Toronto?
19. According to Forbes magazine,
what is the most valuable sports
franchise in the world?
20. After losing his life in the Battle
of Iwo Jima, Jack Lummus was
awarded the Medal of Honor for his
service, what sport did he play professionally?
Answers
1. LW Aurel Joliat, C Howie
Morenz RW Bill Cook, D Eddie
Shore & King Clancy and goalie
was Charlie Gardner
2. A.J. Foyt
3. A team in the Canadian Lacrosse
League
4. John Cappelletti
5. Reginald “Hooley” Smith
6. National Italian American Sports
Hall of Fame
7. The ticket to Habs games donation program known as Cammy’s
Heroes is Mike Cammelleri’s way
to pay tribute to men and women in
the CF , and to recognize the hardships and sacrifices they face during their tour of duty. Thanks,
Mike.
8. Condredge Holloway. His mother wanted him to go to college.
9. High school basketball
10. From 1954 to 1988 they were the
CFL player annual awards.
11. Michael Jordan
12. Huntington Avenue Ball
Grounds, Boston. Boston Americans won.
13. Walter A. Brown Trophy
14. Oklahoma City
15. Vancouver Canucks
16. Sacramento Kings
17. Sparky Anderson, who stated, “I
must be crazy, every time I come to
Cincinnati I get fired.”
18. Jack Kent Cooke who later
owned the Redskins, and the LA
Forum, Kings and Lakers.
19. Manchester United Football
Club $1.86 Billion US Dollars.
20. After playing baseball and
football at Baylor University, he
went on to play in the NFL with the
NY Giants. At Iwo Jima he was in
the first wave of troops to land on
D-Day. After being hit a few times
with shrapnel, he was brought out
of action. At the aid station, he famously told the doctor, Thomas M.
Brown, "Well, doc, the New York
Giants lost a mighty good end
today.”
The Halifax women’s team took their second consecutive national volleyball championship during
the tournament held at 14 Wing Greenwood in April.
14 WING IMAGING
Atlantic team captures women’s
volleyball championship
More than 100
male and female
athletes attended
the event
By Trident Staff
During the CF national volleyball championship held at 14
Wing Greenwood from April 21
to 25, the Atlantic women’s team
won the championship for the
second straight year. In the final
round, the Atlantic women defeated the Esquimalt team.
It was a notable event for
Greenwood, which had not hosted an event on this scale for more
than 20 years.
More than 100 male and female
athletes attended the championship which was held at the 14
Wing Greenwood Fitness and
Sports Centre. The Quebec Region winners of the men’s competition, the team from Ottawa,
won the national title for the third
consecutive year.
“It takes a lot of work, but all
the work was done,” said Greenwood PSP manager Mike Taylor.
“It was a fabulous few days.”
Taylor said the level of play on
the courts was competitive, with
obvious esprit de corps, but he
was also impressed with the “real
team effort” from base staff and
volunteers to make action on and
off the courts so successful.
Internal partners for the championship included accommodations, the Annapolis Café, and
Annapolis Mess, 14 Air Maintenance Squadron, Wing Imaging,
Transportation and Electrical and
Mechanical Engineering Squadron, Personnel Services, Construction and Engineering, Supply and PSP sections.
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Snowboarding with Soldier On
By LS Wayne Harvey
NCI OP, IPSC
S
oldier On held the first 2012 National Para Snowboarding
Camp in Whistler, British
Columbia from April 12 to 16. I was
one of seven participants selected
from across Canada to attend the
snowboarding camp. The snowboarding camp was a sport held by
Soldier On in conjunction with
Snowboard Canada and Whistler
Adaptive Sports Program (WASP),
designed to provide basic instruction to Injured Military Members.
Furthermore, it allowed all organizations to identify individuals
who have a desire and demonstrate
potential for advancement in the
sport. The staff consisted of WO
Dan Conner from Soldier On HQ,
Regional Adaptive Fitness Specialist (RAFS) Lyndall Morrison and
various instructors from WASP. All
participants were exposed to world
class instructors and high performance athletes, who provided us with
the best training possible.
