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VOLUME 45, ISSUE 17 � MONDAY, AUGUST 22, 2011
One warship, two very differentteams. One group is armed
and mobile, and labours in the heatof the North African sun, and theother spends its days and nights inair-conditioned darkness brokenonly by the dim green glow of com-bat system displays. Their func-tions are distinct yet intertwined,and both have been active inHMCS Charlottetown’s contribu-tion to Operation UNIFIED PRO-TECTOR, the NATO-led effort inLibya.
In the waxing pre-dawn light ofJuly 2, a naval communicator be-gan the hailing procedure that initi-ates a boarding. For the third time ina week, Charlottetown sent itsboarding team of 20 speciallytrained sailors to verify the legiti-macy of a merchant vessel destinedfor the port of Misrata.
“At the outset of the Battle ofMisrata, when the regime attackswere unrelenting, the only vesselsentering Misrata were being oper-ated by humanitarian agencies thatwere known to us, like Médecins
sans frontières and the Internation-al Committee of the Red Cross,”said Lt(N) George MacLean, thefrigate’s Boarding Team Officer.“Although we have seen regular in-ternal movements of humanitarianassistance from Benghazi, therenow appears to be an increase inregular commercial shipping activ-ity.”
Boardings are crucial, not onlyto the enforcement of the arms em-bargo authorized by United Na-tions Security Council Resolution1973 (2011), but also to the estab-lishment and maintenance of mar-itime stability in the operationalarea. Checks of cargo and docu-ments by boarding teams have ledNATO to deny several ships accessto Libyan ports, so they are a strongdeterrent to the illegal transport ofarms and materials useful in mili-tary operations.
On 2 July, the Charlottetownboarding team spent several hourssearching a Turkish-registeredmerchant vessel, opening shippingcontainers and validating cargoand crew manifests. “We found ev-erything to be in compliance. Theywere transporting mostly food,
some consumer items and, interest-ingly, building supplies. The de-mand for construction material in-dicates that the people of Misratahave begun the process of rebuild-ing after months of destruction atthe hands of the regime’s militaryforces,” said Lt(N) MacLean.
The signs of improving securityare a welcome measure of progressfor crew members aboardCharlottetown, who have spentmost of their deployment engagedin the defence of Misrata. With apopulation of approximately500,000 thousand, the city is Li-bya’s third largest. Charlottetownhas protected the port from sea-borne attacks by pro-Gaddafiforces using small boats, and hassafeguarded NATO mine-counter-measures vessels operating in high-threat areas. However, most of thecrew believes Charlottetown’sgreatest contribution is the accu-rate, real-time surveillance and in-telligence data the frigate providesto NATO to support air operations.
Lt(N) Christopher Devita is oneof Charlottetown’s two Operations
Boardings and air strikes:The ounce of preventionand the pound of cureBy Lt(N) Michael McWhinniePAO HMCS Charlottetown
At sea off Misratah, Libya; July 2, 2011 — Aboard a vessel of interest,members of the boarding party from HMCS Charlottetown rappeldown a stack of sea containers carried as deck cargo, checking la-bels as they descend.
LT(N) MICHAEL MCWHINNIESee BOARDINGS / Page 5
Three ships from the Japan Mar-itime Self-Defence Force cameto Halifax for a four day tourstarting on August 11, 2011, aspart of their five month trainingcruise. They had previously vis-ited Halifax in 2002. The arrivalof Japanese Ships Kashima, Asa-giri and Mineyuki to HMCDockyard was met with an hon-our guard, the Stadacona band,and numerous guests of the Japa-nese Consulate in Montreal.
Between songs from the Sta-dacona Band, the Japanese Band,onboard Kashima, respondedwith applause, and various piec-es of instrumental music, nota-bly Great Big Sea’s OrdinaryDay. It was a positive atmo-sphere as the Consulate General
of Japan, RAdm Umio Otsuka,the Commander of the JapanTraining Squadron, and CmdreLarry Hickey, CommanderCANFLTLANT, greeted thehonour guard, and spoke to theguests onboard HMCS Ville deQuebec.
“I would like to express mygratitude for your warm wel-come,” said RAdm Otsuka. “Ja-pan and Canada are neighboursacross the Pacific Ocean; sincewe have visited Vancouver [ear-lier on the cruise] we have beenlooking forward to seeing anoth-er aspect of this great country.”
RAdm Otsuka expressed grat-itude for the “encouraging sup-port” shown to Japan after thedevastating 8.9-magnitudeearthquake in March, 2011,which resulted in 30-foot wavesof water up to 23 feet in height
crashing into the eastern side ofJapan.
“Although the reconstructionis not fully achieved yet, Japanas a nation is functioning as itshould be. We are still on theway towards reconstruction, butyou shouldn’t believe that all ofJapan has become collapsed. Thecountry itself is fully-function-ing.”
The Japan Training Squadronwas here to promote better rela-tions with Halifax, Nova Scotia,and Canada as a whole, and totrain 176 newly commissionedofficers. HMCS Ville de Quebecconducted training exercises as itleft Halifax for Panama. Theywere involved in bi-lateral exer-cises including manoeuvring andcommunications training.
Warm welcome extended to Pacific neighboursBy Benjamin J. DeLongTrident Staff
RAdm Umio Otsuka, the Commander of the Japan Training Squadron,escorts the Consulate General of Japan during an inspection of theHonour Guard. Japanese Ships KASHIMA, ASAGIRI, and MINEYUKI,from the Japan Maritime Self-Defence Force came to Halifax for afour day tour starting on August 11, 2011, as part of their five-monthtraining cruise.
BENJAMIN J. DELONG, TRIDENT STAFF See PACIFIC / Page 5
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Laughter filled the Base Com-mander’s office and the signingceremony was short and sweet, justas LCol Perrin wanted it. Within,10 minutes the forms were signedand LCol stood relieved of his com-mand. “That’s the thing about acommand posting, as soon as youget it someone is already working totake it away,” joked Capt (N) San-tarpia.
We at FCE would like to thankLCol Perrin for all of his hard work,and say that it was an honour and apleasure to have worked with youfor the past three years. Good luckon your next posting!
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LCol David Lauckner, left, Capt(N) Brian Santarpia, centre and LCol Don Perrin sign the change of command certificates during the ceremonyin Capt(N) Santarpia’s office.
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The theme for Fire PreventionWeek 2011 is Protect Your
Family From Fire. This year, FirePrevention Week is from Oct. 9 to15 and the Halifax DND Fire Ser-vice will be submitting a few arti-cles to Trident regarding this year’stheme. This month’s article willdeal with safety tips around thehome.
Maintaining your home so that itis safe from fire is a daily challengeby itself. People lose their homes tofire yearly mostly from making asimple mistake or from a natural di-saster. In order to help keep yourhome protected from fire it is im-portant to implement and enforcesome safety rules that a family canfollow. The best offence to fire is toprevent it from happening.
Here are a few safety tips fro thehome in preventing fires from hap-pening:
•Check electric water kettlesand toasters for damaged electricalcords and thermostats.
•Use appliances that have an au-tomatic shut-off.
•Never leave cooking unattend-ed.
•Do not overload electrical out-lets or use extension cords in theplace of additional outlets.
•Smokers should always check
their furniture for fallen cigarettesor hot ashes, which can smoulderundetected for hours before burst-ing into flames.
•Never leave lit candles unat-tended.
•Smoke detectors should be in-stalled inside bedrooms and out inthe corridors on all floor levels ofthe home.
•Remove all combustible andflammable materials from the base-ment and attic areas.
•Store gasoline in a well venti-lated area.
•Do not store propane indoors.
•Have your furnace serviced bya trained professional yearly.
•Have your chimney inspectedand cleaned at least once a year.
•Keep all areas of the homeclean and safe from hazards.
These are only a few safety tipsand there are many other things youcan do to keep your family safefrom fire. It is important to have aFire Safety Plan for your home. Itcan be planned by all members ofthe home. Once you have a plan itshould be practiced regularly so ev-eryone knows what to do in theevent of a fire. Once you are clearof the home never go back in andhave a meeting place that is a safedistance from the home.
For more fire safety tips, pleasego to the following websites:www.fiprecan.ca or www.nfpa.org
For more information visit yourlocal fire station close to your homeor call the Halifax DND Fire Ser-vice at 427-6614 and have a firesafe day.
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Many simplesteps to ensurehome safety
Lessons learned—you hearthat term a lot. You know it’sgood and you should be doing it,but it’s still not clear what it is.It’s not just you—the CF and theNavy both have the same prob-lem. For years our ships havebeen faithfully collecting andwriting reports so others canlearn from our successes andmistakes.
So what happened to thosegems of knowledge? Can I get ac-cess to those reports today if Iwere tasked to go on the sametype of mission or deployment?
