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RealProgressChief of Maritime Staff looks at Navy issues PAGE 3

Open HouseAdmiral invites thepublic to visit PAGE 5

Sail awayCF members set sailwith Indian Navy PAGE 11

Fit at seaFitness instructordeploys with HMCS Toronto PAGE 21

CFB Halifax firefighters compete in the Scott Firefit championshipsnear Bishop’s Landing July 14. The Base team hosted the two-dayregional event for the first time this year.

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TRIDENT, JULY 23, 20072

By Virginia BeatonTrident staff

They call it the toughest twominutes in sports.

CFB Halifax firefighters hosted the2007 maritime regional Scott Firefitchampionship on July 14 to 15.

Open to spectators, the competi-tion took place in the Cunard park-ing lot near Bishop’s Landing onLower Water Street during the TallShips Festival.

Seventeen teams comprising 153firefighters from across the Mar-itimes participated in a strenuouscompetition based on firefight-ing tasks commonly required inemergencies.

Chris Wagner, team leader for theCFB Halifax team, stated the indi-vidual events took place on Satur-day, July 14.

“That’s when the firefighters puton an additional 50 pounds of gearand they pick up a 42-pound highrise pack and they carry it up 50feet. They drop it and then theyhoist a 42-pound charged hose line.Then they run back down and theyhit a forcible entry machine. It takes500 pounds of pressure to move itone foot. They then run around aseries of 175 feet of cones to pickup a 300-pound charged hose linewhich has to be dragged 100 feet.They have to open the hose and

knock down the target. Then theyrun to pick up a 175-pound dummyand drag it backwards for 100 feet.”

Wagner described it as “a greattask, both mentally and physically.”

The CFB Halifax team has beenthe top DND team for three years ina row. Participation in the Firefitchallenge requires extensive fit-ness preparation and Wagner notedthere was equipment such as exer-cise bicycles available onsite at the competition.

“For the individual run, many

people will warm up first. I wouldwarm up for 45 minutes prior torunning my individual run. For therelays, everybody will warm up onthe bikes. We have weights too, allfrom PSP. We also have four mas-sage therapists and a chiropractorwho have volunteered their time tohelp everyone loosen up. This eventis very demanding on the body.”

Fitness is a crucial part of being afirefighter, according to Wagner.“It’s your lifestyle. It becomes yourlifestyle to do this job and do it safe-

ly for yourself and your co-work-ers. You have to be fit.”

Wagner has been competing inFirefit for six years and stated “Wehave to thank the chief and thedeputy chief and all the firefightersat CFB Halifax for their support inhelping this event to be successful.”

The team relay tournament,which included the same elementsas the individual event, took placeon Sunday, July 15. At the conclu-sion, the two teams of CFB Halifax

firefighters were fifth and sixth in the team relay event. In the tan-dem race, the CFB Halifax teamplaced third.

Halifax Regional Fire Depart-ment will host the 2007 FirefitNational Championship in Halifaxon Labour Day weekend, August 30to September 2. This event will alsotake place in the Cunard parking lotnear Bishop’s Landing.

The national championship will bebroadcast on TSN in October 2007.

CFB Halifax hosts regional Firefit championship

Participants in the Firefit championship must hit a forcible entry machine.

CFB Halifax firefighters hosted the 2007 maritime Scott Firefitchampionship from July 14 to 15.

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VAdm D. Robertson, CMS spoke during the press conference in which Prime Minister Stephen Harper announced the upgrade program for the Halifax-class frigates. The program will begin in 2010.

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By Darlene BlakeleyNavy editor, Maple Leaf

Editor’s Note: This is the second ina series of articles based on inter-views with VAdm Drew Robertson,Chief of the Maritime Staff, inwhich he speaks out about issuesthat are important to the Navy.

Real progress is being made toensure that the Navy is proper-

ly equipped to perform a broad rangeof missions well into the futureaccording to VAdm Drew Robert-son, Chief of the Maritime Staff.

This month alone, the govern-ment announced over $6 billion inNaval projects which will strength-en the Navy’s ability to serve Cana-da both at home and abroad. TheHalifax-Class Modernization Pro-ject will see $3.1 billion spent torefit and modernize our frigates,while $3.1 billion will be spent topurchase six to eight new Arctic/offshore patrol ships.

“These two new projects, addedto last year’s announcement of thepurchase of three new joint supportships, represent a significant invest-ment and show that the governmentis committed to rebuilding the Navyand the Canadian Forces,” VAdmRobertson said. “While I can’tspeak to future programs, theserecent announcements are certainlyimportant steps to preparing thefuture Navy.”

Calling the Halifax-Class mod-ernization “a crucial link” betweentoday’s Navy and the Navy oftomorrow, and the new Arctic/off-shore patrol vessels “an example ofthe government’s desire for theNavy to more fully enforce our sov-ereignty in all three oceans”, VAdmRobertson continues to look aheadto ensure the Navy is well-posi-tioned for the future.

“Our future Navy must remainbroadly balanced, while preservingthe capacity to deal with strategicshocks and surprises that historyhas taught us to anticipate,” heexplained. “It must be structured todeliver maritime security at homeand abroad, as well as to projectinfluence and power from the sea. It will continue to be organizedaround the Naval task group, whoseultimate purpose is to achieve andmaintain sea control.”

VAdm Robertson also maintainedthat the future Navy must be of suf-ficient size to sustain ongoing for-ward deployments, as well as toretain the capacity to deploy mar-itime task groups as an immediatenational response to emerging con-tingencies.

“This will require investmentsover the coming years in our mar-itime forces,” he said. “Given thecomplexities of the CF operating inthe global littorals, we will need notonly to maintain existing capabili-ties, but also to improve our capaci-

ty for joint and combined expedi-tionary operations in an integratedbattle space—including investmentsin sealift, the capacity to commandand sustain land forces from the sea,as well as to support their operationsashore through the provision of jointfires and force air defence.”

To achieve this, other procure-ments beyond the ships announcedover the last year will be needed. Inthe near term, the most pressing pri-ority will be replacing the com-mand and air defence capabilities ofour current destroyers. Over thenext 20 to 25 years, VAdm Robert-son would like to see maritime

forces evolving toward a mix of twolittoral manoeuvre ships; three jointsupport ships; four to six sub-marines; four task group com-mand/force air defence destroyers;12 to 14 future frigates; 28 Cyclonemaritime helicopters; 16 multi-mis-sion aircraft for long-range mar-itime surveillance; eight offshorepatrol corvettes; four to six coastaldefence vessels; eight to 16 internalwaters/inshore patrol vessels; and a small constellation of tacticalunmanned vehicles remotely pilot-ed or deployed autonomously fromour ships and submarines.

Supporting this fleet would be

an expanded Naval Reserve withnew operational responsibilities indomestic and continental defencemissions; world-class dockyards inHalifax and Esquimalt; a trainingsystem that fully realizes the poten-tial of simulation and modeling;and a first-rate operational test andevaluation establishment.

“Behind this I also envisage aworld-class national maritime tech-nology and industrial base as anessential national strategic capabil-ity, enabled by a near-continuousprocurement strategy for all gov-ernment fleets that takes the coun-try away from boom-or-bust ship-building,” said VAdm Robertson.

While there is no question in theAdmiral’s mind that the Navy is cur-rently well-equipped and balancedto perform a variety of missions, hewants to ensure that the future Navycontinues to be capable of workingdecisively not only in the deepoceans, but also in the world’scoastal areas, where threats can beboth conventional and asymmetric.

“I want to ensure that the men andwomen of the Navy have the toolsthey need to act quickly and effec-tively against future challenges,including those we can’t see yet,”he said.

VAdm Robertson stressed that“these new projects represent animportant step forward in continu-ing to build capable maritime forcesfor Canada.”

Significant equipment investments help prepare future

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Prime Minister Harper greeting officers onboard HMCS Halifax.


Publication schedule for 2006 and 2007

October 16, 2006October 30, 2006 — Remembrance SpecialNovember 13, 2006 November 27, 2006 — Holiday Shopping GuideDecember 11, 2006 — Year in ReviewJanuary 8, 2007January 22, 2007February 5, 2007 — ValentinesFebruary 19, 2007 — Home and Garden SpecialMarch 5, 2007March 19, 2007April 2, 2007 — Posting SeasonApril 16, 2007April 30, 2007 — Battle of the AtlanticMay 14, 2007May 28, 2007June 11, 2007 — Family DaysJune 25, 2007July 9, 2007July 23, 2007August 6, 2007 August 20, 2007September 3, 2007 September 17, 2007October 1, 2007 — Home ImprovementOctober 15, 2007October 29, 2007 — Remembrance SpecialNovember 12, 2007November 26, 2007 — Holiday Shopping GuideDecember 10, 2007 — Year in Review

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La Fête Nationale des AcadiensLa Société Promotion Grand Pré vous

invite à célébrer la culture et le patri-mone acadiens à l’occasion de la FêteNationale des Acadiens, mercredi le 15août 2007 à Grand Pré.

Entrée gratuite pour toute la famille.De nombreuses activités sont prévuespendant toute la journée...Pour plusd’informations contactez Caroline (Hal-ifax & région CRFM) au 720-2113 ouvisitez le www.grand-pre.com.

La Société Promotion Grand-Préinvites you to celebrate Acadian her-itage and culture in Grand Pré onWednesday, August 15, 2007 for theAcadian National Day.

Free admission for everyone. Activi-ties all day long... for more informationplease contact Caroline (Halifax &Region MFRC) at 720-2113 or visitwww.grand-pre.com.

Museum of Natural Historydisplay Wings Over the Atlantic

The sea is part Nova Scotia’s naturalhistory. Explore the remarkable worldof marine birds and discover how theyhave adapted to life within an oftenharsh environment. Discover theiramazing flying techniques and uniquephysical characteristics that allow themto spend up to ten months at sea. WingsOver the Atlantic delves into the histo-ry of these birds who were once sav-agely hunted but are protected by law,today. The display runs until September9, 2007 and is at the Museum of Natur-al History, 1747 Summer St, Halifax.

1st Annual Credit UnionAtlantic Lung Run

Welcome to the First Annual CreditUnion Atlantic Lung Run raising aware-ness of Asthma and Chronic Obstruc-tive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) andfunds to support Camp TreasureChest—The Lung Associations sum-mer camp for children with moderate tosevere asthma.

The event will take place on SundayAugust 12 with the start and finish atPier 21. The Credit Union Atlantic LungRun 5km road race and walk will startat 9 a.m. with the Active with Asthma1.5km Kids Fun Run starting at 10 a.m.

The Credit Union Atlantic Lung Runcourse, running along the Halifaxwaterfront, is both flat and fast cateringto both the new and more experiencedrunner. The entire family, includingchildren and adults with asthma andCOPD, are encouraged join us for a greatmorning of fun and fitness.

Enter by August 3 and receive a freetechnical T-Shirt. To register, please goto www.ns.lung.ca. Enter as a team offive or more and have a chance to winmore prizes. For more team informa-tion please email [email protected]: (902) 443-8141.

Admiral Porter golf tournamentThe 2006 Admiral Porter Naval Com-

munications Golf Tournament Scram-ble will be held Wednesday, August 8,2007 at the Hartlen Point Forces Golf

Club with a shotgun start at 7:30 a.m.Registration no later than 7 a.m.

Eligible personnel: NAV COMM 277,R277, 00299. NET(C) 284/286. FormerNRADOP 274, SIG SEA 261 and NAVSIG262. Former RADSEA 251/COMMTECHSEA 252. Naval Communications Offi-cers (LONG C and CFR). Former andpresent members of MARLANT/N61 andMARPAC/N61. OIC CFFS(E) CommSchool. All Comm Officers of HMCShips; and guests.

Entrance fee: $15 for Hartlen Point members (membership numberrequired), $40 for non-members andretirees.

The entrance fee includes green fee,hot dog, hamburger and potato saladluncheon, closest to the pin, longestdrive (men and women) prizes andmany other prizes.

Entries can be mailed to AdmiralPorter Golf, C/O PO1 JA Nickerson,Fleet Personnel Centre, Building D20,PO Box 99000 Stn Forces Halifax NSB3K 5X5 or PO2 KW Campbell, Net-work Operations Centre, BuildingD201, PO Box 99000, Stn Forces Hali-fax, NS, B3K 5X5. Entries can also bemade by calling PO Nickerson at 427-0474 or PO Campbell at 427-2591.