Team Soldier On members departed their respective cities and
traveled by air to Vancouver Airport. At 4p.m. all members were
greeted by representatives of Soldier On. From the Vancouver Airport the members were transported
to Whistler Athletic Centre. Upon
arrival at our accommodations the
participants were greeted by Candice, a representative of Snowboard
Canada, at which time the participants were given Canada Snowboard T-shirts and ball caps. Candice made sure our accommodations were looked after and that we
were all checked in. At 6:30p.m. all
members, including Candice and
John, a para snowboard athlete, departed Whistler Athletic Centre to
enjoy a meal at the spaghetti factory, which ended a very full day of
travel. Daily routine for the snowboarding participants consisted of
breakfast between 7 and 8a.m. with
a departure from the Whistler Athletic Centre at 8a.m. to arrive at the
Whistler Athletes Village for 8:30
to meet with our personal instructors.
Once joined by our instructors
and receiving our ski lift passes, the
group would proceed up the mountain to the Canadian Association for
Disabled Skiing (CADS) building
which was a meeting place for all
members. In the morning all members would work on their snowboarding techniques with their instructors. At noon all members
would meet at the very top of the
mountain for lunch at a restaurant
with a very beautiful view. By 1p.m.
we were back to training and working on our snowboarding skills. Be-
LS Wayne Harvey (left) MCpl
Holly Beebe ( right) and Soldier
On Representative WO Dan Connor enjoy a day snowboarding on
the slopes at Whistler.
CONTRIBUTED
tween 3 and 3:30p.m. the group
would meet to proceed off the
mountain and return to the Whistler
Athletic Centre to shower and prepare to gather for supper. The group
would gather in the lobby at 5p.m.
to proceed to a restaurant of choice
for supper.
I think everyone was happy for an
early end to the day as the outdoors
and exercise was very tiring. On
Saturday, April 14 CADS hosted a
supper event which the Soldier On
participants attended. The day of
departure, April 16, had a very early
start at 4:30a.m. with the departure
from Whistler Athletic Centre at
5:30a.m. The drive to the Vancouver Airport took three hours and departure from Vancouver airport was
at 10a.m. All participants would arrive at their place of residence at
Project FORCE: Changing the
shape of military fitness
By Jen Seipp
CFPFSS Communications Advisor
Using the reality of modern
military operations as their guide,
the PSP Director of Fitness (DFit)
team is changing the way the CF
thinks about fitness.
With Project FORCE, DFit’s
human performance scientists and
fitness experts are updating the
CF’s 25-year-old fitness standards
by analyzing how real tasks encountered in the field can be used
to measure physical capabilities.
“We’ve accounted for over 1500
physically demanding tasks that
military personnel have completed from 1990 to today,” said
Patrick Gagnon, Senior Manager
of Research and Development.
“From this huge sample of data,
we narrowed it to six common
tasks that members from the all
three elements may reasonably be
asked to complete.”
This April, the DFit team piloted their simulations of those
tasks with military personnel at
the Asticou facility in Gatineau,
Quebec. The exercises tested personnel’s ability to unload and
stack sandbags; rescue a casualty
from a vehicle; carry a casualty on
a stretcher; pick and dig; run and
crawl to escape to cover; and
handle material to build a picket
and wire fence.
All of the equipment used in the
exercises has been customized to
mimic the CF member’s experience in the field as closely as possible. From the weight of the hammer simulating a pick, to the
height of the platform simulating
a truck, every detail has been carefully considered.
Judging from the levels of exertion on display at the testing facility, the new exercises will hold
personnel up to a high standard.
“I’m learning a lot about myself
and my own fitness level,” said
WO Cynthia Furney. “There’s a
lot of variety in the body parts
you’re working in these exercises.”
With the pilot phase now complete, Project FORCE will conduct more extensive testing at CF
bases and wings across the country from May through July. The
DFit team will visit Winnipeg,
Shilo, Petawawa, Valcartier, Halifax and Shearwater to test the
tasks with a complete cross-section of military members of different ages, heights, genders, occupations, and fitness levels.