Well, if it’s more than a few yearsold, the chance of finding it isvery low. The reports are morethan likely in a file cabinet wait-ing for someone to pull them outso they can be properly analyzed.
However, with the tempo forthe Navy being what it is, whohas the time to do more staffwork? So are you doomed to keeprepeating the same mistakes overand over? The answer should beno, because we have somethingnew on our side. It can be used tocollect, collate, access and dis-seminate lessons learned.
It is the CF’s Knowledge Man-age System, or KMS for short.The brilliant thing about KMS isthat everyone with a DWAN or
CSNI computer has access to thewealth of information residing inthe system.
Post-deployment reports and atonne of other information are atyour fingertips. Find out whatyour predecessors did right and/or how they worked around theproblems they encountered.
There is a catch. If you don’tput the knowledge into the sys-tem then there is nothing to takeout. Just go to the LessonsLearned web site and follow thecontact list. We will be more thanhappy to show you the lessonslearned pathway. The link to theNavy Lessons Learned is on theCMS, MARLANT and MAR-PAC home pages.
Lessons learned, not forgottenBy Lt(N) Colin GrantLessons Learned Staff Officer,CFMWC
“Fly-ins are a lot of fun,” saidMaryAnne Hardman, Chairman ofthe 40th annual Labour Day fly-in.The Labour Day fly-in, takingplace from Sept. 2 - 4, will host thevintage Second World War YellowWings from Canada’s west coast.
A fly-in is traditionally attendedby people in general aviation, orwho fly recreationally; mostlysmall planes that can fit a few peo-ple. On Sept. 2, people from vari-ous aviation clubs can fly to Stan-ley Airport in Stanley, NS, and setup tents on the airfield, or reserve ahotel room in Windsor, NS.
“Our fly-in is a little different,
especially since it is done in a muchlarger scale,” said Hardman. Thisfly-in gives the general public anopportunity to witness a large num-ber of a various small planes. Peo-ple can witness the vintage WorldWar II Yellow Wings, five forumson safe aviation, a round table dis-cussion on building your ownplane, among other activities.
The Yellow Wings won’t be theonly historical sight at the fly-in. Inaddition to the various aviationgroups which will have displays atthe event, the Stanley Airport itselfwas part of the air training plan forthe British commonwealth in theSecond World War. In 1941, theytrained several thousand air crewuntil the war ended. After that, the
airport was abandoned. In 1968, thefly-in club took it over, upgraded it,and did some upkeep on the run-ways to make them usable.
“General aviation is dying in thiscountry and a lot of airports haveclosed,” said Hardman, who ownsan ultra light amphibian plane withher husband. “I bought it in the fallof 2008 after an aircraft show inFlorida. I wanted the luxury of tak-ing off on land and landing in wa-ter. I flew in to Florida commercial-ly and flew it back to Rockledge,and then to Nova Scotia with a ferrypilot.”
The Labour Day fly-in is thelongest standing fly-in in Canada.This year, they expect to host over2,000 guests.
Stanley Airport hosts40th annual fly-inBy Benjamin J. DeLongTrident staff
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The Honourable Peter MacKay, Minis-ter of National Defence, announced on
Aug. 16 that the Government of Canada hasrestored the use of the historic designationsof the three, formerly separate, services: theRoyal Canadian Navy (RCN), the Cana-dian Army (CA), and the Royal CanadianAir Force (RCAF). MacKay ensured thatthis change will have no operational impacton the CF, rather it is purely symbolic.
This announcement came exactly 100years after King George V signed a lettergranting the royal designation to what wasthen known as the Canadian Naval Servic-es—Aug. 16, 1911—when the Royal Cana-dian Navy was born.
“Our Canadian Forces are engaged inover 15 operations throughout the world:supporting those in need. And they do sowith great professionalism, great dedica-tion, and great courage,” said MacKay.“Our government remains committed tosupporting and recognizing their incrediblework; and that includes preserving theproud tradition and the history of the CF.”
On Feb. 1, 1968, the Canadian Govern-ment amended the National Defence Act tounify the CF. In that process, the identitiesof the RCN, the CA, and the RCAF ceasedto be used, and were replaced by MaritimeCommand, Land Force Command, and AirCommand. While the historic names werenot officially changed, they were also notofficially used. This decision restores theoriginal identities of the CF elements, en-forcing their official use in government,while retaining the unified organization ofthe CF.
“Today, I’m honoured to announce thatthe three elements of the CF will have theirhistoric names restored,” MacKay said toan audience of veterans, members of themedia, and distinguished guests on the No-vember Bravo jetty at HMC Dockyard.MacKay presented the historic flags of therespective elements to three retired militaryguests, one from each element.
One veteran present at the announcement
said that this change is important to him,saying “As time goes on, our sailors of to-day will get warm to the idea, and theirsense of identity will be stronger.” CPO1(ret’d) D.H. “Buster” Brown said that theloss of the royal designation was somethingthat was “severely missed.” He paid tributeto a number of veterans who would havebeen happy to hear of the name restoration:Bob Wibberly, Fred McKee, Hal Davies,Jim Carroll, and “Catman” Gallespie.CPO1 (ret’d) Brown also mentioned RAdmLandymore: “he fought the politicians tokeep the royal name,” until he retired in1966.
MacKay affirmed these words, saying“I’m sure that if Admiral Landymore werewith us today, he would be applaudingheartily.”
He said that while the name restoration isa simple gesture, it goes much deeper thanthat for many veterans and current servingmembers of the CF.
“Our ties to the Crown are very real, andthis is particularly true about our CanadianForces. For practical purposes this is sim-ply restoring what was always there; it wascertainly there in our hearts and minds.”
Many Commonwealth nations continueto use the Royal designation for their mil-itary forces. These include Antigua, Barbu-da, Australia, the Bahamas, New Zealand,Papua New Guinea, St. Lucia, and the Unit-ed Kingdom. Once again, Canada will beamong them; a change that MacKay says is“well overdue.”
Like the reintroduction of the ExecutiveCurl, which was reinstated on Mar. 4, 2011for naval officers, MacKay said that thename restoration will be done in a processthat will have zero impact on operationalcapabilities and will have minimal cost im-plications. Changes to letterhead, paint-jobs, uniforms, and flags will be made on anongoing basis. “We are talking minimalcosts compared to the vessels and theequipment that we’re making, and theinfrastructure that we’re receiving today,which are in the billions of dollars. You cantry to put a price on it if you want, but to me,it’s priceless.”
“An important element of our heritagewas lost when they were lost,” he said of thehistoric names. “We are blessed to have aproud military history. It was an extremelyproud moment for our history when, onthese shores, we established a just nation; acountry that has grown to stand tall on theworld stage; a defender of freedom, democ-racy, and justice; a country that a centurylater is the envy of the free world.”
Historic royal designation reclaimed
By Benjamin J. DeLongTrident staff
Cdr(ret’d) Wendall Brown, CO of HMCS Sackville, receives a historic ensign from PeterMacKay, Minister of National Defence. On Aug. 16, 2011 in HMC Dockyard in Halifax,MacKay announced that the historic names of the CF elements will be restoredandimplemented on an ongoing basis.
BENJAMIN J. DELONG, TRIDENT STAFF
Restoration oforiginal identitiesof CF elements isa link to heritage
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Events at the museumsMuseum of Natural History,
Halifax. 01 Sept. 1800 hrs - mi-nuit.
Le grand cachalot (Physetermacrocephalus ou P. catodon),communément appelé cachalot etparfois cachalot macrocéphale,est une espèce de cétacés à dents
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One hundred fifty years ago, agroup of military members
established a group to practicemarksmanship. Today, known asthe Nova Scotia Rifle Association,that group still trains CF marks-man, although it now includesmore civilians than in the earlydays.
The involvement was tradition-ally local military members and ca-det units. Andrew Webber, presi-dent of the NSRA, says, “In recentyears we’ve graduated more civil-ians, although many have CFexperience. We’ve always beenhand in hand with the CanadianForces.”
Webber emphasizes that the CFpresence is still quite large in the ri-fle association, and that he antici-pates it will begin to increase in thefuture, as not only do individualmarksman have much to gain inhoning their skills, but it also workstoward the improvement of marks-manship within the CF.
“There is a lot to be gained by theCF from the NSRA. Defence con-tractors optical sights and otherthings that the CF needs and their
testing is done through rifle associ-ations. The CF invests in defencecontractors who in turn invest in ri-fle associations to do their testing.It’s a circle and it goes around andaround,” says Webber.
Besides those benefits, manyNSRA civilian members who arementored by their CF peers on theshooting range develop an interestin joining the CF.
Webber says, “They share the in-terest in marksmanship and some-times more than that, they becomeinterested in the forces and familiarwith how it works and some will goand join because they gained thatfamiliarity here.”