Payment must be made in advance bycash in person, or by cheque or moneyorder no later than July 20, 2007 payableto Admiral Porter Golf Tournament.

This will once again be a TexasScramble Format event consisting offour-person teams competing for themuch-coveted Admiral Porter Trophy.

Individuals are encouraged to enterand will be placed into foursomes.

The tournament has is in its 37th yearand all communicators, as well as theirguests are highly encouraged to attendfor a day of fun and camaraderie.

Anniversary celebration for 400Tactical Helicopter Squadron

400 Tactical Helicopter Squadron,the oldest Squadron in the CF, will holdits 75th anniversary celebration fromFriday, September 28 until Sunday,September 30, 2007.

Events scheduled for the weekendinclude a sports day, parade and formaldinner. The celebration concludes witha farewell luncheon.

400 Squadron was formed on Octo-ber 5, 1932 as No. 10 City of TorontoArmy Cooperation Squadron.

For more information or to confirmyour attendance please contact MCplCheryl Fisher at (705) 424-1200, ext.2050 or [email protected].

Reunion for Hampton GrayMemorial School students

The teachers and alumni of HamptonGray Memorial School will be hostingRemembering Our School Days in the former Hampton Gray MemorialSchool gym on October 6, 2007 from1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. The event willinclude exhibits, memorabilia, themovie of the opening of the school, andlight refreshments. This is the 55thanniversary of the official opening of

the school.For more information contact Jake

Risk, 1 Emmanuel Drive, Dartmouth,NS, B3A 4M2, (902) 469-5272,[email protected], or Sheila (Lam-bert) McCallum, 19 Laurier Street, Dart-mouth, NS, B3A 2G6, (902) 466-2611,[email protected]. Awebsite at hamptongray.ca is presentlyunder construction.

We are looking for information/pho-tos/articles pertaining to Hampton GrayMemorial School, the teachers, studentsand staff that we can put on display dur-ing our afternoon of October 6. If youcan provide something, please contactJake Risk or Sheila McCallum as above.

Reunion for Queen ElizabethHigh School students

From July 27 to 29, 2007, former stu-dents and staff of Queen Elizabeth HighSchool in Halifax may attend the LastChance Reunion. After 65 years, theschool is closing its doors. This reunionis an opportunity to reconnect withfriends, classmates, teachers and staff.All events take place at the HalifaxForum Complex on Windsor Street.Events start with registration on Friday,July 27 and will include a meet andgreet on Friday evening, a barbecue onSaturday, July 28 at noon and a LastChance Dance on Saturday evening.Please note that no tickets will be forsale at the door for the reunion. Formore information, please call (902)457-0009, email at [email protected] or go to the website atwww.qeh.ednet.ns.ca/reunion.

Reunion forCole Harbour High students

The Cole Harbour High class of 1987hopes to hold a 20-year reunion. Formore information, go to the website atwww.classof87.ca. If you would like tohelp organize the reunion, please sendan email to [email protected].

St. John Ambulance coursesSt. John Ambulance NS/PEI Council

will offer first aid training in the Dart-mouth area on the following dates:

Emergency First Aid/CPR Level A:Friday, July 27.

Standard First Aid/CPR Level A:Monday & Tuesday, July 23 & 24.

Standard First Aid/CPR Level C:Saturday & Sunday, July 28 & 29.

Standard First Aid/CPR Level Cwith AED: Wednesday & Thursday,July 25 & 26.

Marine Basic/Marine AdvancedFirst Aid: Tuesday & Wednesday, July31 & August 1.

CPR Level A/CPR Level C Recerti-fication: Friday, July 27 (M).

CPR Level C with AED: Wednesday,July 25.

WHMIS: Friday, July 13 (M), Satur-day, July 28 (M).

Defensive Driving: Monday, July 30.For further information on courses,

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Six Canadian soldiers were killedin a roadside bomb explosion in

the Panjwaii district of Afghanistanon Wednesday, July 4.

The soldiers were travelling in anRG-31 Nyala armoured vehicle whenthey struck the improvised explosivedevice (IED). Their Afghan inter-preter, who was travelling with them,was also killed in the blast.

Capt Matthew Johnathan Dawe,Capt Jefferson Francis, MCpl ColinBason, Cpl Jordan Anderson, CplCole Bartsch and Pte Lane Watkins

were returning from their forwardoperating base after conductingjoint patrol operations with theAfghan National Army.

Capt Francis was with the 1stRegiment Royal Canadian HorseArtillery, based in Shilo, Man. CaptDawe, Cpls Anderson and Bartschand Pte Watkins were members of3rd Battalion, Princess Patricia’sCanadian Light Infantry, based inEdmonton, Alberta. MCpl Basonwas a Reservist from The RoyalWestminster Regiment based inNew Westminster, B.C.

The incident took place approxi-mately 20km southwest of Kanda-

har City. The road was one that theCF had used regularly over the lastmonth and the RG-31 Nyala is con-sidered to be one of the safest vehi-cles the CF uses. According to inves-tigators, the explosion left a hugecrater measuring three metres wideby one-and-a-half metres deep.

During a press conference in Hal-ifax on Thursday, July 5, PrimeMinister Stephen Harper stated hissympathies for the families of thefallen and added that all the casual-ties weigh heavily on his mind.Defence Minister Gordon O’Con-nor, Foreign Affairs Minister PeterMacKay and Chief of Maritime

Staff VAdm Drew Robertson joinedthe prime minister in expressing thecondolences to the soldiers’ fami-lies and comrades.

In Nova Scotia on Friday, July 6,flags at the legislature were loweredto half-mast out of respect for CaptFrancis. He was born in NewBrunswick, his parents live in theHalifax area and his father hasretired from the CF. In a writtenstatement, the Francis family stated“Jeff has died in the service of hiscountry on a mission he believed in.”

In a press release, Murray Scott,Nova Scotia’s minister responsiblefor military relations, extended his

sympathy to Capt Francis’ family.“I want to express our profoundcondolences to the parents of Capt.Francis, and his wife and youngson. It is at times like this that merewords are unable to express howdeeply we share his family’s grief.”

Within hours of the ramp ceremo-ny for the fallen, a suicide bomberabout eight kilometres west of Kan-dahar City attacked four Canadiansoldiers. He struck their vehicle withan IED and was killed in the blast.

The soldiers received injuriesthat were not serious. A helicoptertransported them to hospital, wheretwo were treated and released.

By Stephanie PowerTrident student intern

On Saturday, August 4, the Cana-dian Forces in Halifax invite

members of the public to discoverthe force behind their community.

“This is a great opportunity toconnect with the community,” saidCapt(N) Marc St-Jean, Base Com-mander of CFB Halifax. “Membersof the public will get to see firsthandthe exciting and meaningful workthat we do.”

Rain or shine, the day will begin at10 a.m. with a variety of events hap-pening at three different locations—Alderney Landing, Stadacona, andthe Dockyard.

Alderney Landing, located on theDartmouth waterfront, will devote itsentire wharf to displays and demon-strations courtesy of Navy personnel,cadets and Fleet Diving Unit(Atlantic) (FDU(A)). Expect more

than just a static diving suit display—the exhibit will showcase remotecontrol equipment, the unit’s minedisposal capabilities and rebreathers.

More excitement and enlighten-ment lies across the harbour.

At HMC Dockyard there will be a number of hands-on activities,tent displays, and ships to board.Tours will be given of a Halifax-class frigate and HMCS Preserver.A Rigid Hull Inflatable Boat (RHIB)will give harbour rides throughoutthe day. The RHIB rides will departfrom HMCS Scotian and diversfrom FDU(A) will be there for safe-ty support.

Maritime Coastal Defense Vessels(MCDVs) will use their cranes toshowcase their lifting ability. Per-haps one of the oldest and most rec-ognized assets of the Air Force, theSea King helicopter, will awe crowdsby its larger-than-life status, if not byits proud reputation of glory in duty.

Fleet Maintenance Facility (FMF)Cape Scott will flex their trade mus-cles and host a number of interactivedisplays including in-house mainte-nance demonstrations and videos.Neighbouring tents will offer a win-dow of insight into the apprenticeprogram at FMF Cape Scott, alongwith a weapons display.

Nearby, Formation Constructionand Engineering (FCE) and Fire Ser-vices will hold demonstrations ontheir capabilities.

Looking for a way to keep thekids engaged? Catch one of themany buses running throughout theday from the dockyard to Stada-cona. While parents marvel at thelatest navigation systems of a Grif-fon helicopter, kids can burn offsome energy in a mini obstaclecourse led by Land Forces AreaAtlantic (LFAA). Face painting andmore children’s rides are sure tokeep the children entertained.

The main attraction at Stadaconawill arguably be the thorough show-casing by the Canadian Forces NavalEngineering School (CFNES).

At CFNES, the wood shop andplumbing shop will open for guidedtours, and a variety of other shopswill offer displays.

Watch the mechanics of a pistongoing up and down in the dieseltraining facility shop. In the gas turbine shop, inspect the internalcomposition of an engine with thehelp of a boroscope. The parking lotwill accommodate a number of dis-plays and a barbeque to sustain hun-gry guests.

All three sites will have militaryrecruitment tents set up and officersready to solicit employment oppor-tunities within the CF.

“All personnel, whether manninga display or giving a tour, will beready to answer any questions. Wewant this to be more like people

talking to people, rather than strict-ly presentation style,” said FrankCleysen, Personnel Support Pro-grams manager and liaison for theopen house.

Cleysen stated the CF is one ofthe biggest employers within NovaScotia today, and certainly thebiggest within the Halifax Region-al Municipality.

“We have a unique situation here.We are an intricate part of the harbourtown and it is visible how integratedin the city we are,” he said.

Cleysen offered reasons for thepublic to show their support by participating in the open house. He said military personnel are notonly devoted to their jobs, they arealso dedicated citizens embedded inthe community.

“CF members are Cub Scouts lead-ers, volunteers and coaches. If wedeployed three or four ships, thecommunity feels it.”

Admiral hosts open house on August 4

Six Canadian soldiers killed in Afghanistan

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By 2Lt Cameron Hillier12 Wing Public Affairs

With the runways beingrepaved and the foundations

of three new hangars being laid, 12Wing Shearwater is seeing its plansto convert the Wing into a heliportcoming to fruition, in advance of theintroduction of the CH148 Cyclone.

The Shearwater heliport conver-sion project was initiated in 1994.Thirteen years later in May 2007,the Honourable Peter MacKayannounced a $13.6 millon contractaward to Brycon Construction Ltd. The project consists of upgrad-ing the landing area, taxiways,approach lighting and trainingareas at Shearwater. At the sameannouncement, Bird ConstructionCompany was given a contractworth approximately $98.3 millionto build three new facilities, whichwill include the 423 Maritime Heli-copter Squadron Facility, the 12 Air Maintenance Squadron Facili-ty, and the 12 Wing Common Sup-port Facility.

Today, 12 Wing Shearwater isbustling with activity as dumptrucks roll through the base road-ways and various constructionvehicles can be seen in the distancealong runway 10/28. “We’ve start-ed tearing up asphalt on the old runways and re-grading it” stated

Martin MacPherson, a representa-tive from Brycon. “We’ve begunbuilding a taxiway to the new facil-ities and trenching for the new elec-trical systems.”

The runway conditions and light-ing were a consistent flight safetyconcern prior to the conversion.Both had been showing signs ofwear and had been pushed yearsbeyond their life expectancy. Theseissues had to be addressed beforethe new Maritime Helicopter, theCH-148 Cyclone was introduced.

The Cyclone will be supported by the new facilities being built.Shearwater’s current hangars are“beyond recapitalization to supportthe needs of the Cyclone mainte-nance and operations” stated CaptRowlett, one of five staff officersoverseeing issues related to theintroduction of the Maritime Heli-copter Project at 12 Wing, “Uponcompletion of the new facilities andconversion from Sea King opera-tions to Cyclone operations, thoseunits still in older facilities willmove into the new buildings andwhen no longer required, Forma-tion Halifax Construction Engi-neering and Development willdetermine their final use. Most like-ly they will be demolished to reduceoverall infrastructure costs.”