When the research is complete
in 2013, Project FORCE will have
established a relevant, stronger,
more accurate, and ultimately
more justifiable standard of military fitness.
Sports and fitness updates
By Trident Staff
Learn to Run Clinic
This clinic is offered in partnership by CF Health Services
Physiotherapy and PSP.
This clinic is open to serving CF
members that are physically limited
in their ability to run. In this clinic
participants will work under the
guidance of a CF Physiotherapist
and PSP Fitness Specialists for
close monitoring to ensure safe running progressions and to learn
proper running technique that will
minimize any negative symptoms.
Potential participants: in recovery from an injury; limited by impact activities; unfit/should avoid
running; experience pain or discomfort when running; limited in
running duration; need guidance to
re-learn running skills post-injury;
interested in exploring if running is
an appropriate activity within current limitations
This is an eight-week program
and will include two mandatory
group sessions per week. The group
sessions will be Tuesdays and Fridays from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. at
STADPLEX. There will also be two
mandatory individual physical
training sessions per week in addition to the group sessions.
Sessions will include educational presentations, physical assessments, an eight-week individually
tailored running program, cardiovascular conditioning and muscular strengthening programs.
Program start date is Tuesday,
June 5.
We require a minimum of 10 participants to offer this program and
will accept a maximum of 25 participants.
If you are interested in participating in this running clinic
please contact Kerianne Gordon,
Regional Adapted Fitness Specialist by phone at 721-1922 or by email
at [email protected]
Cours pratique d’apprentissage
de la course
Les services de santé des FC
(Physiothérapie) et les PSP des
Forces canadiennes à Halifax s’un-
issent pour offrir un cours pratique
d’apprentissage de la course.
Le cours est destiné aux militaires des FC qui sont physiquement
limités dans leur capacité de courir.
Lors du cours pratique, les participants s’entraîneront sous la supervision de physiothérapeutes des
FC et de spécialistes de conditionnement physique des PSP. Ceux-ci
effectueront un suivi serré auprès
des membres afin de s’assurer
qu’ils courent de façon sécuritaire
et qu’ils apprennent les techniques
éprouvées de course qui atténueront les symptômes négatifs.
Candidats potentiels : qui sont en
convalescence à la suite d’une
blessure; qui sont inaptes / qui devraient s’abstenir de courir (sports à
risques); qui ressentent de la
douleur ou un malaise lorsqu’ils
courent; qui ne peuvent courir
pendant une longue période; qui
ont besoin d’encadrement pour
réapprendre à courir à la suite d’une
blessure; qui sont intéressés à savoir si la course est une activité
adéquate selon leur condition
different times and my arrival time
at Halifax Airport was at 10:15p.m.,
arriving home at 11:30p.m. What a
great experience.
In closing, any Canadian service
person with a permanent physical
or mental disability should be encouraged by their chain of command to seek out assistance from
JPSUs and Soldier On. Through
these programs there is an opportunity to learn and develop skills re-
quired to participate in sports of
their choice. I feel very lucky to
have had the opportunity to attend
the first National Para Snowboarding Camp. This event has to be one
of the best experiences in my life. I
would like to thank WO Dan Connor and MCpl Holly Beebe, who
were very strong supporters and because of them I feel my experience
and what I learned was a success.
Projet FORCE : changer le
modèle du conditionnement
physique militaire
Par Jen Seipp
conseillère en communication,
SSPFFC
En se servant des opérations
militaires comme d’un guide,
l’équipe du directeur du conditionnement physique des PSP change la
façon dont les FC envisagent le
conditionnement physique.
Dans le cadre du projet FORCE,
les spécialistes du conditionnement
physique et les scientifiques en performance humaine du directeur du
conditionnement physique s’affairent actuellement à mettre à jour
les normes des FC en matière de
condition physique, qui datent de
25 ans, en analysant comment les
tâches réelles à exécuter sur le terrain peuvent servir à mesurer les capacités physiques.