Competitive marksmanship is asport that attracts many CF mem-bers. It’s one of discipline, patienceand skill: all traits which are sharedin a tight-knit community of men-torship.
“On the range, everyone is help-ing the guy next to them improvetheir shot, improve their scores. Noone tries to keep secrets and havean edge, everyone wants to sharewhat they know,” says Webber.
Every level of shooter partici-pates in this exchange of expertise,including national champion, Cpl
David Ferguson. Webber says, “He won a
Queen’s Medal last year, hecleaned house at nationals, and heis likely the best shot in the Cana-dian Forces.
“David will do instructing anytime he is asked to. We will occa-sionally put on seminars and he is astalwart for instruction, but there isinformal coaching going on all ofthe time. Even as a national cham-pion he’ll be sharing his knowledgefreely with the new guys.”
Many of the new guys, approxi-mately 30 per cent according toWebber, are affiliated with the CF.This is a number that changes often,and is likely to grow.
Rifle associations protect thecore of knowledge of marksman-ship, and marksmanship is histori-cally a valued asset within the CF.In the year of the 150th anniversaryof the NSRA, it’s important to cele-brate recognize and celebrate thestrong relationship that it shareswith the CF.
NSRA marks 150th anniversaryBy Braeden JonesTrident Intern
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Room Officers. Like most of histeam, he works at a tactical displaywhere he controls weapons andsensors, exchanges information onsurface and air contacts with otherNATO units, and coordinates war-fighting activities. “While the mar-itime task group has maintained anopen lifeline to the port of Misrata,air strikes have markedly reducedGaddafi ’s military forces threaten-ing the city,” said Lt(N) Devita.
“Our sustained proximity toMisrata has allowed us to leverageour C4ISR capabilities to becomean active participant in the air cam-paign,” he went on. “The oper-ations team has alerted NATOwhen regime forces have mountedattacks and has provided a range ofdata required to execute timely,precision strikes.” C4ISR is anacronym used to refer to the war-ship’s command and control, com-munication, computing, intelli-gence, surveillance and reconnais-sance systems. At the same time,the expression represents the tac-tics and procedures developed bythe operations team to direct theflow of information and contributeto a coherent tactical picture sharedby the entire NATO force, officiallyknown as Combined Joint TaskForce Unified Protector.
For Lt(N) Devita, three eventsepitomize the tactical effects en-abled by the Charlottetown oper-ations team. “On April 26, we ob-tained intelligence describing alarge concentration of pro-Gaddafitroops manoeuvring to attack fromthe southeast coast,” he said. “Weimmediately reported the positionand composition of the force to NA-TO. Working with on-station aircontrollers, our operations teamprovided the information requiredto coordinate air strikes that blunt-ed the attack and eliminated severaldozen assault vehicles, artillerypieces and a main battle tank. OnMay 8, and again on May 24,Charlottetown conducted similarjoint and combined operationswhere the ship’s data directed NA-TO jets to a significant number ofregime-force heavy-weapons sys-tems actively attacking the civilianpopulation.”
“Since the outset of operationsNATO air strikes have destroyedover 3,800 military targets,” said Lt(N) Devita. “According to our in-formal tally over 200 of these en-gagements around Misrata havebeen conducted when informationor coordination provided byCharlottetown has been a contrib-uting factor. It is tremendously re-warding to have helped eliminateso many tanks, armoured vehicles,artillery pieces and mobile rocketlaunchers from their illegitimateuse against the Libyan people.”
“When we first arrived in the op-erational area in late March, pro-Gaddafi forces were regularlybombarding the people in the cityof Misrata with artillery and rock-ets,” said Charlottetown’s com-manding officer, Cdr Craig Skjer-pen. “Due in large part to NATO airstrikes and the naval task group’sability to protect the port, opposi-tion forces have expanded the frontline surrounding the city to a dis-tance where the regime is no longerable to effectively target civilians.The combined effects have facili-tated the safe evacuation of over10,000 migrant workers and savedthe lives of countless residents. Theongoing protection of the port ispermitting safe access to commer-cial and humanitarian shipping.These are all objective and measur-able indications that NATO is suc-ceeding in its military goals.”
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The Japanese Ships had 720officers and crew onboard, andhope to visit 14 ports on their156-day cruise, and Halifax wasthe half-way point.
With the tsunami of March2011 in mind, Cmdre Hickeysaid to RAdm Otsuki that theirperseverance is remarkable. “Weare honoured to be countedamong your allies. These bondsbetween our navies are vitallyimportant, and these challengesare beyond any one nation to ad-
dress. Your presence here todaywill sustain our relationship intothe future.” Cmdre Hickeythanked RAdm Otsuki for com-ing to Halifax, and reminded himthat Halifax is “a great Navycity; enjoyed by sailors theworld over.”
One nine-year-old boy was aspecial guest at the event, andRAdm Otsuki invited him on-board Kashima for a special pre-sentation. Aleks Burchill ofDartmouth folded 2,000 origamicranes in response to the tsunamithat hit Japan, and raised $4,000($2 per crane) that went towardsthe Red Cross, and their human-itarian relief efforts in Japan.
For this, RAdm Otsuki pre-
sented Burchill with a replica ofa golden Kabuto, a traditionalSamurai headdress for boys.RAdm Otsuki said that his dis-play of support was inspiring,and he was glad to be able tovisit Halifax to thank Burchillpersonally.
During the four-day visit, thepublic had the opportunity towatch performances by Shozui-daiko, the Squadron’s Taikodrum group and the Squadron’sbrass band. Their arrival coinci-ded with the 25th annual HalifaxBuskers Festival, and the drumgroup was invited to perform onAugust 12.
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The Honourable Peter Mac-Kay, Minister of National De-fence, is pleased to announcethe participation of the CF inHMC Ships Athabaskan andAlgonquin in Exercise PANA-MAX, a multinational exercisethat focuses on the defence ofthis important region and thePanama Canal. Approximately500 CF members will partici-pate in this exercise.
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On July 8, HMCS Toronto’s CO,Cdr Paul Forget, made a donationon behalf of Toronto to Sheri Leck-er, the Executive Director of Ad-sum House. The donation of $750is the first contribution that the To-ronto has made to the local charity,and following a meeting of Torontorepresentatives and Adsum direc-tors, likely not the last.
MS Shane Foxe, PMC MS & Be-low Toronto, attended the meetingand says that the generosity of theToronto and her crew was gracious-ly welcomed by Adsum House Di-rectors.
Representatives from Torontoand Adsum gathered to discuss thefuture of Toronto’s relationshipwith Adsum. MS Foxe says, “CdrForget identified the skilled work-manship, and ability of his crew toparticipate with maintenance op-portunities that Adsum had to offer.The (Adsum) directors seemed ea-ger to develop a list of activities To-ronto could perform.”
The new relationship gives To-
ronto a way to “give back to thecommunity,” says MS Foxe. It alsooffers the public a glimpse of whatToronto’s crew has to offer.
MS Foxe says that Toronto haslong been involved in participatingwith developments such as this.
“In fact,” says MS Foxe, “duringOp CARIBBE 2010, Toronto hadan opportunity to volunteer withMovearte School in Santo Domin-go, DR. That was a huge successwhere the ship’s company becameinvolved and assisted in many fac-ets.”
The latest endeavour of the To-ronto’s ship’s company will in-volve general maintenance and puteven more of their skills to work.
Adsum House is a local shelterfor women and children that hasbeen operating for 28 years. Theywork out of four locations in theHRM offering support and shelterto those in need.
Toronto’s history with commu-nity involvement is continuing togrow and will be able to flourishwith this newly established rela-tionship with Adsum House.
Donation made to Adsum HouseBy Braeden JonesTrident Intern
It has been a long time coming butthe remaining Oberon class sub-
marines will finally be departingHalifax to their final resting places.“It is sad to see two of the O-boatsgoing to scrap but at least one andpossibly two will be saved as mu-seums for future generations to see”says CPO1 Rob Arbour. He is re-ferring to Onondaga, which can beseen on display in Rimouski, Que-bec and the recently proposed pro-ject Ojibwa which will hopefullymean that the Ojibwa will find itsfinal resting place on display as amuseum in St. Thomas, Ontario.“The Oberon class really formedthe basis of our modern submarineservice largely because it was ouronly class of boat that we operatedfor an extended period, which wasover 35 years. With that time wewere able to develop expertise withthat specific platform. Our know-ledge of modern submarine oper-ations did start with the Grilse andRainbow, but we operated each forless then a decade” said CmdreLaurence Hickey, CommanderCANFLTLANT and former sub-marine CO.