The demolition project for DHangar has already begun. Haz-

ardous materials are being removedand the contractor is recycling asmuch as possible. The rest is to bedestroyed and disposed of to makeroom for what will be the new 423Squadron facility. The new build-ing will be nearly twice the size ofD Hangar and support 13 of the 19Cyclones to be stationed out ofShearwater. The other six will behoused at the new 12 Air Mainte-nance Squadron Facility. Founda-tions for the other two buildings arebeing dug out and filled.

With all the development at thebase, maintaining Sea King capa-bility has been a challenge, saidCapt Rowlett. But so far construc-tion projects have not affected SeaKing operations.

By the end of this year, the Heli-port Conversion project is antici-pated to be complete. The threesupport facilities are projected to befinished in April of 2009, fourmonths after the arrival of the firstCyclone in January 2009. CaptRowlett states that “the infrastruc-ture projects are continuing on timeand on budget.” Plans for a newCyclone support facility on theWest Coast continue to evolve.

The Sea King will continue to seeuse until the end of 2012, by whichtime the Cyclone will have takenover Maritime Helicopter opera-tions on both coasts.


Despite drizzly weather, faceswere aglow at the official

opening of a new Skatepark at 12Wing Shearwater on Thursday,July 12.

Col. Bruce Ploughman, WingCommander affirmed the park hasa welcome home at Shearwater.

“We are absolutely thrilled thatthis facility is now open. It demon-strates the Canadian Forces’ com-mitment to military families—notjust moms and dads, but the kids aswell,” he said.

The park, which is a concretehaven for skaters, in-liners and thelike, is only the second of its kindin the Halifax Regional Municipal-ity (HRM).

The Halifax Commons Skateparkwas constructed by the same com-pany responsible for the 12 Wingfacility, Silco Contracting.

Construction began in Septem-ber of last year, and ended this July.Completion was postponed due tobad weather.

Project manager Mary FrancisPonee of Formation ConstructionEngineering (FCE) said the contrac-tors were passionate about doing agood job.

“We looked extensively at theCommons site, which happened tobe the company’s first skatepark.We learned a lot from their mis-

takes and also what worked there.”New Line Skateparks Inc. & Van

der Zalm + Associates Inc., a part-nership of two British Columbiabased companies, used the kids astheir main source of inspirationwhile designing the park.

“They sent a representativedown to survey the site and inter-view youth in order to meet theirneeds and wants,” said Ponee.

In addition, FCE hired JonSwinamer, an experienced localskater, to oversee the project andensure quality construction.

The opening ceremony offeredabout 100 kids a chance to test thenew facility, and also providedcake and prizes.

The Queen Elizabeth II Neuro-surgery division, in conjunctionwith the Helmet Safety Actioncommittee, donated 15 helmets tobe used as giveaways at the event.

Helmets must be worn at alltimes while using the facility. If auser is caught without a helmet, heor she is subject to a $130 fine. 12Wing Shearwater sent out anewsletter to surrounding PMQshighlighting such regulations andoffering helmet safety tips.

Most of the funding for the parkwas supplied by FCE, with a gener-ous donation from Personnel Sup-port Programs (PSP).

The park is open daily from 8a.m. to 10 p.m. and all helmet-don-ning youth are welcome to use it.

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By Sgt Todd BerryArmy News

At one time or another, thou-sands of Reserve Force sol-

diers serving in the Atlantic areahave seen their military careers passthrough the gates of DetachmentAldershot or CFB Gagetown, homeof the Land Force Atlantic AreaTraining Centre (LFAA TC).

Many can attest to the fact thatthe training can be tough.

But today’s veterans will confirmwhat many have thought for years:Training must change to emulatethe threats and tactics utilized byour elusive enemies.

Terrorist attacks felt around theworld have altered the way com-manders perceive the battlegroundsof today and, as such, have alteredthe way armies are equipped andtrained.

Army News had an opportuni-ty to speak with one of the key

people responsible for training ofthe Primary Reserve, LCol IanCreighton, Commanding Officer ofthe LFAA TC.

“Area Rank and Trade School(ARTS) goes back to when anotherterm, the National Rank QualifyingSchool (NRQS) was still ongoing,”stated LCol Creighton.

The schools were developedbecause “there was a need to addressthe training that the Reserve Forcewas doing, primarily the individualtraining courses,” he stated.

“ARTS primarily catered to theReserve Force which, I think, is notthe same reality today. That’s whywe in the Atlantic area have madesome modernization efforts to real-ize that we are one Army, and thatthere are opportunities throughoutthe year for Reserve Force soldiersto do their training just like there areopportunities throughout the yearfor Regular Force soldiers to dotheir training.

“We developed the Year-RoundArea Rank and Trade School(YRARTS) program which is run inAldershot and caters to thoseReserve soldiers who are availableanytime of the year,” he said. “Weare seeing more Regular Force sol-diers being placed on those coursesand we are realizing that RegularForce and Reserve soldiers areattending individual training cours-es more often now then in the past.”

“To reflect the reality of OneArmy, One Team, One Vision, andinstead of Area Rank and TradeSchool, we changed it to AtlanticArea Individual Training Program.It is reflective of the Atlantic area’straining program; it runs all yearround and has a summer trimester,which is something that is ongoing.Now, you will primarily see moreReserve soldiers training during thesummer trimester than you will dur-ing the winter or fall trimesters. Butit is reflective of where we are today

in the Canadian Forces, especiallyin the Army. We are one Army;there should be no differencebetween Reserve and a RegularForce soldier. The aim of theAtlantic Area Individual TrainingProgram is to provide modern, rel-evant individual training to soldierswithin the Atlantic area.”

LCol Creighton went on to say,“You cannot achieve operationalreadiness in any unit in Canadawithout the soldiers first goingthrough individual training to learnthose individual skill sets and hav-ing the opportunity to enhance thoseskill sets. They do this while at thetraining centre. They leave hereconfident and competent that theyare skilled in that particular courseand ready to join a unit to fine tunethose skills as part of a team.”

“Managing change has been thebiggest lesson learned. It is allabout building a culture, building aculture that accepts and under-

stands change and that is supportiveof the change and rallies around thechange agenda and that’s how wego around here at the training cen-tre,” continued LCol Creighton.

“Training has changed since I wasan Officer Cadet,” he noted. “Today,our leaders within the training cen-tres, those instructors are leadingsoldiers through the course. Theyare focused on success, they arementors and it’s their job to imparttheir experience and knowledge tothose soldiers who are on training sothat at the end of the course we havethe best trained soldier.”

One former student of the Com-mon Army Phase (Reserve) Courseheld at LFAA TC, Lieutenant RonKronstein, stated: “I found the qual-ity of training and the instructors tobe excellent on my course. Therewas a real commitment to ensurethe students were taught the skillsthey needed with the tools theyneeded to learn those skills.“

“It was a great opportunity totrain with Reservists from all tradesand from across the country,”according to Lt Kronstein. “Thecamaraderie and cohesiveness ofour course formed quickly and weall worked together to ensure we allmade the grade.”

“The success of the CanadianForces begins through the trainingcentres. It’s all a mindset and it is allabout establishing conditions forsuccess. It is a systems approach; wevery much work hand in hand withmultiple organizations. So, successof this training centre is, yes, on thebacks of or thanks to the instructorshere but also to all the other organi-zations that contributed various bitsand pieces to ensure that, overall,the Army is successful in its train-ing,” LCol Creighton stated.

“In my opinion the approach thatwe have; the mentorship approachthe hands on and the success focusapproach that now exists is instru-mental in ensuring that we retain asmany soldiers as possible withinyear zero of their career and as aresult I believe if we’re trainingmore and more soldiers that we aredoing our part to reverse the attri-tion trends,” he said.

To learn more about the LandForce Atlantic Area Training Centre,please go to: www.army.forces.gc.ca/cfb_gagetown/units/aatc_e.asp.

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Security. Am I safe? Since 9-11, manycivilian and military personnel have

asked that question.For senior military staff and Military

Police (MP), this question has alwaysbeen a topic of discussion and one thatLand Force Atlantic Area Headquarters(LFAA HQ) has addressed with regard tomilitary policing of the Atlantic Areamilitary facilities and activities.

With the successful stand-up of 30 MPCompany (Coy) in Lower Sackville,Nova Scotia, April 15, 2005 the plans tore-establish the MP presence in theAtlantic area was well under way.

In 2006 the growth continued in NewBrunswick as the MP presence in Monc-ton was re-established with the stand-upof 303 MP Platoon (PL).

The MP in Moncton area in particularhave had a long historical past datingback to the Second World War when theArmy’s Canadian Provost Corps pro-vided police services to the local mili-tary community.

Their services covered CFB Moncton,which provided a vital role in the wareffort as the base sorted war materielheaded to Europe and also served as themain supply base for the large militaryestablishment in the Maritimes.

In addition they provided criticalpolice services to two CommonwealthAir Training Plan bases and a naval lis-tening station, which had also been builtin the Moncton area during the SecondWorld War.

But with the end of the war and

restructuring of military units inAtlantic Canada, policing duties changeddrastically.

By 1996, with the stand-down of 32(Moncton) Service Battalion and closureof CFB Moncton, all Military Police,Regular and Reserve units were removedfrom the city.

Ten years later with the Army’srestructuring of the forces in AtlanticArea, MP Units are once again providinga vital policing service.

Since 2006, 303 MP PL have under-gone rapid expansion due in part to itsresponsibility to provide MP field serviceto 37 Canadian Brigade Group domesti-cally in New Brunswick, Newfoundlandand Labrador and also because of itsmandate to augment the Army’s opera-tional MP commitments internationally.The unit currently has three MilitaryPolicemen deployed to Afghanistan.

“Military Police generally have

four responsibilities: Mobility, secu-rity, detention and police opera-tions,” said 303 MP Pl CommanderCapt Brian Cheney.

Capt Cheney would like to see thenumber of recruits increase, as the manytaskings for his unit has left him short forthe summer.

“My dad is a Royal Canadian Mount-ed Policeman (RCMP). He basically toldme that this would be the best way forme to go. I think it was a good decisionon my part because I’m really enjoyingthe MP PL and I’m getting on my cours-es quickly and learning things that Icouldn’t learn anywhere else,” said PteJordan Saule.

One of the key factors that helps makethis a successful unit, is their trainingstandards allows them to work hand-in-hand with their Regular Force counter-parts to fulfill the many MP taskings forthe LFAA.

By Dave MacNeilTrident Staff

Commissionaires NovaScotia (CNS) is cele-

brating a birthday this week,and there are 70 candles toblow out.

July 25 marks the 70thanniversary of the CanadianCorps of Commissionaires,Nova Scotia (CNS) Division,providing continuous serviceto clients throughout theprovince. Since formation ofthe local division in 1937, CNShas grown from just 20employees to an organizationthat’s more than 1,500 strong.

CNS is the largest securityorganization in Atlantic Cana-da, with worksites in everycorner of the province. Butwhile many Nova Scotiansthink of Commissionaires assimply the men and womenwho guard the gates and lob-bies of government and majorcorporate complexes, the not-for-profit organization has aunique mandate, and that’s toemploy former members ofthe CF and the Royal Canadi-an Mounted Police.

In July 1937, 20 ex-ser-vicemen were hired to take onsecurity duties. These menwere veterans of the FirstWorld War. By 1947, follow-ing the Second World War,the strength of the divisionhad grown to 416; in 1977doubled to 803; in 1997 to1,112, and now, in its anniver-sary year, CNS has grown to1,554 personnel, and contin-ues to expand.

With employees at 221sites province-wide, CNS isprobably most visible in theHalifax Regional Municipal-ity, with Commissionairesworking at sites such as theHalifax-Dartmouth bridges,hospitals, DND establish-ments, Province House, Hal-

ifax Citadel, Imperial OilRefinery, and Halifax RobertL. Stanfield InternationalAirport, to name a few.

The CNS says its success isrooted in its security guardingservices, where it emphasizesprevention and defusing con-flict. It also provides a com-plete range of related profes-sional services and solutions.Governments and police trustthe Commissionaires to car-ry out by-law enforcement.Commissionaires’ identifica-tion services feature digitalfingerprinting for fast turn-around from the RCMP, and itstraining group works to thehighest industry standards.Meanwhile, its technologypartners in Edmonton andQuebec City allow it to deliv-er leading edge integratedsecurity solutions.