« Nous avons dénombré plus de
1500 tâches exigeantes exécutées
par le personnel militaire de 1990 à
aujourd’hui », a indiqué Patrick
Gagnon, gestionnaire principal de
la recherche et du développement. «
De cet immense échantillon de données, nous avons dégagé six tâches
communes, que les militaires des
trois services peuvent s’attendre à
devoir accomplir. »
En ce mois d’avril, l’équipe du
directeur du conditionnement
physique a mené un projet pilote,
qui consistait à effectuer des simulations de ces tâches avec du personnel militaire au centre Asticou,
à Gatineau (Québec). Les exercices
visaient à évaluer la capacité des
militaires à décharger et à empiler
des sacs de sable, à secourir un
blessé dans un véhicule, à
transporter un blessé sur une
civière, à creuser à l’aide d’un pic et
d’une pelle, à courir et à ramper
pour s’échapper et se mettre à l’abri
Le programme dure 8 semaineset
comprendra deux séances de
groupe obligatoires par semaine.
Les séances en groupe auront lieu
les jeudis et vendredis de 14 h 30 à
15 h 30 au STADPLEX. Deux
séances d’entraînement physique
individuelles obligatoires par semaine seront également au programme en plus des séances de
groupe.
Les séances comprendront des
exposés instructifs, des évaluations
de la forme physique, un programme personnalisé de course de
8 semaines, des programmes d’entraînement cardiovasculaire et de
force musculaire.
Le programme débute le mardi 5
juin.Nous avons besoin d’au moins
10 participants pour mettre le programme en œuvre et nous accepterons un maximum de 25 participants.
Si vous êtes intéressé à participer
à ce cours pratique sur la course,
veuillez contacter Kerianne Gordon, spécialiste régionale en
matière
de
conditionnement
physique adapté par téléphone au
et à savoir manipuler le matériel nécessaire à la construction de
clôtures en lattes verticales et de
clôtures en grillage.
L’équipement utilisé dans le
cadre de ces exercices a été adapté
afin de reproduire le plus exactement possible ce que vivent les
militaires des FC sur le terrain. Du
poids du marteau qui servait de pic
à la hauteur de la plateforme qui
tenait lieu de camion, tous les détails ont été reproduits avec soin.
D’après l’intensité des efforts
déployés lors des tests, les nouveaux exercices exigeront des militaires qu’ils respectent des normes
élevées en ce qui concerne la condition physique.
« J’apprends beaucoup sur moimême et sur ma propre condition
physique, a expliqué l’adjudant
Cynthia Furney. Ces exercices permettent de travailler plusieurs
parties du corps. »
Maintenant que l’étape du projet
pilote est terminée, l’équipe du projet FORCE procédera à d’autres essais approfondis à différentes bases
et escadres des FC à l’échelle du
pays de mai à juillet. L’équipe du
directeur du conditionnement
physique se rendra à Winnipeg,
Shilo, Petawawa, Valcartier, Halifax et Shearwater pour mettre à
l’essai les tâches par un échantillon
représentatif de militaires de
différents âges, grandeurs, sexes,
occupations,
et
conditions
physiques.
En 2013, lorsque la recherche
sera terminée, le projet FORCE
aura permis d’établir des normes de
condition physique adéquates, plus
solides, plus précises et par-dessus
tout, plus justifiables.
721-1922 ou par courriel à l’adresse
[email protected]
The CFB Halifax ball hockey
team is looking for players (CF
members only). Practices will be
held at Shannon Arena every
Monday and Wednesday from 3:30
to 5p.m. The coach is MCpl Joe
Crocker. For more information, pls
contact Louis Desouza at 427-3985
or Kirk Durning at 427-0959.