The Harbour Training S/MOlympus has been sold to MarineRecyclers Corporation (MRC) andhas been taken to Hamilton Ont.,where it will be dismantled forscrap. Prior to its fate on the scrap
heap, HTSM Olympus, formerlyHMS Olympus proudly displayedits pennant number 12 while serv-ing a 27-year long career in theRoyal Navy. It was launched inJune of 1961 from Barrow, Eng-land by a Mrs. R.H. Wright whowas the wife of VAdm R.H.Wright, the flag officer of Scot-land. In 1989 it was sold to the Can-adian Navy as a training submarinebut was never commissioned. Itsuse was discontinued with the de-commissioning of the rest of theOberon Class in the late 90s.
Okanagan is to meet the samefate as the Olympus as it too is on itsway to Hamilton to be dismantledfor scrap. HMCS Okanagan waslaunched from Chatham, Englandin September 1966. It was the lastnaval vessel of many built there. Itwas commissioned into the Cana-dian Navy, proudly displaying itspennant number 74, in 1968. Dur-ing its 30-year career it completedcountless operations, had one colli-sion, and participated in the filmingof the Japanese disaster film Fuk-katsu no hi (Day of Resurrection).
HMCS Ojibwa was launched inFebruary 1964 from Chatham. Itwas originally ordered for the RNand was to be named HMS Onyxbut was transferred to the RCN andrenamed prior to its completion. Itwas proudly commissioned into theRCN, displaying the pennant num-ber 72, in September 1965 as thefirst of three to be built in Britain
for Canada. It served its entire ca-reer under the command of MAR-LANT except for a short deploy-ment to British Columbia withMARPAC in 1997 and was decom-missioned shortly thereafter inMay 1998. In June 2010 as a part ofthe centennial of the Canadian Na-vy, the Elgin Military Museum ob-tained ownership of Ojibwa andstood up Project Ojibwa which isaimed at “reflecting our naval heri-tage for the benefit of future gener-ations” by turning the submarineinto a museum. “It is more than ameasured “can do” attitude thatdrives this endeavour; it is the con-viction that saving an importantpiece of Canadian heritage from thewrecker’s ball is worthwhile.”(projectojibwa.ca, The Project).They are hoping to be able to do-nate some of the surplus from thisproject back to charitable organiza-tions benefitting veterans and theirfamilies as well as museums andcultural organizations local to thearea. More information on this pro-ject can be found at www.projecto-jibwa.ca.
As the world goes ‘round every-thing must become history at somepoint. “The future of the submarineservice in Canada rests with howwell we operate the Victoria class”says Cmdre Hickey. Hopefully ourfuture can be as prosperous as theOberon’s past.
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En route to Hamilton, Ontario, Olympus passes through the Canso Strait near the Canso Causeway. FRANKLYN HALEY
Dolphin CornerBy LS Michael ArsenaultMOG 5 Submarine Trainee
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Aug 4 marked the end of ColSam Michaud’s command of
12 Wing as he handed his desig-nation over to Col Ian Lightbodyat a change of command ceremo-ny in Archdale Hangar, 12 WingShearwater.
In attendance were more than400 Wing members and specialguests and VIPs including theHonourable Mayann E. Francis,Lieutenant Governor of NovaScotia, and MGen Alain Parent,Commander of 1 Canadian AirDivision, along with friends andfamilies.
Col Michaud, who has servedas Wing Commander of 12 Wingsince April 24, 2009, was the firstto speak and recognize Wingmembers for their outstandingcommitment and contributions toWing operations. He then notedthe sacrifices and support madeon behalf of the families of Wingmembers emphasizing how es-sential and important they are tothe Wing and the CF.
“The last few years have beenextremely busy at 12 Wing as wedeployed to operations at homeand around the world while si-multaneously making efforts tointroduce our future maritimehelicopter, the CH148 Cyclone.Not once have we failed in ourmission to serve Canadians. Youhave all made outstanding ef-forts. And we [as CF members]could not do what we do, withoutthe strong support we receivefrom our families. I thank mywife and family for their contin-uous understanding that allowsme to fulfill my commitments toCanada, at home and abroad.”
MGen Parent then spoke onbehalf of the Royal Canadian AirForce and CF leadership. “Thechallenges of the Wing and CFhave been many, but through theteam efforts of the Wing and CFcommunity, we have alwaysmaintained our operational com-mitments,” said MGen Duval.“Col Michaud has made a greatdifference at the Wing and greatcontributions to this community.It is clear that he is passionate
about what he does; and I lookforward to seeing Col Lightbodycontinue this legacy.”
Col Lightbody spoke at theconclusion of the ceremony.
“I am very honored to acceptthis position and its responsibil-ities,” said Col Lightbody duringhis first statement as Wing Com-mander of 12 Wing. “I have nodoubt of 12 Wing’s ability tomeet and exceed our operationalrequirements and I look forwardto our future service to Cana-dians.”
Outgoing Wing Commander,Col Michaud, has been selectedby the Air Force and CF leader-
ship to lead as a staff officer atthe National Defence Headquar-ters in Ottawa. As the newly ap-pointed Wing Commander of 12Wing, Col Lightbody has as-sumed the responsibility of over-seeing all Wing operations forthe next two years to ensure that12 Wing continues to support theCF and Canadian Navy, and theinterests of the Canadian public,domestically and abroad. Underhis command, the Wing will con-tinue to undergo the significantand exciting transformation ofintegrating 12 Wing’s futuremaritime helicopter - the CH148Cyclone.
Col Ian Lightbody assumes command at 12 WingBy Lt Tyrone GrandePAO 12 Wing Shearwater
Col Sam Michaud, left, MGen Alain Parent, and Col Ian Lightbodysign the change of command certificates during the ceremony held in423 Squadron in Archdale Hangar.
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Summer break is over and hope-fully you have taken a family vaca-tion and have had time for relaxa-tion and personal renewal.
As parents, you must now pre-pare to send your children back toschool – time for buying the bestbackpack, the coolest clothes, thelatest shoes, all the school suppliesand just the right lunch box. For theyoung people, the end of the sum-mer vacation is always filled withlonging for a few more days of free-dom but also with the excitementand hope for a new beginning, es-pecially for the children who areheading off to school for the firsttime. New school supplies are neat-ly stacked, new school clothes areyet unblemished and new friendsawait.
As a student and as a teacher Ihave always had a prayer at the be-ginning of the school year. It was ablessing for me and so, as students,teachers and support staff prepareto begin a new school year, I wouldlike to share with you the followingprayer and blessing:
Lord, I thank You for all thetimes that You have been there forthe teachers and support staff whohave journeyed with these studentsand parents. Lord, with a gratefulheart, I come to You today, to thankYou for everything that You havebrought into the lives of these stu-dents, teachers and support staff inthe past months and weeks of thelast school year.
As they begin another schoolyear, Lord, I humbly pray that Youwill continue to guide their teach-ers, students and support staff intheir daily activities. Never allowthem to be separated from You.Grant them good health and guidethem in their directions and deci-sions in life. Let there always be
love, peace, and harmony in theirsurroundings. Help them to treateveryone fairly and justly regard-less of who they are. Remind themalways to have good thoughts, tosay good words and to do gooddeeds. But most of all, to be humbleall the days of their lives as tran-sient pilgrims on this earth. Lord, atthe end of the school week maythey come to church to give Youthanks. May parents send their chil-dren to Sunday school and cate-chism classes.
Lord may they look forward toanother wonderful year with manyopportunities for learning andgrowing morally and spiritually.Thank You, Lord, for the energyand the spirit that You renewed inthem through the summer months.May they continually acknowledgeYou as the greatest Teacher of alltimes. We praise You as the Way,the Truth, and the Life, a forgivingand merciful Lord. Amen.
Have a happy 2011/2012 schoolyear.
A prayer for the beginning of the school yearPadre’s Corner
By Lt(N) Michael Conteh12 Wing Chaplain
When True North acquired the At-lanta Thrashers and relocated themto Winnipeg, a city rejoiced.
The rejoicing was broken up byperiods of anxiety. Will the newNHL franchise in Winnipeg carrythe moniker of the team that left in’96, The Jets? And if they do, whatwill the logo look like?
Both questions are answerednow, and the Winnipeg Jets are of-ficially set to fly in the comingNHL season. The Jets will have acompletely new design on theirchests, one paying serious homageto Winnipeg’s long history with theRoyal Canadian Air Force.
The new logo is inspired by theroundels on Royal Canadian AirForce planes and helicopters. Over-laid on the roundel is the image of astylized CF-18 Fighter jet, and thetip of the white ring on the roundelis designed to look like a compass.
The concept was approved bythe DND and after major merchan-dise sales, the fans of the Jets seem
to approve as well. The inclusion of the roundel in-
jects a reminder of heritage as wellas local and national pride into a lo-go that is both distinctive and de-cidedly abstract.