To celebrate its specialanniversary in Nova Scotia,the Commissionaires haslaunched a new brand andnew look for the Corps. Thenew logo, which can also be viewed on the web atwww.commissionaires.ca andwww.commissionaires.ns.ca,will also be visible on theCorps’ vehicles, uniforms,and all its publications andcorrespondence.

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Chad Lowe is one of the best pre-cision machinists in Canada.

The 25-year-old apprenticemachinist at Fleet MaintenanceFacility (FMF) Cape Scott recentlywon a bronze medal at the CanadaSkills Competition in Saskatoon,after winning a gold medal at theNova Scotia Skills Competition inHalifax in April.

“For me it was a big accomplish-ment,” Lowe said. “This is whatI’ve been striving for. I got thebronze, and I know I can do evenbetter in the future.”

The Musquodoboit Harbournative, who now resides in Dart-mouth, was one of 43 members ofTeam Nova Scotia who representedthe province at the national competi-tion from June 6-9.

The national competition fea-tures provincial medalists fromacross Canada competing in theirspecific skills areas. The competi-tion areas range from brick mason-ry to graphic design, hairstyling andprecision machining.

So what exactly does a precisionmachinist do?

“Anything that’s been manufac-tured has been touched by a machin-ist first,” Lowe said.

Often working with plastic, metal

and aluminum, machinists areinvolved in the first steps of rebuild-ing a piece of equipment and manu-facturing vital parts such as bolts,latches and tools.

At the nationals, Lowe and hiscompetitors had two assignments tocomplete within four hours each. Thefirst was categorized as a mill proj-ect, which Lowe described as a glo-rified drill press, and the second wascalled a lathe project, which Lowesaid is like a metal spindle.

Judges mark the finished productson criteria including surface finish,how well pieces fit together, safeedges and the object’s tolerance. Iftwo competitors achieve identicalscores, the one who finished first isdeclared the winner.

“It’s quality and timeliness.Machining is a very precise trade.Our room for error is equivalent tothe thickness of one strand of hair.That’s two thousandths of an inch.”Lowe said.

Like Lowe, most participants arecompeting for the first time at thenational level, and there can be a lotof pressure. Susanne Anderson,executive director of Skills Canada -Nova Scotia said that despite nervesand high expectations, Lowe’s per-formance was solid.

“Chad did a great job. He took his time, got through it and left witha medal. Winning a medal at a

national event is a tremendousachievement.”

Lowe agreed that the pressure got to him originally, but it wore off quickly.

“As soon as I won provincials—that’s when I got nervous. I was rep-resenting so much, DND (Depart-ment of National Defence), the unionand my province. But when I com-peted I realized that if I screw up,chances are that other people screwup too, and I’m not just going to sitthere and give up.”

Perhaps Lowe’s affirming confi-dence comes from good genes.Lowe’s father is a machinist, as washis grandfather. “I was always inter-ested in what my father was doing. I

guess it’s in my blood.” Lowe, who originally went to

school as an automotive technician,brought his father with him to as hiscoach and mentor.

Lowe’s father has been a memberof the NS Skills Committee for near-ly 10 years, and also taught his sonfor two years at the Nova ScotiaInstitute of Technology (NSIT).

Lowe noted that his fondest mem-ories from his competitive experi-ences all amount to one thing. “Hav-ing the people that I care about therewith me—my mother, girlfriend andmy father.”

FMF Cape Scott, which Lowedescribed as a great place to work,also boasts the involvement of three

personnel and the success of anotherapprentice this year.

Lorne Brown, the President ofthe Federal Government DockyardTrades & Labour Council, CdrRobert Hovey, Cmdt of CFNES andCdr (Ret) Don Flemming are mem-bers of the Skills Canada—NovaScotia Board of Directors.

Michelle McInnis competedprovincially and won bronze in her category, industrial wiring. Shewas the only female to compete inthis area.

In 2004, Mathew VanRossum ofFMF Cape Scott placed gold inAutomation and Control at the NovaScotia Skills Competition. He wonsilver at nationals and representedCanada in Finland at the World'scompetition, placing 16th.

The 2007 provincial competitionmarked Lowe’s third appearance,third medal achievement, but firsttaste of gold.

“I never expected to win anything.For me to say that I’ve won a com-petition in my field for all of NovaScotia and to get to represent myprovince at nationals, well, it’s a bigthing,” Lowe said.

Every second year a World SkillsCompetition is held featuring nation-al champions from around the world.This year the competition will beheld in Japan. In 2009 the event isscheduled to happen in Calgary.

FMFCS apprentice machinist competes nationally

Gilles Hainse, Commanding Officer of FMF Cape Scott, congratulatedChad Lowe on his bronze medal.


By Kristina DavisThe Maple Leaf

In just under an hour, they have enoughblood—and it is still warm.It’s a walking blood bank at the Canadian-

led Role 3 Multinational Medical Unit(MMU). And while it doesn’t happen often, itdoes happen. They put out the call and quick-ly have a line of screened donors snaking outthe door. After another screening process toensure their blood still meets all the require-ments, their blood is drawn.

Even after a few days, donors are still trick-ling in.

Health Care Administrator Capt Lisa Bas-paly says the hospital provides the best inmedical care to all its patients—whether theyare Canadian, coalition or local soldiers.They also treat Afghan nationals woundedduring operations—teens, children—butnever adult women. Capt Baspaly says it sim-ply would not happen. They have, however,treated young girls whose fathers have grant-ed permission.

Complete with an Intensive Care Unit (ICU)and an operating and recovery room, the hos-pital is more than well-equipped. They evenhave their own blood lab and both an X-raymachine and a CT-scanner.

Once patients are stable, they are cared foron the ward. On average, depending upon theseverity of their injuries, patients remain therefor about a week. They have had patients, onein particular, who was with them for months.

At sick call, in an adjacent building, doctorssee about 30 to 40 people a day. From rolledankles to cuts, colds and gastro infections, theysee it all. There too, a multi-national teamtreats a variety of patients.

And while they’re in the business of nurs-ing patients back to health, they’re also in thebusiness of trying to prevent illness. To thatend, there’s an almost obsessive-compulsivehand washing policy. There has to be. In fact,Capt Baspaly says there’s already been gastrooutbreaks, which can easily spread.

They also treat a variety of chronic dis-eases, like hypertension, that one would notnormally expect to see in an environment ofhealthy soldiers.

Capt Baspaly says it’s often hard becausethey can’t treat civilians off the street. And out-

side the wire, it’s obvious the need is morethan real. She says they also struggle with theknowledge that when they have to amputatethe limb of an Afghan soldier or civilian, theirlives will never be the same. While a life inCanada without a limb can be challenging, inAfghanistan it’s even more so. “They aregrateful for the care they receive,” she says.“But they are not looking forward to the restof their life without their limb.”

She says, too, when Afghan nationals aretransferred to area hospitals, the level of carethey receive can differ significantly. But, sheadds, “They’ve come a long way.”

While Afghan patients are treated at theRole 3 MMU, they’re allowed visitors. Thepatient must identify a photo of the visitor andthey must agree to a search. She says the staffencourages the visits because it aids in thehealing process. Children, says Capt Baspaly,especially need their parents or guardian closeby. To that end, they’ve paid for taxi rides forrelatives to travel to the hospital. “Parentscould be day labourers and the father mightnot have enough money to make the trip.”

One little boy was hospitalized with no rel-ative or guardian nearby. His father could notafford to travel back and forth to visit his son.They also didn’t know where the father livedor how to contact him. But they did have aphoto of the boy and his father taken at the hos-pital. Capt Baspaly says they contacted troopcommanders and asked them to pass messagesin the local area looking for the dad. And whileit was a bit like playing telephone as a kid, itworked. “We could not do it without them,”she says.

She says that example is a reminder thatforeign soldiers are wanted in Afghanistanand that Canadians truly want to help—“everyone” was actively looking for thisyoung boy’s father.

And, she says, no matter who is admitted tothe hospital—even detainees under guard—they are given the best care available. Plus, ifpatients make it to the hospital, their progno-sis is good. There’s a faith in the facilityamong soldiers.

She’s no Pollyanna, though. Some of theinjuries are simply too severe. “Those peoplewere not coming back,” she says. The vastmajority, though, “if they make it to this facil-ity, they will leave alive.”

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En un peu moins d’uneheure, on a collecté suff-

isamment de sang, qui estencore tiède.

On tient une collecte desang impromptue à l’Unitémédicale multinationale(UMM) de rôle 3. Une telleactivité n’arrive pas souvent,mais elle se produit parfois.On lance un appel à tous, eten un clin d’oeil, une file dedonneurs ayant passé ledépistage préliminaire ser-pente autour de l’installation.Après un dépistage supplé-mentaire pour s’assurer quele sang répond toujours auxexigences, on procède à lacollecte de sang.

Même après quelques jours,les gens défilent tour à tourpour faire un don.

La Capitaine Lisa Baspaly,administratrice – Soins de san-té, précise que l’hôpital donnedes soins exemplaires à tousses patients, qu’ils soient dessoldats canadiens, des soldatsde la coalition ou de la région.Il traite également des ressor-tissants afghans blessés pen-dant des opérations : des ado-lescents et des enfants, maisjamais des femmes adultes. LaCapt Baspaly affirme quec’est impensable. Le person-nel de l’hôpital a par contresoigné de jeunes filles pourlesquelles le père avait donnéson consentement.

L’hôpital, qui comprendune unité de soins intensifs,une salle de chirurgie et deréveil, est plus que bienéquipé. Il compte même sonpropre laboratoire sanguin,un appareil de radiographieet un tomodensitomètre.

Lorsque leur état est stable,on transfère les gens dans lasalle commune. En moyenne,selon la gravité de leursblessures, les patients yséjournent pendant environune semaine. Un patient, parcontre, y est resté pendantdes mois.

Pendant la visite quotidi-enne des patients, dans unimmeuble adjacent, lesmédecins voient de 30 à 40personnes. Des entorses auxchevilles aux coupures, enpassant par la grippe et lagastroentérite, ils ont tout vu.C’est là aussi qu’une équipemultinationale traite unefoule de patients.

Et bien qu’ils soient chargésde contribuer à la guérisondes patients, ils doivent aussiprévenir les maladies. C’estpourquoi la politique de net-

toyage des mains frôle l’ob-session. Il le faut bien.D’ailleurs, la Capt Baspalyaffirme qu’il y a déjà eu desépidémies de gastro, qui sepropage rapidement.

L’UMM de rôle 3 traiteégalement certaines maladieschroniques, comme l’hyper-tension, qui peut paraîtreétrange chez une populationde soldats en forme.

La Capt Baspaly ajoutequ’il est pénible de ne paspouvoir soigner les civils. Àl’extérieur du périmètre desécurité, le besoin est criant.Elle souligne qu’il est aussidifficile d’avoir à amputer unmembre à un soldat ou à uncivil afghan, dont la vie nesera plus jamais la même.Certes, vivre au Canada avecun membre amputé peut êtredifficile, mais en Afghanistan,la situation est pire. « Ils sontreconnaissants des soinsreçus, mais ils appréhendentle reste de leur vie sans leur membre. »

La Capt Baspaly souligneque lorsqu’on transfère lesressortissants afghans dans leshôpitaux régionaux, la qualitédes soins qu’ils reçoiventdiminue sensiblement. Elle esttoutefois consciente des pro-grès énormes qu’on a accom-plis en Afghanistan.

Pendant que les patientsafghans sont traités à l’UMMde rôle 3, ils peuvent recevoirdes visiteurs. Pour ce faire, le patient doit identifier levisiteur sur une photo, et ce dernier doit accepterd’être fouillé. La Capt Bas-paly explique que le person-nel encourage les visitespuisqu’elles favorisent laguérison. Les enfants ontparticulièrement besoin desavoir leurs parents ou leurstuteurs près d’eux, témoignela militaire. Pour cette raison,l’UMM a déjà payé le trajet entaxi à des parents afin queceux-ci se rendent à l’hôpital.

