Royal Canadian Navy Ships Deploy to Indo-Pacific Region
On August 14, HMCS Ottawa, MV Asterix, and MV Asterix departed Esquimalt for the Far East. HMCS Ottawa and Vancouver are the second and third Royal Canadian Navy warships to…
Exercise Noble Chinook Held in Northwestern Pacific
U.S. Navy and Coast Guard forces joined with allies from the Royal Canadian Navy and Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) for exercise Noble Chinook in the Northwestern Pacific on Aug.…
Minister and Admiral Photo OP for Ship Returns to Esquimalt
The Minister of National Defense and the Royal Canadian Navy commander welcomed home HMCS Vancouver and Winnipeg as they returned to Esquimalt, after successfully completing their deployments to RIMPAC 2022,…
HMCS Vancouver Searches for Vessels of Interest off Korea
HMCS Vancouver’s recent 31 days on Operation Neon were busy. The ship was part of a multinational effort to search for vessels trying to evade United Nations Security Council sanctions…
HMCS Vancouver & Winnipeg Conclude Keen Sword 23
Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 5 Sailors along with Japan Self-Defense Forces (JSDF) and Joint force U.S. military personnel, conclude Keen Sword 2023 (KS23), a biennial joint/bi-lateral field training exercise, around…
HMCS Vancouver Carrier Strike Group Five Flight OPS
While sailing with Carrier Strike Group Five, HMCS Vancouver’s air detachment had the opportunity to conduct a couple of cross-deck landings. An MH-60 Seahawk helicopter from USS Chancellorsville landed on…
HMCS Vancouver & Winnipeg Train With Allies in Philippine Sea
The Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group and the USS New Orleans, assigned to Task Force 76/3, joined forces to conduct combined integrated operations with maritime forces from Canada and Japan…
USN, RCN & JMSDF Exercise in South China Sea
Maritime forces from Canada, Japan, and the United States concluded exercises in the South China Sea, Oct. 1, demonstrating a shared commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific. The Japan…
HMCS Vancouver Conducting UNSC Sanctions Patrol
HMCS Vancouver commenced Operation NEON, Canada’s contribution to the monitoring of United Nations Security Council (UNSC) sanctions designed to pressure North Korea to abandon its weapons of mass destruction programs.…