Mark Chipman, co-owner of theJets told the Winnipeg Free Presson July 23, “Our desire was to au-thenticate the name and make it asmeaningful as we possibly could.”
The new logo presents a timelessquality and gives a nod to Winni-
peg’s connection to the militaryand aerospace industry.
Beyond the respect paid by thelogo, True North Sports and theWinnipeg Jets committed $1 mil-lion over 10 years to various mil-itary charities, including the Mili-tary Family Fund and the Air ForceHeritage Fund.
MGen Alain Parent spoke to themedia at 17 Wing’s NORAD build-ing, and the Winnipeg Free Pressreports MGen Parent said the use ofthe RCAF roundel in the Jets logowas “a win-win situation.”
“We feel that Canadians reallyappreciate their military rightnow,” MGen Parent said. “Wereally enjoy this. It’s something wedon’t take for granted.”
The new look is one that MGenParent says fits perfectly. “A hock-ey player has to be fast, agile, fitand a team player. These are allcharacteristics of the men andwomen of the Canadian Air Force.”
The Winnipeg Jets are set to takeoff Oct. 9 at the MTS Centre inWinnipeg.
Jets soar with new logoBy Braeden JonesTrident Intern
Along with a Master of Sciencein Guided Weapon Systems
(GWS), a Canadian sailor was re-cently awarded two top prizes at theDefence Academy of the UnitedKingdom/Cranfield University.
LCdr Andrew Schlosser, nowworking with the Directorate ofMaritime Ship and Support in Otta-wa, was awarded the GWS CourseTrophy as the top student in hiscourse, and the MBDA Rapier Tro-phy as the student who has madethe best contribution to the GWSMaster of Science course as chosenby his peers.
“The receipt of my MSc diplomaon its own was a manifestation of ayear of serious study and hardwork, and receiving it was highlyrewarding,” says LCdr Schlosser.“The additional receipt of both pro-gram awards is a source of im-
mense personal pride and I feel thatit reflects very auspiciously onCanada as a defence academic andresearch contributor.”
LCdr Schlosser’s family attend-ed the graduation ceremony. “Theloving support of my wife and thepatience of my children were crit-ical elements of my success,” hesays.
While there are a few other Can-adian names inscribed on these tro-phies, it is thought to be the firsttime a Canadian has won both at thesame time, according to Capt(N)Harry Harsch, naval advisor withthe Canadian Defence LiaisonStaff in London.
“It was quite an achievement,”says Capt(N) Harsch, “and one thatmade Canada look very good at arather high-profile internationalevent.”
The awards were handed out inthe presence of Her Royal High-ness, Princess Anne, who was alsoat the ceremony, receiving an hon-orary degree.
LCdr Andrew Schlosser displays the two awards he received at theDefence Academy of the United Kingdom.
KATHERINE SCHLOSSER
Sailor awarded topprizes in the UKBy Darlene BlakeleySenior Editor and Writer,Navy Public Affairs
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“It can be difficult to administer pro-grams like this through all of the buildingsin CFB Halifax, because there are insuranceissues and security issues, among others,”said Forsythe. “I’m still working at it. Un-der the sustainable development strategy,we have to reduce our energy consump-tion,” and this program can help to achievethat target.
Margaret Brown, Manager of HousingServices Centre Halifax, is thrilled to offerthis free program to her residents. The
housing services boasts 300 houses inShearwater, 17 houses in Newport Corners,and 176 apartments in 36 buildings. Brownestimates that out of the 300 houses inShearwater, for example, there are about200 houses that don’t have programmablethermostats. With this initiative from Effi-ciency Nova Scotia, all 300 of the housescould have programmable thermostats inthem by the end of the year.
Besides the incentive that it’s a free pro-gram, “it also saves them money in the longrun,” said Brown, saying that the energy ef-ficiency will improve the bottom line on theresidents’ energy bills. “I will be sendingthe residents a notice similar to notificationof a project affecting their home, to say theycan expect to be contacted by EfficiencyNova Scotia.” Residents can expect a phonecall sometime after July 25 to set up an ap-pointment.
Brown, who has been with Housing Ser-vices since its inception in 1996, applaudedEfficiency Nova Scotia for their show ofsupport to DND, saying “this is such a giftfor our occupants.” Brown said that thereare many housing projects scheduled forthis year, including widening driveways,building new garages, and installing patiodoors, but the Efficiency Nova Scotia pro-gram is an exciting one, “because it’s a freeprogram.”
More energy efficient military housingBy Benjamin J. DeLongTrident Staff
The event you were waiting forwill be arriving soon. The ev-
er-popular Government of CanadaWorkplace Charitable Campaign,(GCWCC) Kick-off will take placeat the Base’s Drill Shed, BldgS-14, Sept 8 starting at 11:30 a.m.
Similar to past kick-offs, thisyear’s event will see the popularcar smash, dunk tanks, jail and oth-er tests of skill. As an added bonus,there will be two dunk tanks, per-mitting double the number of ce-lebrity participants.
There will be musical entertain-ment by The Gent and Friends, aBBQ and lots of beverages toquench your afternoon thirst. Plansfor a well-known local media per-sonality to be our MC are in theworks. If available, she will mostcertainly add some sparkle to theevent.
“The kick-off team fromCFNES is pulling out all the stopsfor this event, “ stated Cdr Lin Pad-dock, the Base’s Campaign Direc-tor. “Our kick-offs traditionallyhave been really well organized,but I have a feeling that this onewith CFNES will be quite enter-taining.”
Various representatives fromthe 53 Agencies of the Metro Unit-ed Way, the 16 Healthpartners andother registered charities will be onhand to speak about the importanceof giving through the GCWCC,and the valuable ways that our gen-erous donations help those less for-tunate within our communities.
Keep reading the Trident as wewill continue to keep you informedof this and other exciting and fun-filled events during the GCWCCseason. But remember to markyour calendar for the kick-off onSept 8, it’s the event that you willnot want to miss.
GCWCC 2011 kick-off set for Sept 8By Mike BoninBPAO
A well-aimed throw puts RAdm David Gardam in the dunk tank during the GCWCC 2010 Kick-off.CPL CHRIS RINGIUS, FIS
Kids and backpacks just seem togo together. Whether sending
them off to school, to a sportingevent or for a sleepover with afriend, chances are they will bebringing a backpack. But carrying aheavy load unevenly or improperlycan result in poor posture and evendistort the spinal column, causingmuscle strain, headaches, neck andarm pain, and even nerve damage.
More than 50 per cent of youngpeople experience at least one epi-sode of low back pain by their teen-age years. Alberta’s chiropractorsoffer the following tips to ensureyour child’s pack doesn’t become apain in the back:
Pick it right
•Choose a bag made of light-weight material, such as vinyl orcanvas.
•Pick a bag that has two wide,adjustable and padded shoulderstraps, along with a hip or waiststrap, a padded back and plenty ofpockets.
•Ensure the bag is proportionateto body size and no larger thanneeded. The top of the pack shouldnot extend higher than the top of theshoulder, and the bottom shouldnot fall below the top of the hip-bone.
•Explore other options such asbags with wheels and a pull handlefor easy rolling.
Pack it light
•The total weight of the packshould not exceed 10 to 15 per centof the wearer’s body weight.
•Make sure the backpack con-tains only what is needed for theday or activity.
•Spread the weight throughoutthe pack.
•Pack the heaviest items closeto the body.
Wear it right
•Both shoulder straps should al-ways be used and adjusted so thepack fits snugly against the body.
• You should be able to slide ahand between the backpack and thewearer’s back.
•The pack should sit two inchesabove the waist.
•Never allow your child to slinga backpack over only one shoulder.
•Using the waist strap reducesthe strain on the back and transferssome of the load to the hips.
To ensure your child’s back ishealthy and strong, consult yourchiropractor. They can teach youand your child how to pack, lift andcarry a backpack properly to pre-vent injury. More information, in-cluding where to find a chiroprac-tor near you, can be found atwww.albertachiro.com.
Backpack tips forback to school
By News Canada
Students oftenexperiencelower backpain
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Back to SchoolAdvertising Special
As the school year begins, par-ents and their children can be onvery different schedules, which cancause a disruption in the relation-ship a parent and child have culti-vated over the summer months.During this busy time, it’s impor-tant to continually let your childrenknow you are thinking of them—even when you’re not together—and send a little love, whether it’sin person, or even in a note.
A recent study from KelloggCanada showed that the majority ofCanadian parents find their chil-dren need encouragement on theirfirst day back at school. So to helpparents ease their children back in-to school and ensure they are get-ting all the love and support theyneed, Dr. Michele Borba offers hertop five tips for parents to followthis September.