« Il se peut que les parents tra-vaillent le jour et que le pèren’ait pas suffisamment d’ar-gent pour faire le voyage. »

On a même hospitalisé ungarçon qui n’était pas accom-pagné. Son père ne pouvaittout simplement pas faire letrajet aller-retour pour le vis-iter. De plus, les membres del’unité ignoraient où le pèrehabitait et comment commu-niquer avec lui. Ils avaientpar contre une photo dugarçon et de son père àl’hôpital. La Capt Baspalyindique que l’UMM a com-muniqué avec les comman-dants des troupes et qu’elleleur a demandé de transmet-tre le message dans les environs pour retrouver lepère. Même si la démarcheressemblait un peu au jeu dutéléphone, elle a porté sesfruits. « On n’aurait pas puréussir sans l’aide des mili-taires », déclare-t-elle.

Selon la Capt Baspaly, cesont justement des exemplescomme celui-ci qui confir-ment que la présence de sol-dats étrangers est bienvenueen Afghanistan, et que lesCanadiens désirent sincère-ment prêter main-forte. Touscherchaient activement lepère du garçon.

Elle ajoute que toute per-sonne admise à l’hôpital,même un détenu sous lagarde de soldats, recevra lesmeilleurs soins qui soient. Enoutre, si les patients sur-vivent jusqu’à l’hôpital, ilsont de bonnes chances des’en sortir. Les soldats ontconfiance en l’hôpital.

La Capt Baspaly n’estcependant pas d’un opti-misme aveugle. Certainesblessures sont tout simple-ment trop graves. « Certainespersonnes ne s’en remettentpas, ce qui n’est pas le cas dela majorité; si l’on arrive icien vie, il y a de bonneschances qu’on se rétablisse. »

L’UMM de rôle 3 donnedes soins exemplairesà tous ses patients

Canadian-led Role 3MMU provides bestcare to all patients

CF Medical Technician Cpl Catherine Vaters along with British and American medical tech-nicians carry a wounded Afghan National Army soldier away from the helicopter that flewhim to the Role 3 medical facility at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan

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left Halifax Harbour on July 16,two Canadian Navy officers wereonboard the Indian Navy Ship (INS) Tarangini.

MARS officers A/SLt Tony Chain-ho of HMCS Athabaskan and A/SLtSimon Tousignant of NCSM Ville de Québec volunteered to sail inTarangini, a three-masted barque thatserves as a sail training vessel forIndian Navy cadets. The chance tolearn about sailing in a Tall Ship wasunexpected but welcome, accordingto both men.

“As soon as I heard the words‘Indian’, ‘sailboat’ and ‘gone for awhile’, I raised my hand,” statedA/SLt Tousignant.

Neither he nor A/SLt Chainhohave experience sailing in Tall

Ships. “It was an opportunity and Ijumped on it as quickly as possi-ble,” stated A/SLt Chainho.

The Canadian officers will be atsea for approximately four weeksuntil the ship arrives in Cadiz,Spain. “We will be partaking in theclasses they have for the cadets whoare learning how to sail,” statedA/SLt Chainho.

His Excellency R. L. Narayan, theHigh Commissioner for the Repub-lic of India to Canada, RAdm S.P.S.Cheema, Assistant Chief of NavalStaff, Cmdre Murugesan, NavalAttache at the Indian Embassy inWashington, DC, and Cdr Balakr-ishnan, Commanding Officer ofTarangini, were present at a newsconference announcing the Canadi-an presence onboard Tarangini.

“Training aboard this Tall Shipreally epitomizes the adventure ofthe sea,” the High Commissionerstated. “Sailing on these Tall Ships

builds character and it makes a sea-faring man. Somebody who hascrossed the Atlantic on such a ves-sel would remember it all his lifeand would be a better man for it.

“We are very pleased that twoCanadian Naval officers are joiningthe ship here in Halifax.”

Several officers from the naviesof other countries were also presentonboard, according to His Excel-lency. “Apart from the adventure ofthe voyage, there is a very strongtraining element and that is some-thing the Navy values very much.”

The cooperation between Canadaand India would be beneficial, theHigh Commissioner stated. “Thelinks between our two countries arevery old, very strong, very friendlyand very cordial. Today, we lookforward to a new and expandedrelationship with Canada, withoptimism and confidence.”

The High Commissioner observedCanada and India have economiesthat are complementary in manyways. “We are looking to Canada inmany sectors,” he noted, listinginformation technology, biotech-nology, nanotechnology, miningand energy as being among thesesectors.

Cdr Balakrishnan stated Tarangi-ni had left Kochi, India in January2007 and would return to homeportin October 2007, with stops at portsranging from Algiers to GrandTurk, Port Canaveral, Norfolk,Boston and Palermo.

“We have covered over 30 thou-sand nautical miles to be in thisbeautiful city of Halifax, participat-ing in the Tall Ships. It has been awonderful experience personally,as it has been for my all my crewand the cadets.” Tarangini carriesseven officers, 43 NCMs and canaccommodate from 30 to 35 cadets

and officers from the navies of oth-er countries.

With stops in 24 ports in 16 coun-tries, “The cadets will get exposureto different cultures, which willgive them development in their

careers as they progress. They willform bonds of friendship at theirown level which will come in handyfor the other nations with which we will be interacting, for the next30 years.”

Canadian Navy officers sail in Tall Ship from Indian Navy

INS Tarangini is the sail training vessel of the Indian Navy.

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By Capt Mark Wojtasiak423 Maritime Helicopter Squadron

HMCS St. John’s sailed on June25, 2007 with an air detach-

ment embarked for the first time infour years.

The primary mission of thisdeployment was to provide supportto the Department of Fisheries andOceans in patrolling fishing zonesoff the coast of South Eastern New-foundland. However, before anysuch tasks were undertaken (includ-ing a namesake port visit), St.John’s would have to pass its AirWorkups (AWUPs).

AWUPs began with a steep learn-ing curve for the Air Department.The detachment was previouslyassigned to Preserver and hadbecome accustomed to embarkedair operations from the AuxiliaryOil Replenishment vessel (AOR).Additionally, for a number of tech-nicians and aircrew, this deploy-ment was to be their first time

at sea. Before sailing, there was much

anticipation, knowing Sea TrainingAtlantic would be embarked, care-fully watching the ship’s everymove. Not to be deterred, St. John’sand her new Air Department rose tothe occasion. Drawing on knowl-edge and motivation from those onthe team familiar with HalifaxClass air operations coupled withthe youthful enthusiasm of lessexperienced personnel, the ship’scompany strove to impress theembarked Sea Training staff.

To be fair, despite Sea Training’shard-hitting reputation, their feed-back and guidance (a.k.a. toughlove) proved to be of enormousbenefit in bridging the gap betweenAOR and FFH air operations. Theend result of all this effort was thesmooth execution of the aim, car-ried out with positive energy, dedi-cation and professionalism.

St. John’s noble steed (call-signBlack Horse) flew a total of 17.9

hours during AWUPs. The CH-124Bhelicopter initially embarked aboardSt John’s exhibited blade fold andspread problems, and was quicklyswapped with the current CH-124Ahelicopter part-way through AWUPsthanks to outstanding support backat the beach from 12 Wing Shear-water and 423 (MH) Squadron. Flying operations with the secondhelicopter continued throughout the week, hampered only by themonth of June’s ever-present DutyFog Bank.

St. John’s continues her FisheriesPatrol mission (and has even man-aged to make a name for herselfhelping the odd humpback whale).Now a complete ship, her effec-tiveness in conducting this andfuture tasks is enhanced by her abil-ity to operate an embarked helicop-ter. And although the Preserverdays were good ones, the futurelooks bright for Black Horse... hap-pily stabled once again onboard St. John’s.

Capt Dave Della Roca and diver SLt Andre Bard are lifted during a wethoist on the tail of the Grand Banks.

Air Workups for Black Horse

By Linda MooreMARLANT Employment Equity Officer

The Victory Medal of Sapper Per-cy Fenton was unveiled on Sat-

urday, July 7, 2007 at the DeCosteCentre in Pictou during the annualmemorial tribute to No. 2 Construc-tion Battalion of the Canadian Expe-ditionary Force.

Sapper Fenton was a member ofNo. 2 Construction Battalion dur-ing the First World War. In March2007 his Victory Medal was up forauction on eBay but the Black Cul-tural Society acquired it.

The tribute event on July 7 beganwith a colour party and streetparade to the Decoste Centre, fol-lowed by the singing of O Canadaand Lift Every Voice, the BlackNational Anthem. George Dooley,Pictou’s Town Crier, called the cel-ebration to order.

During her opening prayer, Rev.Rhonda Britten said “We must enjoyfreedom, and thank you to those whofought in the No. 2 Battalion.”

The Percy Fenton Victory Medalwas unveiled by Dave Thomson,the St. George, Ont., resident whodiscovered the medal on eBay, andPastor Brian Johnston, president ofthe Black Cultural Society and Cur-tis Fraser, Executive Assistant tothe Minister of Multilculturism.

Peter Stoffer, Member of Parlia-ment for Sackville-Eastern Shore,introduced the keynote speaker Per-cy Paris, Member of the LegislativeAssembly for Waverly-Fall River-Beaver Bank. In Paris’ openingremarks he spoke about beingproud to be the son of an AfricanNova Scotian, his late father whopassed away in June 2007 onemonth prior to the event.

His father wanted to fight for hiscountry despite racism, discrimina-

tion and prejudice. Most AfricanCanadian men faced racism as aresult of the indications by authori-ties that it was a “white man’s war.”They faced racism daily, but stillwanted to fight for their country.

Paris told the audience “Man hasso much to learn from history, weneed to know history in its entiretyin order to understand racism...These men put themselves at risk sowe could have a better Canada.”

Paris read from the speech Rev.Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. gave on August, 1963, in which Rev.King stated “I have a dream that one day my four little children will live in a country where theywill not be judged by the colour of their skin but by the content oftheir character.”

Dave Thomson gave a presenta-tion to the Black Cultural Centre.He called it “not only a medal for theBlack Cultural Centre but for all ofNorth America.” He presented themedal for Roy Kenneth Jackson,another member of No. 2 Construc-tion Battalion from Bridgetown.

Dignitaries present for the eventincluded BGen Linda Colwell,Director General Personnel Genera-tion Policy, Krista Locke, RegionalDirector General Veterans AffairsCanada and RCMP Assistant Com-missioner Ian Atkins, and a repre-sentative for the Mayor of Pictou.

Black Cultural Society of NS accepts Victory Medal

No. 2 Construction Battalion is honoured with a memorial tribute each year.

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By LCdr Glenn CopelandXO HMCS St. John’s

It was one of those rare dayson the Grand Banks where

the water lay unruffled andthe turrs float lazily on thesurface when HMCS St.John’s received a call forassistance like no other fromthe fishing vessel Bear CovePT. They reported that ahumpback whale was entan-gled in fishing lines and therewas nothing they could do tooffer assistance. Poised asReady Duty Ship, St. John’sanswered the call and afterarriving at the scene, theship’s company knew theyhad to help. Launching theRigid Inflatable Boat (RHIB)to scope out the problem wasthe first step in a puzzling butconcerted attempt to clear thelines around the evidently dis-tressed whale. The whale wasunsuccessfully attempting todive and twist around in a desperate attempt to lose thecrab traps and fishing floatthat moored it in place. As the whale struggled, it wouldappear on the surface for ashort time to regain its breathonly to dive again. As the min-utes turned to hours, the whale

became exhausted from itsstruggle and started spendingmore time on the surface.With the RHIB positionedunder the fo’c’sle, a line waspassed from St. John’s andtethered to the fishing floatthat marked the surface end ofthe tangled trap. The shipheaved in on the rope but itbecame clear that the whalewas wrapped tightly and onlyso much could be done with-out causing further distress. Itwas disheartening to watchsuch a magnificent mammalcaught up and struggling forsurvival. It became apparentthat below the whale, severalcrab traps and their groundanchors were pulling down onthe lines and preventing any-one from getting close enoughto cut the whale free.

The ship put a zodiac in thewater. The plan was simple–put a weighted line under thewhale, between the two boats,to snag the crab traps so theycould be brought nearer thesurface and cut. On the firstattempt, the line was notweighed down sufficientlyand the boat’s crews had tofend off, as the whale wasquite close to the small zodiac.