The CFB Halifax summer ball
hockey league starts play on May
22, 2012. This league is open only to
CF members. All games take place
on Tuesdays and Thursdays at the
Shannon Arena. Deadline to
register is May 17. Sign up as an
individual or register a complete
team. Cost per tem is approximately
$800, depending on the number of
teams that register, This league is
one of the best in the province and
has been running for more than 15
years. For more information please
contact Louis DeSouza at 427-3985
or [email protected] or
Kirk Durning at 427-0959 or [email protected]
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que bénévoles lors des Jeux du Canada de 2011 à Halifax. Les organisations de jeunes, notamment le
mouvement Scout et celui des cadets, bénéficient de votre expérience, car vous servez d'exemple de
civisme et de responsabilité pour
les leaders de demain. Ce fut le cas
lorsque l’Athabaskan a travaillé
avec les élèves du secondaire sur
divers projets. Vous honorez ceux
et celles qui ont servi avant nous, en
visitant les anciens combattants et
en travaillant à l'Édifice commémoratif pour anciens combattants
Camp Hill.
Qu’il s’agisse de construire des
maisons avec Habitat pour l'humanité, d’emballer les épiceries
emballage d'épiceries ou de remplir
les paniers de Noël de l’Armée du
Salut, les membres du personnel de
la Flotte aident les moins fortunés
de notre collectivité. Bon nombre
d’entre vous servent comme
pompiers volontaires, participent à
des équipes de recherche et
sauvetage au sol et sont prêts à porter secours aux personnes en
détresse dans les situations d'urgence. Cet esprit de générosité va
au-delà du pays. En effet, lors des
visites dans les ports étrangers, la
plupart des unités participent à des
activités de relations publiques
portant essentiellement sur l’aide à
un organisme local de bienfaisance,
à une école ou à une organisation
sans but lucratif.
On ne peut en aucune façon
évaluer le montant exact des dons
offerts par la Flotte au cours d’une
année, et il est impossible de mettre
un prix sur les heures interminables
qu’ils font et leur engagement au
développement de leur collectivité.
Chaque unité de la Flotte trouve le
moyen de contribuer et de faire
avancer les choses.
Aux marins de la Flotte, merci
pour vos nombreux moyens de
générosité. BZ. Soyez fiers et
n’oubliez pas l’impact positif de
vos contributions. VIVE LA
FLOTTE
Y
L’été dernier, avant d’assumer
les fonctions de premier maître de
la flotte, j’étais en congé à TerreNeuve-et-Labrador et, comme par
hasard, l’équipe Run the Rock du
NCSM St. John’s était sur la route,
entre Stephenville et Corner Brook.
J’en ai profité pour m’arrêter et
faire un don. En parlant aux
membres de l’équipe, j’ai été surpris d’apprendre que depuis sa
création, la campagne annuelle «
Run the Rock » du NCSM St. John’s
a recueilli près de 400 000 $ au
profit de la Fondation Rêves d’enfants de Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador.
Cette année seulement, ils ont récolté 39 775.01 $. Les NCSM Halifax et Charlottetown organisent des
activités similaires en NouvelleÉcosse et à l’Île du Prince Édouard,
tandis que les membres du Fredericton parcourent les routes du Nouveau-Brunswick dans la cadre de
leur campagne « Des vélos pour des
rêves » (Bike for Wishes). Les NCSM Toronto, Montréal et Ville de
Québec contribuent tous à des
œuvres de bienfaisance en Ontario
et au Québec, affirmant la générosité de la flotte de la côte Est dans la
moitié du pays.
Depuis que suis devenu premier
maître de la flotte, il se passe
rarement une semaine sans que je
ne sois informé de la tenue d’une
activité de bienfaisance à laquelle
participe des unités de la Flotte,
aussi bien dans la communauté de
la MRH que dans d’autres endroits
du pays, dans le cadre du renforcement des liens entre les navires et
leurs villes éponymes. Comme
vous le savez, la principale campagne de bienfaisance de l’Équipe
de la Défense est la Campagne de
charité en milieu de travail du
gouvernement du Canada, qui recueille des dons au profit de
plusieurs organismes. L’an dernier,
les unités de la Flotte ont contribué
à la campagne pour plus 126 000 $,
soit plus de un sixième de l’objectif
global de la campagne des FMAR
(A). En outre, plusieurs unités ont
habituellement un organisme de bienfaisance désigné auquel elles
contribuent. Par exemple, plusieurs
unités font régulièrement des dons
à IWK, et Feed Nova Scotia reçoit
d’elles des dons en argent et des
denrées alimentaires.