•Stay connected. Even if it’sjust writing a note and dropping itin their school or lunch bag, re-minding your children that you’rethinking of them even when you’reapart will make them feel specialand boost their spirits. Now, withRice Krispies Squares Bars you caneven write the note directly on thewritable wrapper, which makes iteven easier, and your child willlove the midday treat to boot.
•Make family meals a must.Family dinners do not have to con-sist of gourmet, five-course meals.Serve simple, healthy meals; turnoff the television; unplug thephone; and enjoy each other’s com-pany.
•Believe it or not, stress levelsin children are rising rapidly everyyear. Find ways to de-stress withyour kids. Take long walks, read to-gether, do yoga, or have a familymovie night. Be a model to them onhow to disagree without it ending ina screaming match.
•Pay attention to their peers.Friends play an enormous part ofour kids’ self-esteem and researchalso reveals that who our kids be-friend can affect their study habitsand their overall academic success.
•Praise effort on homework andnot the end product. Kids need tolearn the importance of hard workand effort. Homework provides agreat opportunity for you to rein-force your child’s perseverance.You might start a family motto,such as “never give up” or “don’tquit until you succeed.”
Expert offers helpful backto school tips for parentsBy News Canada
A recent study from Kellogg Canada showed that the majority ofCanadian parents find their children need encouragement on theirfirst day back at school. So to help parents ease their children backinto school and ensure they are getting all the love and support theyneed.
NEWS CANADA
Did you know that the averageNorth American child spends fromone to three hours per day with hisor her eyes on a computer screen?The startling increase of nearsight-edness (myopia) in children world-wide may be a direct consequenceof this activity, pediatric eye doc-tors say.
“In fact, children using comput-ers before their visual systems arefully developed are at the very heartof the public health problem calledcomputer vision syndrome,” saysBijan Minbashion, vice president ofoperations for Hakim Optical, a na-tional leader in retail eye care. “Astudy at the University of Califor-nia reports that 25 to 30 per cent ofcomputer-using children need cor-rective eyewear to work with theequipment comfortably and safely– and similar studies in Asia reportthat first-graders with myopia hasincreased from 12.1 per cent to 20.4per cent since 1995. In the last threeyears, myopia is reported to havedoubled to 34 per cent in seven- tonine-year-olds.”
To guard against early damage toyour child’s eyes, consider theseHakim Optical tips:
•Schedule a comprehensive eye
exam as your child enters kinder-garten, including near-point (com-puter and reading) and distancetesting.
•Schedule an eye exam beforeschool begins every year.
•The recommended distance forchildren between the monitor andthe eye is 18-28 inches. Any closerrisks eye strain.
•Be aware of behaviour that in-dicates problems such as eye red-ness, frequent rubbing of the eyes,unusual posture, or complaints ofblurriness or eye fatigue.
Protect your child fromcomputer eye damageBy News Canada
Food allergies are a serious issueaffecting approximately six percent of all children, according toHealth Canada. To reduce the li-kelihood of allergic reactions inthe classroom, most schools havepolicies that restrict certain at-riskfoods. When severely allergicchildren are exposed to even thetiniest amount of at risk foodsthey can experience life-threaten-ing anaphylactic reactions.
It is the responsibility of all par-ents to be aware of the risks andtake necessary precautions. Fol-low these steps to ensure allergicchildren are safe at school and atplay:
•Become familiar with yourchild’s school policy on food al-lergens and appropriate school-safe foods.
•Identify the kids in yourchild’s peer group or class whosuffer from food allergies andlearn how to respond in the eventof a reaction.
•Read the ingredients list onfood products. While peanut but-ter is a clear no-no, surprise aller-gens can also be found from seedson bread or other manufacturedgoods.
•If your child has peanut butterfor breakfast, be sure that handsare washed thoroughly and teethare brushed well before school.
•Look for the peanut-free labelon snacks and lunch items – mostschools won’t allow packagedsnacks that don’t have this mark-ing on them.
Some food manufacturers havemade it easy for parents to identi-fy products that are classroomsafe by including a peanut-free lo-go on the front of the box. Groceryretailers are also making a con-certed effort to offer a larger as-sortment of peanut free offeringsto Canadians. President’s Choiceand no name brands, for example,have more than 80 peanut-freeproducts. In addition, peanut-freeofferings are also available in thefresh baked section wherever PCproducts are sold. Many of thesepackaged items come in school-safe snack-size – so this Hallo-ween, consider giving away op-tions everyone can enjoy, insteadof some of the Halloween treatscontaining nuts.
If you have questions aboutfood allergies and anaphylaxis,visit Anaphlaxis Canada’s web-site at www.anaphlaxsis.ca, or atrained pharmacist, such as thosein a Loblaw drugstore pharmacy.
Peanut-free solutionsBy News Canada
TRIDENT, AUGUST 22, 2011 11
When Lt Tyrone Grande thinksback to his race at the Mili-
tary World Games in July, he re-members the jitters he had after hearrived at Copacabana Beach, thetriathlon race venue just outside ofhost city Rio, Brazil.
“I wasn’t too nervous till weturned the corner at the beach andthere’s a crowd of five deep alongthe route,” says Lt Grande, PAO at12 Wing Shearwater. And his com-petition upped the ante too. “Therewere Olympic ring tattoos on peo-ple, the people I usually watch onTV.”
Despite the overwhelming na-ture of this world-class, Conseil In-ternational du Sport Militaire(CISM) event, Lt Grande says hewas able to calm himself down forthe start of his race. And one of hiscompetitors was partially to thank.Triathletes race with numbers ontheir arms and legs, and these areusually applied with black markers.However, for this event, the num-bers were temporary tattoos and LtGrande had some issues gettingthem on.
“A guy from North Korea cameover and helped me put my tattooson about 10 minutes before the racestarted,” says Lt Grande, marvel-ling at the fact that he took time outof his pre-race preparation to help acompetitor from another country.For Lt Grande, it was a great exam-ple of the CISM motto, Friendshipthrough Sport.
With years of training under hisbelt and some last-minute interna-
tional camaraderie, Lt Grande wasset up to have a fantastic race. Hesays the competition was fierce andit wasn’t till halfway through thesecond 750 metre lap of the swimthat he could really get his bearings.Because of the proximity to otherracers in the water—all with churn-ing hands, elbows and feet—LtGrande says, “I was just glad mygoggles didn’t get kicked off.”
During the bike portion, LtGrande teamed up with the otherCanadians to take advantage of thedraft-legal rules. “It’s the first yearwe’ve really implemented a teamstrategy,” he says. “That’s whywhen we race, Canada’s results arefairly close because we’ve beenworking together.”
He was happy with his run too,despite a minor setback during histransition from the bike to the run.There were strict rules that eachcompetitor’s helmet had to beplaced in a basket in their transitionstation. Because Lt Grande’s hel-met fell out of his basket he was pe-nalized 15 seconds. It was duringhis run that he had to serve his pen-alty box time.
But even recounting that inci-dent can’t wipe the smile from LtGrande’s face. He finished in animpressive 1:58 and 45th place(and second out of the five –mem-ber Canadian male team).
“I felt really happy coming intothe finish line,” he says. “I was veryproud to race for Canada. It’s nicewhen you hear the crowd cheering‘Go Canada.’ We’re well-liked in-ternationally and, as a representa-tive of the Canadian Forces, itmakes you want to enhance andcontinue that reputation.”
Lt Grande goesbig in BrazilBy Capt Lynne PattersonNavy Public Affairs
Lt Tyrone Grande finished 45th in a field of 120 during the triathlon event at CISM. CONTRIBUTED
It can be difficult to stay motiva-ted, and stick with a fitness rou-
tine. Sticking with a friend or agroup can help keep you on track.
Lucas Hardie and VictoriaHorne, PSP fitness and sports in-structors, have been conducting asmall running club every Tuesdayand Thursday mornings, based outof Stadacona, in preparation forthe Navy 10K. The group mental-ity helps keep them together, andhelps make staying fit a lot of fun.
“Tuesdays we do distance train-ing, and Thursdays we try for morecross training,” said Hardie.
“We’ve had a lot of people out whohaven’t run a 10K before but arenow more confident as we lead upto the Navy 10K that they couldcompete.”
Hardie is an advocate of crosstraining in order to achieve opti-mal levels of fitness. Their morn-ing run typically gives runners agood view, and multiple exercisesto craft the ultimate runner.
Adding different modes oftraining to a run such as hill runsand intervals helps developstrength and speed, raise anaerobicthreshold, improve the cardiovas-cular system, and teaches pacingto runners who have a tendency togo to fast.
Many other running clubs,which emphasize this level oftraining, could cost a member $70to $100; however, this runningclub, as well as other PSP fitnessprograms, are free of charge to theCF. “We serve those who serve atno cost,” said Hardie.