On the second attempt, the

line was passed under thewhale with the boats, nowlooking dwarfed beside thehopelessly fatigued whale, oneither side. The RHIB pulledthe crab trap line but it wasstill too heavy to bring it outof the water to be cut safelyfrom the boats.

With the lines nearer thesurface, however, it was pos-sible to use a grappling hookto attempt to bring the lines tothe surface. The crew on thefo’c’sle of the ship succeededin snagging the fishing lines

and hauled them to the surfaceof the water.

When the ship first cameupon the whale, it was full ofenergy and fighting hard, andno consideration was given tothe idea of putting divers inthe water to rescue it. At thispoint, however, it was mak-ing slow movements andnearing the end of its fight. Itwas painful to see the whalein such distress on the vergeof giving up. The level ofexhaustion overwhelming theanimal, however, was also

working in the rescuers’favour as the whale remainedquite still on the surface.

Finally, the situation wasdeemed stable enough and theCaptain ordered two divers,Lt(N) David Patchell and SLtBard to enter the water. Withadrenaline coursing in thedivers’veins, the effects of thecold water were negligible andboth divers swam toward thewhale. The trick was to getclose enough when the linewas lifted out of the waterwithout getting knocked about

by the crab traps or gettingslapped by the whale.

Once near, they saw thejumble of lines and startedsawing away at the mess ofropes. Holding his breath, SLtBard went a little deeperbefore realizing the whalewas slowly diving and bring-ing him along for the ride.Both divers surfaced butLt(N) Patchell had managedto cut one of the lines. Theywaited for a minute for thewhale to come back to the sur-face. When it came back, thedivers, close enough to touchthe whale’s tail, went a littledeeper in order to get at thelast line rising towards thewhale. Thankfully, immedi-ately after the line was cut, thewhale was free of the traps.The only thing now holdingthe whale from absolute free-dom was the line goingaround its fin and up to theship. The divers got as closeas possible and cut that line aswell, permitting the whale toslowly swim away.

Everyone onboard wasthrilled by the adventure. AsSLt Bard said, “Being able tohelp such a splendid creaturein its hour of need is some-thing I will not soon forget.”

HMCS St. John’s rescues whale from fishing lines

Two divers from St. John’s are dispatched to help rescue the whale.

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Early on the morning of June 28, theStadacona Drill Shed played host to a

unique event. CFNES conducted their month-ly ceremonial divisions but this time insteadof full dress uniform, the event was conduct-ed in tropical white longs, or whites. It cer-tainly was an impressive sight as over 400officers and NCMs assembled in the DrillShed awaiting the arrival of the reviewingofficer, RAdm Dean McFadden, Comman-der MARLANT/Commander JTFA, and CdrRobert Hovey, the Commandant of CFNES.The parade was highlighted by the atten-dance of the composite area Cadet band com-prised of cadets from RCSCC #1 Nelson,RCSCC #24 Magnificent, RCSCC #339 Iro-quois, RCACS #18 Dartmouth Lions, RCACS#342 Bedford Lions under the direction ofLt(N) Wes MacKey, RCSU Atlantic MusicOfficer. During the Admiral’s address to theparade he indicated the importance of thetraining and education being undertaken atall levels within CFNES and encouraged all to continue the effort and dedication beingput forth to turn out officers and techniciansin support of Fleet operations. He alsoaddressed the Cadet band and congratulatedthem for a great job and on how nice it wasto see young Cadets turned out with obviouspride and professionalism, qualities instilledin them through involvement with Cadets.

RAdm McFadden presented many medals,awards and promotions, this was followed bya march-past highlighted by a platoon of jun-ior sailors who adopted an anchor formationas they paraded down the reviewing line.Immediately following divisions, CFNEShosted a reception for award recipients, fam-ily and friends designed to recognize theimportance of a solid support network as thesailor progresses through his or her career.

CFNES conducts education and training forall Combat Systems and Marine SystemsEngineering occupations. CS and MS Engi-neering Officer training is conducted at theOfficer Training Division and includes sometraining time in England for the prospectiveMarine Systems Engineering Officers. TheNCM programs include a pre-academic pack-

age designed for those who have been out ofschool for some time or do not possess therequired academic skills in math and sci-ences. This is undertaken to enable them tobe successful in the advanced academicsrequired to become technicians. Before start-ing applications training, students undergo arigorous academic package administered bythe Engineering and Technology Division,both at the Apprentice and Journeyman lev-el. From there they go on to the Combat Sys-tems Engineering or Marine Systems Engi-neering Divisions to complete the associatedapplications packages prior to going to sea orto a shore unit to consolidate their training.Many trainees also spend time at the DamageControl (DC) Division on Purcell’s Cove Rd.,acquiring skills and knowledge in fire-fight-ing, chemical, biological, radiological andnuclear protection (CBRN), hazardous mate-rial (HAZMAT) response and flood controlprior to graduation. The DC School, utilizinga state of the art Damage Control TrainingFacility (DCTF), also conducts all fleetrefresher and team training required in sup-port of fleet operations.

Aside from the Stadacona-based school, atwo-year academic package is offered forselected sailors and new entrants at theMarine Institute (MI) of Memorial Universi-ty of Newfoundland in St. John’s, NL. This isinterspersed with work terms and other train-ing in the Halifax area, designed to exposethose folks to the Navy and to give them thetools needed to become competent sailorsonce they leave the school environment. Inrecent months another program has beenintroduced by the Director Maritime Trainingand Education (DMTE), a Non-Commis-sioned Member Subsidized Education Pro-gram (NCM-SEP), which enables prospectivesailors the opportunity to attend selected edu-cation institutions near their hometowns.This program will allow the trainee to attainthe majority of their academic qualificationsbefore actually moving to Halifax orEsquimalt. For more information on any ofthese programs, or other careers in the CF,contact the Recruiting Center in Halifax,427-7697 or for CF members, your Forma-tion Personnel Selection Office in Stada-cona, 721-8151.

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By Capt Sonia Dumouchel-ConnockPAO, Exercise Sea Breeze 2007

Four Canadians are participatingwith military members of 12 oth-

er countries in the largest multina-tional exercise held this year in theBlack Sea.

Exercise Sea Breeze 2007, whichis taking place in the area aroundOdessa and in the northern BlackSea, is an annually-held Partnershipfor Peace exercise hosted by theUkrainian Navy. The exercise aimsto improve maritime security in theBlack Sea through increased interop-erability and cooperation amongregional allies.

“Participating in these types ofexercises is very important for Cana-da and for the other countries partic-ipating,” said Maj Stephen Hale, theoperations assessment cell teamleader for the exercise. “The more wework with our maritime partners andbuild our collective capability, thebetter equipped we will be to workwith our allies in future real-worldsecurity, peacekeeping or humanitar-ian operations.”

Exercise Sea Breeze took placefrom July 9 to 22, and involved aseries of naval, amphibious, andcommand and control operationsaimed at accomplishing maritimesecurity and joint air/amphibious andexpeditionary missions. In this 10thSea Breeze exercise, the focus was

on developing command and controlcapabilities within a Combined JointTask Force (CJTF) Headquarters, aswell as on refining the use ofamphibious forces in Peace SupportOperations (PSO).

Though Canada has only limited

experience with expeditionary oper-ations in littoral waters, three of the Canadians participating in theexercise held key leadership roles in the assessment and planning cells of exercise. Members of thenewly established Integrated Rapid

Response Concept Development andExperimentation cell based in Hali-fax, N.S., these officers intended tolearn more about the establishmentof joint headquarters and the opera-tion of expeditionary operationsinvolving many diverse nations.

“We’re extremely happy to be par-ticipating in the exercise,” said MajRobert Gascoigne, who acted as aBattlewatch Captain during the exer-cise. “Not only will we further devel-op our understanding of amphibiousand expeditionary operations in a lit-toral operating area and bring thoselessons back to Canada—we are alsohere to assist our allies in under-standing the operational planningprocess and its effects on expedi-tionary operations.”

During the two-week exercise,the 13 participating nations wereinvolved in the coordination andexecution of various missionsinvolving combined joint forces.

These missions included: the useof amphibious forces to executebeach landings, port entry and diveoperations; the use of air forces toexecute intelligence surveillanceand reconnaissance (ISR) in the lit-toral battlespace, and medical/casu-alty air evacuation operations; andthe use of land forces to executeinsurgency/counter-insurgency andPSO operations.

Among the NATO member coun-tries who participated in Sea Breeze2007 were Canada, Greece, Ger-many, Latvia, Romania, Turkey andthe United States. The followingPartner for Peace countries also par-ticipated in this exercise: Azerbaijan,Armenia, Georgia, Moldova, Mace-donia and Ukraine.

CF Canadians participate in Black Sea multinational exercise

Nutrition breakEvery day at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m., the Cadets at Greenwood Air Cadet Summer Training Centrereceive a nutrition break of apples and oranges, juice boxes and bottles of water. CadetEmily Coolen (13) from 615 Bluenose Squadron, Halifax, NS is enjoying her snack withtwo new friends, Ben McNutt and Krystal Wilson. The three friends are patiently waitingfor an opportunity to shoot on the range. Coolen is attending the Basic Course this summer.

Four Canadians participated in Exercise Sea Breeze 2007.


It’s an unearthly rumble. Lined up at For-ward Operating Base (FOB) Ma’sum Ghar,

the Leopard C2 tanks are hulking beside theother equipment. Hulking and stinking hot.

Maj Dave Broomfield, officer command-ing A Squadron, Lord Strathcona’s Horse(Royal Canadians), said when he first arrivedin Afghanistan in late February, the weatherwas fairly pleasant. Now, pushing well intothe 40s, it’s anything but. And that’s outsidethe tank.

Inside, of course, is another story. In anexperiment, outside temperatures that rose to50ºC resulted in 65ºC temperatures inside thetank. Water and lots of it is a necessity in theseharsh conditions.

Crewed by four soldiers, there’s a lot of up-close-and-personal interaction. Crampedquarters aside, the tank brings a lot of fire-power to bear. Armed with a 105-mm gun thatworks with a computerized fire control sys-tem, thermal night vision, and a laser range-finder, the Leopard packs an 830 horsepowerengine. Shortly after arriving in theatre, ASquadron was hard at it. Involved in OperationACHILLES—the largest NATO ground offen-sive in history—Op HURRICANE II and OpHOOVER soon followed.

During Op ACHILLES, and operating withHotel Company in Helmand Province, theywere out for 36 long days. Providing a securi-ty presence, they also did screening and pres-ence patrolling tasks.

Working with the Afghan National Armyand linking into the local Shura, Maj Broom-field said the local population was pleased tohave an International Security AssistanceForce presence.

Despite that, he says the improvised explo-sive device (IED) threat is ever present. Andwith more time in-theatre, a routine devel-ops. With that, comes an even greater danger.“For any soldier,” he explained, “familiaritybreeds complacency. If we get complacent,there’s a chance for disaster.” Vigilance mustbe constant.

The tankers, as they call themselves, are atight group. At the Forward Operating Base(FOB), filthy, tired, and sunburned, they chatand play cards. They work in shifts to ensurethey each get the rest they need. “The sol-diers look after one another,” said MajBroomfield proudly.

Interestingly, he said about half theSquadron had no tank experience. He cred-its a comprehensive training cycle with

bringing everyone up to speed. It’s also anopportunity for those who joined theArmoured Corps to relish the experience.“We joined the Armoured Corps to betankers,” he said. “And we are getting to dothe business on operation.”

Maj Broomfield has been to Afghanistanbefore. On his previous tour, he didn’t get out-side the wire as much; this time he’s seeing farmore of the countryside and the people. “It’s abeautiful country,” he said. “There’s even ariver at our front gate.”

And now as a father of a four-year-olddaughter, the kids who line the streets, smilingand waving, have a more profound effect. “Itmakes you think of home and gives you a rea-son for being here.”

He’s also got a lot to say about the tankmaintainers. “They [the tanks] take a lot ofTLC,” he said with a grin.