Toutes les œuvres caritatives ne
sont pas aussi bien connues. Par exemple, le NCSM Iroquois appuie
fortement Wee Care Day Care Centre depuis de nombreuses années,
en fournissant une aide financière
mais également en aidant à l’entretien du centre. Les unités de la
Flotte canadienne de l'Atlantique
(FLTCANANT)
appuient
régulièrement OP DASHER du
CRFM, qui aide les familles des
militaires dans le besoin. Nos sousmarins et nos NDC, malgré leurs
petits équipages, apportent également leur contribution à la collectivité. Par exemple, certains décident d’aider quelques familles défavorisées ou contribuent à des projets communautaires pendant les
visites portuaires. Depuis plus de
25 ans, l’unité de plongée de la
flotte organise une course au profit
de Christmas Daddies.
L’an dernier, elle a recueilli près
de 13 000 $. Récemment, nos instructeurs en mer ont recueilli des
fonds dans leur chapeau (les rouges
bien sûr) lors d’une campagne à
succès rapide au profit du programme IWK Change Bandits, et
bon nombre d’entre nous ont apprécié les petits déjeuners aux crêpes
du GOM.
Difficile à mesurer, mais certainement non moins importante,
est la contribution que les marins de
la Flotte apportent à leurs collectivités, en offrant bénévolement leur
temps, leurs compétences et leur
énergie. Sur les terrains de sport et
dans les stades, vous êtes des entraîneurs dans les ligues mineures
de hockey et de soccer et vous avez
assumé des fonctions clés en tant
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Par Pm 1 Mike Feltham
Premier maître de la Flotte
canadienne de l’Atlantique
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La Flotte dans la collectivité
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36. Mild yellow Dutch cheese
38. After a prayer
39. Baseball's world championship
42. Knights' tunic
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33. Biblical name for Syria
34. Mail call box abbreviation
35. Mined metal-bearing miner-
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1. Irish mother of gods
5. Provides weapons
10. Hyperbolic cosecant
14. Kilt nationality
15. Mexican artist Rivera
16. Circle of light around the sun
17. What a clock tells
18. To condescend to give
19. Chocolate cookie with white
cream filling
20. Harry Potter star
23. Without (French)
24. A dissolute man
25. Resecure a book
28. Blanketlike shawl
32. Opaque gem
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1. Fall back time
2. Has a sour taste
3. Gangrenous inflammation
4. Spoon or fork
5. What is added to the augend
6. Cambodian monetary units
7. Golda __, Israeli P. M.
8. "Walk Don't Run" actress
Samantha
9. Often the last movements of a
sonata
10. Contaminated water disease
11. Indian dress
12. Musical pitch symbol
13. Horse foot sheath
21. 007's Flemming
22. A billiards stick
25. Catches with a lasso
26. 3rd part of a Greek ode
27. Elephant's name
29. Distinctive odor that is pleasant
30. A small sharp fruit knife
Source: CNA-ACJ 2004
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DOWN
People believe the newspaper they read.
The editorial believability of the daily
newspaper carries over to the advertisements in the paper.
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44. Small pigeon shelter
46. Meredith, Johnson & Shula
47. 20th U.S. President
53. Pitcher Hershiser
54. Sans _____: typeface
55. High water tide
57. Sew up a falcon's eyelids
58. Mexican plant fiber
59. Taxis
60. Fermented rice beverage
61. A mode of living
62. Formerly (archaic)
Notable Newspaper Fact
Credibility:
E
The size of the newspaper pages allows for
the use of virtually any size ad. Dailies provide
advertisers with the opportunity to vary their
ad copy and size, market by market, week by
week, or even day by day.
A
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S
Detail:
Newspapers can accomodate a wealth of
detail and specifics in a single newspaper
advertisement. And because it is printed,
it can serve as a permanent record for
future reference.