The running club started on June21, with some alternating andsome regular members. The ma-jority of the group had not run a
10K before. “This group chal-lenged each other, and they endedup doing things they never thoughtthey could do.”
Lt Gwen Osborne, Supply Techat Trinity, had never run a 10K be-fore. “I would run 5K on my own,”she said. “I’ve always done theTerry Fox Run, but I’ve never run10K, and this is my goal.” Shedidn’t think she would be able torun the 10K before this group builther level of fitness and confidence.
“There’s a lot of support forsports from the Trinity staff, fromthe CO, all the way down. They alltake time for our PT; our unit isreally big on that. Hockey, soccer,Cock of the Fleet events...we’reinto everything.”
PSP Fitness and Sports staff aregoing to continue conducting run-ning clinics in the coming months.“It has been such a great experi-ence,” said Hardie, who said thatthe members of this running clinicwere “all new faces.”
If you want to start a runningclub, or are unaware of one that isongoing in your location, ask yourlocal PSP fitness and sports staff.
Running clinic builds confidence
By Benjamin J. DeLongTrident Staff
Being partof a grouphelps withmotivation
A Navy 10K running clinic helps optimize the fitness and confidence levels of runners. Similar runningclubs, conducted by PSP fitness and sports staff, will be ongoing.
BENJAMIN J. DELONG, TRIDENT STAFF
The Master’s Swim programinvites all new and returningswimmers to the program thisyear. The program is open to anyReg Force or full time Reservemilitary member within Halifax orShearwater.
Practices will be from 7 to 8:30a.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays,and on Sundays from 6 to 7:30p.m. All swims will be at theShearwater Fitness and SportsCentre.
There will be a Basic FitnessTraining Assistant Course(BFTA) held from Oct 17 – 28,2011. This course will be conduct-ed by CFB Borden training staff atthe Fleet Fitness and Sports Cen-tre. Although this course is open toall military personnel, it is specifi-cally targeted at Unit Fitness/Sports Reps. The maximum num-ber of participants is 16, thereforecourse loading will be on a first-come / first-served basis. Loading
procedures are to be done throughthe chain of command, who are toload their personnel through theMITE system. HMC Ships’ per-sonnel are course loaded by con-tacting LS Leblanc at 427-3476 orvia email [email protected]
For more information on theBFTA course, please contact theFleet Fitness Coordinator, JoseMartins at 427-1469.
The IS soccer league ended theweek of Jul 11, but pick-up soccerwill still take place Mondaythrough Thursday from 11:30 a.m.to 12:30 p.m. for the rest of thesummer. For more information,please [email protected]
Several CF sports champion-ships will take place in Bordenduring August and September. Thenational golf championship takesplace from Aug 20 to 25, followedby men’s and women’s slo-pitchAug 27 to 31, and men’s and wom-en’s soccer from Sept 10 to 16.
Sports updatesBy Trident Staff
Preparations for the 42nd annualMini Grey Cup are now underway,and the Fleet Club Slackers arelooking for some help.
Every year the Slackers havemassive turnover, and this year isno exception. With retirements,postings, and work commitments,they are looking for any NCM’s toparticipate, regardless of footballability or experience.
Among those not returning fromlast year’s team are veteran quar-terback PO2 (ret’d) Rob Jeannotand linebacker PO2 Rick Ross whohave retired, and linemen MCplFred Allard and OS Brandon Ga-lambos have been posted out.These losses and others have the
Slackers scrambling to put a rostertogether.
The season includes a road trip toCFB Gagetown on October 14,2011 to play the annual Army Navygame, and the Mini Grey Cup, to beheld in November.
Last year the Slackers, carried bytheir stellar defence, romped to a23-7 victory, extending their win-ning streak that dates back to 1999,over the Wardroom. This year’sfestivities promise to be as big aslast year’s, with games, half-timeentertainment, BBQ and refresh-ments.
Practices start September 6,2011 at Porteous Field at Stadaco-na, starting at 4:30 p.m.
For more information contactSean Parker at 427-3060, or emailat [email protected].
Practices will soon start for the annual Mini- Grey Cup, to be held onPorteous Field in November.
BENJAMIN J. DELONG, TRIDENT STAFF
Get ready for some footballBy Sean ParkerFMFCS
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During his 26 years in real estate, Keith has acquired an in-depth knowledge of the market in Halifax Regional Municipality. Two years ago, Keith received approval to start his program of cash back to CF members who used his professional services in buying
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of a lot of good people in the Department of National Defence, it got underway and now, I can see the returns. It’s enjoyable to see so many people benefi tting from this program.”
If you are posted to or from Halifax, or even if you are moving to a new home within this area, Keith Tannahill can
put extra cash in your pocket. If you purchase your home through Keith, he will give you his cash to buyer incentive. This applies to all MLS® listings in the Halifax and surrounding areas. Keith Tannahill is an experienced full-time real estate agent offering qualifi ed professional service with all his listings on the MLS® system.
He offers you all the benefi ts of MLS® with advertising and promotion plus the added incentive of his cash back offer. Should you list your home with Keith and he writes an acceptable offer from a qualifi ed buyer, he will give you, the seller, on closing, up to two
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“The CF members and their families have given me the privilege and the trust of assisting them with the sale or the purchase of a home,”
says Keith. “I want to fulfi ll my responsibilities to the family I’m working for, as people in the CF are very busy with their careers and with so many other tasks.”
He receives email queries from CF members deployed in the Persian Gulf and in Afghanistan.
“These are people who are thinking of moving to a new
house or are being posted when they return, and they want to meet with me to talk about it.”
Over the past 26 years, Keith and his executive assistant (wife) Linda have worked with numerous military families posted in and out of the Halifax area. During that time, they have seen how useful it is to
have extra cash in hand during a move. Keith says he knows extra money is always helpful, even though the military covers many of the posting expenses.
“I’ve seen the results of my program,” he says. “It’s great when the families get a couple of thousand dollars they wouldn’t have, otherwise. Then they can get some of the extra things they would like to have, over and above just the things that they need.
“I encourage families to see every property they wish to see, as this allows them to make an informed decision. It means additional running around but the result is that everybody feels
wonderful about what they’ve accomplished.” Linda and Keith do not take a vacation until after Labour Day and even then, he has his cell phone and laptop and is available 24/7.
As the year 2011 progresses and now that annual posting season has arrived, Keith and Linda look forward to greeting and assisting Canadian military families, either selling and moving to a new location, or on their house hunting trip. Please do not hesitate to contact Keith at (902) 452-3456 or by email at [email protected].
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Both the men’s and women’sCFB Gagetown slo-pitch
teams won gold at the the AtlanticRegional Slo-Pitch finals at NaugleField in Eastern Passage, on July28. They were skilled and well-practiced teams, and made for chal-lenging games for the opposingteams; the women’s team won allof their games, and the men’s teamlost only a single game by two runs.
“We were undefeated,” saidwomen’s team captain, MCpl Ma-ry-Anne McDonald of the Gage-town Lightnings. She said that theteam’s strong social connectioncontributed greatly to the successof the team.
They beat Halifax, then Green-wood twice in the round robin, toplay Halifax again in the semi-fi-nals to win 14 - 5. Against Green-wood again in the finals, the wom-en’s team played a strong game,winning 18 - 8. Cpl Melissa Smithwon the women’s MVP title.
“We won nationals a couple ofyears ago,” explained MCplMcDonald. “Halifax won the na-tional championship last year, and
we thought for sure we’d be againstthem in the finals. We thoughtGreenwood were the better team toplay, though; they are just an allaround good ball team to play; weknow the Greenwood girls reallywell and it made it that much morefun to play.”
Halifax and Greenwood eachwon one game in the round robintournament against each other: 15 -3 for Halifax, and 17 - 9 for Green-wood.
Halifax’s men’s slo-pitch teammade it to the finals against themen’s Gagetown team: the War-riors. The Halifax Mariners fin-ished first in the round robin, win-ning three out of three gamesagainst Shearwater (16 - 7), Green-wood (9 - 8), and Gagetown (21-19).
The Gagetown Warriors earnedtheir place in the finals after a blow-out game against Greenwood, with16 - 5. Gagetown’s only loss wasagainst Halifax in the round robinby two runs.
It was a competitive final game,although the Mariners were quick-ly in a difficult position, as theWarriors led in runs, up until theninth. The final score was 16 - 8,
with Gagetown hitting five homeruns.
“We got lucky this time,” saidMCpl Gary Way of the Warriors.“Halifax is a really good hitting
team, but our bats just came alive,so we got lucky with five homeruns. Each game we’re getting bet-ter.” MCpl Way said that the teamhopes to beat Valcartier in the na-
tionals, because they lost to themlast year at the national finals.
