Philippines, Canada and US Begin Exercise Sama Sama
The U.S. Navy, U.S. Marine Corps, Armed Forces of the Philippines, and allied forces commenced the eighth iteration of Exercise Sama Sama in the vicinity of Subic Bay, Philippines, marking…
Ships Arrive for San Francisco Fleet Week 2024
The America-class amphibious assault ship USS Tripoli (LHA 7); San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Somerset (LPD 25) and the Unmanned Surface Vessel Ranger (OUSV 3) arrived in San…
NATO DIANA Opens North American Headquarters in Halifax
On October 2, the Minister of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities, accompanied by the Minister of Public Services and Procurement Canada, with NATO Defence Innovation Accelerator for the North Atlantic (DIANA)…
Backgrounder on Bentinck Island
The first case of leprosy in New Brunswick, on the east coast of Canada, was noted in 1815. In 1842, reports began to circulate that leprosy was making serious inroads…
Stevedores Ammunition HMCS Vancouver in Broome, Australia
HMCS Vancouver conducted an ammunition reload September 23 in Broome, Australia. This could possibly be the first time a Canadian warship has loaded ammunition in this fellow Commonwealth nation. Ammunition…
2024 Tri-Party in Halifax: Arctic Defense & Homeland Security
Vice Adm. Doug Perry, Commander, U.S. 2nd Fleet (C2F) and Joint Force Command Norfolk, joins leaders from the U.S. Coast Guard Atlantic Area and Canadian Joint Task Force Atlantic in…
Five Added to Team Vigilance Preferred Suppliers Program
At CANSEC 2023, Vard Marine Inc. (VARD), a Fincantieri company, proudly launched VIGILANCE as their solution to replace the Royal Canadian Navy’s (RCN) Kingston Class Maritime Coastal Defence Vessels (MCDV)…
Vandier Takes Command of Allied Command Transformation
On 23 September 2024 in Norfolk, United States, Admiral Pierre Vandier succeeded General Philippe Lavigne as Supreme Allied Commander Transformation. Admiral Rob Bauer, Chair of the NATO Military Committee, presided…
HMCS Yellowknife & Edmonton Return From USCG Duty
HMCS Edmonton and Yellowknife returned to Esquimalt September 25 after a successful seven-week deployment on Operation CARIBBE. On September 5, 2024, HMCS Yellowknife intercepted a drug smuggling vessel, in close…