Captain(N) (Ret’d) William Hargen “Tug” Wilson
As the sun rose on the morning of 6 June 1944—D-Day—seaman gunner Bill Wilson was standing on the deck of HMCS Ottawa. While normally below deck in hammocks, Bill and…
UK Heading NATO Transatlantic Quantum Community
On Tuesday (13 May), the United Kingdom succeeded Denmark as the annual Chair of NATO’s Transatlantic Quantum Community (TQC). Established in 2024, the Community brings together quantum experts from national…
Reinventing Repair to Keep Canada’s Navy Mission Ready
By Andrew Riley THE SNAPSHOT As Canada rethinks military readiness amid shifting U.S. relations, Dalhousie is partnering with Defence Research and Development Canada to strengthen operational readiness —using advanced additive…
North American Security: U.S.–Canadian Defense Priorities
By Wilson Beaver and Robert Peters he United States and Canada, long-standing allies and neighbors, share the North American continent and have a shared interest in securing it against threats…
Australia Hosts 2025 Global Combat Ship (GCS) User Group
The Royal Australian Navy has hosted the 2025 Global Combat Ship (GCS) User Group meeting at the Maritime Combat Systems Integration Centre in St Kilda, Adelaide. The forum in April…
HMCS William Hall Departs for Operation CARIBBE
NOTE: The RCN has no legal authority to make arrests on the high seas. Arrests and seizures are conducted by US Coast Guard law enforcement detachments. HMCS William Hall departed…
NATO Wraps up Dynamic Mongoose 2025
NATO’s biggest and most demanding annual anti-submarine warfare (ASW) exercise, Dynamic Mongoose 2025, has officially come to an end. Hosted by the Icelandic Coast Guard and led by NATO Allied…
80th Anniversary of the Battle of the Atlantic
On May 4, 2025, Canadians and sailors from coast to coast to coast commemorated the 80th anniversary of the Battle of the Atlantic. We pause with solemn reverence to honor…
HMCS Margaret Brooke Returns From Climate Change Hunt
HMCS Margaret Brooke has successfully completed Operation (Op) PROJECTION, marking the end of a historic deployment to the South American, Antarctic, and Caribbean regions. This mission, which began on January…