The national slo-pitch cham-pionships take place in Borden,Ontario, starting August 27.
The CFB Gagetown men’s and women’s slo-pitch teams wont the regional championship and now pro-ceed to the national championship.
BENJAMIN J. DELONG, TRIDENT STAFF
Gagetown hits a home run, heads to nationalsBy Benjamin J. DeLongTrident Staff
Being military strong is not com-plicated. If you have been to basictraining then you know what ittakes. You need to be efficient atmoving your body for long dura-tions which means muscular endu-rance is crucial. Because tradition-al military exercises are so basic,there is minimal guidance on howto overcome plateaus and betteryour stats.
The following guidelines are forimproving three traditional exer-
cises that make you military strong:1. Push-upsDepending on how long you
have served in the CF, you mightfind yourself sick of doing push-ups. If you haven’t improved yourpush-ups it is most likely becauseall you’re doing is push-ups. Im-proving this exercise will requiringsome thinking outside the box.First you need to overload themovement. This means adding ex-ternal resistance to the dominantmuscles—in this case, the chest,shoulder, and triceps. The best ex-ercise that will allow for this is thebench press. Done safely, the benchpress can be used in a low rep rangeand evoke improved strength andpower from the muscles which in-
tern will improve endurance. Now,it is my philosophy that after a com-pound lift like the bench press youshould isolate the surroundingmuscles at a high rep range for add-ed endurance. This would includeadding exercises such as dumbbellflyes, triceps extensions, and Ar-nold presses.
Sample Workout for Push-upsPlateaus:
Bench Press – 3 x 5 (then 1 x 15-20 approx 20% lighter)
Dumbbell Flyes – 3 x 15Arnold Presses – 3 x 10Triceps Extensions – 2 x 15-20
2. Pull-upsIt’s hard to improve this exercise
if you have no previous back-ground. The pull-up is an exercisecommonly seen in the SpecialForces. These guys are the best ofthe best and make it look easy.Again, think of mimicking themovement and apply external re-
sistance. The best way to do thiswould be with the lat pull-down ex-ercise. This exercise isolates the latmuscle and helps build up itsstrength. Another technique thathelps this movement is the band-as-sisted pull-up. This requires hang-ing a band with approx 50-100lbsresistance off a pull-up bar and thenputting your feet or knees in theband like a swing. The band assistsyou on the descent but takes weightoff your body weight and makes themovement lighter.
Sample Workout for Pull-ups:Lat Pull-downs – 3 x 5 (then 1 x
15-20 approx 20 per cent lighter)Band Assisted Pull-ups – 3 x 10One Arm Dumbbell Row – 2 x 15Zottman Curl – 2 x 15
3. Sit-upsOK, so what I am about to say
about the sit-up may surprise youbut stay with me. One of the best
ways, in my opinion, to strengthenyour sit-ups is the squat. The squatprovides dynamic hip flexion/ex-tension strength and most peopledon’t think about hip flexorstrength when performing sit-ups.If you have a weak squat and/orpoor technique then you need to be-gin improving this and build upyour hip flexor strength.
Sample Workout for Sit-up Plat-eaus:
Squats – 3 x 5 (then 1 x 15-20 ap-prox 20 per cent lighter)
Back Lying Knee to ElbowCrunch – 3 x 15
Partial Curl-ups – 3 x 15Use these suggestions to help
break plateaus and amp up yourtraining. If you have any questionsor topics you would like The FitZone to address regarding healthand fitness, please email [email protected].
The Fit ZoneBy Lucas HardieFitness and Sports Instructor, PSPHalifax
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29. Born30. Hand over for protection 32. Oriental35. "Dilbert" cartoonist ScottAdams has one: Abbr.36. Code word37. Disgustingly 41. ___ Hardy, Marvel Comics’Black Cat 45. Call, as a game46. Kill, in a way48. Check for fit (2 wd)49. Unconventional (3 wd) 53. Arp’s art54. More artful55. Associations57. Barely beat58. Bind59. Continental U.S. 61. Kind of code62. Heights above sea level 63. Animal shelters64. Tiny
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1. Salt shaker?2. Place to put the feet up3. Poet4. "Act your ___!"5. Cause for a lawsuit6. Bartender on TV’s Pacific Prin-cess7. Limpest 8. Clear9. Bauxite, e.g.10. Inquiring one 11. Swindler, slangily12. Marine rock-clinger13. Noisy partier16. Blush21. Created again 23. Residence halls 25. Athletic supporter?
21. Staggered22. During24. Magazine middle 26. Kind of jar28. Check
Answers toAug 8 puzzle
Q.Where do you work?A. I am an AVS Technician at 423Sqn in Shearwater. Q. What else do you do to maintain
or enhance your health and wellbe-ing?A. I do Tai Chi and walk the dog.Q. What motivates you to live ahealthy lifestyle?A. My primary motivation is toprolong my life so I can spend moretime with my family.Q. What advice would you give tosomeone trying to eat healthier?A. Fill your plate with more vegeta-bles and salad, try to stay awayfrom the desserts and fried foods.You can make a healthy choice atthe messes.
MCpl Marty Belanger,motivated for healthy lifestyle
By Melanie BowerHealth Promotion Manager
MCpl Marty Belanger is an AVS Technician at 423 Sqn in Shearwater. CONTRIBUTED
Cdr Hugues Canuel relin-quished command of HMCS
Preserver to Cdr Larry Jones onAug. 5, 2011.
Cdr Jones’ wife and his sonwere present at the change ofcommand to witness the ceremo-ny. Cdr Jones inspected the offi-cers and crew of Preserver be-fore signing the documentationto take command of Preserver.
“It can be at times frustrat-ing,” said Cmdre Larry Hickey,Commander CANFLTLANT ofthe transfer of the lawful com-mand of a ship during a refit.“The crew has a lot of time ontheir hands, and it can be diffi-cult to reverse that inertia, getthem out of refit mentality andget them prepared for the nextmission.”
Cmdre Hickey commendedCdr Jones for his role in helpingafter Hurricane Igor struckNewfoundland in Sept. 2010.
Cdr Jones said it was his“disctinct pleasure” to be takingpart in the change of commandceremony, and to take commandof Preserver. “Throughout myweek, I was very impressedthroughout the ship’s company.”
He affirmed Cmdre Hickey’swords, saying that “It is a daunt-ing task, getting the ship readyfor ship’s readiness, but we’reunderway.”
He thanked his family and
friends for coming to participatein the special moment. “Mywife, Janice, and son Logan, arevery pleased to be joining thePreserver family.”
Mrs. Jones received a bouquet
of flowers from a member of thecrew, which was given as conso-lation for her sacrifice of herhusband’s time, as he will likelybe very busy at time with tasksassociated with Preserver.
HMCS Preserver welcomes new commanderBy Benjamin J. DeLongTrident Staff
Cdr Jones inspects the ship’s company of HMCS Preserver during the change of command ceremony. BENJAMIN J. DELONG, TRIDENT STAFF
Le 8 août 2011, l’équipage duNCSM Summerside a mené un ex-ercice de tir conjoint en compagniede trois pays partenaires dans lecadre de l’opération Nanook 11,l’opération principal d’affirmationde la souveraineté du Canada dansle Nord. L’exercice s’est déroulé àenviron 140 milles à l’est de GooseBay T.-N.-L., et le Summerside aagi en collaboration avec deux na-vires, soit l’USCGC Willow de laGarde côtière des États-Unis et leHDMS Hvidbjoernen de la Marinedanoise, ainsi qu’avec deux chas-seurs CF-18 de la 3e Escadre Ba-gotville.
Après avoir navigué dans l’At-lantique Nord flanqué de ses parte-naires internationaux, le Summer-side a lancé le Hammerhead, unecible télécommandée utilisée pourles exercices de tir réel. Une fois lacible en place, le Summerside aouvert le feu avec sa mitrailleuse decalibre .50 en présence desmembres de l’équipage, qui ont ob-servé avec intérêt la destruction dela cible qui a ensuite sombré dansl’Atlantique. Les CF-18 ont effec-tué trois survols des navires partici-pants afin de démontrer leurs com-pétences en matière de vol à bassealtitude.
« L’exercice a donné aux CF-18une excellente occasion de dé-montrer leurs compétences en ma-tière de vol à basse altitude, et laMarine a su prouver son aptitude àremplir son mandat », a déclaré leCapitaine de corvette Luc Trem-blay, commandant du NCSM Sum-merside.
Au cours des prochains jours, ettout au long de l’opération NA-NOOK 11, le Summerside et leMoncton continueront d’effectuerdes opérations de patrouille mari-time pour le compte du Comman-dement Canada.
NCSMSummerside etl’opérationNANOOK 11Par Matt LindseyConseillère en communications,ADM (PA)
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