S
Solution
31. Improve by critical ediiting
37. Droplet in a colloidal system
38. Failure to be present
40. Winged goddess of the dawn
41. Static balance between opposing forces
42. Treacle candy
43. Black tropical American
cuckoo
45. Discharge from the body
46. Training by multiple repetitions
47. A Chinese image in a shrine
48. Length X width
49. Mild and submissive
50. Affectedly artistic
51. Tragic Shakespeare king
52. Taps gently
56. Time in far western states
The Fleet in the community
By CPO1 Mike Feltham
Fleet Chief Atlantic
Last summer, prior to assuming
the duties of Fleet Chief, I was on
leave in Newfoundland and
happened upon HMCS St. John’s
Run the Rock team on the highway
between Stephenville and Corner
Brook. I took the opportunity to
pull over to make a donation and
when talking to the team I was
amazed to hear that since being
commissioned HMCS St. John’s
annual Run the Rock campaign has
raised nearly $400,000.00 in support of the Newfoundland Children’s Wish Foundation. This year
alone they raised $39,775.01. Halifax and Charlottetown do similar
events in Nova Scotia and PEI while
the Fredericton take their bikes to
the New Brunswick roads during
their Bike for Wishes campaign.
Toronto, Montreal and Ville de
Québec all contribute to charities in
Ontario and Quebec, making the
East Coast Fleet’s generosity
known halfway across the country.
Since becoming Fleet Chief,
hardly a week goes by that I am not
informed of some charity event that
one of the Fleet units are involved
in, both in the HRM community or
across the country through ship’s
involvements with their namesake
cities and towns. As you are aware
the Defense Team’s primary charity is the Government of Canada
Charitable Workplace Campaign
which collect donations for several
organizations; last year fleet units
contributed over $126,000 to the
campaign, more than one-sixth of
the overall MARLANT campaign
goal. In addition, units usually have
a declared charity that they
contribute to: eg, several units regularly contribute to the IWK, Feed
Nova Scotia also benefits with both
monetary and food donations. Not
all the charities are as well known,
for example Iroquois has for many
years been a huge supporter of the
Wee Care Day Care Center, not
only giving financial aid but assisting in the maintenance of the centre
as well.
CANFLTLANT units regularly
support the MFRC’s OP DASHER,
which assists military families in
need. Our subs and MCDVs,
despite smaller crew sizes, make
the mark on the community as well;
for example some chose to support
a few under-privileged families, or
during port visits help in
community projects. For more than
25 years the Fleet Diving Unit conducts a run in support of Christmas
Daddies, last year raising approximately $13,000. Recently our Sea
Trainers passed their hats (red ones
of course) in a quick hit campaign
in support of the IWK Change Bandits, and many of us have indulged
in the MOG’s charity pancake
breakfasts.
Harder to measure, but certainly
no less significant is the difference
that Fleet Sailors make volunteering their time, skills, and energy to their communities. On the
sports field and arenas you are
minor league hockey and soccer
coaches; you’ve filled key roles as
volunteers in the 2011 Halifax Canada Games. Youth organizations
from Scouting to the Cadet movements benefit from your experience, as you set examples of civic
duty and responsibility for tomorrow’s leaders; such was the case
when Athabaskan worked with local high school students on various
projects. You honour those who
served before us, by visiting veterans and working in the Veterans
Memorial Garden in Camp Hill.
Whether building homes with
Habitat for Humanity, packing groceries at Feed Nova Scotia, or filling Salvation Army Christmas
hampers, Fleet personnel can be
found helping those less fortunate
in our community. Many of you
serve as volunteer firefighters,
participate in ground search and
rescue teams, and stand ready to
help those in need during emergencies. And this generous spirit extends beyond home; during port
visits most units become involved
in community relations events that
focus around helping a local charity, school or goodwill organization.
There really is no way to put a finite figure on how much the fleet
donates to charity in any given year,
no way to put a price on endless
hours and commitment to making
their community a better place.
Each and every unit in the Fleet
finds a way to contribute and make
a difference.
To the sailors of the Fleet, thank
you for your many ways and means
of generosity, BZ. Be proud and do
not forget the truly positive difference that your contributions make.
LEAD THE FLEET
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