Operation LANCASTER - Canadian Navy

IN THIS ISSUE
From the Commander . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Operations
Operation LANCASTER (continued) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Bell Buoy 2006 goes Wireless . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Reserve Divers are going North . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Divers Exercise their Port Security Capabilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Exercise Blackened Chicken . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
It’s All A Mirage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Training
New and Improved Officers’ Course . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Patrolling Canada’s Coast . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
In the NRDs
A Passion Shared . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
A Naval Reservist Receives the Order of Military Merit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
A New Commander Takes the Lead of CHAMPLAIN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
General Interest
Naval Reservists Support Local Sea Cadet Program! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Serving in the Canadian Forces while Studying . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Visit of HMCS SUMMERSIDE to Saguenay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
On Yukon Time! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
History
The Royal Canadian Naval Air Service – “The Fleet Air Arm” . . . . . . . . 20
Friends First! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
2 LI N K Vol.15, No.3, December 2006
Vol.15, No.3, December 06
Director: LCdr Luc Charron
Editor: Lt(N) Peggy Thériault
Contributors:
Cmdre R. Blakely, Capt(N) H. Létourneau,
LCdr A. Auclair, LCdr T. Khaner,
LCdr M. Moutillet, LCdr N. Slonosky,
Capt J. Labonté, Capt E. Mills,
Lt(N) F. Ferland, Lt(N) A. Grove,
Lt(N) P. Simas, Lt(N) C. Stewart,
SLt B. King, SLt P. Kulmala,
A/SLt S. Boivin, Slt E. Lemire,
A/SLt D. Turcotte, CPO2 B. Mauro,
CPO2 D. Oliphant, MS P. Zadlo,
LS F. Mosseray, Mrs. S. Christopher,
Mr. B. Forsyth.
Translation:
MARCOM Translation Bureau
Graphic Design:
Évolution Graphique
www.evolutiongraphique.com
Printer:
Alain Bélanger imprimeur (Québec)
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