Trooper (Tpr) Jared Suggitt is from Carber-ry, Man. He likens driving the Leopard to atractor with a big gun on it. And while he is adriver, he too, is responsible for a portion ofthe tanks’ maintenance, including checkingfluids, coolants and filters. “It’s a bit like themaintenance you do on your car,” he said wry-ly, “except in bigger quantities.” He estimatesthat daily maintenance can take up to twohours to complete.

Asked if he has a technique for staying cool,he says there’s only one: drink water. Tpr Sug-gitt said that night driving is a bit of a chal-lenge because it’s not like you’re driving withthe lights on. And a little bump for him, sittingrelatively comfortably in the driver’s seat, isdecidedly not a little bump for everyone else.

He, too, said the IED threat is always onhis mind. “I’m always looking for pieces ofground that are just not right.” Especially, he says, since he would be the one to driveover it.

He keeps in touch with his family as best hecan, and did his best to prepare them for hisdeployment. In fact, before he left, they did avery Canadian thing—had a BBQ in the back-yard. It was February. In Manitoba. It was -40ºC. “They realize we are a front line unit.They are pretty supportive.”

His first time in Afghanistan, Tpr Suggittsays he’s surprised by just how many peoplewant them there. “You come here thinkingeveryone is the Taliban and every Afghan is out to get you.” He says that’s simply notthe case.

And even he has seen progress firsthand.One day, he noticed a female Afghan Nation-al Police officer. “Think how far along that isfrom just a few years ago.”

Tankers doing thebusiness on operation

Par Kristina DavisLa Feuille d’érable

Un grondement assourdis-sant retentit.

Alignés à la base d’opéra-tions avancées Ma’sum Ghar,les chars Leopard C2 ressem-blent à des géants compara-tivement aux autres véhicules.Des géants qui dégagent unechaleur étouffante.

Le Major Dave Broomfield,commandant de l’Escadron A, du Lord Strathcona’s Horse (Royal Canadians),explique qu’à son arrivée enAfghanistan, à la fin de févri-er, le temps était assezagréable. Maintenant qu’il faitplus de 40 degrés, c’estpénible. Or, c’est la tempéra-ture à l’extérieur du char.

À l’intérieur, évidemment,c’est une tout autre histoire.Une expérience a permis dedéterminer que lorsqu’il fai-sait 50 °C à l’extérieur, il enfaisait 65 à l’intérieur. Dansde pareilles conditions, ondoit boire une grande quan-tité d’eau.

L’équipage d’un charcompte quatre soldats. Il vasans dire que ceux-ci ne jouis-sent pas d’une grande intim-ité. Bien qu’exigu, le char estcapable d’une grande puis-sance de feu. Muni d’uncanon de 105 mm doté d’unsystème de conduite de tir,d’un système de vision ther-mique nocturne et d’untélémètre laser, le Leopard sedéplace grâce à un moteur de830 chevaux-puissance.

Peu après leur arrivée dansle théâtre des opérations, lesmembres de l’Escadron A tra-vaillaient déjà fort. Participantà l’Opération ACHILLES, plusimportante offensive terrestrejamais menée par l’OTAN,l’escadron a ensuite pris partaux opérations HURRICANEII et HOOVER.

Durant l’Op ACHILLES,pendant qu’ils travaillaientavec la Compagnie Hotel dansla province de Helmand, lesmembres de l’escadron sontdemeurés à l’extérieur dupérimètre pendant 36 longsjours. Ayant pour missiond’assurer la sécurité, ils onteffectué des contrôles et menédes patrouilles.

L’escadron travaille de con-cert avec l’Armée nationaleafghane et fait la liaison avecles shuras locales. Le MajBroomfield explique que leshabitants de la région se sontréjouis de la présence de laForce internationale d’assis-tance à la sécurité.

Il ajoute que la menace desdispositifs explosifs de circon-stances (IED) plane toujours.Et plus longtemps les soldatssont dans le théâtre des opéra-tions, plus ils se forment uneroutine. Une telle routine estencore plus dangereuse. «Pour tout soldat, la familiarité

entraîne une certaine noncha-lance dont les conséquencespeuvent se révéler désas-treuses. » Il faut constammentêtre vigilant.

Les membres d’équipagedes chars, les « tankers »comme ils se surnomment,forment un groupe très uni. Àla base d’opérations avancée,poisseux, épuisés et hâlés, ilsjasent et jouent aux cartes. Ilstravaillent par quarts afin quechacun d’entre eux puisse sereposer adéquatement. « Lessoldats se préoccupent les unsdes autres », dit fièrement leMaj Broomfield.

Curieusement, environ lamoitié des membres del’escadron n’avaient pas d’ex-périence à bord de chars. LeMaj Broomfield affirme que,grâce à un cycle d’entraîne-ment rigoureux, tous les sol-dats ont pu acquérir les mêmescompétences. C’est égale-ment une occasion pour ceuxqui se sont enrôlés dans leCorps blindé de savourer l’ex-périence. « Nous avons choisile corps blindé pour être des“tankers”, explique-t-il. Etnous pouvons l’être dans lecadre d’opérations. »

Le Maj Broomfield n’en estpas à son premier déploiementen Afghanistan. Lors de sadernière période de service, iln’est pas sorti souvent à l’ex-térieur du périmètre de sécu-rité. Cette fois-ci, il voit dupays et il peut mieux connaîtreles gens. « C’est un endroitmagnifique, raconte-t-il. Il y amême une rivière qui serpentedevant la barrière avant. »

Père d’une fillette de quatreans, les enfants qui longent lesrues en souriant et en le salu-ant le touchent. « Ils nous rap-pellent notre chez nous etnous donnent une raisond’être ici. »

Il ne tarit pas d’éloges pour les spécialistes de l’en-tretien des chars. « Les charsont besoin de beaucoup debichonnage », lance-t-il ensouriant.

Le Sdt Jared Suggitt estoriginaire de Carberry, auManitoba. Il compare la con-duite du Leopard à celle d’un

tracteur armé d’un gros canon.Bien qu’il soit conducteur, lui aussi est chargé d’une partie de l’entretien du char,dont vérifier les liquides et les filtres. « C’est un peu lemême entretien que pour uneautomobile, mais à plusgrande échelle », explique-t-il,moqueur. Il estime qu’enmoyenne, l’entretien quotidi-en prend environ deux heures.

Son remède à la chaleur, etle seul qui soit : boire de l’eau.

Le Sdt Suggitt expliqueque la conduite nocturne estassez difficile. On ne peutévidemment pas conduire enéclairant sa route à l’aide desphares. Et une petite secoussepour lui qui est assis relative-ment confortablement dans lesiège du conducteur n’est pasnécessairement une petitesecousse pour les autresmembres de l’équipage.

Il avoue lui aussi être préoc-cupé par les IED. « Je suis tou-jours à l’affût des endroits ausol qui semblent douteux. »D’autant plus que ce serait luiqui roulerait dessus.

Il essaie de garder contactavec sa famille du mieux qu’ille peut. Il a fait son possiblepour préparer ses proches àson déploiement. D’ailleurs,avant son départ, ils ontorganisé une activité trèscanadienne : ils ont fait dubarbecue dans leur courarrière. On était en février auManitoba. Il faisait -40 °C. «Ils savent que nous sommesune unité de première ligne.Ils m’appuient beaucoup. »

Le Sdt Suggitt en est à son premier déploiement enAfghanistan. Il avoue êtresurpris de constater combienles habitants du pays sontheureux de les voir chez eux.« On arrive ici en croyant quetout le monde fait partie destalibans et que tout Afghanveut notre peau. » Ce n’estpas le cas, déclare-t-il.

Il a même pu constater lesprogrès accomplis. Un jour,il a aperçu une policière du Corps de police nationalafghan. « Imaginez à quelpoint les choses se sontaméliorées! »

Des Leopard dans le désert

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Leopard C2 tanks of Bravo Squadron, Lord Strathcona'sHorse (Royal Canadians) en route to the firing line at TarnakFarm, south of Kandahar Airfield in Afghanistan.

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She’s got a name a mile long. And a now anifty “handle”—D-14.

From Saint-Jérôme, Que., Cpl Tania DeLasablonnière (count the letters) is a driverwith the National Support Element (NSE) at theKandahar Airfield (KAF).

Cpl De Lasablonnière said she didn’t muchlike school—she doesn’t mince words—butshe did like Cadets. So she found a home withthe Army, and just the right mix of adventureand job security. Plus, she likes to drive.

It’s a family thing, she explained. “My fam-ily’s all in construction,” she said. “They alldrive whatever’s big.” And it’s true: her dad isa heavy equipment operator, while her momdrives a school bus. And Cpl De Lasablon-nière? She drives everything from a 16-tonneto a tractor.

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She measures success once she’s arrivedback at KAF and has delivered much-neededsupplies. “If the guys are getting what theyneed and if they are happy, so are we,” she says.

And what of her family back home? Cpl DeLasablonnière says she tries to strike a balance.“You try to tell them as much as you can, with-out telling them too much,” she explained. Andwhile that’s likely easier said than done, shealso advises that they not focus too, too muchon the news.

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The theme of the 2007 Natal Dayfestivities revolves around

paying tribute to the longstandingconnection between the militaryand the Halifax Regional Munici-pality, said the chair of the NatalDay Committee, Clyde Paul.

“A large part of our theme is atribute to our Canadian troops. Par-

ticularly during trying times wewant to let people know that we’resupporting the troops and their fam-ilies 100 percent,” Paul said.

As part of the tribute, two mili-tary families will act as honoraryparade marshals and will head thePepsi Natal Day Parade on Mon-day, August 6.

The kick-off concert on Thurs-day, August 2 also has a theme ofhonouring the military. Three bands

will play from 4 p.m. to 1 a.m. atQueen’s Landing on the HalifaxWaterfront, and admission is free toanyone with a military I.D.

“The concert line-up wasdesigned specifically to appeal to amilitary crowd as a salute to them.The bands are all good, high ener-gy, fun-listening groups,” saidKevin Johnson, entertainment chairof the Alexander Keith’s Natal DayFestival Committee.

The three bands playing are: Joe Murphy and the Water StreetBlues Band, Big Fish, and Blueber-ry Grunt.

Before the parade on Monday,August 6, CFB Halifax will host apancake breakfast at the MacdonaldBridge Toll Plaza in Dartmouth.

Free pancakes will be provided tothe first 1500 people to comebetween 8 and 9:30 a.m. The 14Wing Greenwood Air Cadet Sum-

mer Training Centre Band willentertain the crowd.

Cdr Rick Weldon, FormationAdministration Officer, drovehome the message that the militaryis honoured to be part of the NatalDay festivities in such a big waythis year.

“The concept behind our partici-pation is to say thank you to thecommunity, open our doors andshow our appreciation,” he said.

Natal Day festivities tribute to CF members

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When HMCS Toronto deployedto join Standing NATO Mar-

itime Group 1 (SNMG1) on June 20,the ship carried a PSP fitness andsports instructor.

Kerrianne Gordon will beonboard Toronto for approximatelythree months of the six-monthdeployment. It’s the first deploy-ment for Gordon, who has beenwith PSP for two years.

“The request was put in by theship, to bring someone on the NATOtrip with them,” stated Gordon.

During the deployment, Gordonwill be working on training everymorning with Toronto’s boardingparty. “The idea is to get that grouphigher with their fitness levels.”She has devised a schedule to workthe first week on endurance train-ing, the second week on strengthand the third week on power. “Itwill be quite organized, with some-thing different every day.”

Gordon will also work with oth-er members of the ship’s companywho need to improve their per-formance on 20 MSR and step tests.

Toronto is not taking a helicopterso the hangar will be designated asa place for fitness equipment.“They have treadmills, stationarycycles, dumbbells, BOSU balls,medicine balls.” Working onboard

the frigate will be a new experiencefor Gordon, who has previouslyworked at the fleet gym and at 12Wing. In the hangar, she noted“You have to think about safety.Nothing can be moving, so it all hasto be either bolted to the floor orwrapped up or put away.”

Gordon will also work on sportsand leisure activities. When the shipis in port, “We will have some beachvolleyball and mini Olympics, butwe want to keep it fun.”

Providing nutrition advice willbe another part of Gordon’s job.“I’ll be doing briefings and sug-gesting every day what peopleshould be choosing from themenus.” She also hopes to work inthe kitchen “and help out, if I can.”

Gordon will be keeping a journalwhile she is at sea and plans to writearticles for Trident while she is away.Often, fleet personnel have told herof the difficulties of staying fit whileat sea so this is a chance for her toobserve their experiences up close.

“I’m not going to judge. I’mgoing to live their life and see howthey do it and what is possible.”

By Noel RedmondFleet Fitness and Sports Centre

Teams from MOG5 and HMCShips Ville De Québec (VDQ),

Montreal, Preserver, Athabaskanand Iroquois participated in COTFSlo-Pitch, which took place on July

3 and 4.The players enjoyed bright and

sunny weather during the tourna-ment. The semi-final gamesmatched VDQ against Montreal,with VDQ the winner with a scoreof 19 to 9. Preserver played MOG5and Preserver won that game, scor-

ing 17 to MOG5’s 7.Preserver and VDQ met for the

final game and Preserver won thechallenge, taking a solid victory witha score of 16 to 6.

The tournament was an overallsuccess and a good time was had byall who participated.

By Jason PriceSports Coordinator, 12 Wing

12 Wing Shearwater will host theAtlantic Region Slo-pitch cham-

pionships from July 29 to August 2

at Naugle Field in Eastern Passage.The event promises to be a goodone with teams from men’s andwomen’s teams competing fromCFB Gagetown and 14 WingGreenwood. Entities from CFB

Halifax, the Fleet, Stadacona, and12 Wing, will also be represented.

The opening ceremonies willstart Monday, July 30 at 7:30 a.m.Come out and support the person-nel from your local units.

Fitness instructordeploys withHMCS Toronto

12 Wing to host 2007Slo-pitch championships

Preserver takes COTF Slo-pitch

“I’m going to livetheir life and seehow they do it.”


Frank Himsl has been a regular at the Stadacona gym since it opened.


When CPO2 Brian McBarronran the Navy 10K last year,

he saw a friend who was recover-ing from a heart attack walking the route.

“It was CPO2 Christian Marotte.I was running the course and I sawhim walking it. I was thinking,there’s a statement for inspiration.You don’t have to run it, you don’thave to come in first. Just get outand do something. Walk it.”

The 21st annual Navy 10K Racetakes place on Sunday, August 19,2007. Both military members andcivilians are welcome to participatein the race, which attracts hundredsof participants each year.

This will be the third time CPO2McBarron has run the race but henoted “I’ve done the course moretimes than that.” When he trains, hetries to do the course as much aspossible in order to work out someof the technical challenges.

“I find the back side of it, whereit’s a gradual hill pretty much allthe way up Agricola Street leadingto Leeds, is a bit of a challenge.”On the second loop, having alreadyrun six to eight km, “You tend to geta little tired. It takes a lot out of youmentally, not just physically. Youhave to be mentally prepared to feelthe strain and do the hills, eventhough they are gradual.”

CPO2 McBarron used to run fivetimes a week when he was training.“I would run Tuesdays, Wednes-days and Thursdays and do fivekm. Saturdays I would do five kmand on Sunday I would do a long,slow distance, anywhere from eight to 14 km. I’ve since cut thatdown. Now I only do five km Tues-days and Thursdays and eight kmon Sundays.”

CPO2 McBarron’s involvementwith fitness goes back to highschool, when he did track. He alsoran for fitness when he was a ship’sdiver and noted “I recently got backinto running around 2002, with mywife. We did the Learn to Run clin-

ic at the Running Room.” Since then, CPO2 McBarron has

maintained his interest in running.CPO2 McBarron just came offHMCS Fredericton and is posted tounderwater weapons at Fleet Main-tenance Facility Cape Scott.

He would like to see even moremilitary members take part in theNavy 10K. “It’s our race. Don’t beafraid just because they call it arace. Get out and participate. Walkit, and bring the family.”

When CPO2 McBarron ran theNavy 10K for the first time, “Therewere a lot of people on the sidelinescheering on every participant. Ithought it was great.”

CPO2 McBarron participates inseveral other sports, including rock climbing and scuba diving,and he and his wife both enjoy sea kayaking.

Because of stress fractures, hiswife is no longer able to do roadraces because the high impact is too hard on her. “She runs on atreadmill.”

PSP fitness staff at the Dockyardgym have recently developed aweight program for CPO2 McBar-ron. “Joanne Landry is the one whodeveloped it. It’s pretty intensive. Iwas pretty sore for a few days.”

The Navy 10K starts at the muse-um entrance to CFB Halifax andgoes one km down GottingenStreet towards Young Street. At theturnaround point, the runnersreturn to Almon Street and Gottin-gen Street, then run the loop bound-ed by Almon Street, AgricolaStreet, Highland Street, LeedsStreet, Novalea/Gottingen Street,and repeat.

Race participants may register atany of the three gyms or online atwww.psphalifax.ns.ca and click onthe Navy 10K icon. Race kits areavailable on race day only, from6:30 a.m. onward. The Navy 10Kstarts at 8:30 a.m. at the museumentrance of CFB Halifax on Gottin-gen Street.

For further information, pleasecontact Stadacona Sports Coordi-nator Mike Almond at 721-8418.Sport Date Meeting

Ultimate Frisbee 10-13 September 4 September

Slo-pitch 24-27 September 18 September

Running 11 October 2 October

Badminton 29-31 October 23 October

Mega Hockey 5-9 November 30 October (1000 Stadplex)

Volleyball 19-22 November 13 November

Indoor Soccer 3-6 December 27 November

Curling Playdowns January 2008 (TBC) TBA

Bowling Playdowns January 2008 (TBC) TBA

Bowling 21-24 January 2008 15 January

Hockey - Shannon 28-31 January 22 January

Squash 4-7 February 29 January

Curling 18-21 February 12 February

Swimming 5 March 26 February

Basketball 17-20 March 11 March

Floor Hockey 14-17 April 8 April

All meetings are the Tuesday before each event.

2007/08 Cock of the Walk sports schedule

Team Soccer Golf Points Place

June June

CFNOS 85 100 185 1st

CFNES 100 55 155 2nd

FMPS/MWC/SBAND 70 20 90 3rd

FMFCS 0 85 85 4th

LFAA/ Hlth SVCS 55 30 85 4th

MARLANT 0 (Def) 70 70 5th

FCE 40 10 50 6th

FLOG 0 40 40 7th

FADMO 0 (Def) 0 0 8th

TRI/ADAC 0 (Def) 0 0 8th

2007/08 Cock of the Walk sports standings


LCdr (retd) Frank Himsl has beengoing to the gym at Stadacona

ever since it opened in the 1940s. Atage 84, Himsl still comes to the gymwith his wife Mary every day to doan exercise routine.

In the gym, Frank walks aroundthe track four times and then spendsapproximately 25 minutes workingout in the weight room while Maryworks out in the cardio room.

Mary stated she and her husbandenjoy coming to the gym together,both for the fitness workout and forthe social atmosphere. They recog-nize and greet many of the other reg-ulars at the gym, “even if it’s only byfirst name. It’s very pleasant to comeand meet them like old friends, aftera while.”

A native of Saskatchewan, Himslserved in the Canadian Navy fromMarch 1942 until 1973. “I came tothe gym whenever I was in Halifax,”he stated. He recalled that the gymwas a busy place. “The squash courtswere always very popular, and the

swimming pool.” The nearby sportsfield was the place for outdoor teamsports, he stated.

Himsl had several sports interests;he belonged to the bowling team andfor many years he was a keen swim-mer. He was also an enthusiasticcyclist. “For many years he wouldcycle from the North End down toPoint Pleasant Park and back everyday,” stated Mary.

Sometimes on the weekend Him-sl would do longer stints out on theroad, to locations near Hubbards. Hekept up his cycling routine threetimes a week until he was 79. Thesedays he misses being able to ride hisbike. “I would dearly like to be ableto do it again but I’ve lost my bal-ance somewhat.”

The Himsls come to Stadplex inthe late afternoon when it’s easier tofind parking. According to MaryHimsl, staying healthy and active isimportant to them, as their fitnessroutine helps them maintain theirschedule of activities.

Every Friday the Himsls volun-teer as guides at the fourth floor clin-ics at the Infirmary. Frank is posted

outside the door of the orthopedicsarea and Mary is posted outside thedoor leading to the hearing andspeech area. “I think we’re in our10th year doing that,” observedMary. She also does some work withveterans, helping the chaplains andplaying the piano.

Himsl recalled one of the renova-tions at the Stadacona gym when anelevator was added. He recalled say-ing at the time, “The last thing youwant in a gymnasium is an elevator.”

Now, he noted “Lo and behold,here I am using the elevator all the time.” The elevator is a use-ful convenience since Himsl hassome difficulty climbing stairs andhe observed “I guess I could stilluse the gym if I had to climb thestairs, but it would be a differentthing altogether.”

Staying in shape will remain afocus for the Himsls, according toFrank. “I have it in mind to keep fitall the time, as long as I can keepcoming here. If it gets too strenu-ous, I can always back off a bit. Butthere is always something I can doto keep fit.”

“I would encourageanyone to run it,or even walk it”

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By SLt N BuxtonHMCS St. John’s

The 12th annual Run theRock campaign to raise

funds for the Children’s WishFoundation of Newfound-land and Labrador wasanother overwhelming suc-cess for HMCS St. John’s.From June 21 to 30, 12 mem-bers of the ship’s companyconducted a relay run acrossNewfoundland starting inPort-aux-Basques and culmi-nating at the brow of St.John’s in St. John’s, NL. The1008 km run generated fundsto aid the Children’s WishFoundation, whose missionis to provide once-in-a-life-time experiences for childrendiagnosed with high-risk,life-threatening illnesses.With donations still beingcounted, it is anticipated thatthis year’s run will haveraised approximately $30,000for the Foundation, bringingthe total amount of moneyraised during the 12 years of

the run to nearly $220,000.Arriving in Port-aux-

Basques by ferry, the teamspent the day preparing for therun and was entertained thatevening at the local Legion,before starting the run the next day. AB Joe Falletta, theyoungest member of the team,dipped the baton into the waterthus starting the trek eastalong the Trans Canada High-way. Each member ran two 5km runs per day for the firstfew days, with the runs gradu-ally increasing to 7 km per dayby the last day. Every memberof the team put forth a greateffort throughout the run,keeping up a steady pacethroughout the 10 days.

Along the way, the teamhad some unique and memo-rable moments that includedrunning into a black bear,causing one of the runners tohead west for a short period aswell as having to backtrackfor a forgotten runner wholagged a little too long at a reststop. The team was astounded

and appreciative of the manymotorists who pulled over anddonated money to the team aswell as the many donationsmade by organizations andmunicipalities. The run wasdemanding at times, given theterrain, but the team had agreat deal of fun and it was allfor a great cause.

Throughout the journey, the team was warmly receivedin every community they visited. In Stephenville, theLegion hosted a dinner andmany team members got theirfirst taste of Newfoundland’sunique spirit, better known asScreech. Following day two of the run, the team stayedovernight in Corner Brookwhere again the local Legion

provided an excellent supperand showed their support. Day three saw the team passthrough Deer Lake while thefollowing day the team stayedovernight in Springdale wherethe curling club hosted supperand accommodations. Dayfive brought the team into thetown of Grand Falls-Windsorand another memorable sup-per organized by the Legion.Arriving in Gander on day six,the military personnel at CFBGander laid out a BBQ feastand then it was on to PortBlandford where, once again,the team was screeched-in,this time at the hands of thelocal fire department. TheLion’s Club in Arnold’s Covethrew the doors open and pro-vided an amazing night for theteam on day eight, thanks inlarge part to our adoptedmother, Children’s Wish vol-unteer Flo Peach. After that,the team spent a few nights atCFS St. John’s to finish off therun and relax before returningto the ship to start a monthlong fishery patrol off theGrand Banks.

The Run the Rock teamappreciates the incredible sup-port and would like to thankeveryone for his or her hardwork, particularly the spon-sors at St. John’s radio station,VOCM, the people at LabattsCorporation, and Same DayRight Away Courier.

Anyone wanting to make adonation to the Children’sWish Foundation can do so online at www.childrenswish.ca or by calling 1-800-267-WISH.

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1. When was the first All-Star Game played between the AL & NL?

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